The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02
6be Story Teller
NANNY TiSh's Colt.

masrs gwne think arfter he's said to come mediatey!"
the words could have heard he had hap
pened pass through large plantation Lexington,
shortly after the emancipation proclamation had been
This large estate owned by Mr. Kingman the kind
est and had been is
him to decide how dispose Of his
slaves in such that he could feel that all mad
had fair start in life 1t had caused much worr1ment Oh
his attend to this
matter At last all had been cared for from old
black nearly hundred years of to gay young
sixteen He had obtained employment for
many kept"a large his personal and
establishment Of others in little log cabins
with sufficient land where they could enjoy life to their
hearts content
1t was called the to the
dining directly after breakfast this beautiful spring
morning.
1t was old Nanny Tish who had shouted the inspiring
the beginning Of this story to group OF little
pickannnie playing the blue OF the children went
pell NELL, old to the house In due time
all arrived EACH told of his future with the
exception Of old Nanny Tish
She had originally belonged Kingmans grand
father and had brought his father and raised him. also
the idea of providing for her. as he had for the Others did
to him. Consequently Mr. Kingmans surprise may
be imagined when after the negroes had been dismissed
Nanny Tish to him, saying:
"Aint free, too, masr?"
"You free!" said Mr.. Kingman. "Why nanny, haven't
you always free? But, all freed now
What made you think you werent?
well, didn't nothn' bout itddnt give moth
free"
wen, well" said Mr. Kngman; "1n tell you what I'll
do. nanny. "I'l give you little cabin there the
slope, with fifteen of land
'Yes wfu good, mas'r, continued nanny "but sat
all gwne give me? Don't know dat colt OF old
Brown Bess what has knees all scratched dat saved
from bein' killed? Think sartin ought to have dat"
you're right said her former master you shall have
that"
"And dat calf what raised wv de nussn bottle. masr
don't dat long t. me, too?'
"Yes, yes" said Kingman; Ill you that, too"
And thus she continued obtaining thing after another
from her kind hearted master.
typical log cabin that had been given her, and
here Nanny Tsh herself quite comfortable Nanny
the greater of her living by making the
perio quality Of which was her especial pride
a
the necessity of which thoroughly provoked her.
But good LORI! she would say when questioned on the
subject. Mas'r Kingman put up sch dons
his old can Then she forgot all about the
trouble until accident which brought
prominence.
thin long, sckly looking with scratched legs
which Kingman her she had cared for with
the utmost diligence the firm belief that day the colt
mother, Bess. a Kentucky
thoroughbred with great reputation Nanny
Tsh why the colt should to be her
mothers The colt the habit of roaming
about the fields and day it's short life ended by
may imagine dismay Nanny Tsh upon learn
ing of the sad fate of her cherished Mr. Kngman
the first to whom she expressed her indignation
Dat air railroad companys gwne to ebry cent Of
her wuth," she said
And what idea of the value Of the COLT asked
Mr.. Kingman.
Well mas'r" continued "ye knows dat wuz de
darter of Brown Bess gwine be wuth powful
sight day. seen she very I'll be
sonab wild de and won't ask dan five hum
dred dollahs.'
Five hundred dollars Nanny Ttsh for the little old
colt with the scratched that world would
amount to anythiEs-you surely don't it,"
Kingman.
Now masr, sartn is sprised t. hear ye talk
way" said nanny 1T don't make difference bout
scratched legs-taint de ousides makes em it's de
blood inch, tits; and dat companyn pay ebry
what tells nothin' t. ALL"
well, NANNY" said Mr.. Kngman, when the agent
comes I'll just send him around to you.'
Oats right mas'r, dats right! just
to an I'll 'spain things" said nanny.
1t short time after that agent appeared at
the cabin Of Nanny Tish. She busy making
when he and welcomed him with beaming
agent stated that he had
had occurred that the reasonable just,
and that they wanted to her the
"Well" said NANNY no fault youn dat
de train ober de colt I'll be real reasonable wild
compny an only charge em five hundred dollahs.'
Five hundred dollars!" agent;
the will fatty refuse ray any outrageous
Why, the neighbors tell
keeping"
III the compnys eber for changn minds, just
me KNOW was mammys only reply, and then the