The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12

dat he don't wanter marry de kings
{ daughter ct she amt no better house,
keeper dan ter let de front an back yard
stay lookin' like dat. He skacely knowed
whnr ter begir at, but when he did start
In high wind como up an blowed de
dirt an trash way ez fast OF he In raise
It wild his brush-broom; nm bimeby he
amt had ter sweep tall. kaze de win
got stronger an stronger, an it de5 pick
up de trash an de dust an tuck it clean
away.
'"De king. he hear de wind, he did.
an he az what all dat Eolse Is. His
daughter 4 say it's his son-n-law dom
work dat he amt got no business ter do.
De king say It's a big storm comm up,
an de gal low dat her sweetart done
called on Brer Wind fer ter hep I'm
sweep de yard. "a
'De king had de idee dat his daughter
wuz gittin' mighty uppity. but he aln't
say nothin.' He des vert inter his room
an shucked off his duds an went ter
bed but de sal crope, ter her wlnder,
after putin out de lights, an looked out.
BY dat time Mack had done finish de
JOB, an do yard wuz clean as de floor
err dc house whar do king live at Den
do gal, she went ter bed & an dremp
dreams dat sho ain't 5dremp befo'.
ri"Da mex morEln'4 dc king sont out an
AK Mack fer ter come inter brekkus, but
Mack answer dat he done had his hrek-
-
do de kingin' don't halter gltup soon In
de mornin', an dey eats der brekkus late.
Dish yer king what I'm a-tellin' you bout
wan'tSno better dan any or de rest un
UNI He had late brelkus, an. no put on
| airs, an sassed evey body when he feel
like It.. But he come out after while.
an, he come mighty nigh faintln' when
he seed how clean bofe his yards wuz,
S''He low, .Whar did you pile de trashT
Mack say dat he don't b'leve In don'
no halfway job, so he 5tuck'n tuck de
trash off whar 'twor't poster nobody no
mo- Dis make do king scratch his head.
He bleeze ter stan UP ter his promise,
an so lie ak Mack In de house whar he
do his kIngin' at an nix I'm ter take q
seat an make hisse'f. comf'tuhble Den
de king clum up on his tl'one an sont
out fer his majers an his capns. an q
whole lot err yuther folks what he know
ed right we'll, Whor dey all come do
his daughter tor de man what kin clean
out his stable, IN de dry we'll an sweep
do front an back yard tAll err you-all
done try It an. can't do III do king say.
'an' a. whole passed. Of folks fun way off
yon'. an doy aln't none ur UNI kin do
IT but dish Yer young man rum de coun-
try. got tor keep my promise. do king
vivid dat dey all hung der heads 'cep'
Mack. lie dos sot dar thlnkln' how he
kin tell de king dat ne don't want his
daughter without maxim I'm hlazln mad.
Bmeby ia gun ter thln bout dc yuther
gal. an he got right up an toll do king
dat he alnt charge I'm nothin' fer what
he done, kaze no done 81 his promise
Nnpey' ali look at i'm like dey think no
doneios his min; De king shy dat his II,
Viii sho like her, Mack say he don't
,spute dat kaze Wild sech nice daddy,
she can't hep bein nice; Pc king low
ter, have her, Mack say he'll he mighty
glad ter see her. but he done make his
promise ter mother !, gal. Wsd Dat Z, Dc
She come In Mack seed dat she want nos
body but dc gal what no done STRICKEN
Wild" .
n'nTain't ha!f,' replit Drusilla. "lIf
wux tor tell you all dat Mack done
wid dat ring, I'd keep you here Q week
g w ITO be contiEued,) III