The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-05-22

LAX mighty we'll tub hab you help
l saw acme wood at de camp dis evenin'
Clip, 81 you will kin git a. fur o.
de camp wild my ole laigs an set o.
uh log and saw fust rate" said Uncle
Luke. you pow'ful good tub us ole
folks. boy; da' amt many young
sters as thoughtful"
Clip would have blushed IL his
inky skin could redden at this appar-
ent compliment. He well knew ana
| suspected that Uncle Luke knew that
his solic.tous attentions rose from a
wish to be near Seraphiny rather
than from a charitable desire to help
the afflicted. lie drank his coffee
now. happy that Seraphiny had
poured II, and despite her scornful
air his look OF wistful admiration
rested on her face during the entire
meal. And to her intense disgust
during the afternoon at the camp she
caught his adoring eyes on her when
ever she turned in the direction Of
the two woodsawers.
when I gifts my summuh outfit"
she unused over her steaming kettles,
''my chip hat wild daisies on hit and
de pink lawn dress, wifi black velvet
trimmin', and seeh likely boys as
Hiram Radgett, and Lish Swope and
Grent Carter is standin' round knee
deep Begin fun my company I'm
jes' g'wine let dat tar-faced, long
necked. shuffiin' Clip Cummins know
fuh good and all l ain g'wine hab
him hangin' round me-"
There was strain of Indian blood
mingled with the white and the ne
gro blood in Seraphiny's veins, in
fusing a clear olive in her complex
ion, giving q grace and symmetry
to her figure. dainty smallness to
her hands and feet. brilliancy to
her black eyes. and withal a proud
and naughty demeanor that, while it
rendered her an Irresistible beauty
in the eyes Of her male acquaint-
ances was displeasing to her youth
full female associates.
"Seraphiny's ole Injun pride g'wine
hab a comedown some day" they
hopefully predicted.
Sunday, the day OF the monthly
meeting at Big Rock. found Sera-
phiny and her aunt and uncle. clad in
their best and in good spirits, seated
in the old blue spring wagon. with
the white mules head turned in the
direction of the church Of which they
were all members in good standing.
After the unusually short sermon
the pastor announced that brother
had brought in n charge against one
of the members that required inves-
tigation and he requested that the
accusing brother and his witnesses
come forward and occupy the left
front bench, while the four deacons
occupied the front bench on the
right. This done the preacher sol.
EMMY said:
Brother Green will please lay de
complaint befo' de deacons repre-.
sentin' de church."
ION Monday mawnin', bredderin','
Barlow Green pompously and dra
matically began. long bout vi
quarter o. an hour befo' sun-up
tuck de buckets and me and my sor
Israel went tub de Three Oaks sugar
camp me and my folks is privileged
tub run. DE water had been runnin
all night and ez we had ovcrslep
ourselves we lowed tub fine de pail.
all mostly full and runnin' over. An
whut you s'pose we foun'? De buck
cts wah constable o. 'em not draI
over half full, and at de fur eend do
camp-out toward de hill wha' do
Cole Spring camp run by de Swine
broad family is da' wah some woodcr
pals and stun jars puifcctly empty
And when / got tub dem l seec
climbn' de Hill uh movin' fgger wiz
two tin buckets in de hands o hit
Den when me an Israel got don,
emptyin' de buckets all, whut yot
s'pose we ioun' on uh clump q brier:
nigh one dc trees? Uh piece o pur
pie Galley outn uh woman's skeert
and de yuthuh witnesses II testf,
who dey seed wear:n' dat skeert. Al
soon's 'twah light good me an Israe
we sees some pinted shoe tracks IL
de sand whut de branch had lef' an
we followed dc track clean ober d,
hill tub de Cole Spring camp tub vi
full barrel o. water--frcsh sap-fresl
splashed on de outsides de barrel
wha' hit had jes' been when poured
I'M An de spiles in de trees. da'
camp bein' on de north side de hill
had ice in 'em an de buckets wal
dry inside ez uh sunbaked shoe! Dat
water wah toted fun de Three Oak.
camp. Stole, sistuhs and bredderin'
BY Sister Seraphiny Swinebroad!"
Everyone had listened intently ans
with mouth agapc TO Barlow's recital
and when he came to name the &C
cused every head was turned towars
Seraphiny. who sat erect and defiant
her eyes blazing like Goals In hel
ashen face. Barlow sat down and Is
, rael rose to corroboratc his father
statements. Then Ivory Love and hcl
mother testified that they had seeI
the shred of calico on the briers ant
: know TO whom it belonged. Seraphin,
had. 10 their certain knowledge, TIVE
dresses like II and wore them alter
nately. They knew the shoe tha
made the track, too. Mrs. Col Den
had resurrected pair of mems nee
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