The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-16
of in yoah laigs wild de rhematiz'
nhgin, inc Luke"


saw some wood at de camp dis evenin'
Clip, ef you will. kin git ez fur ez
dc camp wild my ole laigs an set on
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 and
suspected that Uncle Luke knew that
his solicitous attentions rose from n
wish to be near Seraphiny rather
than from a charitable desire to help
the afflicted. He drank his coffee
now, happy that Seraphiny had
poured it, 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 | 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 Badgett, 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
fun good and all l ain g'wine hab
him hangin' round mel"
There was a strain of Indian blood
mingled with the white and the ne
gro blood in Seraphiny's veins, in
fusing clear olive in her complex
ion. giving grace and symmetry
to her figure, dainty smallness to
her hands and feet, brilliancy to
her black eyes, and withal 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 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
III 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 i'm 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 uh
quarter o. an hour befo' sun-up I
tuck de buckets and me and my son
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 overslep'
ourselves we lowed tub fine de pals
all mostly full and runnin' over. An
whut you s'pose we foun'? De buck
cts wah constable o. 'em not a drap
over half full, and at de fur eend de
camp-out toward de hill wha' de
Cole Spring camp run by de Swine
broad family is da' wah some wooden
pals and stun jars puffectly empty!
And when l got tub dem l seed
climbin' de hill uh movin' fgger wild
two tin buckets in de hands o. hit.
Den when me an Israel got done
emptyin' lie buckets all, whut you
s'pose we foun' on uh clump u briers
nigh one de trees? Uh piece o. pur-
pie Galley outn uh woman's skeert,
and de yuthuh witnesses III testify
who dey seed wearin' dat skeert. As
soon's 'twah light good me an Israel
we sees some pinted shoe tracks in
de sand whut de branch had lef' an
we followed de track clean ober de
NH yum VIC WIZ oPiihS Jun VII
full barrel o. water-fresh sap-fresh
splashed on de outsides de barrel
wha' hit had jcs' been when poured
in! An de spiles in de trees, dat
camp bein' on de north side de hill,
had ice in 'em an de buckets wah
dry inside cz uh sunbaked shoe Dat
water wah toted fun de Three Oaks
camp. Stole, sistuhs and bredderin',
by Sister Seraphiny Swinebroad!"
Everyone had listened intently and
with mouth agape to Barlow's recital,
and when he came to name the ac-
cused every head was turned toward
Seraphiny, who sat erect and defiant,
her eyes blazing like Goals in her
ashen face. Barlow sat down and Is
rael rose to corroborate his fathers
statements. Then Ivory Love and her
mother testified that they had seen
the shred of calico on the briers and
know to whom it belonged. Seraphiny
had, to their certain knowledge, two
dresses like 1t and wore them alter
nately. They knew the shoe that
made the track, too. Mrs. Col. Dent
had resurrected pair of mems nee
dress shoes of the fashion
Of year or two before from her
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