The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-02-19
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Te, be, be, lil,ls misiis,i
What are yon sisgiies sboo'i
D,y sibt 20 ebsis ssps. We Goes OF
de f.hm.
You hsve btsa ttet.f
Ys; got sent de- boat yeah $50.
George, bsss you beeo 9 crimipslf Hi
mistress looked ., bin si,h sh!iukips di'
gust,
Spec / has. be retursed siibly. l beer
mos tbery s-ersp shooter, bost dsposi
30 dc res. su ofinnel. be added, silh I
tonca OF pride.
Mrs Casii, vss psyips 10 beed TO the o,
gro NOS. She locked dresmily on'
through the windou si The mellow cor
light Of sprins. A LONGING cane ovr bel
or her old home. Sbe bsd endured ,bs
long snd crorl winter With . ssolcsl ~
tienoe. bat the rsluo,an, spring made tbf
ssp OF yesrbing rice 10 her veins. Sudden
ly she buried her iscs 10 her hsukerchisf
and like . fsithiul dos Gsorse beasn to
~hibe:
Oar. little misti.s, les 20 vsit I'll dc nd
der side de cloud 6omnuI over. 81 yo1l
see noush silver to mste btsid psD.
Oh. gosvsy, you worthless niggeri Mrs
Custis exclaimed, putting down bsr hand
tercbiei. sod be iumpsd eIiravsssntly
jas, for the delight Of hearing her sweet
old laugh. like the ring Of pure thin silver.
Bot, Gsorge. Mrs Curtis resumed. viii
renewed dignity. 1t lie true th.t you msster
and l sre seriously thiokips oissehins pub
lie ss.is.anoe. Her delicste cheek fasbs d
At the admission; bat, seeing bis look Of
childish b fror, she preceded firmly.
AZ simple as our living expenses ate, We
cannot longer meet them, and We m nst eek
Tor help.
She ihrev up her little figure and rroud
" lei. the room. bat she stumbled on the
threshold. and the negro. With intuiiive de
votiop, knew that her eyes we're blinded
With tesrs.
He stared With . dropped Jaw 1t the op
60 door through wbch che bad gone
Then, with . volitils grin, be Jumped TO
his feet snd, performing . skillfnl clog
dance. seiz d his disreputsble be, and bolt
ed IIom the house.
About year before this Mr. Costis snd
bis wife had frifted to the great city OF
New York. They came from Georgia. lesv
ing their home desolste 10 order to be Desr
their daughter, who hsd married . clever
young artist 1t did not tsks the parents
loug to discover that their son-in.lsw had
q fioul,y 10 supporting bis little family,
o they. protesting arsudly that they bad
40 ample income, moved to . cheap little
A 4. on the esst side and 10 the fristtinl
cIoseness OF few narrow rooms begsn sn
existence tbs, wss slow torture to their
pride.
Ons day George Hsrries, one Of the
most unregenerste negroes 10 oil New
York, sidled up on their front steps snd
pulled the bell. A negro 10 not naturally
q tramp. but be was idle End thoaghs be
could bully something from these forlorn
old people.
Mrs Cu.tis opened the door and looked
her wrath st bic presumption.
Does 20 hsb any wuk 10 po cullud
mani be drsulsd insolsntly.
No; l don't wsnt any niseers to work
for mel she ol,z,d ont. Get of my front
s.epsi She Was preparing to clam the
front door when be jsrked of bis hlihy
bat aud burst out.
Fo de L,wd, l didn't know you Vas
souih'o LADY; deed diiot, little mis'iss.
K,o 20 give po uiss'h bite somsthin
TO eat. an I'll wuk my fogsbs 10 de bone,
deed will
And thst vas the beginning oil strange
household George HMries, crap shooter.
low comedian and natural singer and dsno
or. and these poor. foe old southern pso
pie Aud hs IVES - faithful - though be
Vas their slsvs-ttsy - sutocrstic ~
ID oush be vss tbeiss by right Of purchase.
s, on this sunny afternoon 10 spring be
sh iii ID along the street. dipping toto old
hsuuts that had not known him for year.
When be reached one Of bis former stands
be looked shrsvdly ,bout for . poIicemsn
and not seeing ose, began With grss; Wig
or and skill vhst 10 known TO The Unlisted
o. . ''buok dance By the time be bed
danced for Ave minutes the crowd VAS 80
peose sbout the performer that II took .
tall u,n to peep over the heads.
George paused 10 bi, dspcing. took ca
bis hat and, siogins 10 . musical voiof,
.coon, coon. cooe," vent around collect
in.. Tits US oil very veil, bnt police
msu ssuptersd up Finding The stsfsc
ton ~a live negro and not . dead horse,
be viftsously dislriboted the coins 10 the
en- used crowd, and Gsorse took free
ri3s to the police station.
By the time be vs bustled bsfors the
deck his most reckless look bad settled ov
er bis hardened lace. The magistrate.
sho wss locking bored. roosed slightly
~hsn the efi ser explained that The negro
"" ndulsins 10 . disorderly dsne',
Why we're Jon dsnciusf be sked. With
yssn.
C.ase l VIZ. Us the snlty rstort.
George. ssid ths N ssis,r.ts. severely, !
bad hoped yen had stopped yonr evil li'
ing. II has been nssrly yesr since you
s,re srnsied.
A,uo,le change esus over the honsly
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