The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-22

son Of Ben Ali, should act as general
superintendent.
Under the terms of the contract,
each tenant was to be provided with
half years supply of provisions, seed
for sowing, and implements for till
ing the soil. In the allotment of land
to the tenants, the husband of JENNY
that same JeInifny WHO was the
mother of Drusilla-secured a parcel
at the farthest limits of the plantation,
which was nearly three miles from the
home place, and not very far from
the modest farm of Mr.. Bobs. where,
as we all know, lived Billy Biscuit and
Cawky the Grow.
This arrangement suited Jemimy
and her husband very we'll. The sue
cess of Mr.. Bobs as small farmer had
made very deep impression on both
white and blacks in that neighbor-
hood, and jennings husband made up
his mind to discover how good crop
can be made in a bad season. For her
part, Jemimy was very glad to get a
vacation from the kitchen. She had
been cooking for many years, and the
business had grown somewhat monot-
onous, especially since the beginning
of the war, an event that marked the
decay of the old social customs that
had kept the houses of the country
gentlemen full of company half the
year. With the company in the house,
Jeminy had no objection to cooking;
an fact. she delighted in it, for then
she had an excuse to practice 1t as an
art. But day in and day out, with
nothing to cook but the plainest food,
and no company to serve as an eX-
cuse for an extra, dish or two, cooking
became tiresome: and Jeminy was
glad to get away from the kitchen.
The only member of her family who
was not glad of the change was
Drusilla, and she didn't like 1t at all.
She had been brought up with play
mates to choose from, as it were, and
she was in no mind to bury herself
on the plantation away from the COM
partnership of those who could amuse
her. or whom she could amuse. She
did very well while her daddy and
some of his friends were building the
cabin, which took no long time, the
structure being made of logs and
plastered with clay, but When the
cabin was completed, and they NAG
settled, down to a life as lonely as II
they were in the midst Of the wilder
ness, Drusilla began to grow very
restless. She pinned for the compan-
icnship of other children, and she was
constantly besieging her mother with
requests to be allowed to go back 70
the home place and spend the day
with Buster John and Sweetest susan
The distance from Drusilla's new
home to the Abercrombie place was
nearly three miles, but little she cared
for distance so long as she could nno
playfellows. She went as often as
she could, but the more she went the
more she wanted to go, until, finally
Iemimy had to LAY down de law u
her. Then, Drusilla suddenly remem-
bered that Mr.. Bobs lived not very
far away, and that by going there
she would have an opportunity 20 play
with Billy Biscuit. Thereupon she be-
gan to plead with her mother to allo"
her TO go and see Billy.
While she was begging and plead
ing one day, Jemimy heard some one
calling from the head OF the narrow
lane that ran from the cabin 10 tn
road. Hush you big mouE HUSH
] cell you" said Jemimy 10 Druslila
Don't you hear some un hollerln
dAy head on7 How kim 1 hear wha