Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03

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would only finish and retire to the
drawing groom or, better still, the Ii
brary.
When she had established them
there, she slipped out to the kitchen,
where the servants were having their
dinner in a long, low shed off the
kitchen proper. She beckoned to Aunt
Rachel, and the negress got up and
joined her mistress.
Where did Master Godfrey go?
Did he get away safely?" Jane asked.
Law Dress you, yes, honey. He jes'
whirlyjigged 'roun' de yawd in de
wet, his face all BACKED wild some
OBJ dat berry stuff what HMM you'n
Marse Edwahd ustah put on when you
wanted to play you was niggahs over
at youah Aunt Susannah's, n his hair
all hnky like it gifts when it rains,
an dem fool soljahs tot him wah
real niggah, suah. Dey was jes' split
tim dey ais sides a-laughin' at de
funny antics he wah a-cuttin', and
de fust ting We know he whalked off
towahds de woods, and dey nevah sus-
pest nothin'. Oh, he's mighty smaht,
Marse Godfrey is; he suah am smaht,
Miss Janey, honey"
She looked at the girl anxiously,
| for she had as much of the match
making instinct as any of her white
sisters, and it had long been the wish
! of her heart that Jane and Godfrey
should marry: not that the idea had
originated with her, for James Aunt
Susannah, who was godmother to
them both, had frankly expressed the
same desire.
Jane threw back her head defiant
| ly. He is a very foolish and reck-
less person." she said severely, land
wish he would not come to my
| fathers house at all unless he can so
time his coming that it will not be so
upsetting to our nerves and so
hazardous to all concerned" with
| which she turned toward the dwell
ing.
The scouts Bessemer sent out came
back with doleful tales of the impass-
able condition of the roads, swollen
streams, and treacherous marshes,
SO that Bessemer was fain to crave
from Jane the stretching of her hos
pitality to cover nights lodging for
him and his men.
1.-The hospitality of Ellery planta-
ton, dear colonel" she answered,
has never yet been strained until it
broke, and / should be shamed in
deed were it not sufficiently expan-
sive to shelter you and yours. My
only regret is that my father and
mother should not have the pleasure
of welcoming you in person"
When she went to her room that
night she threw wide the windows
and looked out. The tents showed
little white specks in the dark. She
could hear the measured tread of the
sentries as they paced their beats
along the gravel at either side Oh
the house, and at its front and real
as well. Another sentry paced the
length of the long, gloomy avenue
This was war. brought home to hel
more closely than it had been during
all the six years of the conflict.
She drew down her blinds with {
sigh. She could not but remember
that her brother was on his way tt
join in it on the British side, and thai
others, almost as dear to her. were
already engaged upon the American
!, She crept into bed with an ache a
!, her heart such as had seldom beer
there in the 10 sheltered years O.
her life. She tossed restlessly from
side to side. Now hot Goals were be
5 ing heaped upon her eyes. Coco
, heavens, what was it? She awakened
: with cry of terror. A fierce ligh
, was filling her room. There wer,
/ shrieks and shots and wild commo
ton. The door between her bed
chamber and her dressing-room burs
; open, and her black nanny ran il
screaming, with outstretched arms.
"Oh, my honey lamb, by bresset
baby chile. Oh Lawd, presahy tli
innocent one from youah might.
wrath"
{ what is it? What is il? '' Jane de
handed, sliding from her bed an,
staring with wide eyes, first at tn
) reddening window and then at the oil
: woman.
Its de debbil, honey, de debbi
broke loose an come wild his legion
I to devour us. De Lawd hab risen il
His wrath an our days am mum
bered."
Outside James door were shrek
, and means and prayers. Beneath he
, window she could hear shots and tn
} trampling of horses feet and tn
i cracking of the flames.
5 She threw on dressing gown, sup
: plemented it with long cloak
/ dragged her nightcap from her :iead
r gathered her masses of hair into
loose coil, and, with hasty toilet, pre-
! pared to descend.
= '.Oh Gawd," NANNY screamed. "di
r heah chile amt nebah gwine dow
/ dab to be shot like trapped BEASTS
/, Oh my honey, my honey chile, dom
: you do nothin' like dat. You sta,
: heah wild youah ole nanny"
Nonsense" said Jane impatiently