The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-10

Douglas the Northern lady. concerning apples and other things: l Desc red apples is like some folks dey charms de eye, but dere isn't nothip' in 'em! Desc brown apples. dey's like oder folks-dey ain't so smaTted up. but dey's good inside" l And do you like living in the North or | South, best?'
 Well" said the boy solemnly, "as far as watermillions goes. I likes de Souf best; but as fur as de mince-pie goes, dat you give me one day, likes de NoEt best"
 | Such delicate hint and so fine . compliment must be rewarded. Do you ever go to school, Jasper?" inquired Mrs. Douglas, while he was busy with the engaging pie. which had so endeared the North to him. | 70, yes. missus, I goes pretty reg lar. draws picters in book some days. | Yves done de pumps an cof1ns, an | now we's on de wine-glass.
 T larns, too. about dc spores, de ntpon an de stars.
 Dc sun is yeller ball, yer know, an it's hitched on to de globe wtd good strong wtre an de moon aint so big, an is white an is hitched on wid an- oder wire.
 Do you understand that the globe is | great. great deal smaller?"
 "oh, no, Missus.' said Jasper: and then he added, rather surprised at Mrs. Douglass stupidity: "We don't live on do globe, yer know. We couldn't-t'ain't no bigger dan dat" circling his arms. Massy graciousl my gran fa's two feet would cover all de world up-' Then feeling that he had exhausted Mrs. Doug lass capacity in globes, he went on to arithmetic,
 T lorns, eff a boy hes five chestnuts in one han. and two chestnuts in de oder han, how many chestnuts does dat boy hev? Answer, seven chestnuts. "Ef Mary hes seven apples, an Susan hes free apples, how many hes dey bof' togedder? Answer, ten apples.
 "Ef John hes twelve alleys-no, marbles -an'-'
 He was evidently going straight down the page. when Bessie appeared with the note and he rushed off.
 Then we see John Jasper Jackson very near the end, the boys, his masters chil- dren. are about him, trying to win their dark little playmate back to life with gifts and promises:
 "See, Jasper" said wilfred, ''you may have my football The poor little eyes unclosed and the boy opened his arms to receive it.
 That ain't nothing, Jasper" added Will fred. "Pll give you my new six-bladed knife with file and tooth-pick and a glove buttoner"
 A faint smile touched the poor little | face.
 70 Jasper" cried Clarence, bursting in- | to torrent of tears, and throwing him- self on the floor, you may have every- thing I've got, all my marbles, and my new alleys, and the kite and the gun, and everything, if you'll only get we'll And | I'll let you slide on the banisters every day. if you won't die.' | "Massa Docter,'' said he in faint, choked little voice ,'is I gwine to die | sure? Is I gwtne to glory lone, 'thout | nobody?
 T hasn't never seen de Lord Jesus But done reckon I knows him. Ole Sally, she loves to die, and she said he was aIlus hapKin' bout de gate to fotch in de | folks dat wants to git in, an tduce 'em to his fren's.
 T ain't got nobody dar, 'cept Joseph an Moses an date crowd. an wants to wait, Massa Doctor, tell my gran'fa' goes fust. to be lookin' out fer me; fur it's dreffie dark an rainy tonight, Massa Doc tor, and I'se afeerd dat de Lord Jesus can't see little nigger boy when de nights so block. l T 'spect I'd better holler my name all de time, so he'll know rse comin'.
 'Massa Doctor, can't I live tell de Col onel gifts home? He said he'd fotch me suthin an wants to see what it's gwine to be. I loves de Colonel am de Colonel loves me. He said might black his boots all de time when he come aaIn'."
 Poor old Pomp's idea of Jasper in Heav.