The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-16

Ioafs erloag de ralerods an steals
whateber dey can lay dar yallar han1
on.
Il look eroun' but dar want no ona
what I seem to set my fancy OHIO.
sir nahry one. SO one day BT2E
simon call my 'tentiOn to Aunt Names,
He say how dat she, 'uld suit de cas-
ion fus' class. Dat she as er fine cook
an de bes' han on de place fer raisin
chlluns. Hit take me mighty noah y
week ter settle be matter wild myself,
kase Aunt Nancy amt much ter look
at no ways. but de chiiluns fret so i
des 'cided ter shet my eyes and taxa
| 'er.
AN f'om de fus' day. Marse DUu-
can, dat house look lax bran new. I
clare fore Gawd she seem so grateful
ter git er man dat she seem ter git
young ergin. De chilluns, dey TUX On
to 'er des at onct. She sutny is or
good cook. / aint al no fault +cr
| find cause de collards an taterS hea
been so good dat hit make water coma
inter my mouf des ter think bout en-.
But de chilluns has all groWed up aUd
mos uf 'em is married, ant AuG
Nancy, she Amt as young as she use
| ter be, an she boss me SO dat de lon
! an de short uf it is / is fiXin' ter sit
married ergin. No, sir. Marse Dun-
can, | aint s1amed; de white folhS
does dat way, and we is free ter & I
'vorcements, too. But you see AuHt
Nancy. she am so unreasonable an she
am actin mos ongrateful. She is get
my chilluns all set agin me, an Gey,
say dat dey gWine hab me rested an
put in Jail | neber has had no rau'
trouble since l was baWn.
Yes. sir. MaTse Duncan, | is laki?'
Fanny (dats her name an she live III
Jonesboro), she is SIGH er lakly gal an
! des es frisky es er lambs TAIL | dora
buy er a Galley frock in Marse Alton
McIver's store. an l is done got 'cr q
ring dat cose er shillin' What
needs now is go sarvices.
II done an tole Aunt Nancy dat
'uld let 'er keep de ole spinnin' wheel
an de bread tray an de new SITTER am
everything mos, an dat she could d4
in de shed room. But de way she rare
hit aint safe ter be in de house wsd
'er So / done 'cided to Leah 'er AN De
chilluns, what aint married, and | Is
/ eoin' ter Jonesboro to lib wild Fanny'g
| foxes. OATS whar some o de white
foxes lib what ] use ter know when
dey as almo' babies, an dey allus as
| been good to dis ole Niger when deg
| seen i'm.
What you say. Marse Duncan. bout
/ 'yOrcement2 Vas Sar OATS what / III
/ heah fur dis mint, so she can't hab
me rested and put no conger on
| Fanny Bless de LaWd, | knoWed YOU
/ as de man what could fix it. Vas,
sar. I'll call ergin mex week De ole
niger don't hab much money desc
days, but he's gwine ter pay you feI
! dis DIES as shore as he Ibis. Thanky:
is gwine ter see de jedse des ea
! soon es l kin" Exit.
One week later. Enter Uncle
/ George greatly troubled.
'Des a word, Marse Duncan, if you
please I is come ter tell you bout dc
way Fanny done serve me. Des a.
soon as she git her hans on dat frock
an de new ring she done sent 1mpi-
dent letter what Uncle Martins boys
done spell out fer me. Hit say da'
she an dat good fer nothin Sand.
done gone off and git married; dat al
she want as de frock an de ring. an
dat she amt had not notion marvin
her grandpar. Hits des lak tel
yen. 4 little larnin' has des' ruint
desc young town niggers. Dey won
stick to nothin' dey amt got nahry