The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-05


the nurse had gone out, I'D run rite
away and never come back any more.
II amt gwine to wait till I'm Il
man" said Tommy. Me and Bill
Jones is gwine to sea on a great big
vessel that has jack tarS on it, and the
jack tarS drink Ticker and play cards,
Just as the wimmen duS here, and dey
cusses, Bill Jones says moren he dus;
and if dey dus, dey cuSseS q sight,
cause he says dam every time he ses
|ennything."
Tommy you OUGHT TO be ashamed
TO talk that way before your little
brother" said Nellie. You know
mama has told YOU YOU mustn't use
ugly words
That amt nothing, Mama uses
ugly words herself some times, and
hurts papa's feelings too, said
Tommy.
When did you hear mama say
anything ugly, I'd like to know"
asked Nellie.
''Tother dav heard papa tell her
she oughten to be neglecting we chill
lun: and her face turned red, and she
got mad and bit her lips and jumped
up from the table and went out of the
room and slam'd the door just as hard
as she could and papa said, % my
Cfod!' and hung his head down awhile.
just so: and then he come by me and
| lOOk me III HIS dTl1lS ana Sdlu, COu
bless my little boy and ali my chill
drcn,' and went out and didn't come
back no more till dinner. And mama
she come back and said she wouldn't
obey no man that's living. much less
that old hypocrite that's always Il
bothering her about playing cards, ana
said she didn't care what the preach
ers said, or the church RUE was. she
was going TO do Just like she pleased:
and if papa didn't like the way she
was doing he could get Il 'vorce and
marry some woman, that had his lIn~
of 'ligion, 10 raise his children, as he
wanted them raised: and she didn't
care how soon. That was what she'd
been saying that morning when you
and Willie came to breakfast so late
and mama slapped you both for be-
ing late
why didn't you tell that before %
asked Nellie.
Cause mama said she'd wiring my
neck if L said word about it,
Il wish der wont no cards in de
wurl," said Willie. Cant mama git
loose from de cards, Sis? %
mo, [ reckon not She says she's
bound TO do just like Mrs. Uppity and
Mrs. BigGity; if she don't she can't
| keep in s'ciety, and she says she'd
| rather be dead than not be in s'ciety.'
And leave us chilun here 'thout a
mother" asked Willie.
doit Sidef she any 2oIher'
SAID tommy. leastWise she am
mother like Mrs. Graham. over there.
| / bet if you go over there right now,
Mrs. Graham is setting there and all
| her children PLAYING round on the
| floor. and she's telling em a story. or
feadlnS something OUT OF Dook ana
lhey 3ih no nurse tnere 10 Talk cross
'tilu tii III ,reIl 10 leaNe; ,,., :,,, :,
pu' iol,iiIis M NIi'ri',,',- ''''' =.
cicty' ana niail;l says ioihS as am |
/ IN clely am nopody.
goa IN cletS askeu h.tie
" ilile' ,.
why Wine, answered Neiiie' on
KILN 70" "odich llN c"f''N,
ny Wouiuh Goa play cafuS
ASKED Fommy.
| N"i - 9'o'N' tf'' ~
hoN any longer ne prayed caruS'
ahSM ercu 4\ellle.
~ ell tl'h' cdii the Ntlit-'ltii PT ''iH
ana play cards II COD can t." asked
/ tommy.
| JUST al uiaI point the nurse re-
! u'iHeu VIII iiei ooA VI Sliuil aIiu put q
Stop 20 the CONVERSATIONS 50 IoIilllS
question was not answered. Let ny
ihotheFs VINO are hegieclhls tielf cnil-
uIeit anu ere S'eloilS tieF tiii'e
learning tae ART OF SiuihinS catdS'
altef inc manner OF gamblers answer
| tommy question: Cal Tue women
/ pc holy ana play cardS IL Goa can J.
ChIIdren don get 70 ne very OH De
fofe lheE take hotice ana arrive at
conclusions. Inc SUNDAY morning.
society reports pubnsh the Iact 10
| me Worip ,flae society ~ no'liiiS hlo mo
nor less IMAM an iiiiltitloh OF S4 hiu
illlS, inu tlie cHliafeli Know IL. an
sorry Tor, put can Dlaile lilost.
/ poEs' ifoht elsnl 10 tWeiVe SeaIs vi
age VINO go on INTO tiie oli menus 70
pity caras. l am sauuelleu 20 III IN n n
.ii"t tiie 'iio1lieiH " 'ili' Win 80
1 20 20 70 salHoieiS LOT S@ue upotl
! which 10 found society, especially as II
! IL Well Known that the gambling nell
/ Is, anu always mas Deen, woman
/ worst enemy
/ But. near that the gambling season
Will soon be over, as lent is coming on.
| so, very soon, the pack OF cafds Whlcii
the society mothef or MISS mas oeeii
| totihS afouho VIII give place W t,le
| PRAYER pooh, anu lol loi'S 10y .i'9
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