Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-12-21

y member de las time dem chill
len come home from de b0din school
Dey was big COINS on all de time. One
day it was al Dc Herndons an de mex
day it was at de Hendersons. | was
he'pin' in de dinin room whar dey
was hxin' 70 de big dinner, an |
got tired an Topped myse'f down in
er big rockin' char near de window
Ole marse an de col'n1 was ON de
pooh talkin' bout de war dat was
comm on an bout dem ehillen.
Young Marse Tom an Miss Myra was
walkin in de big ya'd pickin' flowers
from de beds. Ole marse he look up
to de coln'l all dignerfied an say:
'Coln'l Herndon, did 20 see de
future goy'ner OBJ Kaintueky pass by
dis heah pooh?
Den de eol'n1 he straighten up an
remak solum-like:
Suttenly, sub, l see de future
goy'ner OBJ Kaintucky pass by dis
pooh bout er minute ergo.
"Ole marse he rise up an shake
hans wild de col'nl an say.
God bless yo', sub; 20 s true
gentleman oh de souf. sub
vivid dat ole Jasper he'd take de
sign 70 fetch mo toddy. But | could
see some'm' wrong wild De eornl, dat
he was hurt er dis'p'lnted. Ole marse
he sees IL, TOO, an he look up to de
col'nl an say.
Colnl Herndon, did 20 see er
lady wild de future goyner OBJ Kahn
tucky?
Suttenly, sph, dere was er lady
wild de future gov'ner oh Kaintuclsy,
sub; an who was dat lady? de
col'n1 ask. jes' s II he doan' know.
Dat young lady, sub, was er
Herndon. sub: Miss Myra Herndon,
daughter OBJ ColnI william Herndon,
sub, an de frs lady in de Ian, sub,
ole marse say.
de col'nl rise up 10 his feet an
shake hans Wild ole marse an say:
's'God bless 70. sub; yo' S true
gentleman oh de souf. sub .
Aunt Lindy was trying hard to force
back the laughter as she said, almost
in a whisper
AN what 20 think. dat Niger Jas
per was lawn down on de po'eh SCUM
ersleep wild de big decanter by his
side. an II was time TO mo toddy.
Ole Marse he see him an he get all
riled up an he bawl out:
wake up. 20 good TO nothin' mig
ger an Ak mo- toddy.
"Jes den young Marse Tom an Miss
Myra dey come roun' de house an
Miss Myra. holm her skirts an max
in er cu'tsy she say:
"'If Is de pusson TO whom yo re
fer. sub, | is de future wife OF de III.
ture gov'ner OF Kaintucky, sub.
Yes, honey dat chile did say all
dat. an yo' ought to hab seen how
s'prised ole marse an de colnl was.
Ole marse he look up at de colnl
an de coTnl he look up at ole marse,
an dey was jes dat got dey oouldn'
say er word. wild dem chillen standin'
BY an quiet an smilin' an bowin'
Aunt Lindy held her hands TO her
sides and laughed until the tears ran
down her cheeks.
AT las" she went on with her
story. "ole marse wink at de colnl
an tend like he was mad. an say TO
young Marse Tom:
What sub, DO yo' mean, sub, ask
I'M dis young lady TO- her han an.
not habin' her fathers consent an
yo' or true gentleman OBJ de souf an
de future gov'ner ob Kaintucky subj
Young Marse Tom he look up at
ole Marse all white in de face, an he
say:
".De goy'ner oh Kaintucky, sub,
doan ask nobody's consent sub an.
de future goyner oh Kaintucky ain.
goin to 'stablish er new prec'den,
sub
An den Miss Myra she get her
dander up an say to her father as
she put her am roun' young Marse
Toms neck
".An' de frs lady in de Ian am
eoin to be de frs lady in de Ian an
She amt goin' to ask nobody what she
mus do. De frs lady in de Ian am
eoin to marry who she lubs sub.
"ole marse an de colnl bofe rose
up at de one time, an ole Jasper he
done know what was comm, an ne
shuttle on 70 mo toddy
But the wedding? | asked Aunt
Lindy
The old negro woman's eyes we're
now swimming in tears and her voice
trembled.
"De weddin done come of in de
FAN at de Herndon home, an Miss
Myra she was de putties bride an
Young Marse Tom was de han'somes
bridegroom body ever saw. Il was
er gran even. an all de quality was
dere. Dey walk am in am In dc
big parlor fore all dat company, an
de parson he done 'fo'm de ceremony.
Jes' as be got done ole Marse Hen
derson he look over 10 Coln1 Hern-
don. an de col'n1 he look up an say:
.Yo'se er true gentleman Of De