Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-03-25


Don't d0n't.' The honest girl.
eyes were full or tears. Il wonder
now she began: and / waited.
eager for her next words. sure. mas,
ter's at cards in the pariOr. and N be
drunk by midnight Shall pass the
night by the kitchen FIRE. II only thou
make no noise
Put your mistress-what will she
say
lis IN heaven these two years: and
out OF masters speaking distance Tor.
ever. So blow out The light and follow
me gently
Sth feigning 20 shiver. FOLLOWED
her down the ladder. and through The
stable mao the open The wind by
this time had brought up some heavy
clouds and mass'd them about the
moon. but twas freezing hard. never
theless- The girl took me by the hand
20 guide me; for. save from the one
bright window IN the upper door. there
was no light NJ an in the yard. Clearly
she was la dread or her masters
anger. for Ne stole ~croos like Ghosts.
and once or twice she whispered a
warning when my toe klck'd against
n loose cobble. But just as seem'd
90 be- walking into stone wall. she
put out her hand. heard tho click
OF n latch. and stood In q dark. narrow
passage.
The passage led Co a second door that
open'd on a vic. srone-pav'd kitchen.
Ok by a cheerful Gre. whcreupon a
kettle Kissed and bubblcd rs the vapor
lifted the cover. Close by the chimney
corner was n sort OF trap. or buttcry
hatch. for pushing the hor dishes con
venienuy into the parior on the other
side 81 the wall.
"Sit" WHISPERED he girl. land make
no noise. while I break a racknunch
for The men folk In the parlor" she
ierked her thumb toward the buttcry
hatch. where I had already caught the
murmur OF voices.
7 took up n chair softly. and set q
down between the hatch and the nrc
/ place. 30 that while warming NIX
knees ! could catch any word spoken
more than ordinary loud ora che othei
side az the wall The S1amlormai,
stirr'd tire fire h~-skiv and moved
about singing as she fctch'd down bot
ties aud glasses from the dresser
Lament Sc maids an dortcrs
For constant Sarah Ann.
Who hang hersef n her gartcrs
AZ Tor the love O. maa,
she was pausiug. bottie On hand. q
take the high note: but hush'd sud
denly a. the sound OF the voices sing
lng ia the room upstairs.
"Vivre en tout cas-
Cost le gzand sol.as
les honuetes gems.
That's the foreigners" said IN
chamlNr maid. and went on with he
ATTY:
An Tor the love OF a soaiier
Who chrst'nlng name was Jan"
a v0lley OF oaths sounded throug
the buttery hatch
And that's the grue-born Englisl
men. as You may ton by their speeci
IT'S pretty company the master keer
these days"
She was continuing her song. whe
held up finger FOR silence. In fac
through the hatch my ear had caugl
sentence that set me L5tenins z,
more with a small heart.
"COnfound the Captain" the lar,
lords voice was SAY ng. Il warn'd
agen this fancy business when sobc
. cool handed work was toward"
settles way from his cradle
5 growrd another: "and times enoug
; I've told IA. 'Cap'n. says I. there
no sense O. proportions about We
, master mind. sivs. but a III be hang
for hen-roost. so sure as my name
Bill WfddicOmb"
Ugly words-what a creeping
huence has that same mention O. han
ingw piped a thinner voice.
5 Hold thy complains. Old Mortihc
+. ton put in n speaker that 1 reco
nized FOR Black Dick; sure the pref
maid upstairs IS tender game. Ha
, how they sing"
: And indeed the threaten'd folk q
B stairs were singing their catch We
e choicely. with a girls clear voice
I leaG them:
Comment dit papa
t-MargOtOn. ma mie"
Heather language. to be sure" "a
the thin voice again. as the Choir
q ceased. thinks l 70 myself. they
+ but Papisters.' an my doubling mi
p IL nightly reconcrd 10 ma
r slaughter"
II don't like beginning ithout {
II Cap'n." observed Black Dick: "thou
e I doubt something has miscarrl'
"a Else. how did that young spark RI
!, IN upon the mares"
:. AN that's why THY question shot
r ha' been. Dick, with a pistol 20