The Red Cloud chief., 1906-03-30

"LOnCy, bUt yo' pa dc 'cCipin'd dCSt man! !"
boiler mighty strong, missy, an some
dc back ranks gun snickcrn' mt him.
Uhuh! He far jump, he did. An den
bimcby Mist Nanrevel he say dat no
man oughter be given de pilverige to
sell another ner to wollop him wild a
blacksnake, whether he 'buse dat pill
verge er not. My honabul 'ponent,'
SIS he, Mist Carewe, rep'sent in his
self de 'ristocratic slave ownin' class
er de souf do he live in de nawf an
'ploy free labor. Yit it sca'sely to be
b'lieve dat any er you would willin'ly
trus' him wild dc powah er life an
virchously what de slave ownah p'sess.'
missy, you jass oughter see yo' pa
den! He blue In de face an dance de
quadrille OH de boa'ds. He leave his
cha'h, git up an run cross to de odder
side de platfawm an shake he fis'
ovah dat mans head an screech out
how 1t all lies dat de slaves evan 'ceive
sich treatments. Dat all lies, yo' pu'-
juh! he holler. All lies, you misabul
thief! he holler. All lies, an yo' know
1t, yo' low bawn slandah' an scoun'le!
"An' wild dat Mist Vanrevel he laff
in yo' pa face an tuhn to de crowd, he
did, an say, You reckon dat If dish
yuh man slave ownah an slave had
anguhed him as l have anguhed him
tonight, does any er you b'lieve dat
dat slave wOuldn' be tied up an whip
ped tell de blood run an den sole
down de rivuh tomorrerT
"Well, sub, 'co'se mos on 'em b'lieve
same as yo' pa, but dat sutney fotch
'em, an win de debate, case dey jass
natchully lay back an roah, dey did,
missy. Dey laff an stomp an holler
tell you could "a hearn 'em mild away
An, honey, yo pad millyum times
druther Mist Vanrevel a kilt him dan
tuhn de laff on him. He'd shoot a
man, honey, ef he jass s'piclon him to
grin out de cornder his eye at him, an
to stan up dab wild de whole county
far roahin' at limits de Gods
mussy he didn' have no aims wild him
dat night ole Mist Chen'eth done
brung him home. an yO' pa reach out
an kick me squah outp' De liherry
winder soon's he ketch sight er me-"
The old mans gravity gave way to
his enjoyment of the recollection, and
he threw back his head to laugh. HE
sho' did, honey! Uhuh! Ho, no, no!
He sho' did, honey; he sho' didw
Nevertheless, as he lifted the tray
again and crossed the room to go, his
sOlemnity returned. Missy" he said
earnestly, "ef dat young gelmun fall
in love wild you, w'ich knows he will
eff he ketch sight er you, lemme say
dis, an please fo' to bah in mine-bet-
ter have nuttin' do wild him tall fo' he
own sake, an 'bove all keep him fur
way FUN desc p'emises. Don let him
come in mild er dis house."
'Nelson, was that all the quarrel be-
tween themf"
BLESSED mussy, ain dat 'nough? Ef
dey's any mo- l ain hearn what dat
part WERE" he answered quickly, but
with n dogged tightening of the lips
which convinced Miss Betty that he
knew very well.
"Nelson, what was the rest Of it?"
"Please, missy, l got pack yo' pa
trunk. an 1t time long ago fer me to
be at E.y wu'k." He was half out o:
the door.
what was the rest of it?" she re-
peated quietly,
"Now, honey" he returned, with a
deprecatory shake of his head, II got
my own wu'k tend 20, an l amt
nevah ak nobody what twas, an
amt goin' AK 'em. An lcmme jass beg
you foller de ole mans advice. You
do de same case nobody amt goin