La Junta tribune., 1908-02-08

ASrLY.
fc,.'ly well. an den Jock broke OF
abruptly AMI buslcd himself for some
minutes Ia SprInkling the green tops
OF Ids vegetables then added. Il done
birc de li'r home back an my ole
nanny au' lie boys dar now
That * fine I exclaimed IN genuine
pleasure With the boys help you
VIII ~'ou be able TO buy the place
again.
jock shook his head
Il done rib dat all up now. boss
he said crayely. Oars mo- 'pprtant
t'ings den Je>' owuIn' house an sonc
gronn'. rent 1t dis summer on
count de boy bcin' oui,' ,or an lillu'
de- place. Euf mex fall my ole niammy
say she start to take In washin. an
she an me gwinc wuk harder'n we
eber done befo'. Darn be need for
mo- money. an she say she ain Too
ole to hep max IT."
suppose | looked puzzled, for jock
added quickly:
Its de niusicianin'. Things lg.
dat when d-s's plumb biiin' inside Il
'biccged TO come out. reckon. Oar
was an origin an planner bofe to de
hospital. an dat boys fingers jes' mach
ally foun' de Why 10 'cm An d. fust
time reckon. was fore he could
walk. for I bc-red him tell my ole
nanny dat dc doctor lif' him OF de
stool an tote him back To his bald
But lie mex day he crawl on dar ag'in
some way. an in lie end de doctors
hab TO Glib in When he star, home all
cure M. dry tell him to wuk outdoor
dis summer an' git strong an den come
back an dey'n fx up bout his must
cianin'." jock drew himself Ia his full
height with unconscious dignity n he
added: But de li'i' boys mine. an Is
swinc fix M bout all dat II he's
stroncry, lax de doctor say. Is de one
To pay r"r all dat readin' on I,8pcr
s.ucy. but II lie wan stroucTy II
wouldn' mex no dlrruncc. lie wants
II. an Is b"un' Ia get II for him
III he becomes Il good musician.
Jock vcntured '.he VIII soon be
able 10 do soIne;hing for himself md
perhaps to help you"
Hes black boy said Jock gave
ly. "'Cep'n' for dat he mou,"
During the next two years heard
occasional reports of the boys progress
through JOCK aud once | fOuuJ an
item In newspaper about the part b..
took In a concert This gave TO Jpck.
who hid II away among his other treas
ares. The third year we Were down NJ
the extreme end OF Florida. working on
fh., ,xtA ..f r.,l,
West Jock had been with me all this
time. untIring. devoted and. might
almost add. Indispensable. One day he
received n letter from his boy and
brought II to me with an expression Of
mingled delight and incredulity.
What yo' t'ink. boss he said In an
awed voice. dat pickaninny's started
ont for hlsse'f. an he's done SEN me .
check for six hun'erd dollar an write
dat it's for jes' To- weeks wuk play
In chunes. He say for me to buy de
III home back an den me an my ols,
nanny come an lib long oh him an
hab eberyt'ine In dis wide worr dat
we want. He swync mex money right
along now
Il told you began. when jock
waved the unspoken words aside.
Pears lax dis am de DOCTORS mon.
sy." he said. still in the awed voice.
'an' It's for me to keep de money
wukin'. Is Ewync take lie six hun'er.l
an hunt out mo- skinny pickaninniex
an fotch dem up to de bes' t'ings de
wori' hab to glib"
But the house."
IFS gwyne git dat. too.' little catch
coming into his voice. de hoy ain
need my hep no mo. an Is too stronc
to glib up wink yet an res My ole
nanny an me gwyne wuk an buy de
III home back now. an den We hrin.
mo- runty pickaninnies to lib long ol,
rs An mebbe lie boy'il come home 10
T'en' his vacationin'. Glory to Dc
f-am'r'
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