Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20


$50 yo' didn' keer muffin To- what !
'spressly ordered" she said Mt length.
with mingled regret and reproach In
her voice Now rs gwine tell 20
some'n chlllun. De roses ain much.
'cep'n' dat | say not tech dem. Dat
make all de dlf'runce. Now dcy's
gwinc lose 20 de Emancipation. Yo
pap an me an Macie'll go to de doln's.
an 20 alls will stay right hych by de
cabin all de 'durin' day, an Washun-
ton he's gwine chop wood. Come. Ma.
Gle, an be fix up"
mighty struggle evidently going on In
her small body Suddenly she raised
her head.
Il done stole one o. dem roses. too.
NANNY she faltercd.
"Wha' dat. Macie? An ! pend
ders. Oh. chile. chile!"
Her mother spoke slowly. and Ma
cie's head dropped still lower.
rs sorry. nanny" she said. scarce
above a whisper. but did stole one.
OATS dc trufe. rs baddern dey is.
case was TO look out TO dem"
"Yas. yo'se badder'n dey is" her
mother assented. IAN reckon yo' got
to be punish wuss. Oars dat bag O.
corn dat ain crack yet Yo' bring hit
out hych an poun' on hit all day. io'
pap an nell go to Emancipation by
ourse'fs. An. min. all O. yo'." Inn
pressively. If das any COINS on while
we's of dar's gwine be mo punish.
ment tomorrer."
The children made no reply. but
stood about sulleny until the old peo-
pie had disappeared mp the road to-
ward Mariana. where the "doings"
were to be held.
Il ain gwne do stitch O. wuk all
de 'durin' day." Washington declared
deliantly IF de wood git chopped
hit jes' chop hitse'f."
His companions grumbled their APP
prevail. aud one of them kicked vi
ciously Mt the hoe which stood near
him.
AN all dis TO some no count ole
roses" Washington went on irritabiy.
then: "Wha 30 gwine to do dar,
Macie? Yo' ain gwlne to wuk shore
Typ
''Yass. be- sturdily. us gwine
poun' dis corn. jes' like nanny say.
An rs pow'fuI 'shamed o, myself.
is. Mebbe de roses ain no count. but
dat ain de pint. Nanny say not
tech dem. An'-an' mammy's been
mighty good TO we alls. io'se know
dat"
Yes. they knew. but not one of them
was ready To admit IL Just yet So they
lay there. scowling and digging their
heels aud toes into The sand and max
Ing jeering remarks nj Macie But she
worked quietly on. and ut length they
rose uneasiy. one by one. and found
places In the window aud inside the
cabin. where they swung their legs
and continued TO scowl.
But all the time they were thinking.
and AZ length. in seeming desperation.
Washington pushed his way between
the row on he window seat and drop
ped TO the ground.
II declar. hits sights easier to wuk
dan TO sot hyer long o sech grum-
bers." lie snorted. rs gwine into dat
wood pile jes' To- de change"
Presently one of the leg swingers
on the window seat slipped 10 the
ground and picked up the hoe.
An low dat sweet later patch
has mo- fun TO me dan dis crowd
he muttered as he moved away.
One by one the others thought of
some occupation that was mo fun"
aud shuilled In search of IL. And. curl
ously enough. rs they set to work the
scowls and grumbling and discomfort
disappeared. aud ii was not long be-
fore most OF them were whistling or
singing. Never in the history of the
clearing had there been greater IN
dustry nor. toward the end Of the
day. greater cheeriulness. When the
old people returned there was a crowd
Ing line 10 meet them with eager ac-
counts of the days work aud with
embarrassed apologies for the disobedi-
ence of the morning.
Laws a-massy met calculated nam.
my. with smiles that were very near
10 tears. What chiIluns dey is. An
all dem taters hoed. an' all dat corn
pounded. an all dat udder wuk done.
My. my, jes' 10 t'ink. An bits man
cipation day an' folks all off TO de do
ms. But ain fo'git yo. chiluns."
softly. us done got peanuts TO yo'
als. an candy an raisings an yaller
oranges. llyer." removing package
after package from her capacious
pockets. "Now. yo alls run of an hab
a Emancipation jes' by yo'se'fs. An
tomorrer yo all kin 20 fishln'"
As she turned and entered the cabin
she murmured 10 herself softly: What
chIlluns dey Is. What chilluus dey isr'
Horses and Rain.
Day after day the lover of animals
had cfonnad m nor fhn knlspr'c knr2p