The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-11-17

make all de dif'runce Now dcy's
gwine lose yo' de Emancipation, Yo'
pap an me an Macie'll go to de doin's,
an yo' alls will stay right hyeh by de
cabin all de 'durin' day, an Washun-
ton he's gwine chop wood. Come, Ma
Gle. an be fix up"
But Macie hung back doubtfully. a
mighty struggle evidently going on In
her small body. Suddenly she raised
her head.
II done stole one o. dem roses. too.
nanny" she faltered.
"Wha' dat. Macie? An l pend
'spressy on yo to look out fo' de cd
ders. Oh. chile. chiler'
Her mother spoke slowly, and Ma
cies head dropped still lower.
SIS sorry. nanny" she said. scarce
above whisper. but did stole one.
OATS de trufe. Is hadder'n dey is,
case | was to look out fo' dem"
"Yas. yo'se badder'n dey is" her
mother assented. IAN | reckon yo got
corn dat ain crack yet. Yo' bring hit
out hyeh an poun' on hit all day. Yo'
pap an nell so to Emancipation by
ourse'fs. An. min. all O. ye'," i'm
pressively. IF da's any COINS on while
ives off dar's gwine be mo- punish
ment tomorrer."
The children made no reply, but
stood about sullenly until the old peo-
pie had disappeared up the road to-
ward Marianna where the '.doings"
were to be held.
"a ain gwine do Il stitch o wuk all
de 'durin' day" Washington declared
defantly. III de wood git chopped
hit jes' chop hitse'f.'
His companions grumbled their ap-
prevail. and one of them kicked vi
ciously at the hoe which stood near
him.
An all dis To- some no count ole
roses" Washington went on irritably,
then: VIVA 20 gwine TO do dar.
Macie? Yo' ain gwine to wuk shore
iy?"
"Yass. | be- sturdiiy. rs gwine
poun' dis corn. jes' like nanny say.
An rs pow'ful 'shamed o myself, |
is. Mebbc dc roses ain no count. but
dat ain de pint Nanny say not
tech dem. An'-an' mammy's been
mighty good to we ais. io'se know
dat"
Yes. they knew, but not one of them
was ready to admit II just yet. So they
lay there. scowling and digging their
heels and toes into the sand and max
ing jeering remarks at Mncie. But she
worked quietly on, and nj length they
rose uneasily, one by one. and found
places In the window and inside the
cabin. where they swung their legs
and continued to seowl
But all the time they were thinking.
and at length. in seeming desperation,
Washington pushed his way between
the row on the window seat and drop
| ped TO the ground.
Il declar', hits sights easier to wuk
dau to sot hyer long o. sech grum-
blers." he snorted. rs gwine into dat
wood pile jes' fo' de change"
Presently one of the leg swingers
on the window seat slipped 10 the
ground and picked up the hoe.
AN l low dat sweet tater patch
has mo- fun TO me dan dis crowd
he muttered as he moved away.
One 10y one the others thought OF
some occupation that was mo fun
and shufiled In search OF 1t. And. curl
ously enough. as they set 10 work the
scowls and grumbIing and discomfort
| ion nd TN
| fore most of them were whistling OF
singing. Never in the history of the
| clearing had there been greater IN
| dustry nor. toward the end of the
day, greater eheerfulness. When the
old people returned there was a crowd
ing line TO meet them with eager ac-
counts of the days work and with
embarrassed apologies for the disobedi-
ence OF the morning.
Laws a-mnssy me-" calculated mann
my. with smiles that were very near
TO tears. What chlluns dcy is, An
all dem taters hoed. an all dat corn
pounded. ar MI dat udder wuk done.
My. my. jes' TO tipk. An hits man.
cipatIon day an folks all off TO de do
ms. But ! ain fo'git 20. chilluns."
softly. us done got peanuts TO yo'
ais, an candy an raisings an WALLER
oranges. Hyer," removing package
after package from her capaeious
pockets. NOW. yo' alIs run off an hab
a Emancipation jes' by yo'se'fs. An
tomorrer 20 all kin go fshin'."
AS she turned and entered the cabin
chiluns dey is, What chilnns dey isr'