Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-07-23

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''DEY CALL BIN LII NtARsE CONE cHErR
builds mes LIT Narse Gene Kirby
he ketch sight Of him up dere an De
holler TO him 70 come down. lie SAY.
What yo' doiu' up deere. pickauinnyF
Don yo' know dat ole motheh mockin'
buhd come back. en- de nest robbed
she das go.n' 20 break huh heaht
a-mou'nin'? Come down from dere'
But De pic6aninny mighty sassy an
spends. 7 amt me1nin' 90 come down
from heah-gwine 90 cit de aigs.'
Den Marse Gene say. No. yo' isn't
I goin' 20 fotch yo' down frum dab an
tan yo hide An 10 anybody could
stop him he's halfway mp de tree afteh
DAT pickaninuy. Pickaumny cropc out
on a mighty slender branch. but TT
marsc right along aftCh him and crab
him under the aims Den blimbiam
went de branch and down dey come.
boTem togedder Nv land. I Thought
dem plum killcd. but as dey fau NfarSc
Gene ne manage 90 swing his body
uudcrueaf de- pickauinuy-wha even
Hitler dan Marse Gene an only a uud.
less slave anyhow-so dat when dey
hit de ground dat pickauiuny land on
top o. h'I murse. But he gun 90 ycu
luhk he's klt ncn u'r marse an he do
is Co smile when we bend oveh him.
an he say Co &c pickaninny. Come
f r.|H h. Al
Wiz ais luiE broken. OATS all. sub"
Group hcsiwtcd and then added. Il
amt seen hl marse scnce he was n
li'l boy. and deg say he tuhn out very
bad. But Ihk ! tolc 80 Is Gle way hc
done when he was irr boy. an dey
call him LIT Marsc Come Cheer Up
Thank yo'. sub aud. with bow. tnc
old serving Wau withdrew.
Perhaps Won can understand" com
mcnted Mmv ~s'avczac
My dear lady" replied the judge.
Il fear the argument is wasted. 10 iS
fact that The bate Emperor Nero. q
well known but disreputabie charac-
ter ir Roman history. was very ten
der hearted during his boyhood."
And" added Aaron. with much Bit
terneSs. that a soul OF such promise
as a child should have fallen so low ass
a man makes him all the less desery.
ing OF your pity. The case against
this Kirby Is quite clear"
Perhaps ! am YER foolish that I
can't believe with YOU" she returned
"But are we not going 20 the plauta-
ton TO forget all such thingse Let
Us no, discuss the matter further"
II was not long before young RAN
dan arrived and acquainted the others
with his happy meeting with Colonel
Moreau. IL was then agreed that the
boy In order TO prepare his home FOR
the honored guest should preccde the
others 90 Plaquemine. Judge Pley-
dell having orders 20 leave at his
plantation. proceeding from there To
the RandallS home the pleasure Of
receiving Colonel MORGAN was thus
left In the hands OF Aaron.
HE may be here at any moment"
explained Tom. "and as / must change
into riding toys You viii have 20 re-
ceive him. cousin. One OF our blood
must be here TO welcome him. / don't
think we can show too much honor 20
the man who tried 10 avenge my IA
Their. SO far ! am the only member
OF the family who has made his ac-
quaintance. l will come down as soon
as l can, but you will not find him
difficult 10 entertain. Hes n fine fel-
low IN every sense OF the word"
Shortly after Judge Pieyden had de
parted. while the ladies were busily
engaged with their packing and young
Randall was dressing. the tall figure
OF the flower OF southern chiva!ry.
pOrtmanteau in hand. arrived at Mime
Davezac's and was heartily greeted by
the expectant Aaron. who. sensible Of
his duties as host put forth every ef-
fort 20 receive this distinguished Wis
itor in the manner betting one who
owned such presumable rank and vir-
tue.
ALLOW me 10 welcome you, sir" he
said. MY name is Aaron Randall.
and / have the honor to be cousin TO
the poor children you have befriended-
May | offer you a morning dram. siry'
Moreau accepted the glass with his
native courtesy and. raising tt muir
INJURED: with yoh. sub! l regret" ne
added in his best manner. that |
have never been able to meet the Ia
dies OF yoh cousins household. and
was delighted TO hear today from Mr.
Randall that am to have the pleasure
OF helping 10 complete the punishment
I began mob than a year ago on the
destroyer OF this family's happiness.
I allude. sub. to the notorious Cameo
Kirby"
You call a pistol ball through the
right lung only beginning. colonels"
mildly inquired Aaron. impressed by
his visitors evident prowess.
The bail I put through Kirby's
right lung. sub. was the result OF my
indignation fob others" replied Mo
reau- The one l shall hope to put
through his heart is fob myself. Yoh
family's plan fob disposing OF the
scoundrei has my entire approval. sub
I have the honor TO tell yoh that