The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-22
.ROSEBUD'S
ROMANCE

+ Good mawnin', ma'am," said the
ebony-hued parsonage in response to
whose knock Mrs. Murray had opened
the back door. I'm the lady what
Miz johnson sent"
Mrs. Johnson? queried Mrs. Muir
ray vaguely. 81 don't think l know her."
"Oh. yas'm, you do" asserted the
ebony-hued one kindly, but firmly.
She's the lady what washes for you
She jest materially couldn't come this
week. because why she's sick abed on
her back with the mis'ry in her left
year. It's fierce"
Mrs. Murray eyed the substitute
laundress rather dubiously. Well"
she said finally, you may 20. down to
the laundry and sort the clothes and
BY that time can give you your
breakfast. What is your name!"
The substitute shumed inside the
door and began to remove . hat about
the size Of barrel.
'Yas'm my names Miz White. Miz
Isabella Arabella Rosebud White.
Yas'm I'm Miz White. My husbands
daid, SO I'm widow lady"
Indeed" calculated Mrs. Murray.
"Yas'm." continued Miz White.
That's true fac. He's daid now.
It's only been a recent occasion that
he died on. Yas'm, only quite . re-
cent occasion"
Indeed" said Mrs. Murray again.
rather feebly. I'm sorry to hear It,"
Law" responded Mrs. White cheer
fully. Il wusn't sorry. wus power
full glad. 1t was shore mum release.
I wus mighty glad to git shet Of him.
You zee, done been . grass widow
for some consid' able time and IL ever
a pusson was glad to be . real shore
nun widow, l wuz It."
so you were divorced, them" in
quired Mrs. Murray.
"Yas'm. was divorced some time
previously to Mr. Whites bein' re-
moved. You see, I wasn't able to git
no divorce right Immediately proceed
in after me and Mr.. White was sep
arated, on account of me not havin'
no money to pay for it, so I just had
to wait until gentleman friend of
mine he says he'd hep me and he got
me one real cheap. s.
II was mighty glad to be single
again. That husband of mine he shore
was the limit He couldn't stand II
for me to have no money no more'n
nothin'. Ev'y time come home with
maybe dollar or two dollars or fifty
cents or two bits, that'd set him tryin'
to get it out of me. He wasn't nothin'
but no count, anyway. Never did have
no raisin' Such performances like
those wasn't reasonable and ] jest
materially got sick and tired of it, so
I packed up one night and lef' him."
81 think it served him right" said
Mrs. Murray. alphabetically.
"Yas'm, was tired of supportin' an
indignant husband, so I just I'D and
quit"
But what made him indignant if
you supported him." queried Mrs.
Murray.
THAT was jest whut made him in
dignant, yas'm,' explained Rosebud.
kindly. "You see. once I heard a lady
talkin' about women that supported
indignant husbands and | asked her
what she meant. ! had raisin' oat |
never had no CduCatlon not to speak
of, SO / didn't mind askin', and she
says, that lady she tole me, it was
husbands that was too lazy to work
and didn't support their families. The
minute she spoke the word | knowed
that was what I was dom.
$50 when ! got home that night
Just tole Mr.. White he had to get out
and do sumpin'. And he done it,
yas'm. He was right mad, but he
wasn't indignant for quite a spell
after that He got job ianitin' in a
office and ! never had to give him "A
cent for two weeks. Then he quit.
Nom, he never worked no more after
that. He was too delicate, he said, 50
jest packed up one night and went
away and never went back no more"
She paused at the top of the base
ment stairs with her hand on the door
knob.
IF it's just as convenient to you, I'd
like mighty well to git away at four
o'clock this afternoon" she said. You
see, got TO git home in time to dress
Tor the weddin'."
''If you want to go to a wedding
think we can manage it," said Mrs
Are some of your friends
TO be married."
"Yas'm,' reckon so. Me and the |
gentleman friend what got me the di
vorce is goin' to git married We been |
Naitin until Mr.. White was diseased. |
was scared to marry nobody else |
when he was livin', Seems like |
night git mixed up, havin' two hus.
)ands.'
Il should think you would hesitate
about marrying again since your first |
experience was so unfortunate. May |
De you won't do any better another |
ime," said Mrs. Murray, pessimisti- |
ally.
Iavz1inc smile Snroa1 apar