The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-15
CHAPTER l..
A ScandaIized Virain.

fDECHeu OH tHG DON DS lHe us. oiuSh
negro driver sat little boy whose
slender figure was swathed in a huge
rain coat.
Miss Minerva was on the porch
waiting 10 receive him.
Mercy on me, child" she said,
what on earth made YOU ride up
there? Why didn't you set inside?"
81 Jest wanted to ride by Sam
Lamb" replied the child as he was
lifted down. AN see a nice fat little
man name Major"
HE jes' wouldn' ride inside, Miss
Minerya," interrupted the driver,
quickly 10 pass over the blush that
rose to the spinstor's thin cheek at
mention of the major. "'Twan't no
uso fer ter try ter make him ride no
whars but ics' UP by me- He jes'
fused an fused an 'sputcd an
'sputed; he jes' tuck ter me rom de
minute he got off'm de train an sot
eyes on me; he am one easy chile ter
git quainted wid SO | jes' h'isted him
up by me. Here am his verlise,
ma'am."
>Good-by, Sam Lamb" said the
child as the negro got back on the
box and gathered up the reins. "ill
,sea you to.mOrrer.'
Miss Minerva imprinted a thin, old
maid kiss on the sweet. childish
mouth. Il am your Aunt Minerva.
she said. as she picked up his satchel.
The littlo boy carelessly drew the
Back OF his hand across his mouth.
What arc you doing?" she asked.
"Are you wping my kiss orr"
"Naw'm," he replied, as Jest a-rs
arubbin' It In, | reckon"
Come In. William" and his aunt
led the way through the wide hall
into big bedroom.
Billy, ma'am." corrected her
nephew.
william" firmly repeated Miss Mi
nerya You may have been called
Billy on that plantation where you
were allowed to run wild with the ne
groes. but your name Is viii
liam Green Hill. and shall insist
upon your being called by It."
She stopped to help him off with
his coat. remarking as she did SO:
What big overcoat; it is several
sizes too large for you"
''Darned If t amt" agreed the child
promptly
WHO taught you such a naughty
word?" she asked in Mortified voice
Don't you know it is wrong to
curse?"
'Yon call that cussin?" came in
scornful tones from the little boy.
"You don't know cussn' when you see
It; you jest oughter hear ole Uncle
JtmmyJawed jupiter, Aunt Cindy's
husban'; he'll show you somer the
pretties cussin' you ever did hear"
WHO Is Aunt Cindy?"
shes the colored oman what tends
to me ever sence me an Wilkes Booth
Lincolns born, an Uncle jupiter is
her husban' an he sho' is stingeree
on cussin Is yo' husban' much of
cnsser?" he inquired.
A pale pink dyed Miss Minerva's
thin. sallow, face
II am not q married woman" she
replied, curtly. "and most assuredly
would not permit any oaths to be used
on my premises"
We'll. Uncle Jimmy-Jawed jupiter
Is jest nach'elly boun' to cuss-he's
got repatriation to keep up" said
Billy.
lie sat down In a chair In front Of
BIS aunt, crossed his legs and smiled
confidentially up into her face
Hell an damn Is Jest easy ev'y day
words TO that niger wish you
could hear him cuss on a Sunday lest
make you open 20 cy' an take in yo
sign, But Aunt Cindy don't low me
an Wilkes Booth Lincoln to say moth.
IN t all only jest darn tell we gifts
grown mems. an puts on long pants"
wilkes Booth I.incoln?" questioned
his aunt.
Amt YOU never hear teller him."
asked the child. Hes ole Aunt Rlue.
dnh Tempys Perjury Pearline's boy:
an Peruny Pearlne," he continued
enthusiastically, "she amt no ord.
nary niger. her hair amt got nore
kink an mes got the grandes' c,oes
They amt nothin snidc bout her,
She got ten chillens an ev'y single
one OF ems got diN'unt pappy, she
been married so much. They do saw
she got lnjun blood in her, too"
Miss Minerva, who mad been stand
ihs pFim erect and stiff, fell Imply
INTO convenient rocking chair. and
looked closely at this orphaned
nephew who had come to live with
her
She saw beautiful. brigh, ar.
tractive, little face out Of which hio
saucy, gray eyes shaded by long cnr,.
Ing black lashes looked winninp,v at
her; she saw q sweet. childish red
mouth. mass OF short. yellow curls
and thin but graceful little figure
u knows the names OF aller oil,
Amt Blue-Gum Tempys Perjury Pear