Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-02-18
JEFF'S

Bv SARAH ATWATER

/ fQfleT udd ACOSAeAJ 0AO0 0AA SAe $1,000
the care of several children, the son
and daughters of a second wife. Trevor
nod secured the services of a woman
20 take care of the children, but being
dissatisfied with her had discharged
ber. A lawyer had written that Martha
Rroadhead, the complainant, would
listen to an offer with a view to com.
nromislng the suit.
At the moment Trevor was reading
this letter his body servant, jeff, named
for the future president of the Southern
confederacy, came into the with
bs masters boots that he had shined.
"Jeff." said Trevor. what do you
sunpose Miss Broadhead has done?
she's sued me for breach of promise"
"Yes, sah.'
"She wishes to extort money. She
will attempt to prove that l made love
IN her while she was here in charge of
the children. I'm going to call upon
VOL to tell the court that, though you
were in the house all the time she was
here, if l had been sweet IN her you
would have noticed it and that you
never saw any counting going on be-
tween us"
Eyes, sah."
When jeff was called to the stand by
Treyor's counsel he testified rs his
master had indicated and was about
to step down from the witness box
when Miss Broadhead's counsel called
upon him to remain for cross examina.
ton.
"Jeff," he said patronlzingly and In.
tending to ingratiate himself with the
witness before attempting to get any
information out of him hat would In
jure his masters case, you find Mr..
Trevor a very good master, don't your"
Berry good mastah, sah."
"You say that you are a house serv.
anti"
"Yes, sah.'
"And that you never saw your mas
ter sitting in the parlor or On the gal.
lery with Miss BrOadhead?'
mo, sab. l didn't nebber see mars
soften in de parlor or on de gallery
with Missy Broadhead, but l see him
on de gallery oncet talkin' with Missy
Broadhead."
"You saw Mr.. Trevor on the gallery
talking with Miss Broadhead, chi
Well, what was he saying to herr"
"He tole Miss Broadhead eff ebber he
cotched her slappin' one OBJ de chillun
agin he glib her de walkin' papers,"
The spectators Uttered, and the judge
called them to order. The attorney col
ored a bit, then proceeded.
Flow was your master in the habit
Of spending his eveningsY
Sometimes he went out to call on
de n%eighbors, and sometimes he sot In
de library readin'."
"And how did Miss Broadhead spend
her evenings?'
missy Broadhead she put de chillun
to bed"
about what time did she get the
children to sleepY
Dunno, sab. I nebber see her up
but oncet."
what was she doing thenY'
Missy Broadhead went to de library
where Mars Willard was sottin' readin'
a book"
We'll, what happened between them?H
Missy Broadhead says, says she:
I'm gwine to run ovah to Missy Cuth.
berts TO- a few minutes. If any OBJ de
chillun wakes up I'll be back in time
50 you won't be boddered.' And mars
says, Dat all right; don't hurry yo'.
SELF l was gwine to Missy Cuthbert's
myself to see her cullud gal, Peggy, 50
follered Missy Broadhead as ia as de
crossroad, and she turned on de cross.
road. Since she wasn't gwine to Missy
Cuthbert's l jist think I'd see what
she war gwine, so l follered her down
de road, and she met de oberseer."
This was evidence that the attorney
mad not %bargained for. He would have
Stopped the testimony, but he knew
mat the defendants counsel would call
II forth anyway, SO he felt obliged to
't jeff go on. The darby resumed:
e oberseer TUX Missy Broadhead in
ne arms, and I heard a smack lax de
report OBJ a pistol"
After the laugh that this evidence
elclted had subsidized Jeff continued:
Den dey walked togedder on de
road, talkin. l bein' black as de night,
ue white folks couldn't see me, but 1
could see de white folks, and, climbin'
Ooer de fence, l trabeled in de field
songside oh en-. l hearn Missy Broad.
uead say dat mars hab a heap o.
money an he'd rudder pay than go
into cou't. Den de oberseer he say,
10 hain't got nottin' fo' to hire a law.
yer'' And Missy Broadhead says, says
sue 1 nebber thought O. dat And de
Operseer he says, says he, 4 furnish de
uoney TO- de lawyer and fo' de cou't.'
ana Missy Broadhead, she says, says
que If yo' do dat l glib yo' half"
naturally every n in the courtroom
.Ntened to this evidence with wrapt
a'tention except the plaintiff and her
ounsel. When jeff had finished the
suuge dismissed the case, and the de-
.eldant threw his arms around jeff
"uu nI1OUQd him D1ointiffj, oounCal