The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-29
Continued From Our Last Issue
CHAPTER II.
The Letter

CHAPTER II.
The Letter
II was about month aftor this
/ (and during the interval | had
scen nothing OF Legrand) when ]
( received a visit a, Charleston from
I hts man. Jupiter. had never seen
Z the good old negro look so diBpir'
I tied. and feared that some serious
+ disaster had befailen my friend.
Well. Iup." said I. What IL the
matter noN?- how In your MASTER
Why. 10 speak Sc troof. massa.
/ him not No berry well as mought
i be
not we'll ! am truly sorry TO
hear #. What does he complain
of"
Oar dots the never plain OF
nothin but him berry sick for all
da,
Very sick. Jupiter, why didn't
YOU say 10 At once! II he confined
To bed >"
NO. dat he aint'-he aint find
nowhar-dat's just vhar de shoe
pinch-my mind is got TO be berry
hebby 'bcut poor Magsa VIII"
Jupiter. ! should like 10 under
stand what II IS you are talking
about You SAY your master is
sick lia snt he told YOU what ais
HIM"
why. massa. faint wort while
for 10 cit mad about de matter
Massa VIII say noffIn at all Amt de
matter wild him-but den what make
him 30 about looking dis here way
Mid he head down and he soldiers
up. and az white as gose7 And
den he keeps syphon all do
Z time"
Keeps a what. Jupiter"
Keeps syphon wild de figgurs
on de siate--ee queerest figgurs
ebber did see. lse gettin' 10 he
skeeTed. ! tell you. Hab for to
keep mighty light dye pom him
mowers. fodder day he glib me
slip fore de sun up and was gone
the whole oh de blessed day. | had
biz stick ready cut for TO glib him
deuceA good beating when he did
come-but Lee slch fool dat
hadn't d" heart arter sil-he looks
40 berry poorly"
'Eh9- what an. yes, upon the
whole think you bad better not be
too severe with the poor fellow
don't ilog him. Jupiter-he cam
very well stand lt--but can you form
! no idea OF what has occasioned thii
illness. or. rather this change Of
conduct? Has anything unpleasant
happened since | saw YOU"
NO. nassa. dey amt bin noffir
unpleasant since dent was for.
den I'm feared was de berry da,
YOU Was dare
'Howg What do you meant"
Why. massa, ! mean de bug
dare now"
THE what"
DE bug I'm berry sar,aln dal
Nassa WIN bin bit somewhere
bout de head by dat goole-bug."
And what cause have you, Jup
tier for such a superstition"
CLAWS enuff. maEsa. and mouff
! too. nebber did see sieh n deucet
! bug-he kick and he bite every tina
what cum near him. Massa VII
cotch him fuss. but had for 10 lei
Z him 70 gin mighty quick. tell yot
den was de tine he must ha go
de bite. didn't like dc look oh d,
bug mouff. myself. nohow. so
wouldn't take hold oh him wild M
finger. but | cotch him wild piec,
oh paper dat | found. | wrap him NJ
3 In de paper and stuff piece OF 4
I'm he moutf-dat was de way"
And You think. then. that you
master was really bitten by tn,
beetle. and that the bite made hin
sick"
81 don't think noffin' about it
nose It," answered Jup "Nha
make him dream bout dc goole Sc
I much, n faint cause he bit by tn,
goole-bug? Ise heerd bout den
goole bugs fore dis"
But how do YOU know he dreams
about gold7' | asked.
How | know why. cause he tall
about II In he sieep-dat's how
I nose"
We'll. Jup. perhaps you are right
but TO what fortunate circumstanc,
: am | to attribute the honor OF 4
visit from you today
What de MISTER, NASSAU"
Did you bring any message from
, Mr.. LeErand?"
, mo. massa. bring dis her,
pissel" and here Jupiter handed IN,
, a note which ran thus.
"Why have | not seen YOU for =,
: been so foolish as to take offens,
at any little hrusquerio OF mine
but no. that is improbable.
"Since ! saw YOU | have hat
great cause for anxiety | hRv,
, something 20 tell you Yet scarcely
know how to tell II. or whether
should tell II at all,
- Il have not been quite well for
. some days past, and poor old IuI
! annoys me almost beyond ondur
ance. by his well-mcant attentions
+ Would YOU believe the had pre-
pared huge stick. the other da y
with which to Chastise me for civ
. ing him the slip. and spending tn,
day solus. among the hills on tn,
mainland. | verify believe that my
) IN loolts alone saved me flogging
II have made no addition to m,
cabinet since we met
"1f You can, In any way. make II
convenient, come over with Jupiter
10 come. wish 20 see YOU to
night. upon business OF Importance
I assure YOU that II Is OF the high
Ever