Courier Democrat., 1917-02-15

AAJ AoL xl6 NY uduu, dS sic WcuL away
from me down the street.
"Vive la France and Harpeth Amer
| ica!' said to myself, as I ascended
the steps, was admitted by the Bon
bon and conducted up the stairway to
my apartments by good Kizzie, whom
| met in the wide hall.
And there ensued an hour Of the
| greatest interest to me, as the very
| good old slave woman led me from
one Of the rooms in the large house to
another, with many stories Of great
| interest. At last we came to that room
in which had been deposited my bags
and my other equipment for my jour
ney, and there we made very long
! pause.
'This is your Grandma Carruthers'
| room, the generals grandma, and she
was the high-headedest lady Of the
whole family. That am her portrait
over the mantelshelf. You is Jest like
| her as two peas in the pod, and reck-
| in I'll have to take stick to you like
l did to yo' father when he was most
growed up and stole all the fruit cake
1 had done baked in July fer Christ
mas she said, with a wide smile CT
| great affection upon her very large
mouth.
Il beg that you put under key
that cake, beloved Madam KizZie," |
made answer to her, with also laugh
Never was no key to nothing in
| cEn +,,
II lowed to the generl that he ought
er git a lock and key fer this here
floWered silk dress in the glass case
on the wall dat de ole mis- wore at de
ball where she met up with Mas Car
ruthers. but they do say that she
comes back and walks as a ha'nt all
dressed in it and these hero slippers
and stockings and folleros in the
carbed box on the table here under
her picture. Is YOU 'fraid of ha'nts
honcy?"
II will not be afraid of this beautiful
grandmamma in this dress of so great
m3gniticcnce, my good kizZie." made
answer to her with more of courage
than l at that moment felt.
well, it's only in case of a death in
the house that shc--lands alive! Am
that my cake burning?' With which
exclamation the good KiZZie left me to
the company of the beautiful grand
mamma.
AS soon as breakfast was over the
next morning departed with my un-
Gle, the General Robert. to the capitol
of the state Of IIarpeth, which is a tall
building set on an equally tall hill
l found much business awaiting me
in the form Of making a correct trans
| latiOn Of all Of the letters in a very
large portfolio, all Of which were per-
tanning to that very tireSome animal,
the mule. But L made not very much
progress for a very large number Of
gentlemen came into the Office of my
uncle, the General Robert. and to all
Of them must be presented
In fact, in all Of what remained of
that entire week, for most of my mo-
ments in the capitol l was having very
painful shakes of the hand given to
great resemblance to my honored fa-
| ther.
All Of which dil greatly enjoy, but
nothing was of so much pleasure to me
as the visits I accomplished into the
office OF that Gouverneur Faulkner
with messages OF Importance from my
uncle, the General Robert
1t was with Il very fine and cold
smile of friendiness that he at first
! received me as l stood with humble
attention before his desk upon my first
mission to him. bit with each message
[ perceived that the stars in his eyes,
so hid beneath his brows, shone upon
me with a greater interest.
And in observing the many heavy
burdens that pressed upon his strong
shoulders until at the close Of each
daya Whitencss was over his very beau
tlful face | grew to desire that l could
make some little things for him easier.
| sought to so do, and discovered that
it was possible to beguie many very