The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15

to my Pierre and old Nannette for the
evening railroad. I bid you good day,
beautiful madam" And again 1 bent
over her hand in a salutation Of de-
parture.
''Then I'll see you again soon," she
said and smiled at me as I stood, with
my hat in my hand, as she went away
from me down the street.
give la France and Harpeth Amer
icav' I said to myself, as 1 assembled
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 a 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 q stick to you like
did to yo' father when he was most
growed up Snd stole all the fruit cake
1 had done baked in July fer Christ
mas" she said, with a wide smile Of
great affection upon her very large
mouth.
II beg that you put under q key
that cake, beloved Madam Kizzie,"
made answer to her, with also laugh.
"Never was no key to nothing in
this house, chile she answered to me-
II lowed to the gener1 that he ought
er git a lock and key fer this here
lowered silk dress in the glass case
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 here slippers
and stockings and folderols In the
carbed box on the table here under
her picture. Is you 'fraid IF ha'nts,
honey?"
II will not be afraid of this beautiful
grandmamma in this dress Of so great
msgnif1cence, my good Kizzie,'' made
answer to her with more Of courage
than I at that moment felt.
'Well, it's only in case Of a death in
the house that she-lands alive! Am
that my cake burning?" With which
exclamation the good Kizzie left me to
the company of the beautiful grand
mamma. 4
AS soon as breakfast was over the
next morning I departed with my unv
Gle, the General Robert, to the capitol
Of the state of Harpeth, which is tall
building set on an equally tall hill.
/ found much business awaiting me
in the form Of making a correct trans
lation Of ali of the letters in a very
large portfolio, all Of which were per-
tanning to that very tiresome animal.
the mule. But 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 was having very
painful shakes OF the hand given to
me and receiving assurances of my
great resemblance to my honored ia
Their.
sAll Of which T did greatly enjoy, but
nbthing was Of 50 much pleasure to me.
as the visits / accomplished into the
Office of that GOuverneur Faulkner
with messages of Importance from my
uncle, the General Robert.
1t was with q very fine and cold
smile Of friendliness that he at first
received me as I stood with humble
attention before his desk upon my first
mission to him, but with each message
I 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
day wilderness was over his very beau
tiful face grew to desire that GOULD
make some little things for him easier.
/ sought to so do, and discovered that
it was possible to beguile many very
heavy persons to tell to me what IL
was they wished to impose upon him.
Robert" said my Gouverneur Faux
Nor on a late afternoon, "Tm going to
ask the general to lend you to me for
a couple of weeks while am SO press
ed Buzz can do more for him than
you do, and-and, well, just looking at
you and hearing you tell about the flies
you brush from my wearied brow rests
me. Report to me tomorrow instead
Of to him. I know it will be all right,
for he really needs Buzz. Now, you
run home and get ready for one great
time at party I'm giving to you to-
night And, Robert, remember to tell
me everything the flies say, translated
in your United States"
II will, and I 60, my Gouverneuf
Faulkner" made an answer to him,
with q laugh, In which did not show
entirely all OF the pleasure expert
enced when I discovered was to be
in the place of his secretary, that fine
Buzz Clendenning.
And with much haste took my de-
parture from the capitol Of the state
Of Harpeth to Twin Oaks In the car OF
my uncle, the General Robert, for