Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-09-13
NOT OF POCAHONTAs BLOOD

"Not only unfaithful to your marriage
vows have you been, but that infdelity was
in the form Of consorting with a niggah,
thus adding insult to injury" almost pitt
ably did Gerald Mightyrich upbraid his
young wife, who stood before him holding
in her arms her first born so swarthy in
complexion as to almost make her doubt
herself. While a great tear stole down her
cheek she suddenly pulled herself together
and in an almost defiant tone exclaimed,
"Absolutely innocent" Then again she
softened and as her great wistful, low
ing eyes met his steady gaze she finally
said, "Trust me, Gerald, trust me- 1 am
innocent For minute his mind waiver
ed but being of high southern blood the
thoughts of niggah baby in his house soon
overcame any compassion that might have
momentarily lurked about his heart, and
without word Of reply he abruptly turn
ed from her. And then a great gloom like
the blue imps of night seemed to envelop
the two Of them, and in her desperation
the young woman prayed aloud, ION God
for ray Of light"
In two-room cottage in the piny-woods
of Mississippi kindly disposed white man,
hailing from another section of the state,
met more or less refined colored woman,
who had imbibed her feminine foibles from
acting as maid to three young white girls,
to whose parents she belonged. She too,
many years prior, had lived in the same
section from whence came this pleasant
faced white man, and as the two gazed upon
each other their enthusiasm almost over
came their wonted modesty and joyous
handshaking and an old time recounting OF
days gone by was the result.
Many changes had taken place between
cbo bod do ri 1o19
my home and my relations" and when she
sat talking to Mr.. Reed direct from the
old home scenes. The slaves after the
emancipation had scattered and they had
only been incidentally heard Of. Even
Maryelen and her two girls had gone and
only rumors as to their actual whereabouts
had reached the old home. Everybody
knew that the father Of Maryellen's two
girls was Major Thompson, for whom Mary
ellen had kept house, and he having never
married, gave Maryellen and her two girls
as much Of his consideration as the customs
Of the country would permit him to do.
That's handsome Indian half-breed lady,
who has purchased the Brown estate COM
mented the gossips Of fashionable Boston
suburb, and her two young daughters are
perfect beauties. Little was known Of the
actual nativity of this family, but it had
the height Of fashion. 1t however was max
ing haste slowly in getting acquainted with
society. The private seminary to which
the girls applied as day pupils received
them with open arms and few girls had
more personal friends than did the Thomp-
son girls. Their father often spent the sum-
mer in Boston and seemed devoted to his
family. Mrs. Thompson made no effort to
join high society, but held her own when
thrown in with it. She was quite dark for
an Indian half-breed, but since she claimed
to be of Pocahontas blood there was no
doubt as to her racial identity.
''Dat Henry Jones, who com to see his
pepul las week, has jes been all over dis
country, an he knows evy body. He is a
potah on train an maks lots er money"
related Aunt Hester, who had lived on this
particular plantation belonging to Major
Thompson, for sixty odd years.
''Lisen honey, dat boy says he saw
Majah Thompson on de train in de Nof wild
CONAN dat looked jes lax Mayellen, but
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