Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-03-08

April. after a honeymoon TOO sacred
TO write or. looked very much like q
ruin. The grand old trees and the
grounds. however, were al their best
and as we drove up the avenue my
wife several times exclaimed, 1T is
beautiful. Francis. Beautiful" This
ruin itself looked SO picturesque. with
its broken columns and walls wreath
cd in the tender green Of spring. that
when it came into view Dorothy turn
ed TO me again and said oh Frank.
II is almost a pity TO carry out your
plans; ii Is all so perfect as it is.
After seeing gil this. sweetheart,
can understand you and Evelyn bet
ter. One could not help being true
and simple who lives in such u place
as this.
There is Evelyn waving to sou
now at the little gate And several
more members OF the family Of many
eolers you have never seen before are
waiting for you there too said
Laughing. as / saw the little group
OSSt0C sl4AS StSNSR
Il know them ail!n she cried as de-
lighteily AS schoolgirl. '.Tiaat is
Mary. of course at Evelyn's right,
And that symphony in blue and white
checks. at her left, with the red and
yellow turban and wrinklcd face II
Nanny Martha: ana the handsome
mulatto woman standing Just behind
is Molly. of course: and that white
headed ebon gentleman standing
there trying to hold himself straight.
and. ready to open the carriage door.
is Uncle Richard. And look. dear! al
thosc little woolly black heads peek
ing through the rose and lilac bushes
over there at the end of the house,
will wager a dozen kisses to another
dozen. those are Nolly's children
peeping to acc the strange Yankee
wife Marse Frank" has "fotch Il
that right. SIR home with him.
Right you are in every instance,
oh, most wise Of women; and you
must now prove your further wisdom
at being surprised at nothing tile
colored members of tire family do o.
say" | answered as the carriage stop
ped before the group, and Incle Rich
ard stepped forward and opened he
door with as near the manner of Il
Grand EqGery as his rheumatic old
bones permitted.
4 spraRg out lifted out my bride
and kissing MY sisters. turned tr
watch Martha and Molly, neither oil
whom had taken their eyes from
Dorothy from the moment she hal
come IN sight. The instant Dorothy
finished her greeting of my sisters
old Martha stepped up to her, looked
her all over for second or two
longer, and then apparently satisfied
despite her great age. picked ~
astonfshea bride up in her ar3ns. and
Missed her. saying. at tho same me,
.I.or' Chile, Use jes gotter hug .gerl
Bravo! Nanny. / see you think
she win do" cried laughing as she
placed Dorothy on her .ect AGAIN
81 seed she wuz too good for yen. dc
mint | kotrh sitter her honey; dough-
dere amt nobody dat needor." answer
cd Martha somewhat n,ixedly And
turning to Dorothy again, she a8dea.
on sho'ly is putty Mis- Dor'thy. nigh
ez putty ez Mis- Eylin dar when She
wuz er bride; an Use mighty glad tef
see m'baDy dar" pointing 70 me
dun gone n got married 70 desc ole
eyes er mine closed.
Why Nanny" and I saw old
Marthas eyes flicker with pleasure a.
the name"I expect yoa 10 live
twenty years yet. and hope you VIII
have other babies than this great big
husband OF mine You will forget al
about him then and never remember
he was a baby" Dorothy answered
smiling.
Dat chile. fergit him? G'long
honey. / no'ed ina when he wnzn't
no bigger'n dat" answered Martha
indicating an impossibility tliminatlyc
length with her hands; an lows e.
how eff he's m'baby now. he amt neb-
Der gwinter git no bigger'n he IS; an
rsee too ole now honey. ter raise ne
uddcr babies, dough hopes ter lib tel
see EN-.
Molly. meantime, had been WAITING
her turn. with a look of evident ap
prevail on her sleek yellow face; AM
before the light blush Martha's hroat
words had brought to Dorothy
cheeks had died away she was agali
lifted from the ground and given !
good sound hugging, though she c.
capped kiss this time.
"He wuzn't m'baby. Mis- Dor'thy,
Molly said, but lie wuz NAH boy; an,
l kaowed You wuz NAH girl too iei
ez coon ez eber ! seed yer An,
turning to me, she added, What yoi
dan tell me fer. Marse Frank, yo'
wuz gwinter marry er Yankee"
weil. / did, Molly. she is Yam
kee."
you spects me ter breeb dat
Glons! She's er sho' nun lady. je
de same eE Mis- Es'lin and Mis- Ma
| dar."
.Of course she is. Molly / answer
ID dangling. .INdn't you know tncn