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Updated: June 11, 2025
"To go!" said Maurice, opening his brown eyes wide. "Are we to leave our nice night's lodging? Is that what you mean? No, Cecile," said the little boy, seating himself firmly on the floor. "I don't intend to go. Mammie Moseley said I was to be here when she came back, and I mean to be here." "But, oh! Maurice, Maurice, I must go south, Will you let me go alone?
At this time I moued him againe for the sending downe to Sus, which he granted to doe, and the 24. day there departed Alcayde Mammie, with Lionell Edgerton, and Rowland Guy to Sus, and caried with them for our accompts and his company the kings letters to his brother Muly Hammet, and Alcayde Shauan, and the Viceroy.
There was a sense in which the little man could sing. Where hye ye been a' dye? he would ask, and answer himself: I've been by burn and flowery brye, Meadow green an' mountain grye, Courtin' o' this young thing, Just come frye her mammie.
But no answer came from the bed. Rosalie thought her mother was asleep, and crept on tiptoe to her side, fearful of waking her. But she found her mother's face buried in the pillow, on which large tears were falling. And when the little girl sat down by her side, and tried to comfort her by stroking her hand very gently, and saying, 'Mammie dear, mammie dear, don't cry!
He and the other men are going off at once, to get the theatre set up and everything ready, and master says it will be time enough if we are there by the first night of the fair. He can't do without you then, he says. 'I am very glad mammie hasn't to be moved just yet, said Rosalie; 'the shaking would hurt her so much, I'm sure.
'Rosalie, said her mother that Sunday afternoon, 'I'm going to give you a present. 'A present for me, mammie dear? said Rosalie. 'Yes, little woman. Pull that large box from under the bed. It's rather heavy, dear; can you manage it ? 'Oh yes, mammie dear, quite well. Rosalie's mother sat down by the box, and began to unpack it.
At this time I reminded him of sending to Sus about the saltpetre, which he engaged to do; and on the 21st the Alcayde Mammie departed on that errand, accompanied by Lionel Edgerton and Rowland Guy, carrying with them, on our account and the king's, letters to his brother Muley Hamet, the Alcayde Shavan, and the viceroy.
W'en we wuz free we wuz tuned out widout a thing. Mah grandmammy wuz an "Ole mammie" en de Missis kep her. Atter freedum a lot ob Yankee niggah gals kum down 'yer en hire out." Thousands ob white people would crowd both sides ob de Cumberland Riber, Broadway en de Sparkman Street Bridge ter witnus de doin's. On leavin' de chuches de pastor would lead de parade ter de wharf.
'Poor, repeated the child; 'so poor, my mammie said, that He hadn't a house, and had to tramp about from one place to another, and had to work in a carpenter's shop, and used to be hungry just like we are. 'Well, I never! said Betsey Ann; 'whatever did He do that for? 'That's the end of the verse,'said Rosalie. "That ye through His poverty might be rich."
'Aren't you going to begin, mammie? said Rosalie at length. 'I almost wish I hadn't promised to tell you, child, said her mother hurriedly; 'it cuts me up so to think of it; but never mind, you ought to know, and you will know some day, so I had better tell you myself. Rosalie, your mother was born a lady. 'Yes, said the poor woman, as the child did not speak;
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