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Updated: June 29, 2025
"Vesty," he pleaded tremulously, "will you start 'Carried by the Angels'?" Vesty went to the little organ. Now we forgot all the rest, all that was rude and incongruous, forgot how mean the school-house was, how few protective boards left upon it. Captain Pharo and Captain Shamgar dropped their mallets at the first sound of Vesty's voice, and came in on tiptoe, with changed faces, reverent.
Ye ought to seen me fetch dat white hickory of a feller in de eye yisterday, and he jest outen his teens. I know it's a kine of impedent to be a courtin' of you, Virgie, dat's purtier dan Miss Vesty herself " "Nobody can be as pretty as Miss Vesta," Virgie cried, delighted with the compliment; "she's perfection."
With a look of admiring computation upon the girl Virgie, Joe Johnson drew his long figure down the stairs, like a pole. "What a brutal giant," Vesta said; "and how came he to be doing our errands?" "Why, Aunt Hominy hadn't nobody to bring the wheelbarrow load, and this man said he'd come, and he would come, Miss Vesty, so I couldn't say anything."
"I may as well tell you the truth, Vesty. I'm not that strong person that I look" the angels that he saw, flying up, will forgive that sly smile on the boy's mouth "I couldn't go away and leave you, and go into that false, feverish struggle out there, and live anything more than the wreck of a life, at least. I'm affected." "It 's my heart, Vesty Kirtland.
It is not because His bread fails Him that any go hungry, or because He lacks for gold that any are poor, but only for His purpose we must guess and when the poor, shattered school-house grows dark the light breaks elsewhere." Vesty had not slept for two nights; the sweet face was haggard.
Indeed, I play at making home and occupation, and they of the Basin are to me as my sheep through this wild, strange winter; and I as their sly shepherd sly, like Captain Leezur. All except Vesty. To her child I can make gifts, unknown, through my stanch friend, Lunette, even of food and clothing, but not to her.
For she was worn from her long mental struggle, and nearly wild in those dark-circled eyes. "There will be no more feathers in Captain Rafe's cake. Did I tell you? He and the boys invited me here to tea. They had been dressing birds and baking in the same morning. The plum cake was full of feathers, Vesty." She laughed, and looked at me with shocked gratitude because I had made her laugh.
"Yes, William, and your love comes out of 'em: the ruins of your old first love. I couldn't make you happy." "Try," said William; "my fancy wavers towards you. You are a beautiful girl." "Yes," said Rhoda, practically, "it's time I was gittin' married. I think I'll take you on trial, and watch Aunt Vesty to see if she is jealous of me."
"Jack Wonnell, you go too; I'm done with you!" "I must go an' git de breakfast, Jimmy," the negro said, going in. "Now, Miss Vesty" Phoebus turned to the mistress of Teackle Hall "Joe Johnson has got old Hominy and the little niggers, by smoke! That part of this hokey pokey is purty sure! Did he steal them an' decoy them, or wair they sold to him by Judge Custis or by Meshach Milburn?"
The attachment was so marked between them that he would, when he was well and had dined, very cheerfully leave Vesty for her society, to Vesty's secret chagrin and Mrs. Garrison's beating heart of joy.
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