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"There was none?" "Nomum." "And he couldn't find Lieutenant Stuart?" "Nomum. He look fur him in de telegraph office an' everywhar." "Why don't he come why don't he come?" she sighed. "I spec dem wires is done down, an' de news 'bout Secesum come froo de country fum Richmon' by horseback, M'am." The girl sighed again wearily. "The coffee and sandwiches ready, Ben?" "Yassam.
What have they done?" Ben entered the hall holding himself erect with the dignity of one who must bear great sorrows with his people. The mistress called to him weakly: "Tell Colonel Lee, Ben." The old man bowed gravely. "Yassam. Right away, M'am." Ben hurried to call his master as Sam edged into the front door and smiled at his mistress. Mrs. Lee saw and recognized him for the first time.
On that message hung the present, the future, and the sacred glory of the past. The lamp on the table in the hall was still burning dimly at dawn when Mary Lee came downstairs and pulled the old-fashioned bell cord which summoned the butler. Ben entered with a bow. "You ring for me, Missy?" "Yes. You sent to town to see if an Extra had been issued?" "Yassam. De boy come back more'n a hour ago."
His loyalty touched her deeply in the hour of trial. She extended her hand in warm greeting. "Why, Sam, you've come home!" "Yassam. I come back ter stan' by my folks when dey needs me." Mary's eyes were misty as she smiled her welcome. "You're a good boy, Sam." "Yassam. Marse Robert teach me." The echo of Stuart's horse's hoof rang under the portico and Sam hurried to meet him.
All on de table waitin'. De coffee gittin' cold." "I'll bring Papa down, if I can get him to come." "Yassam. I hopes ye bring him. He sho must be wore out." "It's daylight," she said, "open the windows and put out the lamp." Mary climbed the stairs again to get her father to eat. Ben drew the curtains and the full light of a beautiful spring morning flooded the room.
Bowles. "Git me another pail o' melk. I done spilled this one." "Yassam," replied Jinny, and presently returned with the refilled vessel. "Well, anyway," said Jim Bowles at length, rising and standing with hands in pockets, inside the edge of the shade line of the evergreens, "I heard that thah was a man come down through heah a few days ago.
"Just a little spell of nerves, Phoebe, something that never worries your happy soul " "No, Ma'am, dat dey don't!" the black woman laughed. "Hand me a pencil and pad of paper." Phoebe executed her order with quick heavy tread, and stood looking while her mistress scribbled a note to her husband. "Take that to the President, and see that he comes." Phoebe courtesied heavily: "Yassam, I fetch him!"
"Look again and see if there's any dust on that long stretch beyond the river " Ben shook his head. "Yassam, I look." He passed out the front door still wagging his head in deep sympathy for the stricken mistress of the great house. Mary slipped her arm around her mother, and used the pet name she spoke in moments of great joy and sorrow. "Oh, Mim dear, you mustn't worry so!"
"Well, I dunno," said he, vaguely, and sighed softly; all of which irritated Mrs. Bowles to such an extent that she flounced suddenly around to get a better gaze upon her master. In this movement, her foot struck the pail of milk which had been sitting near, and overturned it. "Jinny," she called out, "you, Jinny!" "Yassam," replied Jinny, from some place on the gallery. "Come heah," said Mrs.
I hears sumfin!" Sam's cry echoed near the house now in growing excitement. "Uncle Ben Uncle Ben!" "See, Ben, see quick " Mary cried. "Yassam. He's comin', sho. He's seed him." The mother's face was uplifted in prayer. "God's will be done!" The words came in a bare whisper. And then as if in answer to the cry of her heart she caught new hope and turned to her daughter.
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