A Daughter of Maryland — page 42: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

r mt : 4 “; seat rf 5 A DAUGHTER OF MARYLAND. aK **And you have never told this before, Uncle Frost?’’ ‘“Nebber, honey. I did t’ink I would tell yit to leetle Massa Carroll w’en he git big n’ough, but I nebber s’pec’ to see him mo’,”’ **Did you know the woman who was shot, Uncle Frost ?’’ ‘*She wuz Missus Berners. ’’ **Oh, uncle! that cannot be.’’ ‘“Suah, honey. How de ribber do roar! I see her plain. ’’ | : ‘‘But the man who stood with his back toward you! Wasn’t there anything about him you recognized ?’’ ‘*Dat’s what has puzzled me a heap sight, honey. He did look powerful like some one I had seen. But you see I wuz dat scart dat I spec’ I didn’t look berry clus. ’’ ‘*Could you describe his clothes? Wasn’t there some- thing about his garments that caught your attention ?’’ ‘‘Only one t’ing, Missus Orry. He had on a coat dat looked gray in de moonlight, an’ yit had a big rent in de back atween de shoulders, so de striped linin’ showed fro. De tear was shape like a harrer, an’ I noticed dar wuz two white buttons on de skirt. Min’ yo’ I ain’t sure ’bout de color, but I is sure ’bout de tear an’ de buttons. ’’ ** And that is all you remember about him ?’’ ‘“Yes; ’cept dat he wuz a tall man, taller den Massa Southard, an’ he wuz nigh erbout six foot.’’ Before Aurian could say more the door was flung open and Aunt Debby burst into the room, exclaiming: ‘‘Fore de Lord! we’s gone fer suah. De ribber hab broke loose an’ yit am runnin’ all round us!’’ Rene Leta rata Rs uae gy *, comicbooks » n co a >