Peggy Stewart, navy girl, at home
Gabrielle Emilie Jackson
Paperback
(RareBooksClub.com, July 10, 2012)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...later word came to Severndale that Joshua could hardly survive the day and Peggy, as she felt duty bound, went over to Minervy's cabin. She found her sitting before her fire absolutely idle. "Minervy," she began, "I have had word from the hospital and Joshua is not so well. I think you would better go right over." "Yas'm, yas'm, Miss Peggy, I spec's yo' sees it dat-a-way, honey, but--but yo' sees de chillern dey are gwine car'y on scan'lus if I leaves 'em. My juty sho' do lie right hyer, yas'm it sho' do." "But Minervy, Joshua cannot live." "Yas'm, but he ain' in his min' an' wouldn't know me no how, but dese hyer chillerns is all got dey min's cl'ar, an' dey stummicks empty. No'm, I knows yo' means it kindly an' so I teks hit, but I knows ma juty," and nothing Peggy could say had any effect. That night Joshua died. The word came to Severndale early the following morning. "Well," said Mrs. Harold, "from her philosophical resignation to the situation yesterday, I don't imagine she will be greatly overcome by the news." "Mh--ran," was Mammy's non-committal lip-murmur, and Peggy wagged her head. Mrs. Harold and Polly were spending the week at Severndale, and were dressing for breakfast. Their rooms communicated with Peggy's and they had been laughing and talking together when the 'phone message came. "Mammy," called Peggy. "Please send word right down to Minervy." "Yas, baby, I sends it, and den yo' watch out," warned Mammy. "What for?" asked Peggy. "Fo' dat 'oman. She gwine mak one fuss dis time ef she never do again.' "Nonsense, Mammy, I don't believe she cares one straw anyway. She is the most unfeeling creature I've ever seen." "She may be owfeelin' but she ain' ow-doin', yo' mark me," and Mammy went off to do as she was bidden. Perhaps twenty...