Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1890 — A Regular Topsy. [ARTICLE]

A Regular Topsy.

She was the blackest and brightest of little darky girls, a regular Topsy, only 12 years old, who washed the dishes, swept the-floors and did all sorts of odd jobs for a Maine household—and when she wasn’t otherwise occupied, caught flies. One of the ladies had a cake in the oven and cautioned the little wench not to bang the doors as she had been doing, telling her she would cause tho cake to fall. Shortly afterwards they noticed that ’Giuny seemed to have lost her voice and confined her talk to whispers. “Why in the world are you whispenlng at such a rate. ’Glnnfy? Why don’t you speak up?” asked tho mistress. “Cause I’se ’fraid Missy Ellen’s cake’ll fall,” the chick answered, as quick as a flash. —Lewiston Journal.