Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-11-15
"Down on the Easlin Shoah.n

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~ yes Nassa Wliium good no better
'''"SS,, III 'ue world,
=, "u'" up anu lel me look al YOU" ANA
nioS'S S'oo. up ana presented ROBUST
na"ei a!'u as Nir' b' s'npped up ms
rvesvi ".s arm gave evidence OF unusual
muscular s,u, Strength
,,W',' IVY mere Is your master !"
a'"er "e U.s. JUS comm 10 ne "ari'"
AS MIR. b. started for the shore, he heard
Moses give heavy sigh, followed by a
uetp groah. Moses was not at all pleased
with the present phase OF affairs. He was
strongly Impressed with the idea that Mr..
d. was a trader and INTENDED to buy him,
ana II was this that made him SO unwilling
10 communicate TO Mr.. Is. the desired IN
formation. Nir. Is. reached the wharf lnst
aS Colonel l. ala. lie introduced himself,
d"H Sd'd
~ understand yon wish 10 sell that ne
gro man yondrr on board The schooner"
ColohtI I. reFhed that he did
"Nhat 90 you ask Tor hlm :"
~ expect to get seven hundred dollars"
no" oio is ne =
"Aoout 'hIr'N'
rs ne "tai'ly
VERY he never had any sickness IN
MS NE except one or Two spells ci the
! aSnr''
rs he nearly {"
AeS' str he W'ii eat as mnch as any
man ought, and II VIII DO h'm as much
good
rs ne goo" hahd =
! 'S, SIR, lie Is 'ht pest mana on my
| PidCe' Tie is steady, honest ana lhduS'rl-
| GUS ne mas o'rh my foreman lor th' last
/ zen years, ana moe truSty negro never
knew:
ny 90 you WiSo 10 sen n'h
because ne o'Soo'He" NY ORDERS rs
S''"' "r NY 'o'''"""' ana t'dt ne
'h'5h' oe aVal'anie al any moment h'Eht
want h'h,' ouiIt MS quarter W''hih nun
"''" sa'"S OF my own nouS'i ana nave
never fu"s 'ne Ue.l al any 'iine III lhe h'5h'
VI m'o'"'iE' 'nat ms "'rn u!u ho' answer
III l'e minutes alter but TWO years ago
! "r So' 'eHSioh' ana commenced "hat he
'''"'S la'n''y Pr"Frr1-'"a' IS prayer IN ms
| quarters every n'-"' ana morning ana
! M"'" ne o'@ah MS prayer " was Iihpo>>''
oie I" 't'' Wh'n ne would stop, eSPeCiai'y
IL (aS Hr termed 1t he got happy. hrn
ne "oo'" sag ana pray ana h'''oo 'or an
( ho"r or NV" 'nSr'h'F' mat You might neat
man Hh'e on ANA hr would pray tor
me ana my "!ie ana ch',"r"n' ana all my
oF"'"'rS ana SISTER" ana 'n"ir c'l''nr'i' ana
our "ho'e 'aH''Iy connection /" 'h' 'u''"
! generation anu Sonrumrs, Wheh we
would nave VISITORS Moses PRAYERS would
interrupt the conversation and destroy lhr
enjoyment OF the whole company. Inc
women would cry aud the children would
cry, ana II would SCI me- almost irah'c
and even alter had retired, 1t would
sometimes b" nearly daylight before could
90 to Si'ep! Tor II appeared to me mat l
could hear Aios'S pray Tor three hours alter
he had finished. ! bore II as long as |
couIo, and thrn i"rAId hls PRAYING 50 loud
any more Moses promised oo'dIrnce, but
he soon tranSPrrSSed and my rule Is never
TO Wh!P, bu' whenever negro proves m
corr'g'olr, sell nm. his keeps ih"m IN
or'''r su'Jecuon, ana Is less trouble 'han
Wh'Pp,ng' pardontd Moses twic" Tor
dlsooroi'hCP IN p'ayIng SO loud, but The
'h'rd ''"' Knew | must sen HIM or eve
ry negro on ,he farm would soon be per
i'c'iy regardless OF all my ordrrs'
"iou SPOKE "' MOSES quarter 'uP-
pose rom mat ne mas ia'n''y'"
res ne mas a woman ana ,hree oh'i'
nreh-"r Wvc, suppose ne cal's hrr nnw'
ior soon a''rr ne go' ftiig'on' Ne asked me
IL 'h'y ''-hl De- married, ana presume
'"'y Werr.'
""' "'' 20" take ior h'r AUG Inc
o",I1[rN
..m 20" "d"' mem Ior your own USE i
wa 'I>' S''N'" ""'I''" "o''a'S' o"' S',@''
l,"' Sr.' MOSES nor 'A'm 10 90 out OF tue
"'"'T'
-, WISH '"e's al ."' MY own VS., ano
wa" give you Tue fourteen "un"''" oo''
'a's' - .,c
MI d. al" ,"''"'l - '"'h went 10 D.
S'o''' uI'" ~, 'nr "'''''.S' ana ''oS'u TIE
s','' amer Wh'Gn 'n'y returned /" me YES
SCI anu Nr' D. approaching IN" nrSr"
VINO SA' WIN us eyes uNed upon Inc Geek
n IA,