The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-05-26

whistled for 'em, but could hear nor see
nothing Of 'em. ...'... Fl. T..
The first thing l knowed, seed one Of
the finest big white houses ever seen,
with apowerful great clearin'-barns, and
stables, and nigger houses, and pailins all
around the house, all as white as snow.-
So l thought Pde go up and axe about
the hossses; went to the big gate, it
was at the road bout seventy yards from
the house, but didn't see nobody at all.
We'll, l didn't know what to do; begin
to feel all was not right, but couldn't get
away. Howsomever, 80 it was, 1 stood
thar calling my hosses, coapl coap
but l didn't hear 'em nicker. Well the
first thing l lnowed l seed nigger come
out to the inside palms, and thar he was
peepin' at me, and peepin' at me.
"Wont you come in SER" sez he.
Being always bred to manners, 1 thanked
him and told him yes. .......
q" started very yearly this morning,
1 started afore day, out a huntin' my
hoses" says L.
He never said one word but rather
grinned like. r
BY this time the sun was up, an we had
got to tho house ;-golly it was a fine
'un! glass windowsl brick chimleys! pi-
azers porticoes ! sich as you see in Nash
vile town: think-ses-I, I'm in luck; not
having the least idea of what it really
ware, and what war to come. By this
time could see the heads of several Mig
gers, some black, and some mallatters,
grinning at me through the glass win
dows; but had no suspicion; big old
yaller feller opened the door, and bowed
mighty polite.
"Walk in the parlor and take a seat
sir !" sez he. .....
thanked him and told him yes, al
had started very yearly this monin', I
had started afore day out to hunt my hos
ses. But as to the place whar he tuck
me to, which he called the parlor! The
walls were as white as they could be, and
all around tho windows hung curtains
red and white, with brass bands to hold
'em back and thar war fire a blazein
away, with two great brass fire dogs,
and brass thing around the fire, to keep
it IN Ireckon. And thar war a cloth
thing on the floor, and bigger nor any
blanket, an putter nor saxon show Won
seed and every chair and table were pure
'hogany. F..
Well, jest as l war a gwine to set
down, a little oman come to the door and
in the sweetest voice you ever hearn sez
she:
~@Wount you walk in and take some
breakfast sir"
l felt sorter hongry and thanked her
an told her yes; soz l. E.wH .ss.F 90
q" started very yearly this morning, /
tarted afore day to hunt my hosses." b.
So follered her inter the next room.
and my eyes! thar was only to white 'uns,
a man that looked about 25 or so wears
old all dressed in brod cloth, standin' up
with his hands on the back of % cheer, up
to the table, and mighty young oman,
the putterest you ever seed, dressed all
!: i: white; and the gentleman, rs I took it
for, sez he
Take cheer SER" just as perlite, ian
take some breakfast expect you are
tired" or somethin' so. ......|
1pulled of my hat and went to lay it
down, but one Of the niggers who had a
white cloth in his hand, with a apron on,
tuck it from me, and never seed il any
more. So l thanked the gentleman" las
thought) and told him / would, as
had started very yearly this morning, l
started afore day out huntin' my HOSES.
l thought heard somethin' hiss be-
hind me, and the lady looked in that di-
rection, and l looked and seed two of the
niggen standin' behind me, and one of
'em had Q white cloth to his mouth, but
the other stood as strate as a soldier: 80 7
sed nothing. Wall, thar ware all sorts
OF things on the table, / never seed the
like chiny and silver, and under the coffy
pot they had something that looked like
the CRATE Of q furnace all made Of silver
and the fire blazin' in II. TIE ladv sez
she TO me, SEE She
"Will you take dish Of teai"
l thanked her and told her no, plate
full would do me, as / started very yearly
this mornin' started afore day out hun
TN my HOSES. Atthat moment the gen.
ueman he sneezed, and the lady sbe