, 1859-11-28
GREAT CRY AND LITTLE WOOL,


For tbs Chissso Frtss ind Tntunss
Tbrouglou. hl the tlavebolding States, soon
after the southampton lnsurrection--in 1852
believe-there was much excitement and dread
Of general negro outbreak in Kentucky, Eren
brave old Kentucky toos u fright s,nprt'' scare,
and adopted il many localities what was dcrn.-
cd eficient measures for promptly putting down
nay ugly demonstration Of 5ambo.
Frankfort, the capital Of The a5ore State,
feeling Tie alaths, organized her young men
into q company Of guards, and avpointeda u
the panic. viii, old fashioned, :siut lock, hard
knocking G. s. nuskets, the young soldiers Of
Frankfort Stood guard over tie threatened
city Many poor darky was arrested,
dragged TO the guard house and failed
for being without . pass: It wn4 no
excuse for Stmbo to say that be had "ius
bin down dar to see Dinah," o. that lie was
putroller-not ihe guard, for they were gentle
mea--took his toll out Of every darky be caught
without liass, Gy few singing cuts with his
cow-hl3e, md Samto went back 10 lis den dis-
c:nfenfed and nngrr. not At alt comprehending
what il was all about, but nov feeling more like
rebellion than escr before in his life
1twas u natural result that when the negroes
we're watched mud looked upcn with nnynryiug
suspicion by tue whites in F1apktort-or ans
otster like community-whcre they had gcuci:-
ally been treated with greut kindness and for
bearance, that they should. as thcy did, begin
to wenr suspicious Look. thereby adding to
the gfoomioess Of the hour.
Errfy pow and then, too, some poor old
donGhface negro.-like some Of cur Tree State
democrats. thinking tE telling some I'LL of q
lie might plexse his n,nsttr-gave out 1nysseri-
ous h,nts about nightly gatherings Of Tie ne
grocs, and told Of u!l mauner Of plots, conntes-
signs and signals to bc giTen when the day of
slaughter should CONF. Frankfort was in, u
stew, but alive 10 the dnugcss Of the crisis. Il
was not in rain that her beautiful maidens ap-
pealed 10 her chfTalry for defense. So-the
the Ghoys were thar, and might be depended
upon ut thnt. .
Frankfort, you know, is romartic town.
The beautiful Kentucky River runs thrnugh it :;
and there are many lofty ellis, shady looks,
and sunny hills all around it; but the sweetest,
qnietest, most poetic spot is the Lovers Re.
treat" just around the corner near the rivers
bank, where large spring Of pure cold wattr
Ehsles forth. This Nas Hn enchanted spot
tue Lovee's Retreat nul it has its own history,
yea, tnany histories Of the heart, besides tie
one now to be relatcd.
At tile time OF our story there was IN old ne
gro man living at Frankfort, who xas permitted
By his muster to hire his own time and live in
his own little cabin, which he had erected near
the hjg spring in Lovers Retreatt" There the
old man anu his wife and children llred
Whether tlis place was lovera' retreat 10
them,the deponent saith not.
One very dark night, during The excitement
about negro rising, some one Of The guard l,av.
,ng discovered au unusual ttir in the Loyers'
lfstrea+," and nottpg the fact that screr4l col
orcd Individuals were passing to and fro in ra-
thcr mysterious manner, reported TO tie Cap
tain What lie had seen. SO it was resolved t1nt
the whole force Of the guard should proceed,
dnv armed and equipped, to tue spot. They
did 50.
Arriving about midnight, they surrounded
the uegro cabin, fearing tint aome of tho>e with.
in SHOULD escape. i dim light wns burning, the
rays OF Which penetrated through the @chinks,' II
while n noise which could be ptnin!y heard indi.
cate that its inmates were still up aud stirring
ut that iate hour. Things looked suspicious;
every mnsket was freshly prin,cd; al was
t;r1n man, approached the door and thumped on
it hcavily with his muske,. 4 prompt response
came from within, and the following dialogue
cnsued:
Col. Gent, from within. Who Jar. Wh5t
you wuut!
Capt. IRON without: Sc,er mind who is here,
Open ihe door instantly
Col. Gent. For cory mighty's snke, massa
don't come in heuh or
Captain. Orcn The door, tell rou, or I'll break
| i:.1own. Open the door this instant. you old
| blarE fuscal.
The tocF was slowly opened, and The Csptair
o. The Guards, followed by few Of tue soldiers
entered tue cabin, in which there were discor
cred several negro women, among whom va.
one with ratber q knowing look. She was sit
ting by rude l,eil ia one corner, anl in sYhict
lay tile aulrcring furm Of negro woman
the expression 0f whose face indicated tie
worst ng6ny Of fenr. Standing tor few mo
| ments to surrey the Objects around him, th'
noble Captains ears were suddenly sa1uted hJ
such fQnan as all Tue human species, white
red or b,ark, Invariably make when they frs
| find themselves in this world Of trouble. Tht
,ruti, flashed through the Captains wool ther.
| was d sort Of *uigges'' disturbance, = very
| small one, but not The sort tue guurls had e1
| pectcd to find. 1t is needless 10 suy that they
| left, having by accident turned up the lei
bower. kr.