The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-10-19

putting on knowing look, he commenced S
his head, and at last looking
up said: os Oh sb oa rsy b !
"WeIl, massa, me declar, Use most for
got. Pears to me, sartin, 1 took that
sword to town to git it fixed, me no go
after its sartin, sure" -lF.f.1v
"You did not. you scamp, what made
you let me forget i,?" .a....f .r-
"Me forget too, masss, tin aow, my oh!
me got no mem'ry nohow."a
"Get up old Ball INN mediately, you
must 60 aud get it this very day" .a.s
T This pleased Sum nightly. Besides the
ride, of fifteen miles, there was ''yaller
gar' about half the way. who had taken
Sans eye, and, perhaps, his heart too, if
be had any; and he would get clear of
old massa for day at least, and dupe
him in the bargain For he we'll knew
that he had brought the sword home
again the day he took it away. "a
Soon old. Ball made his appearance,
with one of the happiest darkies in exist
ence on his back. When Sam got out
of sight, he fell to rolling and laughing. at
great rate, to, think how he had fooled
old massa. ;I ,...7..s ..s-.r..-s... sr. ---
Time passed, and old Ball passed over
the ground, and he was drawing close to
where Sans sweet heart lived. Sam was
doing his best to get his mouth twisted
back again to its right shape; when old
! Ball came to sudden halt. and Sam
turned whittier thar he ever was before, at
which he saw and heard. Right before
him in sthea road, was some half dozen
soldiers,o with all their ''ix up' on, as
Sam -afterward expressed it. Aud one
of them, q great big horrid looking fellow
yelled: .as.;S sa 7 .ls.a-a- O. -. g. as7.sa-
allow now, Snowfall, running off are
are you; come jump off we must have your
horse Look at this gun and mind; or l
will shoot the black brains out of you"
Sam came to himself about this time,
and thinking he was done for, got of of
old Ball, and the officer took hold of him
and asked him where he was from. p
Z Sam rolled up the white of his eyes,
"Oh! massa, don't shoot me, don't, and
me tell you all about il. !.., ...- -, q. 81
':Tell OIL, you dog, I'll not shoot you"
Sam then told all about where he came
from, and where he was going, for he wa:
g badly frightened. .-.a ..l a.'5A
.You, came from old Douglas die
$ your" :s-3 faf7ia.. III + -
ayes, and de old ,massa kill me, sure. i
a me not bring back Ball. sure aud sartin
he give, me no time to make a pray'r, bu
y chop my head right of, sartin."
1 sl"Pshaw! Snowfall, you are joking 81
a would not kill y you. no how l know him
It and he will be pleased to know that Mari
on has old Ball" h'sa@ ''.' rose es!is'
I"No indeed, massa, he is gwine to xii
massa James forjinin Marion" ,-,.-r r
Gle was, was he. why be must be al
Indian, or cannibal. But come in her
and see James Douglas" f.g :. '-
yl Sam was nearly overjoved to see mass
20 James, for he thought his troubles a
J. over, And for this time at least the
IS were Old ball was. too old to be of an
M service to them, SO Sam was put in po
at session of him again, to his infinite d.
#, lighs; 1and owhen he saw the,sword whic
ID was lost, hanging by James side. he vel
es tnred even them to take little laugh
be think how old massa was fooled. ID"
c. = The soldiers got hold of the story or
d, they laughed too, in which James had t
ife Join. Sam soon took his leave, not ho'
= ever, ; till James gave assurance that
ed would not reveal their place of concea
in ment. James took the chance to ser
,st q couple of notes away, one to Mary, al
one, to his sister. vi ''s.a7' ~ ~
I'm Sam thought it not worth while to
10. to town and hunt the sword, seeing it W
on not there. So he rode onto where
lovely Dina lived, and spent happy til
I'VE in her, company. He then started
W. home; but it not being late, he VIZ
,ck aroundsby Nays, and gave the letter
James to Mary ai He then rode Oh
p home, but now thessword4 came up in
ted mind, and he had to invent some excuse
, satisfy old Douglas 81
&C Quick as he got close to the house,
be- put old. Ball to his speed; intending
his look as white as he did when the soldi
ave stopped him. He rode up to the gate
lth. the top Of his speed, calling out at
lrn- top of. .hisIvoice, for "massa." The old G.
his came running down to the gate in gl
mo- hurry and before he had time to say a
IS thing about the sword. Sam balled ou
the "Masss,' me nearly dead, an old
7ery too, De cussed Wings, Marion's n
rave catch me and old Ball too, on the re
the and me thought they would shoot
7oc- sartin." b-el 1a. s-.f .sl.5a... Z ! .-Is
for .,Marion's menl did you see them
hing s""Sees dem! guess / did, wild all dar
ups on, and .dey SO savage, jist as if
be- could eat dis, ,darkey up har and ALL
Gus The old man, was so rightened tina
one forgot about the sword completely. ''.
) to rion's men, I declare, they are not con
hey. here / hope, are theys" r;r- r r.
7hen . +"No massa. me guess not, Maybe
rav7 may, lot gorry. me die sartin. if dey d
you Yes, and We win ell die, for they xii
.,onj before them.nr iau Jts4:-;tT .
stay "Oh Tor" said Sam, in affected con
when he xsl knew that they were