Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-11-01


sight, il can bu. get Ben to take her
part I'll have all right.
"Didn', told you not to do you work
In dis SUDDENLY fashion! Now l amt
guine stan it no longer. Now js strip
youself down to de wais; I'll gee you
ten lash for dat"
No you wont while dis nigger's va"
was Bens easy and quiet remark, and
wlthou, ceasing from his work.
iii see to dat" said Jacob, land
when is done wild she I'll tend 10 YOU,
boy"
He stood waiting for Sue 10 pail the
body of her dress down. Ben went on
with his work. Sue followed his exam
pie.
Il tell you gal, pull you dress down."
said Jacob in determined way.
Sue looked towards Ben, and be saws.
" Don't you do it,"
Jacob then undertook to loosen the
strings of her dress and to pull the sleeves
down. Instantly Ben sprang to her side,
and seizing Jacob by the collar, compel
led him to loose his holtda nod en- the girl
Jacob did no, lack bravery, and he had
always considered himself more power.
full man than Ben. He had expected
Ben 10 strike him, and this was wha, he
really wished. Be. Ben kept perfectly
calm, determined to go no farther than 10
protect the girl from Insult and the LASH
Jacob, too, having an object in view,
would not allow himself to get excited
He managed TO keep Ben's back towards
the road whence his ma ster, having hitch.
ed his horse 10 The fence, was approach
ing. Ben, having so far effected his
purpose, and the girl icing now free
from Jacob, released his own grasp.
Jacob" said he, if you strike dat
gal you hab to do it arser you lick me ,ill
can't git up. No man shall HEX dat gal
while l is by"
Jacob knew his master had heard this
sentence, and he felt the day was now
his own.
What is ali ths!'' asked Mr.. Belle
ger in quite an excited tone. II cannot
allow Resistance TO the driver"
Ben turned round and respectfully
bowed TO his master, bu, said no, word
Massa," says Jacob, "neber DID
know such a ting 10 happen Oh dis pan.
,a,ion befo, was jIs guine 10 fog dis gal
fur slubberin' her work, which | tell EN-
about day arler day, and he no mine me
Jis guine TO gum two three light lash ,o
make un mineful, and Ben stop he work
come right straight cross de rows ant
take me hole by de collar and turn mt
from de gal and say shan'l lick um.-
Wa de use, ST., fur me hab de las i in my
han and when go fur use um, one o
Massa own niggers KIN come tween IN,
and day who sarb punish. was il
guine to lay de lash on Ben heself wher
| see you comin. and ,aut you'd set al
right youself"
"And l shall Sc, all right" said Mr.
Belezer. q First give Sue her punish
ment, and then put the lash TO Ben, an
let me see if he will now dare to set you
authority a, defiance"
Jacob turned to go towards Sue VIII,
the lash upif.ed. In an ins,an, Be
sprang forward, seized the girl in hi
arms, threw her upon his shoulder. an
ran with her rapidly towards the road a
its nearest point, which was through
thick growth of oaks within few rods c
the rows they had been hoeing.
Mr.. Pe.ezer cried out to Jacob 10 TO
low him, and ran as rapidly as he coul
TO over,ake them; bu, Ben having gair
, ed the brush before him, turned his cours
towards the place where the horse wa
htched, while Mr.. Belezer and Jaco
pressed directly on towards the fenc'
.upposing that Ben would make for III
swamp Immediately across the road
There was a bend in the road so th
they could not see the place where Be
put down Sue and jumped the fence
When Mr.. Belezer got into the road ar
saw no sign of the fugtives he ssoppe
and told Jacob to hurry and bring n
horse to him while he searched for Beu
track, which he supposed must ne ne;
where he stood, intending to pursue the
into the swamp at once. jacob iurns
, the corner of the fence jus, as Ben place
Sue on the horse. He stepped back
the road few feet SO as 10 get In sig
! of his master, and called TO him,
"Ya da bt massa !"
Blu, in that time Ben himself had e
into the saddle with a side bound, al
throwing his LEG across the horses ne
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