Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-11-08

=" Wa max SO 3 asked Pump.
LAS | was waterin' de horses gun
fire off, seem like it be right behind de
wagin, an de horses run an neber stop
TIL dey git mos, outer sight. | no see
not Ting. | ,ink may be day some OBJ
dem boys what's ou, hun,in' runaway"
:" Who is i, is runawaya"
" Why Belezer Ben and Sue run 'wav
togeder torrer day, and day been hu,.,in'
'em ebber since"
"Eh! you no say Ben run 'ways-
Waffa 7''
=" Case when Jacob guine lick Sue Ben
say he shan't do no sich ting den he mas
sa come up, and say Jacob shall lick bote
on 'em. Ben ketch up Sue an run, took
he massa hoss and clip it to de swamp
hind de barn, lef' de boss an nobody see
um since"
IAN Sue wild HING
"Yes, Sue is wild him."
Wel!,' said Pomp, 81 tell you wa
tInk bout Ben. l link he is mighty
smart feller, and doe you see him so 'lig-
Ious an christian like in mee,in', an he
amt gulne put up wild ebery ting. An
DAT Sue is berry nice gal, TOO. | hope
to de Lord day might bote git off TO de
norred."
" | wish day might" replied George,
" but how da guine git dar wldont no
larnin 2"
Why, George, dere'e more ways dan
one fur man TO fine out tings. Ami
you got no reason in your head no.
tice Js last meelin' hear Ben talk he
say, Bredren, you see dat star up yon-
der; well, sure as you foller dat star YOU
go norred, so jls as sure as you foller de
star of Bethlehem you git to heben.' Well
now, George, dat shows you where de
star of Bethlehem is, and dat star leads to
de norred. l :ell you wha, say TO my
self, Ben you smart feller."
:" Wa you tink Ben larn dat 2" said
George.
" Hi. me dunno" responded Pomp.
Well" said George, Il tell you my
pin.on bout Ben"
Wat is il 2''
Why, you see, Ben amt one of dem
niger dat guine run way iis fur to be
kotched agaIn-he amt one of dem sort
He wouldn't run way if he was guine 10
be kotched. And if he run way he
make he mind be die fore he come back.
He know wat he was bout when he took
to de swamp. Eff be didn't see he way
clear he wouldn't gone. OATS d e way
wid dat young fellow, | tell you. know
him eber since he was a chile. Ben
nebber would do any mean ting, and he
amt guine to s'mit 10 be common run
away niger. If day gifts him day will
hab TO shoot him fust"
With that George drove on.
Ben and Sue had been, when George
thought he heard some one speak, con-
sulllng about some plan 10 have their box
SO placed Oh the boat and ship as to pre-
vent it from being pressed down by other
freight. 1t was desirable 10 have i so
that he could occasionally raise the lid
After ovcrhearing this conversation he
felt assured that he might safely make
George acquainted with the state of
things, and try 10 secure his aid The
box they were In was In the hinder part
of the wagon, and the trunks and smaller
boxes were piled up on the foreward
large box.
Aftri leaving Pomp there was a long
reach of pine forest through which their
road passed. Ben carefully raised the
lid of the box, and slipped ou, OF the back
of the wagon. Watching his opportunity
wher he got to a thicket on the side of
the road, concealed by the brush he got
ahead of the horses and issued into the
road from the ,hicket. George immedi-
a,ely recognized him and called out to
him:
ben, you better take care, day is
huntn you not fur back"
Nebber mine," said Ben, Il must
talk wild you while"
He then quickly explained 10 him the
condition of things. and told George
what assistance he wished from him.
When you put de box in de steam
boat, you see to it to hab ii put way dere
it nut'n on de top OBJ it. An dere is a
black man on de steamboat what is de
porter, you glib him dis dollar, and tell
cialy TO dat box, and go wild it wen ii is
10 go on de Philadelphia stes:nsiIip, and
see heself dat it isn't kivered up wild I'd