The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-03
WASHINGTON. D. C,
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For the National Era.
HERMAN;
YOUNG KEIGHTHOoD.
BIZ F. FoXToS,
CHAPTER XvIII-Concluded.
By ?. FoXroS,
.iutaor o. r" Premiess."

CHAPTER xvHI-Concluded.
al Antl,Slayery man may hardly travel with
r4rpne Of negroes at the South, much more
.r,d,utlg than a Slavery man at the North.
I.rla,. f.ared that, through some indiscretion
ss .le attendants, his peaceable and law
flia,suess might get wind, and he himself be
..eo..ei from the State at the States expense,
o.. lssth Happened aioretime to a citizen OF
y,,.icl,usetrs engaged in peaceabieaud la,Efsl
81 ..as, M th{ isw-abiding, loyal, confederate
,..,,1 Of South Carolina. He lost no time
therefore, in shipping his charges under safe
conduct. al SAVANNAH, where Nance and old
lake. whom he had picked up on his way
through North Carolina, were awaiting them,
and went on. claiming only The latter whose wife.
a. he had ascertaned from Colonel Rochemau-
-e.', papers. had been bought for Mr. Nard-
w,ll o. Georgia. II
For Georgia, then, and old Betsy, they start
3D. I'd Jake was not an ungrateful COM
panion but he was a very gloomy one. He
raly seemed as if Jer emiah had got into him.
Pears Ike we'se fl ne her dead, mas'r; but
las Ike to 20 an see whar dey put her all de
same. an tank on for Cat, nasr. She done got
a,ed 10 Twin pid OLD Jake. She too ole to
arp new ways She not know how to lib all
al5ne rse strong. an | reckoned 'twould kin
iae-lil so! III like to see her TERED decent
ANYHOW. would so-maybe mas'r d say a
PRAYER.
L. -,,-o I nil Ial>o tbot
We may lind her well and hearty. Come, pluck
u a good heart, old fellow! Don't borrow
trouble.
Reckon not. Alters had trouble 'nough of
l., oan, widollt borrowin on it-allers did hab,
al4rs will hab, Fus ole maus an mistis, dey
cil-hrokc nv heart Almost. Grand ole gen
Iaaa be vas Eid his rufflous shirt; and she
rode out wild her coach an four-not like desc
we're mean common men and dey was mighty
fle an mighty high, but dey was mighty good
% dere people High. dose was de times
Halo, Jake. de mas'r d sing out, SO loud an
cherry, when he'd jump off his hunter, fore de
door, an see me a-bowin to him, Brew me
one punch, an don forget TO taste of it, to see
tr- rood. You cailess ole fellow, an-Jake-
arcr dat. don you remember to glib me de same
glass. He'd oilers hab his joke. An de mis-
., she'd come n sailin down de walk-when
wss gardcniu in de garden-in her white
Aouiu GOWN, jus like white goose on de riber
al good morliin, good jake she'd say, so nice
al softly; YOU can gader me a boquet OBJ dose
0., 4 ypu ink you can spare EN-, an den &c
ID an wash your hands an ask de nus to gill
fou MauS George, to fetch out here = an de
BABY. bress his heart when he'd see me he'd
strike out wild his dannies an his toeloes, an
chucle an crow, an den ole nus nd wait for to
ra' ou his cap an leaders, an den he'd kick and
Slia. an den I'd take him out an his moder d
81 him an smile, an den walk on little way
an try to look at her flowers and den she'd
hab 70 come back to look at him, to see which
Va de puriest He war de purtiest OBJ all, All
be erowed mp such splendiferous young gen
man. tall, an straight, an likely. Mex to de ole
ma, T, lubb,al him better nor anytn in de
vor.. An Miss COMFY, den | used to ten her
an sot more on her dan | did on Nance an
she'd cry arter me: an | said, many a time
Reckon you'll alters be good to ole Jake
Den de ole masrs boss done tumbled wid
A.m Ober fibarred gate, an broke his neck
50 be die. Dat break ole mistis' heart, so she
d. lore long. Den Maus George, he send of
Us Constance, an 20 off an get heself shot
frarci Ike / done got shot mesef wen / h 'arC
ont Nish't | had. Den we hab nobody to
iaa' car On us but de oberseer. Hard times
az bad times. Dc people all got cross an kinC
rriZed Dey was starbed, an dey was whip
lr "ncn.d ey didE desarbe it, SO dey turned
Wicked al sarbed IL all de time, cause dey didn
know what else to do. Reckoned twould rain
hr IA birthstone on de ole place. sometimes
dii 50. Reckon 'twould, if dey hadn used il
FL dp fore, on Sodom an Gomorrah. But
a.'ls says to de ole woman, Betsy SAYS
Betsy, Won jus held or till Miss Constance, She.
iEeniv-one, an den You'll see An ebery sum
mrr, j get a white man to tell me if twas dc
Us ch June vei, an den I'd make a notch on a
stuck | KEEP; an | waited an waited, but at last
20 fourteen lof en-; an den / says, Now,
'a's J. well hab good news fore long, an
good purity mstis. An | had SLIDER dollar
aai -iaus George he glib me me not to cry when
he role away de last time; an done spent it al
ar steamboat, for de bon-bonS an sweet-tings
>he hhed, to hab all ready for her when sh,
coined; BIZ; de mex ting was Colonel Rochemau
nee coined instead oh her, an we was all sole
al gone tore We knowed it."
Miss Constance had not the least idea o.
'ne trouble 1t would give YOU, Jake Wher
SLe got your letter. she was SO sorry that was
aiad 1t would make her H.
daNe looked conscience-stricken in his turn
hidn know no better. Was dar ANYTHING
wrong in it,"
tn no. except the wrong that she had
done sou, without intending it. But. Jake
wall Ape"
No wouldn' rarn den, cause / couldn
pare dc time. Dey war so 'dulgent de folks
,ooh advantage; ;ings nd get behinehand, an
lag 10 be alters roun seein to 'em an doir
as mere an dat dere. Miss Clayry Grand, sh,
armed me, de good little creatur. God il
aeai'en bless her
nat! your last masters daughter? Las
var Could you learn at your age?"
les. de little fbe-year-ole gal, she larnet
me- Mighty proud she was ON it, too. Hal
- go her v hole stewed pumpkin, not to tel
NJ ma LODI good while, cause she's too
!olns an Tsef too ole. Boun' to write to d,
s0Ihg nIsils long o Betsy anyhow, was so /"
JAKE dld not know his age, of course blu
ola '0I 1T not have been less than seventy year
Vas Catos learning Greek at the sam,
Pe[oa OF HE greater achievement?
Souid not you get some one to write TO
All strangers, masr. Don neber do Il
uus' strange white men. Oar war Sam, now
aie WORK extra, an get leabe to hire hesef out
a Al pay SIX hunder dollar to de oberseer to Oil
e Soionel TO buy hesef; an de oberseer TAX,
: an an 20 oil when dey change him, an nebe
s soy a word about it; so when we'se sold, San
y nat sam was that?"
my Miss Constance's Sam. mas'r knows.
RooSaH .n very man I'm after. Colone
d. ioid me he was sold to a trader
No masr- Spec he's runnin AWAY
S~ored he would '''i away
name - ~ hnow whether he had any othe
les. masr, Sam Taliaferro-
III surname, and an uncommon name. Goo,