Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-11-01
original Storp.
For the MINERAL PoISr TRIsrSR.
C 90 N BL u FF.
By pA- ". n. BRISBANE.
CHAPTER II-Contip,Icd.

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that Mr.. Belezer, one bright morning
went out into his field where the negroes
were at work, and addressing Ben, said
Ben. you are getting old enough now
think. to have wife, and there is Sue
who is old enough to have a husband
why don. you and she come together 2"
Il no want no wife now, Massa," said
Ben, going on briskly with his hoe, tha,
he nigh, lose no time from his task.
" But why nots'' asked his master.
"Kase poor niger cant keep he wife
Sir. May be take Sue for wife, den
one year we sold and parted"
But" replied Mr.. Belezer, you
know never part husband and wife,"
But if Massa dead, wa, dens"
"Then you'll both go to your Mistress
and when she dies to Julius. I'll leave
it SO in my will"
" But suppose. Massa, Missus AID
Mass julius bo,e dead, how dens''
"Oh, WE'LL" said Mr.. Belezer, ,ha,
is no, at all probable, Ben. You may as
well take Sue she is fine girl and will
make you good wife,
May be, Massa, some time; but
no want to vet. Git some ting fus, fur 10
make we more comfortable dan we now
got"
"Well, Ben, if you will take Sue III
have house Put up for you, and your
mistress will fix up nice wedding and
I'll give you a pig TO begin house keeping
with and you shall be driver on the
plantation"
"Tll tink of it, ia nix you, Massa."
Mr.. Belezer was particularly desirous
both of keeping Ben on the place, and OF
keeping Sue from having husband from
another plantation. At the same time
he wished her married on account of the
increase Besides Ben's character and
physical strength were of some conse.
quence in raising family.
Passing on TO where Sue was at work
he accosted her: Well, Sue, don't you
| wish a husba nd 2'
Ky. Massa,' said Sue, :" wa me wan
wld husban z"
You better have Ben"
May be Ben won, hab me. Sir
Will you have Ben if he asks you tt
have him g.
ky, Massa, dunno wa ia says"
"Oh, well you Will have him." Ant
Mr.. Belezer went to The house and in
formed his wife of what be had beer
concoc.ing.
Jacob, who had been for several year
the driver or head man before Mr.. Be
lezer went 10 Wisconsin, and had reese
cured that position after his return, hap
pcned to be just on the outside of th
fence hid by some bushes, when the con
versa,ion took place between Ben and hi
master. The idea of being supercede
IN his Office was not a pleasant one t
Jacob, and he determined within himsel
TO circumvent any arrangement of ,h
kind. Ben was too well acquainted wi,
Jacobs character to number him anon
his friends, and hence he had never |,
him into the secret of his own education
and had taken good care that all be ha
himself instructed should be also boun
to secrecy as to the source of their acqu
sitons.
1 il had not been difficult to pursue thei
E. morning and evening studies wihou, ii
;. knowledge OF the driver, as he had
. wife on the next plantation. AID was
n the habit of being with her at night, ar
d he never got back to his masters uni
!. sun rise, when his business kept hi
:, d about the house yard and barn and COW
e: pen for an hour later. Mr.. Belezer di
:. not require his negroes TO go into til
4. field until an hour after sun rise, as So,
:, era. had to be employed milking the COW
1t feeding the horses. Sc; and he had Il
impression that it was more wholeson
5. for them to get their breakfast befor
Ii going to work. He and Mrs. Beleze
ID were no, in the habit of rising early, ar
i. therefore the negroes had much of the
). own way iii the early part of the NOR
ing.
Jacob knew very well that Ben al
'h II Sue we're fond of each other, bu, to hi
as well as to the rest of the negroes
/. was inexplicable why they did not con
together as man and wife. He resolv,
=, ~ 10 take the advantage which Ben's affe
y. ton for Sue would give him in provokil
"a him TO acts of insubordina,on and acco
" dinghy threatened Sue at various tim
he with the lash for very trihing errors
her work.
.,s Coming up TO Sue about week aft
he had commenced this series of thrsa