The Kanzas news., 1859-06-04
Old Noses.

the American 1facI OOCictJ ~ 'NNte -
sgain-it is worthy of re-Perusai-
.atsslff. B--Tas a merchant in Balii
more, and did a very heavy business, espe-
<.f cialIy in grain One morning, as he was
:. rassing over tbe vessels at the wharf, he
- stepped upon the deck of one, at the stern
go OF which be saw q negro man sitting, whose
= detected countenance gave sure indication
- aof distress: and he accosted him with,
is-ssss:kIff Hey, my man, what is the matter with
= 5syon.t this morning q, The negro lifted his
= eyes and looked at MIR. B. -----,replied.
5afsAis, massa, Use in great trouble ..What
20 dbont t?'' - .Kase Use fotcht up here to be
: I sold. :, What for ?'' What have you been
doing 81 HaYeyou been stealing ? or did
al you run away or what? .'No, no massa,
none o. dat; lis because didn't mind the
: = audes What aind, of orders 2'' .'Well.
.ssTnassa.s tell Fou. Massa Willum very
.s.strick man, and very nice man, too, and
issbry body on The place got 70 mind him;
and LbTeak trew de rule; but didn't tend
to break de rulss / forgot meself. an I got
too high - essIti rs for getting drunk, then.
is 20 no. sab, not dat nolher.'' Il
can get no satisfaction from -you.s Tell
me what you are TO be seid for.'' e. For
81 pssyin. sab. For praying that is a
.ssssrauee tale indeed, VIII your master not
permit you to pray? 90 yes sab, he let
me pray easy; butI hollers too loud. -
.c5sEIsd why did you halioo so in your pray
szer..''Asss.Kase de Spirit comes on me, and I
gifts happy fore knows it; den-I gone;
can'ttrol mysef den; den I knows nuthin
bout massa's rule. den holler if ole Satin
6hissef come, wild all de rules OBJ de- quisi-
stisu, ''1'" And do you suppose your master
will really sell you for that ?'' 30 yes; no
help for me now; all de men in de world
dxxlk f,oia Eoc @rba n
-sWillHln say one ting, he no do another
IS ."sWhat is your name 2" s'Moses, sah.'
s!cWhat is your masters name @. "MassaI
ensme Colonel Willum CO '' "Where
does he live ?'' Down on de Easin Shore
he good master, does he treat you
well 20 yes. Massa Willum good: no
sbstter niassa IN de world" r.Where is he 90
'sYaiader he is. iiis comm to de wharf"
~ .AssHFs B---stafted for the shore. he
heard Noses give heavy sigh. followed BIZ
-sdeep gfoan.~ Moses was not at all pleased
with the present phase of affairs. He was
strongly impressed With the idea that B.
was >. trader and intended to buy him. Mr.
B@introduced himself to Colonel c..
snd' said, 81 understand you wish to sell
that negro man. yonder on board of thel
seheoner. - Colonel C-replied that
he did. "What do you ask for him ?9-l
al expect to get segen hundred dollars = /
How old is. be ?''ae7.tAbout thirty SIS
hsa good hand ?''-o Yes, sir, he is the 1
best hand on my place. He is steady. hon
est and INDUSTRIOUS He has been my fore
man for the last ten years, and more trus-
ty negro Isnever knew g. Why do you |
wish to sell him ?" s -5--l s-z1J |
s1"Because he sdisobeyed my orders
built his quarter within-a hundred yards of
my own house; and have never rung the |
betf, night or morning, that his horn did |
not answer in FIVE minutes. But two years
ago he got religion, and commenced whar |
be termed family prayer: that is. prayer in
his quarter every night and morning; and
when be began his PRAYER. it was impossi- |
BILE TO tell when be would stop, especially if, |
as he termed it, he got happy. Then he
would sing and pray and hailoo for an hour |
oFtwo together. SO that you night hear him
mile off. Z nd he would pray for me and
my wife and children, and all my brothers |
and sisters and their children; and some
times when we would have visitors, Moses
prayers would interrupt the conversation.
and dedestroy the enjoyment of the whole
company. Even after had retired could
not sleep. / bore it as long as could, and
then forbade his praying so loud any more
Moses promised Obedience, but he soon
transgressed: and mysrule is never to whip.
but when negro proves incorrigible sell
him. II pardoned Moses twice for disobedi-
ence in praying so loud. but the third time
knew must sell him, or every negro on
the farm would disregard my orders
You spoke of Moses quarter; sup
pose from that he has family. sYes,
be has a woman and three cfIildren-orI
wife, suppose he calls her now, for soon
after he got religion, he asked me if they
might be married. and / presume they
were . What viii you take for her and
the children?'' ''If you want them for
your own use, will take seven hundred
dollars; but / shall not sell Moses nor them
to go out of the State. :" Il wish them all
formy own use, and viii give You the four
teen hundred dollars
Mr. b and COL C then
went 10 BIS store, drew up the wri-
tings. and closed the sale, after which they |
returned to the vessel; and Mr. b,
approaching the negro. who sat with his
eyes, fixed upon The deck, seemingly with |
thelnost awful forebodings. said, well, |
Moses, have bought you" Moses made |
very low bow and every muscIe-of his
face sorked with emotion as he replied |
"Is you massa? Where is gwin lnassa |
Is Twin to Georgy 90 No." said Mr.. |
b Il am a merchant here in this
city, yonter IS my store. want You to I
attend on the store; and have purrbasejt
your wife and children too. that Won NAV
not be separated; "Bress God for dat And. |
massa.aikin I go TO meetin sometimes ?''1
"Yes, Moses, you can go to church three
times on the sabbath. and every night in |
the week; and you can pray as often as you
choose, and as loud as you choose, and as
long as you choose, and get as happy as