Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-07-12
For the Kanewha Vslley Star. &
Jimmy Malone and the Negroes.

Jimmy Malone and the Negroes.
Jimmy was al Industrious good, honest I
fellow. but like all men, bad his .foibles,
his reigning imbecility being too great
fondness fof the overioyful. When sober.
he was peacable and harmless, and by no
means as brave as some men we have
known but under The influence of liquor,
he became pot-yaliant, and often pugna.
cious.
He had ) most promising crop Of mai. (
ons, which were maturing, and would Be
ready for market in short time. Jimmy
visited his patch every day. and contem-
plated. with feelings of great satisfaction,
the profit that would accrue from the sale
of his melons. ifsE
To his great chagrin. on visiting his
potck eafly8one morning, he found that
thief had enteredit the previous night
and purloined number Of tie largest and
best melons. Feelings Of dire revenge
were at once enkindled. and be was heard
TO swear that some Of Old Parson Bate
negroes would be shot before many days. !.
1 The Parsor was his near neighborHand
large slave'owner, and he conjeetured, no
doubt. correctly, that the theft had been
committed BIZ some of his slaves.
He, at once. repaired 10 . neigh boring
grocery, for the purpose Of dispelling his
| disquietudeof mind, by copioas draughts
of whisky-the great panacea Of all his
ills. In short time he was naaudliu.
and was indulging in the most awful
\ menace againstithe old Parspn' negroes.
He did notlreturn home until nightfsll,
when, taking his gun, he informed his {
wife, that he should watch his melon
patel, and shoot the first a. ID negro that
entered it. She, with all the persuasive
3eloquence ofwoman. endeayored TO divest
him from his purpose butsfailing to do
so. with herlitlle enc, she setired TO bed,
and Jimmy elated with thesidea Of kill
\ ing Cuify, went to his melon patch.
Having seated himself about midway the
potch, he commenced his nocturnal vigil.
1 firmly resolved to- disregard every obli-
cation under which be might Be to Nor
i pheus but, fortunately for Cuffy, 10
short time, By the sopori6c influence of
the liquor. be was thrown into profound
! sleep. he
Cufy, accompanied BY 81 fellow -sery-
ant. entered the patch with sack in hand,
4 and commenced filling it with the best
melons they could find. Inn brief space,
& the sack was filled, when Culfy suggested !
Il that they should eata melon before leav.
A ing. A large One was soon detached
4 from the vine, and neither Of the darkies
1 having knife, search was made for some
a object upon which TO break it. ,Jimmy's
II clothes being ola dark color. he was very
4 naturally taken to be Wdck stump, and
4 the pondrops melon, with the giant
power Of Cufy, was brought in collision
Il with poor Jimmy 8 Uranium. % horror
1of horrors Jimmy, thus suddenly
aroused from his slumber, was penetrated
Il with the conviction, that his skull. p to
use his own emphatic language, had
& been smashed into atoms y He sprang
to his feet, toishe great amazement OF Cuffy
4 and his companion. and the feet of all
three were Immediately set in motion,
4 Jimmy's in the direction Of his house, !
& and the darkies' towards their cabin
q Jimmy bounding across the field with the
Il celebrity of q startled dear, .as he runs,
& places his hand on his head, with the
] view of ascertaining. as well as the cir
4 cumstahces Of the case would allow, tbs
damage that had been done 10 his pose.--,
!" Wretched man." heI heard to cry
Il BY his companion, who had sleeplessly
i awaited his return. q I'm. nndone for
ever! OIL MoIlie. Mollie. dear Your
poor husbands brains have all been
4 knocked out I'm dyinga lei me in,
Z that | may kiss you and nav deaf little
ones for the last time I 0ILordy, have
4 mercy upon poor Jimmy Mahonel Mol
4 lie, Mollie, Mollie what shall Il do -
4 Open the door and seq your poor hus.
band die III
i Mrs. Malone, terrified at the cries Of.
her hnsbands prang to the door, and Sec
ing him stretched on the door steps, en-
qnires with a fainting heart and tremnlous
I voice the cause OF his distress. s.Mollie.
a o to think that manpf MY stability in
1 society. should have his brains smashed
/ out by an iEferDal niger, liz too hard to
II bear. i cant die satisfied = 10 me, lam
4 most gomez II Husband, dear, tell me
4 all aboat it. sobbed his wife, q Well,
my brains are all knocked soHt; put YOUR
hand on my head and see what has been
done" o the agony Of his devoted con-
sort, when she felt as she supposed, his
hair all basmeared with his brains. With
1 that devotion always characteristic Of the
/ faithful wife, she hastens I'd afford fsliss'.
and taper is lighted preparatory ID com
lmencing operations, which revealed 10 the
vision of the astonished spouse, q head al
lbesmeared with the pulpsof Melon