Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-01-14
him a trusty ''musteeo servant, a
stout fellow, who cares religions]y
for his masters welfare at times
when he can't look after it him

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for his masters welfare at times
when he can't look after it him
self. ~ aes ,=a
| A week or two since, our eccen-
trio, whom we shall call Hudgins,
attended by Cub, his servant, start
ed on general .rolic, being equip
ped with two bottles OF the ''royal
blood of France The twain travel
ed enthusiastically, about fifty
miles, into the county OF Cumber-
land, (well say where Hndgins was
unknown. Jogging along, they came
to an overseer sitting on the top
rail Of fence of a cotton field,
ovreseer-fashion, watching his hands
at. some sort of work within. To
stop, have chat, and treat the
overseer, was the first impulse of
the eccentric and.speedily all the
hands were growing merry over
the superior Bourbon, in a corner
ofthe fence But, in an evil moment
an unhappy idea struck Hudgins.
He would quiz the overseer by
making him believe that he, the
the eccentric, was zone Of Browns
men, and Cub, boy that he had
stolen-so he would !! Amd he did
in the most confidential manner,
and with many injunctions of secre-
sy, relate such tale to the over
seer' urging him to 'join.' p .aa4ro7
The astounded soverseer stood a
second or two, with distended eyes
and mouth, pale,. silent statues
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At length he shouted to one ofhis
"Drivers" in the field "Ned come
here,s and bring Big Peter and
jake" sss' '7tslt's-'f '7
In a trice, three stout negroes
jumped over the fence. Said the
overseer. $ ''' O. ''''''sS' = Ia'
Harness that id white A.bo-
itionist -
, And Immediately upon giving
the order, himself took hold Of Cub
and quickly had his hands tied be-
hind his back, the. boy knowing his
place to we'll TO resist ], 90. ss,.....s >,....1s.
Hudgins was At 6Tst taken ~
surprise, and his laugh began %
grow wonderfully weak, a. the me-
groes seized him. eal 4as'io5 q age4a
'Hold on stand of, you id
fools,' he said ~ was onlybuggi,sg'
that squash head there = J9T r,1
Tie him T thundered the over
seer; and they did tie him, and
that in double quick time. .tis,r 800
The overseer drew a long breath,
as he surveyed his captives. Eccen-
trio wished to explain the littlejoke,
and told who he was and what his
object was, just to have some fun.
The overseer didn't believe one
word Of it-not he. 9-' o'.' "'-s
ooh, d-n you,' said he to Hudg;ns
now very pale man, 'it's reason
able to s'pose you'd deny it when I
wouldn't 60 in with you, you cussed
wh;te-livered scoundrei, that wants
to make a free nigger of yourself!
But right off you 60 to Cumberland
county Jail. I've been watching
just twenty-seven days for a man
like you; and, for fear the town
folks II let you slip, III make the
nigers hat yoal one hundred before
We start -, ,-.,..tt...,- -,o.g
And right then and there, that
trusty guardian of another's pro-
perty, strung up Eccentric and
made one Of negroes draw him.
one hundred times, with keen
cracking drivers whip. The yells,
groans and protestations Of Eccen-
trio were awful to hear. He swore
he was Sound on the goose.' a'i 'is
Yes = said the overseer;- sbut
you'll be a heap sounder. when
we've done with you, down yonder
at town!'' l..0'... 4... t9a .qgse
Mules were brought, and the
horses Hudgins and Cub led away,
and themselves mounted ON the
hybrids; and forthwith the resolute
overseer totted them (ten miles) to
town, securely bound and watched
by him and trusty negro, each
armed with a double barrel. Arriv-
ed, the Eccentric was safely Jailed,
amid the execrations Of the popu-
lace, who wanted to tear him to
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