Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-06
s-re-''on Stories In The Abolition
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Papers.
ri. Chicago Tunes hits oil capl- |
l..U the mn luihcturod stories
w. appear in the Republican pa
u. Importing to give accounts of
fr. rihlc treatment of Northern
rf no the South ANY one u,Scnsc
.m. 'hat il u stranger behaves
5u T. iEg one Will modest him
.Y,. NJ Mason Il hiNon's line, M
-.| Abolition cmiSSariv> anu the
U.r light To- bc hanged ns 80 ~ rs
u-m.b. Rut here IL the Time 5 sen,
n. u story. The writer is ON h'"rI
,ru Mississippi steamer, Southwark"
huHul'
Ahout 10 o'clock at night we
heard one of the most tcrrlilr con
Fi.is ever listened Ia, on the lower
F.E Very shortly AFTER, the cap
lain came in and informed Us that
UaIta dozen of the Southcncrs had
ir,u iutchcrcl in n free fight over
gam, Of poker, At about IL n
man mc aboard nj II wOol-yNrd,
. h. lIlslSN HNNllAN NV NN''' ~
seems that hc was Il sort at Judge
umouF the tribe known sfhc Rack
,nrl is, lie was about six feet
.ld ID hulf high, aud without hat
shpr, pr shirt, Ills sole garments
urro pair of blue cotton pants,
W. % gre N blanket ovcrcoat, which
was 1lttOncd up TO the thr0at but
s.rt ned and torn as To show his
g.Nny hide in u dozen places, lis
lau had never been shaved, nor
lIt n comhct, nor his face wash
..un infancy. His pants were
ac|i p by IL leather belt, in which
were hung four rovolvcrs, and Il
rgn lot bowic-kniic. On his shout
dur % carried II rifle, and in his
,au1 singular looking cane, which
hoiurli occasion to inform MS WAS
lUla, from two.thigh bones Of II
Nn,l crn preacher, Spliccd toscth,
a., rs ON he killed for having said
rcoo had II soul. My very flesh
yr.w I'd ON my bones rs he wont on
900 huast of his eccdS. He declared
.',. g had never been able to get
...o lice till he had either knitted
as ing seven Northern men with
.reu,;n hands. He never went TO
..I ne whole night, but kept drink
,rr 5hisky and rcci!ing his muI-
Irr and hunts for runaway negroes
WI blood hounds, till daylight.
s. rly in the morning we passed.
u,l,c called the Devils Suck
VIVA would i not have given to
hny, never seen that place {! 1t is
.grc.us ofcddy or whirlpool in the
rive hat gathers and retains for
l.v ogcther matter floating intoit.
As N passed it, counted tiily odd
human bodies twirlcd to the sur
fave ny the surging and muddy wa
iar- But imagine my sensation
when | saw the pale corpse OF II
,nur and lovely woman thrown
.o lac surface, and upon n kind OF
s.r,amcr that tloated around her,
the lrttcrs 'A-b-o-!' | claspcd
my lands in agony, and held my
breath as | heard Immediately be-
hind ne q voice eXclaim Death
and thunder! if that amt the pretty
school marin we drowned tor teach
ing q niger gal the Lords pryor!
iurned my head and came face to
..o with the Raclicnsackian-my
very heart froze with fear and hor-
for Looking at me a moment, he
aail, i'll the most drawing and i'm
pcr'Ilent voice: 'Whar did you
come from, stranger-whar you
ling. and what's your politics?
Pardon me my dear Times | was
50 ared that forgot all my GER
tifcaies and letters, and do verify
heIiere that 1 told him | was from
South Carolina that l had just
oern North after fugitive slave,
and shot four Abolitionists who had
to opted rescue. and that all !
had lust in the combat was my blue
'.ce>sion cockadc, which | wore as
CapJlin of my troop Of the knights
or Tho Golden Circle! The judge at
once shook me by the hand, and
proposed incontincntly to 'liquor,
saying he would forgive me for hay
Ing been north Of the lie for the
handsome manner in which | had
peppercd the niger thieves We
nook a drink Of regular rifle whisky
Just as our bell rung for the Mem
phis ianding. Yours, truly, JACK"