Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-10-16

! supplies. and in fact the houses. My room
, was bolted and barred like states prison,
:. and / had complete arsenal of gnns,
, swords. and ammunition. And then they
!. had a regular drunk" The keg held
Just enough. and not drop over. They
divided it ont among themselves. by meas
urelnent. and it was all gone in time fol
them to get over the effects of it before Mon
day morning"
j Don't you think" inquired, "that
;. the expected whisky rations was quite as
great stimulus to their exertions as your
philosophical exhortations?"
= Perhaps it was. But you must recol-
lect that the whisky rations formed part
of my lecture. and were always introduced
as clincher. / vas the most popular
ovrrseer over on the plantation. and when
left the darkies cried like babies. Tai
bo. raised my wages 10 twelve hundred
dollars, dating from the time 1 went there,
and l performed the whole duties Of over
seer without any assistance
And how did you come to leave SO
agreeable and profitable an employment?
We'll, I'll tell you how it was. Talbot
used to get tight; and although he was or
idinarily perfect gentleman in his beha-
vior, when drunk he was the very DEVIL
Then he would abuse me like pickpock-
ct, and find all manner of fault with what
ever l did. He would curse me for id
Yankee. and would give him as good as
he sent. / was no more a Yankee than he
was, having been born, as you know, in
Maryland.
Often he drew his bowie e-knife, and
rushed at me as if he would cut me into
mince- meat; but l met him boldly with
my 'cheese-cutter,' and backed him down.
could have handled him as l would q
child, and he knew it. And if he had ever
drawn blood on me. | would have killed
him in an instant; and he knew it.
'One day when he was drunk. he got
mad at a nigger woman he kept about the
house, and ordered me TO whip her. / told
him to whip her himself. This enraged
him terribly. He was just drunk enough
to be crazy. Out came the everlasting
bowie knife, and out came mine, as usual
Then he turned from me-whom he feared
to- attack, drunk and insensate as he was
he turned from me upon the poor black
gill. She was standing near, with her
eyes cast down. and did not Immediately
perceive his intention.
She was pretty girl-a dark mulatto
and had long beer his favorite. But he
was then perfectly blind with fury. and
dashed at her ith his glittering knife rails
ed above his head. She saw him in time
to utter piercing shrek. and while in the
act of turning to fly. the weapon fell upon
her neck. severed her jugular vein, and
prostrated her to the floor.
The poor girl never spoke again. The
blood rushed like water from the wound.
her face paled, her limbs stiffened, and,
with few convulsive shudders she was
dead. She was taken 10 one of the huts,
and buried by the blacks on the following
night. There was no inquest-no inquiry
it was nobody's business.
AS for Talbot, as soon as he saw her
fall he appeared to be sobered all at once.
He looked at her a moment, glanced at the
bloody knife, and then cast it from him,
as if he were purging himself of tho Of
} fense, or Furnishing the offender by the aet
He said not word, but went to his room.
saw him no more that day.
On the next, went TO him and told him
he must get another overseer, for l was
about to leave. He seemed incredulous at
first, then stormed, then finding me infex-
ibie. he offered to increase my wages if /
would remain. had hut one answer for
ALL / said to him: Mr. Talbot, l don't
want your money. If would stay with
you at all. l would stay for my present
salary. But will not stay: never eat
my words. If You are ready to settle with
me how, say so; il not, say when you will
be ready - 7.3
He said he was ready then and we set
tied. had few hundred dollars due to
me. which he paid. and was on my way
to Grand Gulf within two hours AFTER
The subject of the murder of the mulatto
girl was not alluded to between us
WELL said to Tom, what is your
opinion of slavery now? You are able to
judge for yourself Of the institution.
having formed one of its ornaments. and
contributed to keep up its dignity
suppose you have read Uncle Toms Cabin,
and are prepared to give fiat denial to the
pretended facts Of the author. OF course
it is all false about the parting Of families
husband and wife, parent and child, etc..
and all the instances of that sort of cruelty
cited in her appendix are trash and libel
upon the bene6cent and pstriarchal institu
ticn?' a1s aff
| spoke ironically, and he so understood
me-. The passions Of Toms great heart
had been gradually wrought by review
of the bloody scene he had himself wit
messed, and which had made strong i'm.
: preston on him, and he now sprung to biz
1 feet. afle 4Tf a.t ~
'Unde TOMS Cabin be d-dp he cried
Owen Glendower, what I've seen with
my own eyes know. dom. /? / could
tell you things that would make your hail
,, stand straight out. If was mind to: buI
it'sino use. ya eaie.
AS to slavery. as It exists in the Sugar
; and Cotton States. to-day, have but one
fit illustration for it. a
The religious writers of the Jews. and
those who follow their ideas, have pictur-
I ed to Us the future condition Of the sinner
/; and finally impeRitent as the most desps'
!. rate and deplorable possible to be conceiv.
. ed--as they thought. They had never