Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-04-03
Vol. 4. No. 10.

quiet. A nigh; or Two since we
waited for--to come TO tea.
There had been a rumor that
some oil the old masters were 20
ing to come in aud pay taxes aad
take possession oil their lands.
Daphne talks better than most oil
her clrss.
"Do you think it's true about
the Secesh coming" size a.ked,
looking straight into the fire, as
she stirred the Goals.
"Nc. | guess not,' I replied.
Il hope not!" she exclaimed
with emphasis.
Would you no. be glad to see
Mistress Rhelt?"
"No, | never wants to see her
again"
Il have heard she was a very
beautiful md gentle lady, and ]
hould think alter living with her
so many years, YOU would have
loved her"
"No, | does nj love her. She
is beautiful, very beautiful, anc
just as sweet to white folks as
can be; you would think in the
parlor she was an angel but III
the kitchen she was Daphne
paused.
"What?" | asked.
81 was going to say devil, but
| don't think the devil can be SO
bad as she."
"Why, Daphne, you surprise
me; ! have heard her talked OF as
a pattern lady, and only a few
nights ago heard Yankee ladies
and gentlemen say that thev had
lived South, and never saw house
slaves i'll treated"
"Never let 'cm knowes O.
course not. Missis Daphne for.
gets that do not like to be call
ej Missis when she is excited, !
have seen this room inll of coin
pany playing piano, and dan Ing
and Mistress so beautiful, aud all
singing sweet song and so polite.
Aud Mistress would come in that
room there, and # things didn't
60 right, cotch her cowhide and
whip US over the !ace and eyes,
knock us on our mouths, or order
US off down 10 The other dary,
and b We the over>eer give IT,
thirty. iofty, or fifty lashes, and
back in a halt hour with our
backs oil cut up, and never a
irown allowed on our faces, We
must smile and look happy, and
say nice III ngs 10 the ladies', il
was snsrtlng all over, or We
get it over next day"
"Dld you ever get whipped?"
"Ale! and she looked at ne
al il she felt was a. hard as stone
to ask her that. 81 hav. been
whipped, Mrs. Gage, many a
time, tIll | had no skin on my
back, and set IN the ocks and
made TO do my task. have
set in the stocks SIX days, wlthou
once being taken out; So aud
she sat upon the floor and put
out her ieet TO show me; 'and II
had sroaned or cried out. !
would have heen beat to Jelly"
"And what was all this iorY
For too many thlng--some-
times she gave me sewing tasks
that were TO much--somet,mes
too tiae. and could mt make
them neat enough. Sometime ]
lett a wrinkle in her white dress
when ! lroned it,"
daphne" ! exclaimed, 81
cannot believe you"
at Is true Mlssls; wnat would
tell lie for now. Ii you don't
helIeve me ] will show you my
back, YOU cannot find spot Tor
the tip OF your finger thai is not
scarred.'
"When did you leave her, anc
how?"
"The next night after Christ.
mas. one year ago. when the
Yankees came. Master and Mis-.
tress went to Colombia and stay
ed spell, then he move to a
plantation on the Ashepoo River
lit was a beautiful place and
there were many ladies and gen
tlerncn there spending the holt
days. She gave me a job oI
sewing; IL was henming rufiies'
and she said | must do il before
dark. But my brother was SICK
and went over 10 the niger
house tn carry him some meal
cine; Mistress sent me; ano