Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-05-05

Il thank you, Barnes; excuse my hard
words, was exci.ed.''
"AIl right, Cunhel; say no more 'bOu,
that. Will ye send for 'eml I'd heV
fotched 'em long. but my waggin's of
jes, now"
Yes. I'll send at once. Have you got
them safe Z"
Yes. l reckon so! kotched 'em last
night, after dark. and they've kept right
still ever sinde, sure ye-but the gal
holds on ter the young IN ter kill--we
couldn't get it way no hOw.p
How did you catch .heml"
They got 'gainst my lurpentine raft
the current driv 'em down, / s'pOse."
What are they dead 2"
dead q deader'n drowned ratsr'
replied the native.
MY God drowned herself.and childr'
exclaimed the Colonel with deep emotion
III is terrible. my friend /; let US go to
hem at once" l said laying my baud on
his arm, and drawign him INCREASINGLY
away.
A pair of mules were speedily harness.
ed to large turpentine wagon. and the
horses we had ridden the day before
were soon at the door, When the
Colonel. who had been closeled a few
minutes with Madam P, came out of
the house, we mounted and rode off with
The ''corn cracker"
The natives farr- was located on the
stream that watered my friends planta-
ton. and was about ten miles Distant
Taking a by-road which led to it through
The woods, we rode rapidly on 10 ad-
vance of the wagon.
"Sort O. likely gal, that, warn't she 81
remarked The turpentine maker. after a
while.
Yes, she was" replied the Colonel,
in half al slracted manner; very likely"
xiii harself cause her man war shot
ty that handsome overseer ov yourn e.
Not altogether for that. / reckon, :"
replied my host; 81 fear the main rea-
sor was her being put al field work, and
abused by the drivor."
!
THAI comes of not looking arter
,lSags yerself, Cunnel | tend TO my
niggers personally. and they keer darn
sd sight more for this world than fer
kingdom cum. Ye cudn't hire 'em ter
Kill 'emselves far no price"
well" SAID the Colonel, in low
tone, IL did look after her; put her at
full field work mysplfr'
"By-'' cried the native, refining
his horse to full stop. and speaking in
an excited manner, Il don't b'lieve it,
'tainl i all like ye-yer id seceshen-
er; .het comes Nv yer bringin up-but
ye'va soul bigger'n meeting house.
and ye cudn't have put that slim, weakly
gal inter the woods, no how"
The Colonel and ins,inctively halted
our horses, as the corn-cracker stopped
his, and were then standing abreast of
him in ;he road.
'Il's true, Barnas.' SAID nv host, in
voice that showed deep detection, Il did
do il"
'May God Almighty forgive ye, Gun
mel" said the native, Starting Lis horse
forward; Il wouldn't hev done il for all
the niggers ye've got"
The Colonel made no reply. and we
rode on the rest of the way in silence,
until we reached the corn.cracker's
! house.
Here, Bill" said Barnes to one of
the negro men, as we pulled up al the
'urPenlince distllery, "put these critters
up, and give 'em some oats. and when
they've cooled off bit water 'em."
"Yas. yas, ,'massa." replied The negro,
springing nimbly forward. and taking the
horses 10y the brides, IAN rub 'em down
masSa 2"
"Yas, rub 'em down right smart" re-
piled The corn cracker; then turning to
me as was dismounled, he said: '.Slrang-
er, that's the sort o. niggers fur ye; all
az mine are jest like him-smart and
lively as kittens"
He does seem to go about his work
cheerfully," replied.
"Cheerfully id if he don't-all on
'em do! They like me beuer'n thar
own young uns. an it's cause l use 'em
like human bein's;' and he looked slyly
toward the Colonel, who just then was
walking away in the direction of The run
as if in search of his drowned s'chaltels
Not thar, Cunnel," cried the native;
they're inter the she'd" and he started
to lead the way TO the spirit house.
Not now. Barnes I said, putting my
hand on his arm J; leave him alone for a
little while. He feels badly, and we'd
( better not disturh him inst vet