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

ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE.
The following sketch from Edmund
Kirke's popular book entitled Among
the Pines" and is descriptive of scene
oceuring in South Carolina. Mr.. Kirke
has attained an enviable reputation ds
an author, and has recently been engag-
ed in lecturing in the Middle and West
ern Sta,os upon The Social and Polili.
cal CHARACTERISTICS of The Southern
Whites"
The family met at the breakfast table
at the usual hour; but l noticed that Jim
was not in his accustomed place behind
he COlonel'S chair. That gentleman ex-
hibiled his usual good spirits, but Madam
P looked sad and axious. and | had
not forgotten the scene of the previous
evening.
While we were seated at the meal,
the negro Junius hastily entered the
room, and in an excited manner exclaim-
ed.
"Oh, massa, massa, you must cum ter
de cabin. Jim hab draw'd his knife. and
he swar he'll kill de fuss 'un dat touch
him 81
"He dones, does he p said his master
>prjnging from his seat and abruptly
leaving The apartment.
Remembering The fierce burst of pas
sion had seen in the negro, and fearing
here was danger afoo,. | rose TO follow
saying, as ! did so:
Madam, cannot you prevent lhis!"
Il caanot. Sir; | have already cone
all. l can, Go and try to pacific the Col
onel-Jim viii die before he'll be whip
ped :"
jim was standing at the iurther end Of
the old cabin, with his back TO the wall
and the large spring knife in bis hand.
Some half dozen negroes were in the
centre of the roOEa: apparently cOwed by
bis fierce and desperate looks, and his
master was within a few feet of him.
IL tell you, Cunnel,' y said the negro as
| catered, "you touch MY at your peril
You id nigger, do you dare to speak
so to me 2" said his master. taking step
toward him.
The knife rose ir the air, and the
black, in a cool, sneering tone. replied
Say your prayers fore you come
higher. for, so help me God, you're a
dead man -
/ laid my hand on the Colonel's arm tc
draw him back, saying, as | did so
There's danger in him, l know it. Lee
him go and he shall ask your pardon. >
Il shant ak his PARDON" cried the
black, ''leff him an me be, sir, wen fS
dis ourselfs'
Don't interfere, Mr.. K" said
my host, pallid with rage. LET me gov.
ern my own plantation"
"As you say, sir" l replied, stepping
back few PAGES, "but l warn you-lhert
is danger in him!n
Taking no notice of my remark, The
Colonel, turning to the trembling negrOe,
said: "One of you go to The house and
bring my pistols
You kin shoot me eff you likes" said
Jim, with a fierce, grim smile, ''but 4 II
take you to HI wld me. shore. You
knows we wont stand blow"
The Colonel at the allusion to their
relationship they we're brothers, one
the owner of three hundred slaves, the
other bonded menial, SO poor that the
very bread he ate and clothes he wore
were another's 's,-siarted as if shot, and
turning furiously on the negro, yelled
out, : I'll shoot you for that, you ID
bigger. by"
"It'pears to me, Cunnel, you've heC
bout nuA' shOOtin' round har lately; bet
ter stop that sort O. bisness, it might give
ye a sore throat" said ;he long, lean
loOse-jO -jOinted stump speaker Of the pre-
viOus Sunday, as he entered the cabin
and strobe up to my host.
"What brought you here, you dT-d
iusolenl hound 90 cried the Colonel, turn
ing ferCcly on the newcomer.
"Wal, cum ter du ye naberly turr
five kotched two er yer niggers dowr
to my sill, and want ye ter take 'eu
away" returned the corn cracker, witt
the utmost coOlness.
1.-Two of my nisgers - exclaimed tn,