The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1865-12-02
THR BLACK KnGaD.


o'sr the war Of ths Rsb 'llon, and the things that
while sat ab.o,bed IN thinking brandy cocktails
slowly drinhmg asa
s,w eas-eyed, w,ntias, ti,nsnp aguss St my door,
standing there and nothing more
All u ne or shall forget il, how IN { anelng round
And ever shall rtsrs, It. that looked toward that
For sRr inous,ro Is hsurs, like sAnt, only big-
'f ger,
Aud there stood bg buck nisser, lranins up against
stood powerful by buck nisssr, vah hs tack
Afainsi my door
Leaning there and nothing more
Straight into tho Rre place splias whore my ham anS
l behsld the pdler, iyiSs near the hearth uppnthe
door ....L.
But so quick was ihst big nigser, that missed ana
Messed the niggrTs head completely, and iel harm
less on thr noor-
| struck his heel snd nothing moro
Back int the hre.piace boxing where my ham and
eggs were cooking
shaking, quakng- no mortal ever shook OF quakeS
Iihcn heard this ugly sinner mutter bu these wordb
--"Some dnner r.
iva. the only word he'd spoken, twas the ouy
when pickle up pluck aud answered II shall iced
you neyernor y 1908 ''t '.'
This said, and nothing more.
,,.....-.
-. ngrnnns .,..y.I
Wth a sinila ~ NO means winning, ulu ne view ms
from the door, .H
Aud eooiiy said, "Your treat, man--Ill ns'er 60 10
TIL gel some T. eat, man, IN ever ls,vs your
Nm aoSd; o,r oba,ah,, n,o,sh vo, b..t mn m,
" h''Ii psr i.,s 'oU' ''N''''e'' ~ '
Never leave you -neVsrmors'
Then toward the hre place marching, where my coffee
Boldly Stake the ssucJ nigg boldly sAlked across
| =, lhe noyI ,.,..-. - 80. -.
Hs'er thAae n, the To- susn's. oo"' '"-'heh h"eN
For made solemn Es", sir he should 80 back 70
r,, w. ,.,s,J uSot T. .-o,, ,Dv ,A.,,,.,., =, -,
Iheh klokeu nun Ioih my ehAmoer mi ne went
Leaned against l'-n0'A'ns mere
| ...
r, me to smile ,ir ,,,,,.
| IhoushA IhN nO,,s' 'A"'u' huutJ Iooh' ms uusty
.r. usage ts,9 bore ..t,o, u pr..,n tho, ..,
M ,,g gone 50 ,i5 maeh & TO see !, man =. :.
| Ih~i III give NIUE ieeu' man. as you seem 10 50
| poor
| more .,,,-..,,,
| Quoth tue hggei' 'nsfermoreI
|
ro 40 Titis iob xopld tatan hsl an hon, or mara
| Icr - cannoi hsin ssrasna that no heing hntnsn,
'o' being "'p "S'''AN '""' w "'"s "U"'""'
sho,,a rsn,sa IN Iahor sa.,n Tho, a ,,a. ~, hl.s,aa
'"'"' pooro- ''s'"s ""' was ~ 'a''''
| an h,n "A reGsa 10 asrp a nn.r hs 49, ,ooLir, t,orn
'"''' nv door """'' '' ~" '0As "'''
Chop,h he ste one i,navarmorair .HH.
rhsrs sat .noagat il, ,,using vh.,ha meant nv ,hn.
Tsf,sing W. u" "''"' w -''' - nus
And tlan Iosn ahs,no th,s h,g nggaY nj mn ~ aoor
,isnrs " ssd lyon ,9si h. crszS ff6 he 80 ',nrsaa
| 0 IaEy- - - ''
70 ~ a. a,,nl lazv "a 4, ,vanl IN ,.otL M ,no,.
VIII Won aver Wy for waSs, tai ms imnlor, p,
| Onoth tha nig,sr. ,,Nsvarmnrs rs
F'''" Wv "'Ss'
1 uA,.- ., LA. f, 49,, 49,. 49,. -.,, .
| "sBeii sau nu ,,laHai, niu ueuloh-h'sHei Snib u
"'"A impIore S' ''1 ""'"'' '"'' 'A' f"'a''o"'
! Havo van vet M ssnsa nj failing do vou rnson ~
| '@ Itys ~ stealing ''''e Wv ~" '''''' ~
OR by WORKING and iaII deallns--tell ma tau ma
| lmplofei NV
~, ,.o,r hirn'r a. a oia.ar ,.n y,,, t.t ,,
oaotS the p,glsT SevertpoTe 'N'0' "' 's''is'
| N ~ 'hN'
"DouitlsssI . said !, "this b,V Niger would eal
enough for four,
When on some m SPACIOUS Hes plantation he would cal
Hsv.r made ~ n ,,.rnision how nnch o.sh,t oos, 49,,
sure, ~' :"
For his master bought the yictuals the good old
- days o. yore, e,,,,,
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