The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-02-15

lie ID my property, anu uaS sLWeu d odS Vi
my money, He has it now about him
You lie, you ole debbil = shouted Joseph,
drawing out the bag and launching it at
the head Of the planter 4 bain't got you
money! aE as-.. reE e
According to rule Joseph aimed low,
and missing his face, the bag struck the
master in the region Of his pocket. The
blow brought him down, and At the saue
time Ioosened the fastening of tue bag, aud
scattered the coin in silver shower, all
over the ground, Rising soon TO his knees
the planter CROPPED about for his runaway
dollars, apparently forgetful of his other
runaway property, which even them was
not of much vaue for general circulation in
Virginia.
While the planter was searching FIR his
stray gold the captain aud tue provost mar
shall contiL led tue conversation. The for
tner declined to give up the fugitive without
express orders from the general; but, il be-
lug too late to obtain access To that offi,:er
tn 1t evening, he at last CONSULTED to JOS
cph being lodged over nigat ~ i all To
await bis Isl n N the morning. So. i'll
i,tf ali houi, the slave lad loud himself a
| tenant of the ilttle cell for which john
| Brown Went tnrtn t. due on tire scAffold
| Hi T, hec,ous Nnen the great key turned
| IN tie tocN. and he was l~tt alone in the
| gloomy room uerc, you may Imagine, NJ.
/ Of Il very cheerful Character lie Thought
| Of Deborah ot Robert. aud If Roberts
another, from ali whom me would be separ;.-
| ted forever, he thought Of the far South If
Its hot sugar fields and deadly rice swamps
to which he would he sold soou the
army went away; and he thought of the
| faIthless government, for which he had of
fered his life, and v hch " as now piupging
him again in the abyss of slavery lie
thought of all this, for already he knew his
fate. The captain had whispered, as he
babe him good night at the door: Get
away, joe if you CAN'T is your only
chance. Old Patterson is pro slavery
man, if not traitor, shall do all can;
but have no hope. He will give you up.
Get away? A camel may so through
the eye of a needleG a rich man may go to
heaven; but no human creature ever Welt
through these prison walls So thought
Joseph, as he looked around his gloomy cell,
aud laid down to rest on bundle of straw
in the corner.
| In the morning soldier came in with
his breakfast. The man had "a kindly face,
and Joseph, drawing him into conversation,
soon learned that he was from Massachu-
sets. You didn't cum out yere ter stand
guard ober runaway darkies-shore :! said
Joseph. rs H8gs8
well, didn't answered the man L
enlisted for another sort of work, for free
ing em. Id help you if could; but
must obey orders. What do you mean to
doT -'-.E saE
Die, sooner den go back ter slavery!'
That's the talk, responded the soldier,
and here's knife to help you. But. what
ever happens, dou't hurt yourself Kill the
men stealers-never kill yourself -
Dar gal up Norf would keep me frum
dom dat, anyhow said Joseph, putting
the pon-which was half dirk, half
butcher knife-into the lining of his jacket
Wild dis III get my freedom
The soldier left him, and the hours wore
slowly away until he came again with his
dinner The mans face wore look Of
door carefully, he said Your captain has
just been here. He did all lie could, but
old Patterson has decided against You. The
captain says your master will no doubt
come here within an hour; aud he wants
you to go with him peaceably; foe to night,
with half dozen men he'll kidnao Won,
aud have you twenty miles away by morn
ing. He'll do it, if it costs him his com
unssion.'
Tears were in the slave boys eyes as be
sat down and ate his dinner in silence He
was not utterly forsakefl: white men we're
not utterly false; some of them had yet
hearts somewhere about there boGies This
feeling was upperlnust in his mind when
All hour or two later, he WAS summoned to
meet lis master.
Tie old man had come alone, With an
open wagon With the lieutenant of the
guard, aud uaif "a d,xen other soldiers he
was standing III the doorway Of the all as
j',@epii came ut Nth toe attendant. A
look ri grim sat Isl ,ctIpn Mas on his face
when tie caught sight OF e clIattei ; but il
changed to an expression Of serious cone, ru
rs Ire noticed Tat in'iti,tr ms hands nor his
feet were n,anacI.'i. turning to the s,.l
siisfs ne sad Here give me ii piece Of
rope. III stare the general don't know you
haven't tied the boy
The general was in high favor with the
save-owner and Geservedly so. lie lad
not only poured out loyal gold by the bush
81 in payment for Rebel crops -wbich gold
was at once converted into the sirews of
Rebel war-bnt had also allowed every
kidnapper III Virginia free access to his
camp III pursuit OF runaways; aud thus If
forded Johnston full information of the
strength and probable movements of his
army. History will be at no loss for the
reason why Patterson, with twenty thou
sand men, marched up hill, and then
marched down again.
The lieutenant gave DO heed to the plan
ter's request; but one of the men threw him
"A piece of teut-rope, with which he atteInp-
ted to tie Joseph ANGLES together But
strange as it may seem, the ANGLES objected
to being tied Only one of them could posi-
bly, be made to submit to the operation;
and, after Juggling away at the other until he
was out of breath and REQ in the face, the
planter turned to the officer, and said. "a
sickly smile playing round the sunken cor
ners Of his smlken mouth, Il say leftenant,
just let one of your men lend me a hand to
tie the boys legs. He's burned lightfooted.
The officer Was Boston boy, and this
was work he was not accustomed to. With
great effort he had smothered his wrath un-
til then but then 1t burst forth like clap
OF thunder 'Begone. yon Internal rnffain !!
he Cried Take your property aud begone!
II one OF my men touches your rope, I'll
give him what will make him hate rope as
long as he livesl Begone, say Take
your property, and begous J.
The planter had heard thunder before
but never any thunder that foretold such a
storm as then WAS brewing Hastily turn
ing to Joseph, he said, in a whining, plead
ing tone: Joseph-won't you-wont YOU
get into the wagon p
Joseph could gain nothing by refusal
lie could not possibly escape in the midst
of the camp, surrounded as he was by thou
sands bound to obey the orders OF the gen
erai so, releasing his ancle from the rope.
he stepped nimbly into the wagon, aud
babe good bye to the soldiers Ills master
took a seat beside him, and applying the
whip to the horse drove rapidly away.