Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-06-26

the grocery, fifteen miles from here, and ne
scant looking back then, euen. Well, l hardly
kno how did git through that nights trou-
bles. However, I lived through it all; the
next mornin my har l thot war little winter.
Mex morning went over to Squire Amoses
and greed to give him dollars per aker for
hundred akers what.he had planted in kot--
ton, and found out he couldn't kultivate hit.
This Jest fit, and l cum home feelln better,
and, started the nggers to plantin korn on
Bob's unfortunate 20 akers.
Bout two weeks after this here transpired,
could brag of as good-a stand OF korn and
kotton as I uster have afore freedom cum
along. / >plowed my korn with bnltung
plows, close and deep first plowin. Then l
.kum along with Kary plows, and throwd up
high bed to it. Then 1 fixed my kotton
with harrews, leaving strait, green streak
er kotton. Everything was now promising to
the extreme. ,sas considerably iitted-Went
to town and bot Rhody kaliker ,kiyeEllds, l
sugar bowl, and big bunch Of har, Rhody
said, to mako mildam-waterfall-or sum
such sorter moist thing. However, twant the
right kuller, and Bob tuck it back to the
storeman. 1 shall always feel that that thar
bunch of har, or waterfall, war an onfortu-
nate purchis. 1t want "a hours afore the wa
tter did kommence falliii, and sich rain, Mr..
Editur you never kould dream of in Georgy
none of yer "gentle, misty, maiden dews"
what Byron writ about-but q regular old ne
I,raia--draps nigh onto as big as milk piggln.
Rob rua his arm out from under the shed,
ierked it back quick, and declared it left
1,Ao than |
can now rememter. ! don't like to think
about that thar rain nor bunch of har neither
After tine got out in the field, and found
my cror all gone-washed to Mobile or Hal
lyfaS or somewhere else-twant tAar-tences
gone, bitches filed up, kotton beds fatter
than afore it was plowed,. and to kip the
klimax, permiskuous hurds of animals, both
horned and them what shouted, war holding
high karnaval from Dan to Bqrsheby-that
is to say, they ripped, rared and rooted all.
over my crap.
I don't swar; but right thar l could put
Bill Arp's kussin man in the gin house door,
overlooking the crap and Employed him by
the year, to kuss straight out and nat hootd
during his natural life. went back to the
house and blowcd the horn for the niggers to
turn out. After while, one niger cum to his
door, looked up at the klouds, stretched his
arms mp and then yawned and went back
This was little more than l could bore, so
Goes up to the quarters and calls for Tip, the
foreman. Says I, Tip gether up the nggers,
ouick-go to the field, and get the stock out,
and put up the fences afore it rains agln.
Saw, he to me, says be, skol. Munroe," (my
niggers uster always say Marster Genes, }
ai think the weather too unlikely to turn out
its rather muddy, and if ye're want these
things done, lest 60 and do EN- yersef." Right
thar forgot all about freedom, ana sald l,
Tip, you drafted skunk, if you don't get
out Of thar, I'll mock "A blue blazes out OF
you in 2 moments" the sayin of which
showed how mad war. Tip jumped out of
the door, darted round the house, aud got in
the bushes fore I could think 2 times. This
here rather nonplushed the other niggers,
and they broke for the field tbout another
word from me, and went to work bout right
got the animals cut aud begun on the fence.
Mex day, soon in the morning, up rides
Yank officer and Yank niggers, all rugged
off with blue clothes, bras buttons and long
| swords-rode right into NY yard like it was
horse-lot-stopped right Up at the door, and
all got in row. Then the white Yank be
followed II yic"-steder saying " be!low =
like folks with mancrs. / told Rhody to keep
her seat and hold her dander down. The old
oman wanted to shoot EN- thro the winder
with shot gun. That wouldn't er done, you
know. about them times. went out, and
the fellow SAYS ~ guess yous Mr.. Munroe."
q Yesn saws |, off yer'll put Kolnel to the
name, that's mine.". "Well," says he, Il Pm
ordered to Arrest yer, and bring yer TO the
Headquarters at the Bureaun i'll town." Then
I seed through the hole kontrapsion-tbat
nigger Zip had gone and reported me for
something. Well, after, sum squabblln,
compromised with the fellow,'by my shown
him I had no weppons on, and be sendin his
nigger mess-mates on, and our ridin by our
sells. Gwine to town that fellow got mighty
friendly-wanted to deliver me Government
kotton and mules sell EN-, and divide the
money. want in tradin' umor, and told
the fellow could make er liyin a home, if |
could STAY thar thout stealth. Well, when |
got to the Bureaux, shore nuft, thar sot Tip,
with his legs krossed, in cheer right BY the
Bureaux, chawin terbacker and q spltin pud.
dies on the floor, Jest like he war at home,
and q whispern in the yere of the Bureaux.
1t war trial to kontain my feelings and fists,
but did. had to swallow mighty dry, and
turn my terbacker over fast to keep from
kussin. Says the Bureaux to me, says;
Munro you ar charged by Ar Upton Jones
with sault and battery and attempt to kill.
Moreover, with thtets to take the life of said
Jones. all with malice and 'thought-ar you.
guilty or not" Says I, II don't know yer
Mr. Jones; bit if yer ar meaning that niger
Tip, sittin by yer side, all I've got to say is,
it is dod RATED stinkin Niger ty, from one
eend to tother."- WE'LL" says the Dureau1,
/" I've herd huff to kouvince me and the SEN
tence of this Kourt; ar that you Civ BIN to
keen ther peace, pay Mr.. Jones ) dollars and
myself 10, af5re dinner time. or III konhscate
yer horse you rode to town." When he sand
that, Tip cleared his tkrote, squirted ambeer
plum cross the,room, and tried to roach his bar.
We'll, had to put my list in my mouth to
Keep from takin or thinkin. shuck the
dust off both my feet, and got cut er thar
fcelin like could bite Stone Mountain Geor-
ey smooth eff, at the half way house, at one
SNAP and not git half breakfast. The back
of nv he'd fe't kinder cold-my teeth chat
tered like had buck .agur-couldn't walk
thout stcppih high, and do bleeve right thar
and then, / could kicked the lights, livers,
and all the other fxns inside, out er any Bu-
reaux, nigger er any thing else bigger three
times than Godfather of Gath, pervided thar
war no aiter consequences komin up.
lam yourn yit, tho mad, ,-no
GENES MUNRO.
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gives the following as a genuine production,
| ;r,+ 90 IL oome from the pen of . juvenile,