The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-27
IsATURDAY MORN JUIYaS SslSe7.s {3;; 6

II sa.sseziia ss.l1h as.t,sd,
Egylazihsss; and is.wasqperhaps,aon asJJnutdof|
this particular talenf, (which plada him ALMOST!
useless -onlisle plsutati9p. that kiq master ss-
lssIea aiR as bis midnight champion against HHnss
ississ i. aisos: :aqofff .s,3isl!stf .4o .ftl
g. You may sleep, drink, play, do whatever
YOU like BY day, Phesw," said the Colonel Nbs Nbel
master in all 4Rnks iBaA sStb Stbda BdstI 1Badas
|.be:panotua1 and wide!awakeat' hight; aid sse|
that no cursed musquito sucks my ahiooi, poi-
sons my body, or disturbs my glumbers. I'D
sa sa, are RI sSsd Fl, s,ss to b
Ss''. ''s '''''' .ssI iihzs stai.sa sttaaI 4si,A
The eyes Of the~ fatmsm of sHamiwhitened|
colosel Feasaw7ssy,4 VA 4lli5 Lii d ,M aas and
too And yer = Won't say 'If hofn ibsoSu, Bout
gwiheswit phillis, dnd doin' 'inofin, and ana
drlnkiR fhni;and 7sleopin' in de- oorn-feld, and
agshe;ta scamp meetin', and lSin', and swauin' !
ana stealp' sings arter dat long as asI 7 does il
nde daytime" -,
i 1 ~ sNNotlone word, Phew. Nobody shall treuj
b!e you, if you keep the. e.muaquitos from tronhbl
ling me at night" sih -
eg Pkeg gaye:a;syel of delight, and. turned d
summersec immediately, and, shaking his fists
in the air, cried outs s4esIsf. =, - a ~
'gess .luff dem dam skeoters come % 'eolnMedat'a .
en,w e E = =
He'was lond and profuse in his promises Of
seepless vigilance, and. took his seat with groat
pomp that@night by his masters couch, briskly
wayhgp goOses wing; and theiC Colonel fell
confidently asleep and dreamed Of black
langel battling, with heavenly pinions, against
myriads, of evil spirits. But, notwithstanding;
alf this it was evident that tile sable sentinel
was careless.6of his charge, for the indignant
planter found many bites on his person next
morning ss.,.,sl.ia51 ,s;f4sssa, 0eEss
81 Phew. at. first insisted they were sbng-bitesj
hut his master sworc he ,knew,thc Inference
end thensPhew said :. sc., ts.;s,& esats,.sa.& J
ssI 'clar, Massa Tearaway it docs spear dat d
few skecters did git at yer, in de eonrse OBJ de
Iebenin; but WITS den, few to de hole number
dat drobc away fro,i.;yers My sakest! ifI'd
let EN-, dey'd ate yer up alive. More'n dat, Il
isn't quite broke into dc business yet" i
The Colonel believed, repcatcdfhis injunc-
tions of vigilance, and went to sleep under the
darkep's auspices again.
But Phew had meanwhile grown digniied at
his immunity from all other responsibilities,
and his unrcstraincd liberty by day ulade him
rcstivc at his confinement by night So; grum-
bling, he soliloqnizcd.
"Mitcy poor business dis am, for q likely
niger like me, to be watchin skeeters all
night! Wonder if de Colonel thinks dey don't
bite niggers as well as white folks? Wonder
wut de dcbbil made skcctcrs fur keepin' me up
all night hcah, like a dam ole owl won't
do it no more, arter dis night. It's lowerin'
myself. Ha! dcrc's one hear EN- comm
Rng-ng-ng Ping, ping! Shut you ugly
mouf you 'loafcr yer, or I'll crack yer jaw.
Now he's gone and I'm good mind to take
small wink OBJ Sleep till dey begin to get thick.
Tan't quito time for rush yet wish had
annoder quart OBJ dat primer ="
Gum" he would have said, but his jaw fell.
his lips parted like two pounds Of liver, and
the word was lost in u resounding snore. The
watchful darkcy was asleep. ~ '' ~
But his brain was busy,'i not his eyes and
he kept on grumbling in his dream, SO loudly,
that tho Colonel, stirred by n few musquito-
nips, woke up and detected his negligent SEN
try, his black hand convulsively clutching the
snowy wing Of the goose. II adi g. nt.la5
'The rascal! This accounts for The bites.
He gets drunk all day and sleepsit off IN my
chamber ut night. He's dreaming. Phew !"
''Bedam if dis chile gwine to watch skeetcrs
any n,ore," muttcred Phew, still asleep, "fur
de Colonel or anybody else. Niger must hab
sleop." o Eelna
"And have white folks to watch thcm-eh,
Phcw?" VI ~
"Dat's it," replied tho sleeping watchman.
"Dat's jest it." st gi
"Upon my word And what will you do,
you consequential darkcy, if you are not al
lowed to do as you please day and mighty"
II dunno; but thiHk I'll hab to pull foot
and run away, if de Colonel don't perm,ote me
up little furdcr" 9"' 1HM
"Gct down little first r muttered the cx-