The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-27
horse, land ierco as ten thousand. .vsiida da,cats.
Ever hear OF 2tifg
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"sQpsyhsrs ttiz side. .qf tlefel Isexpecs; but
they come this way once in twenty years, and
this is the, yssFy, ,year to expect thsms hey
Eareyeryp fond Sofynegroesj but don't t,minde Ay-
ing away @ithSBhi sman,, if they can geti5ne
Fsnoug g;tK'''I'77'Nsl'N ,,sa 'a,f ss''aSs,,s'
sss sS IVA js'sk
thea saperstitiQuse Afriean, turning leadrcolqs,
and tia'dyeas protecting like Psince's, Bay oJs-
ters 81, S,ssso, 70 s'asoss sis rs ar,,Etia,s rnsa
Yes # they Can ygsseR ha2 hfS2 foals,aaad ate
bin away e the noun taips, where they M snek
him drysahdl then, come back f9r ,poEea, I,lost
my grandfather in that way, which is ons'rsason
I+whyzEhaye suoh-a.hororof. smusquitoszin.gen-
eralmtRlIu{i nadnT erad hs.HG adT
Col: Tearaway related several thrilling an
eed9tas of the exploits ot these
pmammoths, m and 90 aroused tho slaves supefst;-
tious fears that hs kept pttGa awake aak fithfiY foH
few nights more But tRs ssI.tais bites soon fe
appeared, to signify shatteither Phewr tKaushf
the Giant Musquito q humbug, ,or, ifai he did. not
fear them less, he loved sleep moreu aid L;s,
81 swear I'll have exemplary vengeance r
now exclaimed the bitten planter scratching
himself into state Of bioody rlasgJeass rage. ii an
nearly poisoned aud itShed todea.h by sra,
lazy fascals ih6dclityp The ingrate Ii liz fz
him., ,...6.g 81 3, seo;t,.s4e-s ;,,tI t.,e
M Accordingly he dressed W, Nat, a slikeely
bright boy. 1of sixteen, who WINS famous fol
his love Of mischief, and the particular aver
sion Of Phew, to enact the Palft ''tf 'Gtf Giant
Musqnito! The disguise was made as pssfset
as possible,- with tremendous gauze wings
plenty Of angular, legs a bumped back, a long
ss1 i. tubular solas ss 2a sHsga,l hue and
feiently drilled Nat fos the pantomime, the
planter one night introduced him softly into
the chamber where hs stood cn al .&ixes, 9as Il
slumbering at the d6off, appafehtly aish1ge
gnat, weighing hundred pduddaaatleasa. $50
Phew had fallen asleep in the cRairy as asa-
al; and after getting into i.bed, the Colonel
pinchcd him, .h and then pretended I to be asleep
himself.
The sluggish slave awoke with q start and a
cry of pain, and rubbed the pinch part With
great. zeal. ''N' !,'-i '9 hrt 9fn-ss =
81 gorry if dat wasn't .Jint muskeeter ;
guess he must,been hossfy," he CALCULATED !;
"and-grcat Fadder fAbrum watts dat befor'
dc do'?" he added, with a howl of terror, as
he now bcheld the monster apparition. "Be-
dam if dat ant dc Jint Muskeeter ;heseff |
Look here Colonel wake up dis mint, or yer
done gone ndead man. Heah's dc Jint 'Skee-
ter flowed right in de winder. Whar's your
pisti Put ball troo him. Look soonw
~ don't see anything, Phew," replied the
Colonel, coolly rubbing his eyes. "You must
be dreaming" In, ..g..,, .,....;,,ta,. Ill,
"Don't see dat 7" cried the Mortified darkey,
pointing at the object, even more hideous than
himself ;Nlhl ."'("n<iShn - i.'n.
"It appears to me do see something, now,
in that direction" said his master, straining
his eyes. Bring me my eye-glass. t,r.q j III
1t was promptly brought, and Phew crouch.
cd, glaring and trembling by the bedside, as
the Colonel calmly inspected the insect at the
foot of the bed a"s lsAi h''s > a1s's
"My God Phow, that is one of 'em [! He
has come either for you or mo. o, my, poor
grandfather" and the planter iclasped his hands
in prayer. ,.,,.. ~, ...5 ,....
why. don't you put a ball troo him :"
"He's covered with scales, Phew =! No bali
ever went through tho hide Of Giant Mus.
quito, yet But speak low he is evidently
asleep. One of the genus Culex-a he one,"
said The Colonel, continuing his inspection. u
cam he q genus ?" - Il,
Say, one of the biggest and most ferocious
of gnats."
cam his name Nat, too? Hem ormost as
ugly as niger Nat; and bout rs soon seen de
dcbbil as any one OBJ en- Wat is you gwine to
dog - .
Speak lower! A blow from his wing would
smash your oocoanut. That poisonous. tubu-
lar sting would make you swell and burst with
agony in less than five minutes-so don't wake
him. What the devil did you let him for 2"
IL didn't luff him in, Massa he come in
heself, when was done gone dreaming" U
"Trator, you didn't keep watch, then. g If
he kills cot, of us, it will be q judgment upon
Won /"