The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-27

S1io patticuIirt ItuenD, lWh1cn. maze MN almost
useless on.the lplautation, that his master se-
lseted him him as his midnight champion against
nipsquitos. ~ 'S
&" You may sleep, drink, play, do whatever
you like by day, Phew," said the Colonel "bbe,
your own master in all things; bit YOU 1ibdstI
-be:ppnotual and widc-awake at night ana sse'
that no cursed musquito sucks my blood, poi
sons my body, or disturbs my slumbers I'D
you arc sSSdi fF E.s Po'ag 1lag else eaght to be-
sooo 'o- ''''''' ~ EIhas staI.., st,asb .si,h
The eyes Of the" fatn son of sHamtwhitenedl
with JOY.
M Msorly c coloae, Tearavasay, va i II, d G aaGs and
tank:yer too. And yer won't say nofin bout
my gwihc' wild phillis, and doin' nofin, and
drinkih' rum, and sleepin' in do corn-feld, and
sBlheito scamp meetin', and lyin', and swarrin !
and stealip' tings, arter dat-long as L. does it
in dc daytime"
s'Not rs one word, Phew. Nobody shall treu7
Die you, if you keep tic. musquitos from tronbl
ling me at night" ~ -
Phew gavc,a yell of delight, and turned d
Summerset immediately, and, shaking his fists
in the air, cried out: 's .H -S1
sJess huff dem dam skecters come onAdat's s
ell.~
Hc was loAd and profusc in his promises of
s!eepless vigilance, and took his seatwith great
pomp that night by his masters couch, briskly
wavingta goosc's wing; and the Colonel fell
| Nd IS
angel, battling, with heavenly pinions, against
myriads, of evil spirits. But, notwithstanding,
all this it was evident that the sable sentinel
was careless. Of his charge, for the indignant
planter found many bites on his person next
morning. l,eeS.45 ~
Phew. at. first insisted they were bng-bites,
but his master sworc he knew tho difference,
and then Phcw said s, ,,..sse.,ss.l
A"I 'clar, NIassa Tcaraway, it docs ,pear dat a
flew skecters did git at yer, in de coursc OBJ dc
ksbcnin; but wut's dem few to de hole number
dat l drobc away from yer? My sakes! if I'd
let EN-, dey'd ate yer up alive. Morc'n dat, I
isn't quite broke into dc business yet
The Colonel believed, rcpcatcdlhis injunc-
tions of vigilance, and went to sleep under the
darkep's auspices again.
But Phcw had meanwhile grown iigniicd at
his immunity from all other responsibilities,
and his unrcstraincd liberty by day made him
restivc at his confinement By night. So, grum-
bling, he soliloqnizcd.
"Mitcy poor business dis am, for a likely
nigger like me, to be watchin skeeters all
night Wonder if de Colonel thinks dey don't
wut dc dcbbil made skcctcrs fur kccpin' ME up
all night hcah, like dam ole owl I won't
do it no more, artcr dis night. It's lowcrin'
myself. 1Ia! dcrc's one hear EN- comm! /!
Ping-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 oh sleep, till dey begin to get thick.
Tan't quite time for rush yet wish had
annodcr 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 rcsounding snorc The
watchfu darkcy was asleep
But his brain was busy, if not his eyes and
lie kept on grumbliny in his dream, so loudly,
that the Colonel stirred by n few musquito-
nips, woke MP and detected his negligent SEN
try, his black hand convulsivcly clutching the
snowy wing of the goose. fi
'Thc rascal! This accounts for the bites.
He gets drunk all day and sleeps it off in my
chamber at night He's dreaming Phew "
''Bcdam if dis chile gwine to watch skectcrs
any more" muttcrcd Phew, still ssleep, "fur
de Colonel or anybody else. Niger must hab
sleep"
"And have white folks to watch thcm-eh,
Phcw?"
"Dat's it." replied the sleeping watchman.
"Dats jest it,"
"Upon my word And what will you do,
you consequential darkcy, if you arc not al
lowed to do as you please day and night?'
II dunno; but think I'll hab to pull foot
and run away, if de Colonel don't permote me
up a little furdcr."
"Gct down little first !" muttered the cx-
aspcratcd Colonel, tilting Phcw's chair, SO that
he tumblc'l upon the floor, and waking, started
up to find his master apparently asleep.
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