The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-10

ed him Nv bein a emissery, Is he took
a noosepaper and his wife hat bin
seen combin her hair, and we In
quisited him. II took the Moo York
IrtJ0on, and a party Nv US gave him
ten minits TO git out. EZ he didn't
git on we shot him, His family is
still or the place, but they will prob
ably leeve 5000, ez we shell burn the
cabin down to-morrer
How is kitty2"
u cooden't do much with her.
Sence her baby wuz born she hez
never been wuth much; and to git
shut of her, traded her off to Simp-
son, on the East Branch, for a bay
mare of hizzen and bull pup. He
three in FIVE, for the lot, and lost.
The baby hez a strong, healthy look,
and | give 1t over to big Lie to bring
up by hand. Simpson sold Kitty to
Ambrose, off on the West Branch,
and she wuz carried over Their yester-
day"
Well, come in. It's well nigh mite.
Come in to supper.
We had supper, and Afterwards
prayers. aud after that cut-tbroat loo
fer doller shakes.
The next day wuz Sundy, and
most happy Sundy it wuz for me.
The preacher, supported by the hap
by flock, wuz Nv the reel stock, wich
is unfortunately gOin out. His ser
mon In the mornin wuz a most movin
disquisishen on the cuss Nv Ham in
kulkatin the CRATE trooth that niggers
wuz created from the beginniE for the
sole purpose Nv bein the servants Nv
the son NV Japheth, and, incidental
ly. he woVe 10 a most con-
cloosive defence NV the evan
gelicity NV ketchin niggers with dorgs.
To the master he recommended justis,
tempered with such Christian for
bearance ez eech felt he Good afford
to the servant entire submission, eZ
it wuz the will NV the Lord. Ez the
old man wuz in his perorashun, there
wuz heerd up the swamp the sound Nv
dOrgs. The yells in the distance, ez
faint ez the whisper Nv a mother,
grew neerer and neerer, until the me-
lotus voice NV the whole pack wuz
shimin In our eals The preacher
stopt and prickt up his ears, as did
every enc in the cOugregishen. The
report Nv a rife wuZ heerd, and
shrek fOllered it.
BE quiet" scd the good old man.
Its nOthin, Perkinses man John
run away last Thursday, and this
mornin Perkins started out after him.
with Rustin's dorgs. It's all over
now, and 700 kin render Perkins no
assistance. That shot finisht the des-
prit man, and the dOrgs are by this
time onto him. o, why will they run
off and make the ketchin nv EN- even
on the Sabbath, work of necessity
and mercy. ~
just then a fresh yelp from the
hounds showed that the preacher wuz
wrong. The niger he'd bin hit, but
he'd played possum, and he'd started
for a fresh run. The 'congregashen
started for the door, aud in a minnit
they were out peu NELL. surroundin'
the clump NV woods in2 wich he he'd
taken refuge. In few .minnits the
dogs chased him out, and revolver
shot laid him a cold corpse. Peacefy
they returned to thechurch where the
paster, his cheeks CLOWN with the ex-
ercize, pronounced the benedicshen,
and the eougrashen separated.
Gladly wood l hev stayed there, but
it Wuz impossible. For me the con-
fiiek-I am needed where there is
tighin to do. The next day / borrow
ed seventeen dollars NV my kind en-.
tertainer, and rode away feelin that
one day thus spent would compensate
me for all / rendoored among the
Michigan scoffers. Wood there were
such Oasises.
PETROLEUM V. Massey, p. NJ.
(Which il Postmaster.