Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-23

man following with his cap in his hand.
When removed out Of the hearing of the
sentinel, said.
boy, what is your name?'
"Antony, Massa."
"What do YOU want to see a general or
colonel for?"
II want TO cross de ribbern
"Yes, see; YOU are runaway slave. "
the man trembled all over as | said it
land You want TO get 10 the other
shore To escape. l. that SOP
"Yes, sar; nights well tell de truf."
'I understand. When YOU get there,
how will You get your living?"
I'm work for muffin, SO I'll be free"
"Wil YOU work for me, if | will hire
YOU and pay YOU wages"
an work for muffin. ef yoa'll lem ME.
What il your whole name?'
Antony Hunter, sar."
Where do YOU liveP"
"ShrpherCstown. Miss SLepard's my
misSuS, sar.'
Very well see YOU never tell any one
else W hat YOU have told me. You are
nv servant now, and need be afraid Of no
one, unless tell YOU to; and will see
that You are safe, if your mistress sends
for YOU"
Antony followed me TO my quarters,
was put in charge Of my kit and horses,
yigor.
The next day went with the six com.
panies which were ordered TO Maryland
Heights, and babe long farewell to the
ruined buildings, aqueducts, and machine
" which encumbercd the bank at the
/ M.
intnny grew rapidly in favor with all.
Officers, privates and servants were equal
" glad to see his pleasant face. No SER
vice he could do Yankee was too great
no labor too much His strength was
prodgious; he could carry barrel oi
flour, lifting il by the chimes with his
teeth; ard he WAS willing To put this
strength to any use that was required. |
talked 10 him about his former life, and
one day. when he was busily brushing my
clothes, said:
"Antony, did you ever see John Brown
"Do YOU mean Mr.. Brown dey hanged
at Charlcstown?"
Yes
Know him. Yes sar'-he dropped his
brush and Strengthened up-"yes 'ar;
was one oh his lootenantS.'
His what?'
"iIis lootenants."
What do YOU mean? He had none"
"Yes, sar, de white folks said de cullud
people didn't care for him. an didn't want
ter help him. But the cullud folks roun'
yer, was all down on his paper; dey was
III VIC oti, III wv "coS7'
Sundays an nights, an got ready ter fight
for him when he called US an | was
shose lootenant OBJ dc cullud people in
Shephcrdstown."
How many do you think were on the
rolls?"
Cant tell yer. sar. jes' how many, but
dreffle sight more'n thousan."
"But if that was true, why didn't you
come to the Ferry, and help him?"
"Cos we was afraid. De cullud peo-
pies been cheated so often by de white
folks; dat when dey struck de blow too
soon at de Ferry, we was 'fraid we was
goin' ter be cheated"
IL don't understand about striking too
soon."
"Why, ye see, sar, Mr.. Brown tolc US
dat we should get leabt come home Sat
urday for Sunday; an a right smart lot
o. folks come home, more'n ever in de
summer-even more'n Christmas fur yc
see the servants are hired out roun' de
country. We was all ter be dar Sunday !;
an den when dey 'spected we'd be all
done gone back to our places, Monday,
we'd wait in de mountains back ob dc
Ferry, till Mr.. Brown gabe de word, and
den all hurry dere ter jine him. We
folks didn't know what ter do when Mon
day came COZ we heerd de news that
Mr.. Brown an his men had taken de Ferry
an de arsenal, an was KILN de white
and cullud folks. Course, we couldn't
know the truf. an we got skeered ter 60
down dar, les it was only plan ter git
us ter show ourselves in body, an den
dar'd be n 'scuse fur KILN or sellin' US
an we'd been cheated SO many times
afore, we tort we'd better do muffin, till
we see wot Mr.. Brown did. When the
sogers come an took him, we KEEP quiet.
''But how did it happen that the white
people never knew it9"
"Why, cos no oullud man would tell,