Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1869-01-08


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Uncle, 4" T said, putting ny my hand kind.
ly on his shoulder, "where are the white
folks Z" .bur &. ~: ea,i3a ;r- .zsra
r..Gone" he said. with . wall of despair
'.gone-,aN Igone," ..-...,,.o. =: 49,.
WHO did this p asked. pointing !,
the ruins. - ~'''' - '.' 4 = ~ u
Dunno, massa; nobody knows some
Idebhil or idder." 81 .sast. 4. sai. IT
u Scarcely knowing what i did. / raked
among the ashes with a stick 4 had care.
lessly picked up. It struck against some,
thing hard. I took it up. and found the
tremains of the silver horse. - .s.G41 =,
"Uncle, !" I asked. almost crazed, ,"vheFe
lis your young mistress. the elder Of the
young ladies? l.a 81. IL y 7a5oe1alt
| ''Gope. 1 tell you-dead,. and gone to
Heaven p - s.ea.zd .s,..y 1.a,e +.
! By degrees Ilearned from him the hor-
ribte story. > It. was upon what would
have been her dalnight. that the Fede-
rails took possession of that part Of the
State. They would not have harmed her.
but she was almost erased when they took
her betrothed prisoner, and. in her fear.
she went into the woods and stayed all
night. It was very cold for that climate,
and the delicate girl could not bear the
Exposure. In the morning, when the
Federals found her, she was insensible
they tenderly bore her to the house and
kindly cared for her, but in vain-in two
days she died. Then he told me how the
rest Of the family went to visit a dying
friend, and. when they returned, found
themselves houseless. 'sts.' 'i..'. -922i.
Have they no suspicious who COM
mitted the horrible deed p q qn s'dfd
'''No. massa, none at all. -! 55i. zt71'
,~"If you knew would you tell?" I asked
II would, massa; eben if it was one
oh my own children. Massa, Jet one oh
my boys take your horse. and you 60 In
my cabin and get some 'freshments, " said
the negro, prompted BY the old hospitali.
ty which characterizes the race. Z nod
ded. &...'5 ttsot .'sia ass 'a'::il
"George!' he called. The cabin door
opened. the negro Of my dream came TO-
ward me, he looked up, and. when biz
Eeyes fell upon my face, he turned and fled.
took my pistol from my belt, and, point
ling it at the running negro, said:
/. HE burned the house. -
.'Shoot r. sale, the stern father. ~, :
! There vas e fash, 4 sound, and fall.
4
Daddy" he said, ,.'You will 6nd al
of massa's things under the cabin floor.
Jim helped me. If I had meyer been free
should never have thought of stealing.
But the Yankees gave us, freedom and
nothing to support it, and how could We
|get bread without stealing it, Oh, dad
|dy, daddy!" One convulsive movement,
and the negro was out Of his misery. Il.
..Massa," said the old negro, turning
to me with hardened look. '..the rest, o1
the white folks are in Virginia now. p
Then pointing to the body Of his son,
'..You sarved him right-he ought to die,
but he was my boy, massa, SO please 60
away now, for cannot bear to see you.
I slowly mounted my horse and rode
sadly away from all that was left Of the
house among the, hills, and I sincerely
pray it may never again be my duty to
spend q New Years day in the devastated
South. -. .,.gs -. +. et:a..,a ~
A New Kind Of Writ. ~
The editor Of the Bryan (Texas) Ns'os
Letter says he was an eye witness to the
following scene between a lawyer aud a
Judge. At the session Of the county court
held not long since in that town: q
Lawyer-s'Tw would like to continue this
case if it be the proper time" Z, a2"Ja,
Judge-';'This court can have nothing
with your case before security is given fol
costs" 'E'i y = '''4.io
Lawyer--"But, Your honor, this. case
was brought by an. administrator, and you
cannot, under the law, force him to give
security" sEes 1st-
Judge-"Mr. H, this court, if i,
knows itself, is presumed to know thelaw,
and it does NOT sit here to be dictated to
4 by lawyers: i - -.
.:e Lawyer -,''Well, your honor, If this i
your decision, know my remedy; I will
sue out writ of mandamus. Il bae
i Judge. Young man." rising, to the
loftiestl height of his judicial dignity. "ii
it suits your purpose you can get writ
of god-dsmns. but little will it affect the
decision of this court" II :; s>z.s ....s
E..Doctor." said an old lady to. her
family physician, ''kin you tell me how il
is that some folks is born dumb?" ~
"Why. hem! certainly, madam re-
piled The doctor, ''it is owing to the fact
that they came into the world Without the
power of speech p .taar 81:
"La. me" remarked the old lady
'.now jest see What it Is to have . physie
education, I've sxed my old maj, more
nor hundred times that same thing, and
all that I could ever get out Of hin was.
I'kase they Is. - = E ~ -+.'5,a $40. J. 'H''..H
! ETThe greatest man is be who,eheses
the right with iavincible resolution. who
resists the sorest temptations from. within
and without, who bears the heaviest bur-
den cheerfully. who is the, icaamest il
storms. and whose reliance on truth. on
virtue, and on God, is the most. upfalter-
ing. aa 5lsi "a. .ts;xga 4e;va}5a5
EE Heaven gives enough when il, give,
lus opportunity.