The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-05-17
Origiual Communications.
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Coilouqial, No. Q.
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At a late hour VI dark night.
Sambo is found up III his cabin,
over a small coal fire, giving nut
only o small fiickeri,,g light q grey
Fox enters his habitatiot,. ewitcil-
ing his tail. aud otherwise mani
Testing a disposition for a friendly
interview. Sambo. scrutiniz,ng
him closely, observes / thinks
from 'peardnce dat yoi, is ob de
Fox family /; but can't tell what in
de world brings you to freedom $
iho,lse at sicli Iionr as this. fbf me-
.one 10 here but me and my old dog
Butler but as you looks SD friend.
ny.like, I invites son to lie down
10y do fire and rest yourself, as You
seems mighty tired. Fox replies :
i thank you, Mr.. Sa,nbo Abra.
ll,am, for the very kind and hospit.
able reception extended me, and
will avail myself Of cultivating an
acquaintance with you, hoping the
same may prove mutually y beneti.
scial>to us {; and would, in the first
place, inform you on the subject of
my mission here tonight. which is
to render you a cote of thanks in
the name of the Fox family, for
the very great favor obtained
through you, by the immense
s:::s.nns iter you made OF Cane Is.
land, a few nights since, Of the bnz
zard tribe, that have so long in.
habited that place givirg me and
my race such a rich repnst and
feast on buzzard fesh as never lie
fore enj"yed by us. lasting for
many days, and indeed fragments
enough left for :he younger mem.
bers of our family to do them
many more.
l was, with many others Of my
family and frienda, General Sam.
DO Abraham, on the Island on that
long to.be remembered and event.
fnl night, feasting on buzzard eggs,
0his now being egg season) and
such terrific battle as fought by
you, and your army corps, l have
never hefO Witnessed. though |
have heen on and near many fields
during the late 30 called rebellion
in this country the DANCE indeed,
becoming go q eat, in the rage of
battle, that we were compelled to
take refuge in the hollow trees and
holes OH the Island tor protection
and safety; and on the next dav, il
was dreadful to behold the carnage.
resulting in such victory to your
arms, al,hough gratifying and well
pleasing to us. You did your work
most thoroughly and effectively,
General your men behaving aud
acquitting tbemselyes most hand.
soinely and gallanily.
Sambo-Well indeed and for
trus, Mr.. Fox, / is soglad you has
come to see me; l has always
hearn dat you was q smart, cnDnin'
family, and now begins TO find !,
out myself. And yan says, ynm
was dar when de fight come IF.
Mr.. Fox. tells yon, il, was a
tightsure we had twenty mnskets,
and we kept them llot nearly all
night wild dc sI,ootin, and whom
morning oome, no live bnzzard
eoutd be fonnd on the leland
They has all come to deatI, by deir
,neanness to me In de corn field
and if / had not lately iined de
church meetin, I would have gin
em a powerful cnssim dat dav in
de field, and II / had have had any
bad spirits in me at de time, /
specks / would O done it any how.
(Sambo in changing his position
about on lie stool, pinches the toes
Of his dog who manifests his dis.
pleasure By giving long signifi.
cient growl. Sanlbo contin,,es =
Mr.. Fox, you need not be o tall un. n
easy, Butler js one OBJ de best dogs
dat was cher maize, no harm In
him anv way, wont run nor bite
any thing less / tells him to do il,
ana when l gives him de pot and
skillet to lick, he always leaves de
spoons and forks jist where he
finds em. He is mighty good for
Possums, coons, and sich varments,
but ncber has been known to hurt
5. or run one Of your family. o,
3ptler 10 a mighty help to INC, 60
honest, and sich q good friend.
FoD.-I am very happy indeed,
General, to find you so much at.
tacl'ed to your household friend.
but must confess my hove and af
fection has never run out much tn
wards any thing nf the dog kind.
though my prejudices have never
gone out 90 Tar against the cur
breed, of which I perceive your
friend is 4 member, as to others OF
he dog variety ; f.r example, the
hound, the mesnest and lowest Of