The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-06-22
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vent horse back mosly all froo
Georgy an de Ca'line; an I got ter
know all de roads so I could I'm
en- de darkes night. Bimeby de
war coined. an my marster. be went
Wild de fustest OBJ EN- all. I wan
ter 60 wid him, fer he wor allus
kin an good ter me; but he say no,
Ne mus git long wid waitin on his
se'f now.
Den We hserd one ting an we
hSsrd noder. lDe- white folks deyT
KEEP atellin us dat de Yankees wor
az tillsd. But We fought ef dat
wor so, Why don't marster an de
res come. home, stead o staying on. q
An ss'dia fer mo ter 60 wfd em
Den binsby We got word dat de
Unions we're comm an We knowcd
it wor true, kase de white folks
totin of dar t'ings and goin clar
down in de back country. Day in
an day out, we Listened an watched.
Den one day dar com'd . soun;
twor 80 fur off dat We couldn't tell
rightly what it wor; but peared
like de good Lord spoke ter me
Hissef an telled me twor de
Unions. But fer all wor so glad,
l couldn't 60 an meet EN- like de
res. thought desc ole eyes wor
done wid cryin, but ef you b'lieb
me, missy. I jes kneel M l cry like
a little ouns chile dat cry for he
nanny. Den I sot down in do
do oh my cabin. and waited fer
what de Lord I'D be pleased ter
bring ter me. Twos pretty we'll
long inter de night when I heerd
steps Acoming an den some one
call my name. l answer, an den
he say: De Unions is quirin fer
some pusson dat can show de road
froo de mountings; an we done tell
EN- dat you knowed all de roads
clar to de Ca'line; and de Gin'al
done sent fer yer.
Dey TUX me ter Gen. Sherman.
an he AK me bout de roads, an all
de time he wor lookin at q big
picter he he'd spread out afore him,
an making marks onto it. Den lie
says: Will yer 60 wild US froo de
mountings, fer a pirste7 An /
tole him I wor mos wishful ter be
. pirate fer de Unions. an fer de
Lord, an I'd 60 wid him jes whar
he say
Wall, missy, / wont tell yer all
. whar We went, fer likely yer eits
tired wid de ole mans talk; but
) wor de- pirate fer de Unions all de
. way long till we coined ter Rich.
= mon. Spects yer done heerd bout
de vaccination Richmond, missy
/ I wor dar dat time. Den l TUX
sick. an dey donee sent N up yere;
: an Ise mighty well TUX kcer on;
amt got muffin ter Ak fer; only I'd
l like ter see de Gin'al agin; fe'
4 sence wor his pirate, ! feels like
I l b'long ter him.
saw often thee General's pirate
during that winter. and talking
: With him one day. l asked: Uncl'
n Henry, did you never have a wife
: The pleasant smile faded, ane
the old eyes looked sadly into th'
? distance, as he answered:
Yaas, honey, I did hab til,
. bes' wife dat eber man wor pos.
q sessed wild; but it'll be twenty yea,
: de mex corn shockin' since wo
d sol away from her, and l nebbe
q specs TO see her a2'ip in dis worl'
b His voice trembled with th
'e weight Of pain and sorrow, and
reproached myself for the though,
'e less question that had walked sucl
II bitter memories. 1t was but fev
N days after this conversation that
v met the doctor, who said: Do 70,
know that Uncle Hcnry's wifs wa
re at the hospital2 !
,e No. When did he find her.
+ and where-and how2
- Don't ask me, said the doctor
is with a 4uiver in his voice; I sha
BIT spoil it in the telling. Go an
j. see them together and let tie,
= tell you.
* l found Uncle Henry lying o
l. his COT completely prosirated b
a the excitement, but with an ex
liz preston of perfect content upo
-. his face, grasping the hand of a
in old colored woman who sat besid
ne him. She arose at my approac
and he said: Nancy, dis is d
~ lady dat spoke to you OBJ. The
D. with q half shyness, infnatel
~ beautiful and touching, he locke
up at me. Ispose, I he said, d,
rn some folks would wonder what