National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-23

1 sorry 1 beat her SO de day went to town.
Mebbe she was sort o. skeered, suah huff"
"Did you abuse her badlyf" asked NIL
ayes, Mass Jimmy. i tuck her out hind de
Clubhouse, an'-an'-wal. dis niger didn't 'zactly
mako her tGsk, like de bsas' you read bout in de
Bible, but he make her see somethin' sides de
angel. But ! gwine to turn bout now, an, wild
do help oh do Lord, me and Judy WI try one
nudder while longer; for de truf is de poor nigget
an de mule is bof one anyhow"
Wash being oomforted and disposed Of, II wa
now
Ton's TINE TO TELL HIS TROUBLES.
His business had been to take care OF the sheep
and goats and help Aunt Peggy in the garden.
t-weil, Tom" said MI, s'what can do Tor you
before leayef"
GWal. Mass, Jimmy, hsb hard time, too, Wid
dem Sleeps an goat. You members de ole ran,
dat you name Jehu long time got Wal, ne gil
wusser an wusser de older he grow. DE nearly
butt de life oat EN- me cherry chance he git 4
hab de keer OBJ dat ting mos SIX yeah, an 'clai
TO God, Mass Jimmy, dis Niger amt foun' out
to dis day which Is de butt eend oh dat beast
Sometime he come at me wild he head foremos
an sometime wild he tail foremos', an nebel
finds out which eend he gWine to hit me wild till
is knock down."
"why, Tom" said MI, 'scan't you cure him o
such tricks as thatf"
"No, Mass Jimmy, he too ole now. De debil
stayi In him till he de- try one time; but 1t max
him wusser."
"whst did you do to himf" sad NIL
al 'clar, Mass Jimmy, mos shame to tell; bu
was dos 'bleege to do It or bus, one OBJ de two
You members de old dry well ober in de LamsoI
fell Wal, ono day I move de curb bout tw'
yard rurder back, an den put de stick an d.
straw ober de hole, an den stan on de top OBJ d
curb and hollers. Toreokly he seed dis chile b
snort, and come on like ole Satan saunt him; an
des as he tink he hab mo he fall tsi foremus' int
de hole Den move bak de curb, an look at him
and 'clsr, If dis Tom lib any yeah, he neoe
fo'git how he turn up he eye at him. He Der.
much 'stonIsh', I seed dat much. But 1t neoel
Craze him, 'cept 1t knock of one OBJ de horn.
feed him an water him cherry day, and Sunday mt
an one OBJ de boy haul him up. But Mass
Jimmy,
DEpEs' oB DE JOKE.
was, old massa never find it out; an one day
when he rid by me on de Sleeps, he say: Tom
old Jehu has had fight, I reckon I say: wal
'clar. Massa, he look like IT, Den ole mass
laf, and dis Niger laf too when ole massa pas
long. Now, Mass Jimmy, I wants to az you
somethln'. Aunt Peggy know heap bout d.
Bible 'ceptIn' she can't read; an she say SHE
'spects dem Jew In town will buy de ole horn 4
praise de Lord wild. She say dey sings on 'em In
dar sort o. meettn-house. NOW, Is dey such fool
as to tink de good Lord will pay 'tention to dal
sort Of music, when he hab all de angel in HebeI
to sing for HIM"
swell, Tom" said NIL, "Aunt Peggy tolt
you the truth; and now let mo read you something
about It IN the Bible" He had commenced Il
read tho story of the fall Of Jericho when thu
boy who had charge Of the hounds came rushing
In, out of breath, and sad: "Mass' Jimmy
Uncle Toby say dar Is some sort o. strange var
mont down at de edge OBJ de swamp; and he say
if you come dar quick an bring de hounds b
tink he can circumHEzle do ting torcctly. H
tink mebbe It's o bar."
This broke up the conference for that time. Blu
they continued to come, night after night, will
their varied and ludIcrous complaints. And al
went away comforted, for all on the plantation
loved their young master and beWailed his re
turn to Princeton.
Many long, weary, troubled years have pnsseC
away since this episode in my life, and locks tina
then were raven are now "silvered DER with age
Aunt Dinah has long boon getting "'Quainted wiz
the angel" and feeds de fowl" no moro. Ole
master and mistress, too, 'sleep we'll" Theil
only son, Young NIL, of this story, sill lives
and four years since met him ut o synod Of thu
Presbyterian Church In -, to which he was
delegate, and for moro than a score Of years hi
has been q distinguished elder in that branch o
the Christian Church. The mantle of his venera
Bile father fell on him at his death, and he wear
it we'll. "Train up child in the way he SHOULD
CO. and whehhe is old he will not depart from It.