New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-06

| and / saw It was anodder 7naawxy pie.
] ger. Grsnsome was his Dauf- 3le Ev-
| cred hisself up close wild de cotton. ana
/; 'peared like he was waitin' fur szsfn; ana
shore huff, fore long q woman como u
mighty softly.
S'S6-h, sh-h ~ says she. 'puss. puss.
pussr'
"Miaw; am here,' says he.
Oar" says she, givin' him e. soi Of va
tuals, "dars enutf ter last You two pr frse
days. Keep still, and dom you stay youne
yere long, cause massa II DO Aome To-
morrow"
IAN right" says he, and he o-s p back
under de cotton and fell to like a goea w.
Tell you de water come in my c,oui ter
hear him crackin' and crunchin'.
Hem! Gransomep says l in a whisper.
"Who's dar9' says he
"'Sb-h, sh-h! friend. says I, "Jos Mem
tyre. Fur de Lord sake glib mo SO f3su tar
eat" says /. 'Ef yer don't, III lab ter
take it, and Pm stronger n YOU
"You kin hab soIue,r says he, aDG ga,
till was satisfied. / had good Sleep dat
night, and when woke up Gransc7os was
gone. put fur de swamp ag'in lore day
break, and de mex night ] slep' in anedler
Clubhouse fuder up de bay. Oar warn't DO
one dar, and mixed some pone FROM Some
corn meal l found. and set it down st, de- tire
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dat night. By'mby l went up a tres so's to
look roun' de country. Oar warn't RID ons
in sight, but when come down ag IN to cit
my bread, was scented by an oiA dog
He come up and scented me, and gie me
terrible fright 50 tuck run and suck tc
de ribber, but all was quiet, and 'foye mid
night come slippn' back ter git my bread
De fire was out, SO 'twasnt burner, 2nl
had good meal off it.
To ~ 6ov / cnm.. 'moSt to tho n1,
de plantation and laid down nn6e- some
willows to watch till I'd git chan as 10 git
sutfin to eat. ] laid low all day; 'peareti like
could mos spread my body even wild de
ground; but got no morsel to eat dat day.
De mex, as was hangin' roun', Asne1l DRIED
beef, plain as could ba Lord when you're
wanderin' and starvin' like dat, pears like
you can smell like hound. Well So 'trae--
ton OBJ de beef drawed my nose to it straight
as could be; found it was ginhouSe- whsr
de men was wurkin' all night. l waited
and watched till dey was all asle sd. and
den made tracks wild de beef Ehade =
good meal off it, but arter dat haG a terri
BILE time ag'in. De dogs was out arltr me
ag'in and l was runnin' night and day. ]
was year and half in de swame. sand
member de fust few weeks de best oi al.
had MT no thought left 'ceptin III hide
and fight. | made dat my revetent iBra.
was shot at, fust and last, eight tim ~, anG
l got ter feel more like wild beast no- a
man. / did MT know muffin bout De war,
nor de Norf, nor muffin. But I'n nebbsr
forgit de fust United States soldier seen.
1t was de end OBJ nv trubbles. 1t WAS 6e
last day was hidiu' and was ont hnutin'
Iur sutfin ter eat. l din MT knew - here
was, not at all, but l kpOwed was 1u.any
ong days journey away from de Oie plan
triton. I'd been maxim n long march, hunt
n food, and l was most wore out. " ben
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,ome men in red and blrs clo'es was run
,in' across Il field. going fro manHuvres.
was Watchiu' of 'em ike one s.ra rteH,
when 6ey caught sight Oh me, and ! NJ,
or't. cause hadn't no belief in no oD...
"Hallo! stop! stop!' day says. rnnnin'
lrter me. "Wo're friends! stop! stop
But put for t ell De more. was dat
lesprit and strong felt ike could run \
hundred miles, ana dc soldiers dey come
Irter me lickety-split.
By'mby | felt my strength gibbiB' Dn1,
nd JUS laid down and slammed dead.
Feared like my head sunk ard my
cart busted, and l didn't know nutiE
nOre till l come to myself and Found
vas lynn on de ground. de so,diess all
own my throat. Don't be afiai5,7 dey
avs. we're friends Oh de slaves
lrter dat, soon s 1 was able ter wa}k, deg
uck me back ter camp, ard de tus' ting
noticed was big k;ttle, and pork and
cans and corn and tcmat's all biip' in it
ogedder. l was dat starved dat j was
DIN for dat ar kettle de fus ting, Dnt de
Hold hard, ole feller,' he says. 81 muss
AXE you to de cap'n first, and den ger car.
at as much as yer want
De cap'n was mighty kind to NE; be gir
1e some clO'es. amt tole me to 60 to a. brook
nd wash myself, and put 'e,n on, and denI
ould eat till l was satisfy. Golly set
own by dat ar kettle aud eat TIL cuulG
at no more. and den went ter sleep hing
in of it. De soldiers all came 'roona and
arfed at me. Lord dat was my ses1 time.
wouldn't do muffin but eat and sssep dc
ast two days, and den got so tSjed mp
couldn't hardly creep Was sick
rter dat, and put into de hospital, and
hen got well 1 listed. Tell You, uissy,
at ar was proud day when my Ma zr,s went
p to de President. l was mustered intU
Dmpany Z, United States Colored hangers.
'ater, and dey was mighty good times
rter all I'd come tro'. My captain was .
God. kind man; he writ tor me good
lany times to try and find what come OBJ
" wife and four children what iaEt BE-
ind me on de ole plantation, bat oonla
t nebber hear Muffin about 'em. Vhen
Q went inter battle 1 Fl like tiger, ana
nou ~ al eCA uC lusi rev E|luutE6, 4 ftet
y ann in dc battle ii Savannah. IwasS
ing time in hospital arter dat, and was
owed good many times. FDst was
owed to Beaufort. Souf Ca'lina, and dsn
hen got better | as brought up Noaf
I'D put in hospital On Davids island. Z
as a good while gettin' well. and ~ hen
as discharged DIR. Welmere gin ms good
fur a gardener and got me
&c place. I'm dom well now. tpnght
9 yere little house snd paid for y, and
hat with garden work and seljn yege-
bles and eggs and sicb, | git on mighty
ell. Only dis sp;ing de 70 sls has fak ter
tim dere eggs, and l made heavy loss
dat.
Yes, Pm married When found o0ula
{ we're muffin about my fust wife, 'pearea
70 ough' ter git morsied. So ! got en-
geo to two colored ladies, one in Wash
gton and one yefe. Dis one was Taissdan
1iladelphy. l was kind o connect cd with
TN OF 'em in my mind. and did n Z eide
hlch "a take Till dc night fore ! Was MAJ
"a. Den cided liked dis one de best
l tuck her. | nebbsr hesrn nntaia more
put de one in Washington arter wris hsr
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