New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-26
"oONE BEFO'."
A sesry Of The Ola Slave Tines.

, The mellow, purplish haze of Indisn sum
mer had dsepened into dusk, and ono BY
enc the stare were coming out, when the
last sounds of labor ON the old Witberell
plantaeion died away, and the slaves Ia
fhtir humble cabins found time to rest and
pereake of their evening meal. The WI b.
orell place was situYtrd some sevent-< o
milss, in . direct line, from the Ohio river,
IN the far-fsued "Olae-grass r<gioc," the
most charming portion Of the St.," Il Ken,
tuoky. and had been tho family h m .srssd
the elaves belonging to IL, who were now
old men and women, had been b ,rn hero,
and had seen successfully their children
and their Cbildren's children enter here
upon lives OF servitade and nor. Quilted
toll. Al auimsl.like attachment u The
place Of their birth, IN Ieuorsuce of any
better life, and real affection for 20 d
massa," had long kept them in = condition
Of neasurs ole hsPP ? Sas T.. nov n That
PRODUCED certain new features in its man.
agemeut, and unaffected . prOdigsllty in
his personal affsirs which they feared
would ere long compel him to send some Of
them to the much dreaded auction bl0sk,
She black facse-once 40 hsppy-seId IN
were seen to snil ;. and the svaads Of III ir
lo1oatatioas under the lash of che
new overseer Were - frequent - once
had been their songs and laughter In better
days gone BY.
n one Of the cabins on the evening upon
which our narration opens we're seated Se
tho rude table before Che fireplace Onols
Ben and Aunt Dipsb, two Of the oldest
slaves upon tho place, with their grand
daushter Jenny. Their supper of boecske,
pork and n0lasses had been completed 10
silence, after which tho old man, having
oarsfnlly filed and lighted . short cob
pipe tall Of tobsOco, turned to Aunt Dinsh,
saying 10 . low tone:
"'Pears to M. Dioah, like we's higher to
dan we ebber wss befO'."
"'T'won't DO de fault Oh his cruel heart,
honey, of TO long We done oil see de pssrly
gates n be ct rest" sighed the old WON An
oadly.
Jenny, too young to be seriously depressed
BY any symp thy with griefs MOI psrslcu-
larly her Own, and iodeed having only
heard the last few words uttered by
her grandmother, was reminded by them VI
. fAvorits revival hyma. which she forth
with caroled Justify:
wen all % ffoo de- pesrly gates,
0lMy hAllaluiaai
To whar dc Lsmv IN 40 angels waits,
We's gwtne home"
ssStop dat Or fool noise, chil.," DOM.
msnd-d Aun, Diosh. "sud dUu'e slog dem
sort Oh songs 90 free-l,ke till you's Ole
'nough for to un'stand d~y'r power"
..Go out to do door, cbils-stsy de- an
look out dat 0berseer done come 'rOun
'eprisia' me an yer gra0mudder while we's
telkin'," directed Uncle Boo, in kindly
but firm way, which vt once procured Obe-
dience from the e0metimes way ward Jenny.
Hes from de- NOrf, Bsu," pureued the
aid PaV0RfinO tina
Zone Of de rsle ole SOuv'n sSOok cOuldn't
be % hard wild us pore niggers."
BEN gave . sniff Ut disgast, but whether
IL WAS meant to be expressive of bis feel.
ings toward the Northern 0verseer or tho
real old Southern stock, did not immediste
"You know you'sef, Ben, We nebber had
NO sech times beto' ole mAsss died
"DAt's sU; but ole maasx want muffin but
an his irene calls 'high-toned gemmAu.'
He want no gambler; he didn'. Keep no fast
hosses for iacin', an hs dida's eit blin'
drunk ON 6xzin stuff stead vb goOd plain
Bo'o'n, an call il oil sport Well kpow
dat sport 10 . COMM to'rd arrest mighty
fast"
Il can't help thinkin', a'ter al, oil. mau,
1st befo' do Judgment dat oberseer fron do
Norf IL be foun' tor to blame for Ill do
mis'ry We has to suffer-"
's3it dat loose notion outn yo' head, ole
woman. Who sent dat bad mAn h'y-r, bu,
young mas-a4 Who keeps HIM h'yer know,D'
what no L, but young mAssAi Which 10 lie
wastest, DluAh-de pnre, ign'An f.,ier da'
vas bOru'd wild . bad heart su' docs h II
cause he don't know no better, "r do m. n
what does Know better, sn' brio 'snam-d
like for to do sech cruel thing h,sse'f. h,-. 9
dat bad m IN Tor to do '-Mi D,oah, Use
made 40 my mind 'tAiu'G NO use for to stand
it snv longer, a. ai0's gwine Co."
ID L r. Orels ye. hon y. what can y-
dot Pore ole Digg-rs liks US csn't do muffin
but submi- nate till dc tune 60 nee, Ii a.
corn field. or dc 'bsceA rove, or q" 80 ON.
or maybe 10 de dr.. fis rec swsmps We,
hearu .eif on-for t. Icy do~ q our wear,
hearts in do last au' hxppiest sicep
"O,n "a, does ye 1nem oSr VII It ole 81 T.
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