Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-19

1t till feel as If He was tellin' ire TO gil
! up an do sufiin for myse'f an Use gwine
to-
Laws honey. what can We do?
What can | do | can run away. l tel
We 'twan't for muffin dat de Lord sent me
roun' bv de back po'ch to-day, wha'
heard young massa talkin' wild dat oberseei
bout de likely boys an gals for de market
What's left oh my ole life don't mount to
muffin. but when dey see me gwan away,
some Oh dem dat's younger'n me may take
heart TO make the venture TO be free.
want You for to tell 'em dat alter Use
gwan.'
All. ole man, yo' troubles has made you
foolish. Wha' can We 30? What can We
do: What road'll We take? Who'll he yer
| fren':
Il can 90 to'rd de Norf star. can try
| to do for myself what Sc been long apray-
/ in de Lord for TO help me in and for my
/ iren' shall neber lack desone most lovin
and most stroi (. de Lord ob hosts
Dressed be His holv name. fervently
/ cjackulatcd the old woman. who seemed tn
I recognize in the solemnity of that perora-
/ ton. call upon her for a regular revival
I i>tic response.
But, Ben. honey She continued. what
/ put dis notion in yo head 50 sudden like.
/ when you been al! yo life barrin de bur
( drn.an' nebber tried it when ye was youu.
/ an stroug,'
/ Did ye notice dat stylish gemman from
! ole Varginny. dal's roun' so much with
/ Young ma>Sa-him dat's so tree wild his
| cu,s words an his ridin' whip an his sill
/ bcr:'
I Yes: | seed him What ob him?'
IN tell ye. Diuah. but We must Jest keep
yo head ,het about 1t now and forebber-
more. 80 help YOU Amen. jest stuff yo'
moui full ob dat hoe-cake so dat ye can't
holer when done tole We
Ben. you's comm = mainyooac.
'Wha ,--wha.-wha you pick up dat
word. Dinah"
'llearn dat white gemman say ii he od-
der day
'lie'> got a heap ob dem words Does
an ign ant ole mans heart good for to
ear him. Dey'> 80 fresh and simulatin'
liNr.
For a few momeui, Uncle Ben sat silcn t
ly rejecting, evidently fixing IN hi- memo
- the '>imulatin' word he had Just heard
While Diuah obcdiently hllcd her mouth
with the hoe-cakc. satisfied with the bril-.
liant demonstration which circumstances
Lad euabled her to make. Glancing up at
her and seeing that his order had been
obeyed. Uncle Ben went on:
'Corn-plantin bcfo last, when de horn
blowcd one mornin, You know, \ aller sam
want 10 be ioun. Jpey followed him wild
de dog, but 'twan't DO use. he got clean
away-must q struck dc rrtbcr au swum
acrosSt- an dat was De last CD Waller
sam IN desc pats. know wnat We mean
wild yer noddiu and siickiu yer eyes out
like crah-apples. Dey tolr dat de dog :
co,chrd him an tore'd him to pieces, an i,
mos broke his young wife Chloe'> heart.
but il want true. Dinah. IL war wicked
lie for 10 scar DE rest ob dc boys from run
min way. Davs all. allcr sam i live
au' we'll, up in Canady, an he, sent tor
Chloe tor to come 10 hun. and who dye
thiuk he's sent:
The old woman shook her head
bending close To her ear. Uncle Ben
whispered energctically: Dat same white
gemman from old Nar.inny dat frow rouu
his cus> words an his rIlIu' whip. an hi.
slber. - loose an ca'lcss.
Diuah threw up her hands. her eye.
bulgcd out. aud from her stuffed mouth
came mufilrd sound a, II she were try
IN. 70 shout Glory
'Da, Want ri2ht when done tole yr
for 10 stun yo mouiE' You gib dat howl
jet once. an desc Iebelatious am at an
end
The promptitude with which Dinah took
another huge bite Of hor-cAke reassured
him somewhat, but he could not permit
her impulslveue-s 10 pass without rcproot
Does We want tor to hab de overseer
comm To 'auire bout yo' camp-meetin' oh
me? What am | whisperIn 10 ye for I:
Why is little jimmy watchin' outside. ef
you's gwne for to make a moouiac Oh
youse'it'
She shook her head at the violence done
TO her new word, but did not dare to-aud
indeed, could not ca>ily-attempt reply.
Uncle Ben went on with his diclosures.
'BeiO aller sam lef' he went into de
brack>mi', shop an took a colechi>el an
he cut silber quarter in two. an he gut
one half to Chloe. an de udder half he KEEP
hi,Sef for to send to her for a sure sign for
u tren'. if de Lord help him to lind one,
IVES all heard de pore fugitive sometimes
does. Well. Chloe wore her'n iu little
bag roun' her neck till dat oberseer foun'
il one day when he was wmpplu' ob her
an took II away i'om her. When thi, gem
man iom ole Narginny come h'yer he had
de udder halt. Chloe couldn't match II,
but She anowed 1t a. soon a she seed it,
for she 'membered dat sam ct opped right
smack III DE nose Oh de woman on that
quarter. AN oh course She b'cbei AL d.
gemman said 10 her. Wei. 'nou.h bout
dat. Hes gwine away to-morrer mornin.
Dis am Tuesday. Thursday night WALLER
Sans Chloe i, a gwine 10 make break
Dor de ribber. an l'se gwine along. Hen
meet u an help us acrosst.'
Swallowing her mouthful 81 hoe cake
with u great gulp.the old woman eXclaim-
ed in a low moaning. @rieffull tone, ON.
Ben, is YOU gwine away fom lo' poor
ole Dinah . and as she threw herself upon
his neck the tears rolled rapidly down the
furrows in her aged cheeks.