New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-26

words. Cast Of dc hsbby burdens, brss I
<bery yoke, an let do 'pressed 20 froef
Bress do Lord for dat h"pe. In die esrf IL
may be fer of, but my ole eyes can sec
beiO' me, clsr an bright, de redemption 0o
de promises, acrosst de Jordan. in dc beau
titul land oh de kingdom =.
"Yes, bress dc Lord" sssented the old
woman fervently; "ous our cnlrn;s cnLn Q
may see de day when it's on dis eide ob de
Jort amber voice auivering and the tears
starting to her eyea.
"Dinsh," said Uuncle Ban, In . low.
esger whisper, % he reached forward and
clutched her arm, II has prayed to dc Lord
for is till feel 81 if He was tellin' mo to
git up an do sutiin for myself, an Use gwine
TO-"
"Lswt! honey, what can You dot"
"What can do! can run away. tell
70 'twsn't for muffin dat de Lord sent me
rOun' by de back pooh to-day, when heerd
young masss Q talkin' wild dat oberseer
bout de likely boys an gals for de market
What's left OBJ my ole life don't mount to
muffin; but when dey see me gwsn away,
some Oh dem dat's youuger'n me may take
heart to make de- ventur to be free. want
you for to tell EN- dat alter I'se gwsn."
"Ah! ole man, yo' troubles has made you
What roadll We take2 Who'll be yer fren'9'
II can 90 tO'rd de Ncrf star. can try to
do for myself what Tse been long q prayin
de Lord for to help me in, and for my fren
I shall neber lack de one NEST lOvin' and
most strepg, de Lord oh hosts"
Dressed be His holy name!" fervently
! ejaculated the old woman, who seemed to
| recognize, in the eolemnity of that per0ra.
ton call upon her for regular revivalis
| tic response.
but, Ben, honey" she continued, "what
put dis notion in yO' head 80 sudden like
when you been all yo' life barrin de bur
den, an nehber tried it when ye was young
and str0ngs'
"Dii 20 notice dat stylish gemman' from
ole Virginny, dst's rOun' SO much wild
young massa-him OATS go free wild his
cuss words an his ridin' whip an his sill
| berg''
"Yes, / seed him. What OBJ him7'
"Ill tell ye, Dinah, but ye must Jest keen
yo' head shet about it now and fore bber.
more, 60 help you Amen. Jest stuff yO'
m0uf full OBJ dat hOe-cake, so dat ye can't
hollar when done tole ye."
ben, yOu's coming Q mainyOoac"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES you pick UP dat
word. Dinsh9'
"Hesrn dat white gemusn say it de odder
day. No.
IN Gig 'nant ole mans heart good for to bear
him. Dey q 80 fresh an sim ulatin' like"
For few moments Uncle Ben sat silently
rejecting, evidently fixing IN bis memory
the "simulatin'" word he had Just heard,
while Dinah obedlently filed her mouth
with the hoe-cake, satisfied with the bril-.
liant demonstration which circumstances
hsd enabled her to make. Glancing up ct
her and seeing that his order had been
obeyed, Uncle Ben went on:
"Corn-plantin' befo' last, whom d. horn
bowed one mornin. you know, Yaller Sam
want to be foun'. Dey follered him wild
do dogs, but 'twan't NO use he got clean
away-must struck dc Eibber An swum
acrosst-an' dat was de last OBJ Ysller Sam
in desc pats. know what you mean wild
yer noddin' and stickin' yer eyes out like
crab apples. Dey tole dat de dogs ootched
him an t0red him to pieces, an it mos
broke his young wife Cbloe's heart. but it
want true, Dinah. II war . wicked lie for
way. OATS al. Ysller Sam 10 live an
we'll, up in Canady, an he's sent for Chl"e
for to come to him, an who dye thi0k he's
sent7"
The old woman shock her head.
Bending close to her ear, Uncle Ben whis-
pered energetically: "Dst same white
gemman from ole varginny dat frowe
roun' his cuss words an his ridin' whip, an
his silber, go loose An cs'less."
bulged ont. and from her stuffed mouth
came Q mufiled sound. ~ if she were trying
to shout ''Gl0ry!"
.Da! WANT right when done tole ye
for to stuff yo' mouff You glib dat howl
jest once, an desc rebelsti0ns am ut an
end"
Tho promptitude with which Dinsh took
another huge bite of hoe cake treasured
him somewhat, but he could not permit her
impulsiveness to pass without repr00f.
docs ye want for to hab de 0berseer
COMM to 'quire bout yo' camp meetin' OBJ
me? What am l . whisp'rin' to ye fort
Why is little jimmy . watohin' outside, eff
you's ,gwine for to make . mooniac OBJ
She shook her head ct the violence done
to her new word, but did not dare tO-and,
indeed. could not easily-attempt . reply.
Uncle Ben went on with his disclosures.
"Befo' Yaller Sam lef he went into de
bracksmit's shop an took coleohisel an
one half to Chloe, an de udder halt he KEEP
hisse'f for to send to her for . sure sign for
. fren'. if de Lord holp him to find one, -
ives oil heard de pore fugitive sometimes
docs. Well, Chloe wore her'n in little
bag roun' her neck till dat oborseer foun' it
one day whom he was whippin' oh her an
took it away fom her. When dis gemman
fom ole vsrginny come h'yer he had de
udder half. Chloe couldn't match it, but
'membered dat Sam chopped right smack
in two de nose OBJ de woman on dat quar-
tor, an OBJ course she b'liebed oil dc gem
man said to her. Well, 'nough bout dat.
He's gwine away t0m0rrer mornin'. Dis
am Tuesday. Thu'sday night Ysller Sans
Chloe is Q gwine to make break for de
ribber, an Zee gwine along. He'll meet Ms
an help rs acr0sst."
Swallowing her moutnful of hoe-cske
with great gulp, the old woman exclaimed
in . low, moaning, grief-full tone: "Oh.
Ben! ia you gwine away fom 70 pore ole
Dinah9" and as she threw herself upon his
neck, the tears rolled rapidly down the
burrows in her aged cheeks.
II.
Ben was right. The gentleman from Wiz.
ginia, George Fairfax dy name, was indeed
what he claimed to be, q scion of the +. f.
We, hut early in life, while being educated
in Northern college, he imbibed tho most
radically "sbOlitiOnist" principles. These,
and wild love for perilous adventure,
easily decided him to devote the best years
of his manhood to the hazardous service of
the Underground railroad" He was
personal address, an adept in disguise,
and rather prided himself upon the fact
that he dared to travel through and
operate in half q dozen Southern
States, in the very communities which
had score of times offered 70.
wards ranging from 500 to $3.50, for ''the
head Of George Fairfax, dead or alive" All
that Ben had told of the purpose of his
presence on the Witherell estate was strict
lY true. Ha had NV Anma means best