The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-04

he done Tess. an tolc cm who to hang. He put
in dozen BLACK men dat nebcr war wild Dem
mark Wesley aud dcy war All hung wild Gullah
Jack an Peter lyos an dc rest Dat war u bad
timc- decd war"
How many were hnngcd?" asked.
" Dcy hung twenty -one dc mex day all ono
after de oder. Dcy Cub AN de- black people
holiday, an u heap q de massas druv EN- NJ
to d" galloNs To- see EN- hung. Dcy war hung
on thuiSton Green. lis obcr de city limit MY
my whut a lad time diu war; DE troops war
'roun de- gailows. am de slave peoples war
pa kcd roun de troops lis like crows"
DO l9u remember who was the first man
Dat war Denmark wcscy." said old sam
" He war DE- fu-t. an Peter pyos he war de- mex.
an Hu!lah Jack Ne war de mex. My.ny dat war
a. timrl Denmark Wesley hU SAID speech on
dc sallows. lie tglc en- dat dcy cotch en- Jess
IN tlmc-iwclvr hours more, an de mussas
would been whar he war den liz say he nrhcr
Ike lttcr DcNcrauN no how; dat Peter lNus
Eut Peter llrNciauN IN an he war a bad man.
When dcy hung him lac cussrd de- white pcopic
AWFUL an suid me- wasn't iraid To die Potter
lyos he done say nuilin, but hung Jls quiet. lie
hard am wound cub tousau,ls tlollah- t0 clar I'M
But Gullan JacN-oh. de- mighty ordl-whcn
ne stood up. all de- black people knowcd dat he
Eot ~ under his shoulders. an ct he Eut
loose dat he could ilcw away. An de white pco-
nj" doy know'd dat nc lui Win-s lie done look
way up IN dr sky long, lung time Mnrn ne war
on dc GALLONS. like lac war louNin wnHr away
u llow. When hc drop down. all dc black
women and men scream an shout awful De
ropc 1t war WRONG about MIN neck. an ne begin
TO move his arms Ike ne war Ewuc Ia II W.
AT de- people war gain In de- sky to SEQ him
sail of wild him wings, when quick. bang de-
white people shot i'm ~ he couldn't How
why. Unclc sam" I said. do you really
" Don. sure. sab" the old man responded,
done surol he white people tore ciu oil alter
dcy toon him down. lie done showed en- many
time io de hlack pcoplc-inany time. seen
many peoples dat SrDn dem wings. A black
woman tote me Il, war mighty soft wines, an
lay close 900 behind him shoulders. III he didn't
eet wings. what ior de troops shoot lmf On, he
done sure gut ',nl-duur Surr!'
How did the other colorcd men behave when
they were hun-cdt' | inquired
" Some dry rrl'd am shouted an took on bad.
+ an Some lc} us-cd until dcy War choA"d wild
! by dared lore d. Lord d.y wasn't IN 1t. an a
/ long time alter dat Alundy Ou he ir--cd dat
/ hctolralte De uas~as ,lcy made i'm put in
/ dr Iuno,,. nt hat mlru. Dcy said de more mig
] gers dt.y hung dc more scarf would hc de uis-
-crS dat war lett My. myl dat war awful
-" LIT mo see. SAM" said l. that was about
/ nity years ago. wasn't it,
sure. hc answered. had % wife dat time.
am myrhlluu- war right smart % mon. NAUSEA
! nom dv family. Tut de- Shcrn done tOt n Tor
. duht. am AN nm slaves war sold. Don MaS~l
/ Villains bay nlc. an dldn Like him looks. |
] done sand WuuIdu go To- fiUrryda no how. an
/ ht tulr me- drr' war "a -hlpNHrd on lie IomOka
/ plantation. AN ! could WotN DAN tut nciwr
~.ru uo ~iIp hulldlu since IL hral 100 llurryda.
/ II war AN sugar cane. an lOiln dc syrup. AN "a
/ ditch, "A do RICE fields Dat war ds shipydrd
/ worked on ,le IUuOka plautation.'
DO you remember tnc Wal OF ISL. SAM l
| asked.
" bat dat - said he. shaking his white head.
! " Don't show him..
Don't you remember the war with the Eng
/ li~n n lSl2f
I'm. uni NIyl Oats a long time acono."
! he rauurL Dat am iuns tim" fore dry
hung Denmark Mr-'y. | War % young man.
WiuLlh boy iva de- house. when hc, rod bout
dat wth. Dan var a lnElsh barge captain he
/ come up Stuno river an XII Capt Hat ID ou u
] schooner. am dc cOuN he frOWoi ~'a.dlu wat r
/ ga ID lnyl!-h hdr-e captain. an dey was gu -
/ humm'n' bout il. bat war ON sunday. long
/ alter sun w. an Gal all l can too you bout
GHf Wul.
Hero the old man foel'y gathered MP his
cr.e.h,d logs. pirhcd up Li~ bar, l'an"d heavily
upon he suc and tutt, rcd Ol under tAo orange
T trrI-.
tue- sam" shouted. "arc Won suro That
Peter f.- didn't 'urou youi his cNmpuny
before H. 'fnHrN 49, plot Na- lis 'N.I .fHI
n" halted and rolled hi- nIry eyes toward
I my window. lre de mighty Lord hc .tN-
CANNED. RAISING his stick. | dome tll- yuu d'
traOi. But dat Was lvus time a-O-..us time
I u-DAr. LlekA.