Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-01

low autumn leaves, in some corner vii;
be heard the workers, busy as bees in s
hive, gayly carrying on their simple,
healthy forest life Chambers JournnE
A STORY IOF TWENTY YEARS AGO.
air. b. was g great merchant In Baiti-
more. One morning as he was passing
over the vessels that lay at the wharf, he
stepped on the deck OF one, ct the stern
OF which he saw g negro, whose detected
/ countenance gave sure indication Of dis
tress. He accosted him with:
Hey my man, what is the natter2'
The negro lifted up his eyes and, look
ing at Mr.. b, replied:
"Ah! massa. Use In great trouble"
What abOut2"
skase Use fetched up here to be sold. ;
what for2 What have you been do
ing2 Have you been stealing2 or did
you runaway2 or what?'
mo, no; massa, none O dat It's be-
kase don't nina de audes."
What kind o. ordersl"
We'll, massa stranger, l will tell you.
Massa Willum VERY strict man. ana q
very nice man, too, and eberybodv on
the place got to mind him, and | brake
rev de rule, but didn't tend to brake
oe rule doe; forgot myself, and | got
too high
IT is for getting drunk, then, is it9,'
"Oli, no. sab, NOT dat mother
Then tell me what you are to be scld
for?3
For praying, sah!''
For praying! That's q strange tale.
Wlll rot your master permit you to
pTay2'
On, yes, sab, he left me pray easv;
bat hollers too loud"
And why Go you halIoo in your
prayers?'
"Kase the spirit comes on me and !
gets happy fore knows it; den l knows
| noting 'bout massa's rule"
And do you suppose Jour master will
| really sell you Tor tnatin
"Oh, yes; no help for me now. All de
men In dc world couldn't help me now
kase when Msssa WilIum says one ting
ne no do anodefn
| What is your Nance"
IN SEES
sWhat is your masters name?n
"Massa's name is Col. William C
Where does he liver"
Down on the Ensin Shoah.''
us he good master and treats you
| well2"
oh, yes; no better man il de wuld.n
Stand up and let NE look at you"
And Noses stood up and presented q
! robust frame; and as Mr. B. stripped III
his sleeve, his arm gave evidence of I'M
usual muscular strength.
Where is your master2o
Yander he is, jas comm to DC
warf."
AS Mr.. B. started for the shore he
heard Moses give . heavy sigh, followed
by deep groan. Moses was not at all
pleased with the present phase of affairs
lie was strongly impressed with the idea
buy him, and it was this that made him
| so unwilling to communicate to MIR. B
the desired information. Mr.. B. reached
the wharf just as Col. G. did. He intro
duced himself and said:
that negro man yonder, on board the
| schooner
Col. G. replied that he did.
What do you ask for him2'
| expect to get $500"
| How old do You reckon him to bef'
Somewhere about thirty"
:" Is he heaithy2"
VERY; he never had any sickness in
his life, except one or two spells of the
ague.'
rs he hearty?n
Yes, sir; he will eat as much as any
man ought and it will do him as much
good
as he good hand2'
''Yes, sir; ne Is the best hand on nv
place. He Is steady, honest and indus.
trlous. He has been my foreman for the
last ten years, and more trusty negro
never knew
"Why do you wish TO sell him?"
Because he disobeys my orders. As |
said, he is my foreman; and, that ]
might want him, I built his hut within a
hundred yards of my own house, and /
have never rung the bell at any time IL
the night oS morning that his horn did
not answer in five minutes after. Bu1
two years ago he got religion, and com
menced what he terms family prayer
that Is, praying In his hut every night
and morning, and, when he began his
prayer, it was i'm possible to tell when he
would stop, especially if (as he termed it,
he got happy. Then he would sing, ano
pray and halloo for an hour or two to
gether, that you might hear him ne lrly 6
mi'e off. And he would pray for ms
and my wife and my children, and GU
whole family connections to the thirC
generation, and sometimes, when VIZ
would have visitors, Moses prayers wouc
Interrupt the conversation, and DESTROY
the enjoyment of the whole company
The women would cry and the children
would cry, and 1t would get me almos
frantic, and even after / had retired i
would sometimes be almost daylight be
fore could go TO sleep, for it appeared
TO me that / could hear Moses pray fol
three hours after he had finished. | bore
II as long as could, and then forbid hi
praying any more-and Moses promised
obedience, but he soon trangressed, anc
my rule is never to whip, but, whenever
q negro proves incorrigible, I sell him
This keeps him in better subsection, and
is less trouble than whipping. And
pardoaed Moses twice tor disobsdience
in praying so loud, but the third time
knew | must sell him, or every negro or
the place would soon be perfectly regard,
less OF all my orders"
"You spoke OF Moses hut. I suppose
from that he has family2"
Eyes; he has a woman and three
children, or wife, l suppose he calls hel
now-for soon after he got religion, they
1 aassa me II they MIGHT be. ,narriad a.,c