Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-23

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and hopes were so strongly fixed. Bn1
the winter passed quietly away, aac
not even the ghost OF the raven-hsired
woman came to disturb that happy
home.
The length OF time Genirya had
been with her, together with the cer-
emony that the queen INDUCED in
when leaving the beads and locket,
confirmed Mrs. Mawbry in her belief
that, alarmed by the fear of pursuing
Justice ar rebuked by conscience, the
Gypsey had abandoned her charge
forever. Acting on these convictions,
she purchased piano and engaged a
competent teacher to instruct Genirva
in the rudiments OF music, and the
higher branches of education, to the
end that, if in the uncertain future
any trace of the girls parents should
be discovered, the charge should not
be laid to her door that she had failed
or neglected to provide for one whose
condition seemed to claim more OF her
kindly sympathy than one actually
known to be an orphan.
In the advantages and attraction oil
her new home, Genirva was supreme
ly happy. She had no distinct recol.
lections of her life prior to entering
the Gypsey camp; did not believe
that Rachel, tho Queen, was her
mother, but with the most tender
prOtestations, transferred that endear.
ing appellation to her benefactress.
Three years had now glided pleas.
antly by, and Genirva, blooming into
womanhood, was tho pride OF the
whole town. Beautiful, intelligen,
and refined, she shone in the circle oil
her friends, a very Venus in the con.
stellation. Proud of the child OF her
adoption, Mrs. Mawbry felt herself
amply rewarded for her care in rear
ing the obscure Gipsey's waif into an
attractive and lovely woman.
Myron had been for the last two
years in the office of the village phys.
ician, resolved 10 become Knight OF
the Mortar. Studions and attentive,
he had so far progressed in his pro.
fession as TO assume the care of and
visit patients when the doctor was
otherwise engaged. In the social
gatherings of the young people oil
Thornton, he and Genirva formed the
nucleus, around which all the Others
were attracted. He was always
pleased and happy in her company,
and she, approaching his kindness,
felt the same toward him. Beyond
that neither Of them
HAD any more notion,
Than one who never saw the sea OF ocean,"
The war of the rebellion had been
in progress for nearly three years,
and Myron, burning with patriotic
zeal, longed to join the army in de.
fence of the dear old flag, but his
mother had restrained him on several
occasions. An opportunity now oc
Cured for him to realize bis desire,
and bis mother gave her reluctant
consent. In one Of the regiments
raised in their state, the village doctor
was appointed regimental surgeon,
and, on his recommendation, Myron
was assigned as his assistant. In a
few days they joined their regiment,
which was already en- route for the
seat of war, with orders to report to
Gen. Sherman, near Atlanta. They
arrived in time to take an active part
in the combat before that city. Their
regiment, with others, suffered sc.
we're loss. But war will exact its
bloody tribute, and great victories are
seldom won without great sacrifices.
After occupying Atlanta, and max
ing the necessary arrangements, Sher-
man set out on his world.renowned
march to the sea-
Near small town in central Geor.
gia, during days halt of the army,
some soldiers that had been wounded
in skirmish with the Confederate
Gen. Wheeler's cavalry, were taken to
a large plantation house for their bet
ter care and comfort. The surgeon
from Thornton and his assistant were
detailed to attend them professionally.
The house was very commodious,
well built and in good repair, and was
In charge of two venerable looking
slaves, known there as uncle Moses,
and Aunt Ruth. They proved to be
kind hearted people, and anxious to
do all in their power to comfort and
relieve the sufferings of the wounded
men.
Near sundown. as Myron sat on the
piazza, writing up his journal, old
Aunt Ruth approached him and said,
Oar. massa Cap'n Doker, Use ies
done glib dem poor sojers some noe
cake and tea
That's good soul, aunty,' he said
that she might know her services
were duly appreciated. 1T appears,
aunty,' he continued, that you and
Uncle Moses have the whole charge
of this plantation p
'Yas, massa Cap'n Doker, we's all
lone hy'ar now; de udder niggers
hab toted orr by demsefs.
where's your master p
yves got no massa now, nor muffin
we's our own bosses now, we 49, she
said, giving her head significant
toss
How does it happen that you have
no master? ?
Dat am long story, massa Cap'r
Doker; but Use jes' gwine to tole "
all bout it,
Then seating herself on the tor
step OF the porch, and tying the end:
OF the bandana that covered her head
tightly under her chin, she continued
wall, as / was jes gwine to tole We
when massa's ole fodder wus gone
dead, he luff him de plantation, mig
gers, mools, an ebryting to make
hissef common. One day arter dat
massa bring'a him a wife fur hissef
and Lnr sakes wat booty she WINS
too! So berry kline to us niggers da,
we all luooed her morn kin tole We
dis mint. Den eb-yting went on SC
nice |, jes seemed dat de arr was
chuck full ob bressins for us poo,
darkeys. An so de time move on an
De mex year chile was born to massa
Lor wat q jubilee dat was! Masss
gibbed de niggers holiday, an dey
danced, singed al scraped de banjo
all dat night. De care OBJ de chile