South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-04-18

JUht y, praying IN MS nut every ntwht
AMI morning. and when lie began his
PRAYER IL was impossible TO tell when he
would stop. especially if las he termed
IL lie got happy. Then he would sing
and pray and halloo for an hour or two
together, that you might hear him near.
~ mile off. And ho would pray for
me aud my wife and my children. and
our whole family connections to the third
generation. and sometimes, Moses
prayers would interrupt the converse
ton and DESTROY the ENJOYMENT of the
whole company The women would
cry and the children would cry. and il
would get me almost frantic, and even
after had retired, II would sometimes
he almost daylight before I could 80 10
sleep, for it appeared 20 the that could
hear Moses pray for three hours after
he had finished. | bore it "a LONG as !
could, and then forbid his praying any
more and Moses promised obedience.
hut he soon rransgressed. and NV rule
is never to whip. but whenever a negro
proves incorrigihle, sell him. This
keeps them in better spbiection. and is
less trouble than whipping, And par
doned Moses twice for dsobedienCe i'm
/ praying 50 loud. but the third time
knew must sell him, or every negro
on the place would soon be perfectly
regardless OF ali nay orders
You spoke OF Noses hut | suppose
from that he has a family.
Yes; lie has a woman and three chill
dren. or wife. | suppose he calls her
I now-fOr soon after he got religion. he
asked me II they might lie married. and
| presume they were!
What will you take for her and Tie
children
III YOU want them for your own use.
will take 500: but | shall not sell
Moses nor them to 90 out OF The State.
Il wish them all for my own use, and
will give YOU the $l,4OO.'
Mr.. Is. aud Col. G. then went tn BIS
store, drew up the writings and closed
the sale, after which they returned To the
vessel; and NJ. Is. approached the No.
gro, who sat with his eyes lixrd uuna
be deck, wrapped IA meditation Of the
most awful fOrehodings and said.
Wen. Moses, have bought YOU
Moses made "a low pIw am every
muscle in his tace worked with emotion
when he replied:
is you, massa? Where is sgine.
massa? Is ! gwine to Georgia.
NO said Mr. b. am merchant
here in tins city. Yonder is my store.
aud want YOU TO attend on the store.
and / have purchased your wife and
children, 100, that you may not be sepa.
rated
Dress God for dat; and. massa, kin
20 10 mcctm' sometimes!'
Yes, Moses, you can 90 to churul.
three times on Sabbath and every night
In the weeh, and yOu can pray as often
as you choose, and As loud as YOU choose,
and every time you pray, whether it, be
ut home or IN church, 1 want you 20
pray for me, my vile and all my cbl.
dren, for II you are good man your
prayers Will 30 US no harm. and we need
them very much: and Il YOU wish to-,
you may pray for everybody Of my
name IA tac State. Ii viii noL ipjurc
them
When Mr. Il. was dealing ont these
privileges 20 Moses, the ncgro's eyes
danced IN their sockets, and his full
heart laughed outright for gladness, cX.
posing two rows Of "a, even. clean iyo-
rie5 "A any African can boast. and his
heart response was 'Brcss God, bress
IOt all de time. and Dress you. too.
ma-sa; Moses neber think bout lie
gwiue to hab all desc cOmmodalioners !:
dis makes me think bout Joseph in T..
eypt Aud after Moses had poured q
few blessings upon Colonel G. and haI
hidden him warm adicu, and request
eel him % give his love aud farewell 10
hi4 mis.ro,s, the children and all the ser.
wants, he followed Mr. Is. to the store. TO
enter upon .ho functions or bis new Of.
lice.
The return OF the schooner br.usht
20 Moses hic wife aud children.
Early lhe nest spring as Nr y. was
one day standing 20 the door. be saw %
man leap upon Che wharf from the deck
0' a vessel, and walk hurricIly toward
lhr store. lie soon recognized him $685.
Colonel q. They exchanged saluiafious
and % 'be CoIoncIs inquiry after Moses.
hlr. D.. replied chat he was up stairs
measuring grain, oui invited bm ~
walls ur and see him Soon Alr. IT,.
attention U8s arrested hy very con.
fused noise above Tie listened ond
heard au unusual shutting of feet. some
one s'Hb.us violently aul some ono
talking very uurriedly and when Doe r,.
aac.ei upon Colonel C,4 movements
aut t.c peculiar expression of bis coun-
'euluce. he became alarmed aud Aeu,
up '1 SEQ aha. wgs trtnspirno.
When .e reached tas boat or Che
stairs Dbl. 1s startled go -eoIpu No.c4
900 tHo uIf Co.,. .u9q
.I.c. with U.- ar. .ryuut MA CHI.