New-York tribune., 1879-12-21

was delighted. II was perfectly plumb right
ia Barton. and / knew H. Whatl A rascal
make mans life misery to bin I'm that
way. and the man sit down to 1t instead OF
letting day light through INN before ne c0ulu
winkw
With that the Judge got up. turned his
back TO the FIRE, and stood there beaming
down on me in the jOlliest way.
''You think you've got among powerfaI,
set of heathens down here. don't you. Jesslcaf
be said, in his big, hearty voice. -.
"YOu don't like any such doings, do your
Il like you," said, smiling back at him,
and love to hear you tell stories and give
your opinions about people and things.
want you to tell me honestly, Judge, If you
think slaveboldiDg was right. and If you golld
have things back as they wereT
Now I'll tell you about that, Jessica,. the
judge sand. sitting down and laying hand
on each of his knees. % wouldn't have them
back, not for anything you could mention; the
negroes were a great curse and plague to the
South, and that isn't al-they are yet. But
as to its being right to hold them, there was
nothing better to do for them since they were
here. Look at 'em now, anu you'll see they
can't take care of themselves and 1t was
great shame and an outrage the way tne
North behaved in that matter, you know. l.
just know there wasn't happier set Of fel-
lows going than my nlggtrs-alwaye cheerful,
always gIinnlng, and Howdy, Mars Jedge, an
hOws your health dis mOrnln', sir z and all
suffer a Niger to be suiky or discontented
about me. II one had stuck out his lip before
me, or gone around with an ugly mouth, Ike
they do now, poor miserable wretches, ia
have bad hIm taken out ana thrlsaed. 4
wouldn't have suffered it, And they all loved
me like children. There was my nigger jack
son ne was the only one / ever iald a nnger
on. He was great, big, double-jcinted fei-
low and he belonged to very cruel man,
and he came TO me and begged me TO buy
IL. l.. end
you're an Impudt Mt, suiky feliOw, and sures
iIie | shall have 10 thrash you, and don't
want to do it. | won't keep a man | can't
manage without whipping him. Fore gra-
ei0us, Mars Jedge, 1 won never make you no
trouble; rs "A peaceable nIgger as ever you
own, sIT, aa' l hope you'll gimme about a
bun'erd if | ever behaves mysef improper TO
you, and so on, and SO Cn. Wen, you know,
was sorry tor the nigger, and l bought
hIm ana all his family, ana paid a good
price tor them too, the lOw-dOwn, pm
headed rascal lie lived with me some
time. and did very well. One morning had
10 get up very early 10 90 oil and hold court.
tell you, Jessica, have driven twenty miles
after dark at night, and half that many before
sun-up, ia those Gays, just 10 spend a lew
hours at home with my wife and babies. l
had whole gang Of little boys, and used
TO hate 10 be away from nome 50 much, ana
I'd go forty miles just 10 kiss my wife and
ask her il the little chaps were well and out
son 10 make me fre amt get some breakfast
for me that morning, and the rascal Was ln-
cllned to gIumbie about II. L caiied HIM twice
before he ever came into my room, and WHEN
he did come he was mad and sulay. My wife
WAS asleep In her room next 10 mine didn't
want To wake her with fuss, so 1 spoke to
the nIgger quietly and told INN to make haste
and asked INN what In the broad green world
he was 40 long about. He grumbled out
something IN an irpuden', suiky way, and 1t
las4t-s aatH A
AFRAID I've got 10 thrash yOu yet. / don'l
want 10 do IL. but If you don't behave III do
II us shores you're Il iCOt high" lie stopped
and drew himself mp, and looked az me win
all the scOrn aud wrath you can imagine
He was over SIX feet high, and strong as an
OK. | am about i've feet eight, and the lea
low thought be could worst nlc. ii you
think you are she best man, Jacks0n.' salu i,
come Oh, sir, AID fight iOI yDur freedom
for if YOU can beat ne I'll set you free IHe
niger made one jump at me, ana the next
minute he was spawning IN the corner. tie
up anu at me again, ana 1 gave hlm no time
to geJ has long arms around me. Tor he was
like an ourang-ourang, bur L knocked hlm
down again with blow. He thought about
il a minute before he lose that tune, and
came al me weariy tue tLud time
knocked hlm down he was stunned.
and / picked him up senscless. 1ou
see i was "a yeiy heavy man, and weighed
about 2lO, though 1 never looked lat III my
hfe. | was as tough and bard u hIekOIy, and
Iuil OF hfe and muscle. Tie great huiklng
fellow had 10 chance with me, ana l knew IL.
though II WAS like telling "a beef To knock him
down, and hated to do II. He ran away from
ne about SIX months after thai, and got clean
avay-ine only one that ever did leave NE IN
my ME-"
were kind 10 theIr slaves I"
" ell, Jesslca, there were some mighty
mean men around there, as sure you are
alive. 1 used To tell 'em what / thought OF
them, and my wife used TO tell me I'd be
murdered some dark night, but knew better
Il knew my men. 1nere wasn't Il man. woman
Dr chnd dlunt have a nOwdy, Judge fOr me,
aud tile very dogs wagged Their tails as l
passed Oy. lm getting Oid ana sun now,
Jesslca 1 don't preach as loud and a. long as
used TO; they tell ne here al Trinity they
can't hear me ds wei as they Used To ali over
he church. As fOr that matter, l dout mind
em much. Those fellows that tell me they
ran't hear | always 1ind have been sitting IN
Tie back benches, while the Amen corners
were empty. | asked some OF them the other
day, why don't you come up TO the front
benches, you gang OF pin-headed doits, you
DO you think ," (uateiy, thls) " that I'm
going 20 stand there nat-IoOted and blate Ike
! caif ?"
" lth that the Judge was on his feet, and
ook las wide-brimmed ielt hat IA his hand.
'- There's man used TO hate us Metho-
llists, JessIca, that you ought 10 lave known
old keuy OB, down here III COueta. de
thought he wasn't treated light by Metho-
list Jury III IA suIt he brought, and he went
home mad abOut II. One evening he was SIT
ting by his door and a stranger rode up-a
grave looking man with s1Gdie-bags and a
snad-beilied cOat,-and asked II he could stay
all night Kenyon looked HIM over and then
saId MOI The stranger hestated, and then
said, We'll, sir, l am Told that IL Is several
miles 10 the next house, and l have come
fort miles to-day Im very tired, and my
horse needs rest, and rd like very much TO
Stop here ~ ell, you can't do IT, said old
kenyon. The man WAS surprised, but ne
adaea. Il should not ask much IN the way Of
/ put up with any thing.
eau sleep on the floor myself, and all want
l. To have my horse well Ied.' ell SAID
old Kenyon, you can't stay, SIR Neii,