The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-03
TRANSMISSION OF BLOOD.
BY PAP.

ed Not many miles from where Il
re stfeams known as Little and Bi
at Deer Greek commingle their sluggis
or waters and form the Rolling Forl
which empties itself into the Littl
al Sunfiowerriver on its way to the Yazoc
lie HVed many years ago wealthy oil
)" planter by the name of Cogler. Uncl
" Jimmy, as he was familiarly called
10 was Georgian by birth and educa
II tion, having emigrated from that Stat
u soon after the Choctaw Purchase. f,
d settle in the bowling wilderness O
Il the "'Azoo REGION" as he termed
:, 1t. For many years had he lived anC
i! prospered OH the alluvial lands which
k he cultivated until the breaking out
: OF the war. Uncle Jimmy CogIer was
A recognized as one of the biggest plant
: ers and slave owners in Issaauena
| county, besides it was reported that
he had vast quantities of gold and
silver buried beneath the soil on which
. 1t was accumulated. Be that as If
may, everything he touched seemed
to turn to gold, and he was looked
upon as prince, among cotton plant
ers of his section. But change
came over the spirit of his prosperity.
His niggers ran of and "j'ined the
id Yankees" His wife sickened
and died, leaving him alone, discon-
solate old man; for his two bows.
James and John were in the Virginia
army, and the next mail might bring
hlm the news of their DEATH for both |
were sick in hospital, not far from Rich
mond. The old man became an object
of pity, and day after day he would re-
pair to an old Indian mound not far
from his house, and on its summit.
would sit for hours brooding over his
misfortunes in full view of the desc
lation by which he was surrounded.
Time sped on. The war closed.
when James and John Cogler return
ed, strong, healthy robust young men;
but what Il change had passed over
the land of their birth during their
four years absence. Their mothers
seat at the table was vacant; their |
tather mere wreck of his former
'elt-from portly, full faced, y
healthy and sprightly old gentle
nan, was transformed to an invalid S
'ale and emaciated, almost past recog- i
lltlon; while the dry, hacking cough t.
nd hectic spot upon his cheek stamp v
q MN the victim of consumption. il
Broadland plantation" had grown
p in briars and cotton wood bushes. $!
1hile of the two or three hundred ft
laves, only two or three faithful do
lestlcS remained, and they were Z
Imost too old and decrepit for service. ia
evertheless, the meeting between |
ther and sons was happy one, and I'll
'emed to infuse new life into the old
en5leman. m
" III tell you, daddy" said James yc
lie night as they sat around the fire.
few days after their arrival home, at
me and John has been talking mat
rs over, and if you're Il mind to help we
a little, we've 'cluded to go to work se'
q pitch crap, and clare the old
up again. They amt no Or
e curling up and sucking our paws he
e bar, saying ef this want so, and
at was so, we'd do this away and ha
at away the only way we kin do ed
to pitch in and do it. What do you
to that daddy ?" .
Well, Jeems," said the old man 'bo
sing up, while a siclIly smile seemed sur
light up his cOuntenance for the eve
1t time in year, "I'm right glad lea
see you've got pluck in you vet, = =
eff you an John wants to crap it, 'ri
give up the place to you and let
try it; but I aint no faith in free Jon
ger labor. Howsomever, I'll 90 90"
h you down to Vicksburg and buy A'l
r mules, and make arrangements hol
ut your supplies, and let you try it nun
hack; but as | said afOre, I aint loI
aith in free niggers. | don't spect MN
We long no how, and I'd like to the
you both get a start afore | 90. so opel
ou're both agreed wen start ON Doc
first boat" and
\ dsei
ewstop & Crindle were commits of N
merchants in Vicksburg. Twas its ,
morning, and, as was his custom. tube
Crindle was at the store long be- in df
most of the merchants of the Hill of FL
were out of their beds. He be- hloo,
'd in the early bird maxim, and the
ii"s.iS "uhereu 10 IL. The steam frog.
" Lizzie" had just arrived with sben,
e Jimmy, James and John Cogler right
rd. Uncle Jimmy was early to as ev
leaVlhg his sons snugly slowed thou:
leir berths aboard the boat: he and
'eded TO the store of ClewstOp & nips,
lie. Entering the counting room calls
as greeted by the friendly grasp ITo
@ hand of Mr.. Crindle. After ,.os
sual formalities incident to the gentI
ing of the planter with his old moss
:, Uncle Jimmy said: ,onro
-r. Crindle, you and has been c.
Is many a year" I'll,
es, " responded Mr.. Crindle, land to h,T
e, Mr.. Cogler, We shall long con- attril,
tion O
- ~ We siialii continued that
Jimmy "jest as long as l live, p,ial,
lat won't be long, for Pm purity ON N
one up with this here cough; but his bo
e down this trip on the Lizzie, notrr,
my two boys, they want to run - tI,a
lace, and came down TO helm mint,
) a start, though I aint no faith he dc
niggers; but maybe they will know
out. Anyhow, hOpeso. Now Apo
'ose to start 'em out with stock James
h to stock the place, and supplies to pu