Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-04-06

"Mars Louis" said the darkey,
"doan hab no truck wild that man.
He doan kere no noah fur blood dan
he do fur water" and he put his
hands gently on his masters arm.
"Get away, Buck" said GULL. "Hr
has insulted me and must pay the
penalty"
LET him alone" cody remarked
Dent, and the next instant he lay full
length on the ground. Blood flowed
from his mouth, and for time ht
seemed to be insensible Recovering
suddenly, he drew Barlow knife and
as Gull stopped over to raise him he
uttered an oath and plunged his
knife-blade into Guilrs breast. Snch
stampede followed that Dent es-
capped. GULL lay on the bosom of his
faithful slave.
Buck. Pm dying" he said. al
was a murder. Buck, are you here z"
Eyes, Mars Louis, Is heah."
"If Dent is not hung by law | want
you to kill him."
Eyes, Mars Louis"
But don't take advantage of him.
Fight him with q knife. Do you
promise ?"
Eyes, Mars Louis. I'll follow him
to de end OBJ de earth. Pll-oh, my
marster is dead ("
The tragedy sent thrill Of horror
through every one. Old men shed
tears when they saw poor GULL lying
on the ground, with his hands full Of
grass, pulled up with the grasp Of
! death.
Gull was buried in little orchard
near the old farm house. Buck de-
livered the funeral grafton. Several
ministers offered their services, but
the colored man claimed the right,
and as no one could doubt the friend
ship which existed between master
and servant, no one disputed the right
of the faithful man to conduct the
ceremonies. On Sunday afternoon,
when the sun shone bright on the
apple-blossoms; when the biue-jay
fitted and the sapsucker pounded the
old black trees, Buck stood at the
head of his masters grave. Friends
and neighbors gathered around, and
children peeped over the mound into
the deep cavity, shuddered and drew
back. For full five minutes Buck
stood without uttering a word.
II doan know how ter preach a
funeral, Lord" be said, "but / knows
what hit IL ter feel de pullin' Oh de
heart strings. Ez smile can change
ter tremblin' OBJ de lip, so does sor-
row set heaviest on de heart what was
once filed with Joy. My marster had
heart ez big ez de imagination Oh a
chile, an ez de heart is de birth place
! ob de soul, my marster is on the right
. han OBJ God, close up ter de throne
May we all meet death wild as little
fear, an may de angels be ez glad ter
! see US all ez / knows da hes been tel
! make de heabenly quaintance oh Mars
! Louis GULL. Amen"
Dent fled to Texas, but was brought
: back, and, by some technically, ac'
, quilted. He left Tennessee imme
diately after the trial and went, nc
one knew where or cared where.
) Several weeks ago, tall man stood
on Superior street in Cleveland Hi
{ hair was almost as white as the snow
at his feet. His face wore sad ex
preston, and his eyes wandered a
t though tired of every object. Al
old colored man came walking along
Seeing the white haired man, he stop
@ ped, gazed intently for a moment, ap
{ preached the stranger and said:
"Is yer name Mr.. Dentf'
eyes, that's my name"
o "Did da ulster call yer Mr.. Ba
Il Dent 7"
Eyes; do you know mep
Is 81 does. My name is Buck Gull
Ie / ulster long ter Mars Louis Gull
Don't yer recollect me T.
IS "Why yes, Buck, how is you
health" extending his hand.
u "No, sur; yer dosen't fetch my ha
in de grasp OBJ friendship. / wus 9
de picnic, yer riccollsck, when W
(. stobbed Mars Louis. He died in III
arms. Fore he died he made N
promise dat I'd kill yer in far figl
cassen dc law didn't hang yer. No
a / poses ter fight yer wild Barlo
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