New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
luApTER XINII.

death nothing had happened out of the ordinary
| routine. The convicts seemed as crushed as ever
and vet 10 was but seeming. There was new spirit
among those wretched beings-a spirit that mad
| entered the camp with n woman convicted oi man
| slaughter She was wild.eyed, thin woman, hp-
narcntly Of little use III the ranks clog Hilton
| had mnttercd on seeing ber. But she proved a
| wonderful worker. swinging pick with the ease
and rapidty % the strongest man. O'Nea started.
when, in the mine ho found this woman at work
near him.
"Dmah"
At the whispered sound she TUNED with upraised
| pick looked at him for moment. and then with
out recognition went on with her work. DInah had
seemed link TO his past happiness. lie hungered
for the sound of u friendly voice But lac could not
recall himself to her memory. Although Dinah did
| not recognize her old friend. she spoke 10 him,
allied him liroder IN suloJin'." She tried 10 make
him I" line IN de- work" NJ she called winnineshe
lreedom she predicted, After little he saw she
was mad and pitied her, How sho found her
chances to speak, how her little phrases passed
along the ranks Of the oonylcs, ana at night we're
whispered ~ the different cells In one of the mys-
tores that only the cunning of oppressed prisoners
can divine Soon O'Noal noticed that new Impulse
slIrol tho eonyIcs. while no general revolt had
begun, there vas M eyldont change ia those who
nI 90 Dlnnh's coming had been completely terror
iged LYING awake In his bunk, with 40 desire nov
for life or freedom ONenl could hear the oonyiotH
Whispering
"Dbnah nes 80 Lord sent hcr here ter head us ont
| ob de- honAe. ,ondage." u womnnr tfemulona voice
| said one night woman who the next day fell dead
with fatigue M under the lash sho bent 70 greater
| effort.
aOui Of tho house of bondagow thought oNcal
| when le anw the quiet figure.
Tint niph, auoihcr whispered conference had been
| Dlnah sez dat 1cnnios dent was dc finger oh do
Lord fer our delayn. She SCI ci VIC don't iiso In
| boly a xiii de dcbbs, well a he killed. De Lord
icproaches MS fer wantin' de will Ter fight dc good
| Fight This time IL was man who somehow had
| cauglt little of Dinahs tone His words excited
| the tired creatures.
desc niggersll strike de blow r
Like the wind the whisper rose TO groan as the
| negroes crowded together IN an excited mass. IT
wns too dark In the cell TO distinguish faces aud the
| black mass looked hardly human But. 70 O'Neai.
ne VINO snGT NOV woa be brsHFS upon them By an
| attempt at REVOLT. they were only too human For
llilp l,pd NV for his face tic viii II help them lie
knew lcter thap these poor creatures innd1Gned
6y n false hope how usfless worse than rseleS;s,
4F r FS5n nf rcsah nIn'p pitSr iRca Qhag bq Tatshgd
, iH rHls vail tag8 tslg3n F43n i.Sg 'FS8s rsr
| rntb, tlr ttl Net s1trt tbst ir', 'f0r tie
| rf11t "a i'rptQtt' strt sltqtHltss tig{ vri;W
| .krri ~ stare N tttit hetret ptrN in'N'et. al.
~ ie iis W. n-R sf1as Wf ftq tl ~
| Mo.i,ifN eiii Nnf, a.lei Nih if-lN Nt4N tfEeHi
T0l Hullfieits4 ApHipl-r eisi Asa s'st'sh lit'
'ehuf nata nHah9 heFfg WprAl iie{ 't!l Ne
| ~ .inal, de aienal goNea from df lp'dW NraNe1e
! Ae who Was evidently mnal "a lhnaia conhdenee
It3 'tll dchlgNAlI lhu NEGROES MhlaiU ielW ~ as "
/ uls8 -f0ld, aUl tlru We're about 90 separate some
1f tho most tlIed ones had already reached thelr
/ hunks, when sprnslng np pNml Stood among
-" sopn 1t was said softly, vet MS toqo ~
| authority nell ihem, ailrgltct them. Had thcvN
sDy u tho cell. Was hc going 10 hetrat Them 10
iiutou2 And that hel ne God was ready for the
! work Ihs mure unlll huddied together, the drawer
! tuI5,.d ON ONUal with threatening gestures.
! Curse yerl I'll Kill Yer tust!' said the negro
! who in tones ana manner initiated iDinah. NO.
sab! al0Ie yer peaches On us, ai"re Yer splcs de
Efs! Es!@ Cd '' A''" '"'''"' Il '''""S'' '1' ''"'
lie clu chei with O'Seal. and stout as he was
| seemed likely 10 conquer tins wDIu-out giant SO
fallen into decay NcVcrtheless after short; silent
scuhle O'Nca rose victor The negroes had lett to
! them the small space between the hunks aud now
ON the floor with his knee on the breast OF his an
| talonlst. ONeal tued 10 reason with the others.
| " aiy poor friends, don't y0u know ld JON you II
there was a chance for ireedOmY Haven't tried to
| escape Don't | know that revolt Will only add
! 10 vOnr sufeIngsY It's not only the officer and
guards that are against you; Il is the aW-the law
! kin them all And 10 Kill the guard. would bring
| every one OF these against us. ii could go out
| urH, bee torn 10 pieces Dl uoss, anu hA llla buN
! vour freedom I'd 40 and be thankful. Don't think
| I'D botrly you! Only ! bog OF You for Y0uI own
! sake, not to revolt. Life isnt everything. There's
a Heaven and GOD, and atsr death w II be While
| Ills voice filtered and @ sob broke from hmi for
| 90 tpcak 0f Heaven 10 such starved, beaten, de-
| graded creatures se0ned au insui, ihei dd not
ui Tataud ha Wplis mon appreciate ha tenderness,
| lut thrf ltlt fnnlnlird m the certainty ilul " he
| Nuuldut pralh, 40 iArN nAlAplri lntDaDl nlhal
| hIlr cleerng uii hulallnaaA iu ihtii hunks iul
| agaln ilH ehali NHa diaNi ing neat Ihu iiaiuH
| nlpuu AhNuH tAunRh ihp rnnla between thH lu-e
| abh NJ up ihH r.nln uf nhral Hui lhr lunluriNl
nrnin lhn mnu i0n irNarl w hliuH4ln npN, Hud
| nhHAi hnhl upA NWrinH nuHri W. $40 ir.L AHnu
pfupNi tilh sa. IiGmlh lHN3 ~ iNn HuN lhr
| ipHnlW itll upnsHi q huHNl, HmNniii rluHr
| InhalHn ivNdn lhn inld event Hipll nhl un ihr
| hnHinla. Nnulg lin ruHid nrrn ilN 'inui Nnl lui
! lhNm Hiill UNHlnf lhri HNliNiri Hi ilWuuli ul
sunl possibility s,rupi luusnit nud hn gulid
nla.fh hn. irihus hn had tugd ilfiuuinp Hni Wlf
, uHaaulul iN in tHi iuui 1uiri Irhnls hn iHd uulY
nnusnd iui nlnmfniH ifsi A. lii hnp rirW
| iairlni - Neal lnan Hpd lnlnnd up The hnHin
innl don't fQn hnnV \ lleni h0ni nn nnenlY !
didn't mean 10 hui YunN hn sad ns lhn innu lnnh
tiep llen stopped phlin la hand 90 is hteisi,
| iui had 81 annhh iD the uilnfs, Take rnip how
| t0p btH them np ~ useless ioYuit Their blood
| VII be upon iUui HOuls
CHAPTER XtYiii
Tho spirit Of revolt grew stronger Reason there