Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-21
CHAPTER VI.

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| evening watching for him TO pass, until
the opportunity she sought came to her
at last as he passed on his way to the
stables.
Meal. are you in a hurry" sine
asked, in the softest and kindest OF
voices.
"No. ma'am," he respectfully replied,
his scOwling face little less unpleasant
looking.
Then please do me a little favor"
Anything, little missus."
"Take this book up to Miss Cordelia."
| "Yes'm."
! Gan, Neal"
! "Yes'm."
Wouldn't you like to lean how to
read?"
81 know how little"
$40 you? Then let me get you a
! book.''
! Her kindness found his heart, dlsarmed
| him, and when she returned with brightly
bound book bis lowering eyes were lighJ-
ed with glow that no one there had ever
seen IN them before.
"NOw, Neal, want you to keep this and
read II. / have asked one favor OF you,
but | want TO ask another. Don't give
way to your temper and get into trouble.
We all have to think and try to be patient
and kind.n
do you, Miss Magdalen?'
"Yes, do, and now promise me that you
will not provoke MIR. Lawrence again, but
be respectful and obedlent.n
The negro turned his ragged hat round
and round in his hard black hands, q
struggle between good and evil going on
in his heart. The better nature con-
quered.
"Pll try,o he muttered, aud went on.
Magdalen rumpled up her hair, and
looked 80 grave when her father came in
he asked her the cause of it..
Nothing" she replied, sodolefully that
he said:
81 wonder how my girl will look when
it something"
She laughed.
81 feel discouraged, but 1t wilt not last
long"
Everything moved quietly along for
some time. By his courtesy and kindli-
ness Of demeanOr Lawrence won the ad-
mring love Of the slaves of all except
one. Neal stunned his presence. Perhaps
1t was TO keep out OF the way of tempJa-
ton, as he could not cure himself of envy
and hate, and Lawrence demanded no
service of him. He did not seem to no.
tice his behavior, but let it pass uncom-
mented on.
Inc long summer days passed peaceful
ly, and the young cOllegian's vacation
was drawing to a close, when the surface
! stiffness was utterly broken up. One
sunny, drowsy afternoon Magdalen and
/ Cordelia were idling in the school room.
| COrdelia walked to the window and looked
down towards the orchard yawning audi
| bly,, but the next moment her liStlessness
vanished. Anything a little unusual
thoroughly aroused her, and the sight OF
Ike flying along with all the speed his
thin black legs could muster Interested
| her.
Dear me, wonder what is the matter !?
That boy never would run at that rate I'M
less something had happened"
She dartod down stairs to see what
brought him back from the plantation in
such headlOng haste.
She reached the back veranda just as he
STUNT led up the steps, and the sight OF
/ his excited, terrified face alarmed her.
like, what is the matterY'
ION, Lori Miss Cooley. Marse Law
renee is clean kilt, an they'er got Neal
/ TIED wild de pillow lines"
A sharp cry rent the air, and Mrs. Cam
mack, who had come TO her sitting-rOOm
door fellin dead faint. In less than 1--we
minutes the quiet house was thrown into
the widest confusion. The negro women
walled and wrung their hands, being OF
very little help TO the goVerness, who had
lent all her energies TO the task OF reViY-
ing the unfortunate mother.
Meanwhile two little professions were
nearing the house, and so far from being
dead the young man was able to walk,
though rather slowly. He was very pale,
and his left arm hung useless at his side.
dis grandfather and two or three Of the
negroes were with him. -
A short distance behind them came the
overseer and the remainder OF the
hands, men, women and children, and they
all lent helping hand in guarding the
laWless slave who had dared TO raise his
hand against the young master.
They were all excited and bitterly I'm
censed. Had they been permitted no
doubt they would have decreed instant
death as his fate, but they We're a we'll
controlled people, aud very rarely disre.
garded the commands of their superiOrs.
When near tue house Lawrence stopped,
perhaps il would be best for you TO 70
on and speak my mother. IL might need.
lessly alarm her TO see me without some
warming he said to his grandfather
"Well. Here, Ebert, take my place
1t will be best to give them warning"
But the news had already been told, az
we have seen, and it was into a very muot
upset household the stately old gentle,
man walked.
"What is the meaning OF all thisfv h,
cried, staring from his half-cOnscioue
daughter-in-law 10 the excited women
| dIOuuu ueIs
"Oh, grandpa, Lawrence has beer
killed." walled Cordelia, running up I,
him.
''rhe mischief he has! How do yor
knowi VINO told youW
''Ike brought the news few minute
ago."
''Ike needs thrashIng. Lawrence ha,
been hurt, but not killed. Here he come,
10 speak for himself"
There was great rejoicing in that h0us,
that day. Its idol mad not been broken
its light had not gone out.
Magdalen crept out ana found he
father.
ION, father, what does it all meanS DI,
Neal do itg'
s'YesD
"Wbat will they do with him?v
'tGod knows, Guild; cannot say now. ,
"Mhere Is hep
'FTied, and locked up in mis- room"
She shuddered in a sort Of horror, ano
shrank close 70 her father. He put biz
arm tenderly round her shoulders.
"AOu need not be troubled or fright
ened, my little girl. No harm shall com,
, TO YOU"
/ am not afraid for myself. How did /
b happenD
} "Noal has been sullen and rebel
lious again for two or three DAYS. / no
ticed 10, but hated TO whip the fellow
; and SO kept out Of bis way as much a
possible, so be could have no chance 4
provoke me. This evening one OF tn