Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-10-11

kuow who'. Your h--t iri.na. who
brings you oakv aud chirk-n-pge. ana
lots ~ tobarso be-idesp Brother lin,
thrvaiened 10 skin me alive n I lidn't
lvi his tubaeoo alone. aud It's All for
you. ncle Jake you know Il L. And
nnw yoa won't do the least thiag 20
ohligv me' Very well. you just wait
and -"e hos sou u feel SUNDAY when
yea dout Sc, any dina.r from the
great house. nor tol,sc,,a. sither. You'u
wish then sou hadat bsrn - eoa.
trary
We'll. nov. Ms ia. honey. yer
knows ole Jake uudnt confuse yer
nufiln 81 he could do fur yer Tor
dtu Ser d. rtrrumaaencs - yer mar
q ser par. lie allus r.aly % resist
yer hot d. -ee 'rrc. chile, how On
s''as nabir yer i Ner knbe. / das.
@'ni TO- my life e. nigh ds' 90, hanted
h"u-" d. time ~ Night ~ lone set
l'''"'l. chile, I druthrr - rwine down
trr der plantation fur drr ul,er-eer Ter
~ me hlts la.hn. ga as bare back
psrd p dn.d hal Missy
Well, wha wants snu a. ~ y, ,aar
l"nr -"It7 ~ rsafs.. I'm going with
t"l intend 81 sea iar as -..lf y hat
at thi- means and i'ns not afraid az
'hant- ana sp'rril- I i4af hsfi,rs
lar = aaF sF.4 fttsJyf z"
! was q .ieru mel % carry my point
ln spite - Old Jaka' open and va, own
-st'rs't trrrur~ aud th.rvfur,.. assumed
"a e"arase Vas far from FEELING
Der eo.'l Lord hab mussy on d.
dr''Iish ,bile' ~ ~ ins ~ der had
Fiss' when Ser dies. Nisst. -har,.' .
see hHrH, 1rr h.. ole Jake don. tnle yer
-". "a N"i. va~s see rw in, rit Dis Jo'
"." dsrks der wu-- whtppIu e. rl,.r
r'i + N,r par Huas oHt sec rap.r-
H. woa.t had 'rm oIt unlr-. ,au
rh"as" 90 tell him Nov. l'usle Jake.
our wori fur aiI I'm going 90 follow
VII Mason and -sr what he's up 90
u EHH buut r. vlth roe aul ANY thing
hapfrus to mr ~ ths hsufs carr, ~.
~ or vii Mason .hu,,t. ne. ~ via
bnnnr#F -fuuhIs,- snd bf.aks my n.rk
ans was ! ~ rnms has,k sui 'hnnt ynu
fnr ~" hlians.,. ~ ,nHr lifr
With Hp.lftaB hands ana eyes. ana a
groom " d,-patF. lhn uId Negro CAV,
wtt.
4 nas srrm -tranEr hut an thi-
tim Y u,t,f ssrurn-I 81 mr y hat q
gursilnHah.r enterprise I hbd uud,.r-
taA." l,rn bad rr,t..d a. im
pf9Fsrts 7 -Hua'd nut tas. given u
uP. #siHR always d,trrmiu,.i % carry
uut whatever Haiertask. good ur
BAL bH' tbt night taught ma I,.--
$500 u#sH. forgot O. was thr last
t.Ws ! followed my own sweet will
rr-ard's~- - rpn-H4
u Wa aps oue ocIuHk Every
thing wa iHtrB--.y still The -,ttinF
n.s'n ,alsf "a dim spssfrsI light b,twrcn
tb- h.'Irs ~ tbs r.u trges The dis
taH' hnHt 81 an aW 90 the faint mel
Hu bn.b eH.. - the saipp1arWiII alone
hTuar tHs -lirHes o. spite ~ ia, ..li
e rula rbiH uH uter fur a. ~ drew
u.str iha u.si.s'. au#-s 3 fur Jake.
ht fH. Tins 49, reached tba gate. b.
vHs pHf-ieaIIy a. er.i a. mentally In.
,ap1 fHtrd Or going Farther liz
. ytt- ra.IsI hi- t,,,.th uhatt.r,.d. aud h.
-bulk frHm HaHd % fpaf
A. ! -lHpped frum BIS saddle. thr GA
. EaH i..i aa hie kars4 AMI JnplDt,d me-
uui a. ~ uu h4t b So u-vty-.. -
I uu uu-t HrH uuHId ts.IIr,g IN I
. hli known thr Eru~-au. hvu~o held
sHnr horrible r. -l.fs thai a. lonk CA
would strike m# dsld. ! should .tiil
hass esnr 81 A. impu'-, ,rry-l-tibl.
a. destiny DROVE ms tsrsard
laght - -htdpr fearing even a.
bratha, ! crvpf ga 20 ~. haunted
hau-H. ia she rpam where ~ had
heard the Noise. and I,....r,.i through
ths bruksu window Hui l could -s,,
nothing and nn sound reached my ear
Evsrf thing wa- dsusrly dark and
deadly -til when =udd"ntIy. loud
rlsar and -hr,li the neigh II a hor-s
sounded frrm 70 tbisket 81 shrubs close
/ hy then within the rsam. close o. ths
vIHdFs hi--.d into ms very ear. q
. daHs oath sa. uts+r,,I Footsteps
. rrua-,.d The rnou. passsi through the
yuiA and into ths yard
Great TODD y hat an l,e.-balt ~ terror
shot through my vein. ~ ! now hr.i
/ folly r,aiizrd mY fearful position
alone To that evil place II the dead 81
night, with ~ protector bat the Ter.
rihed old negro perhaps halfway
home ~ this time BITTERLY / ruud
ms fpo hardy irolir a. croachcd on
I The ground. listening hrcathlcs,ly "a
I thr approaching foot-tep- They
. pa--oi me- - CLOSE that the long grass
I they pushed aside touched me. bui
thay vent on without pause 10 The
thieket. and the horse was led away,
and apparently rrta-tsned el-sw here,
4 then they ru-eutered the house
A -uon a. the immediate danger
had PASSED my courage revived. and
instead ~ rushing "a home. glad
/ enough % ezsape. russ to my feet
aud again looked thruugh the window
/ NJ insane curisity Ma soon fearlully
Tratited heard slight sound like
the swapping u match. aud light
flashed up u glimmer,.d fatally on
the hand that held IL white man',
hand q Eentlemun's I saW the dia-
mnnd an the little finger glitter.
/ Then a. the wax taper h,Azed ially up
y lighted ~ The dark fare ~ vii
Mason. pale. distorted with rage -
FEAR. with clinrhsd teeth. di-ordrr-d
hair and Wild eyes.
Add then Il shoue upon %. Gud
shat was that stretched ca the dust
hnur. maiionle-#. lifrlcss. = dark
stream flowing trum the side A
woman. body lying IN heap a. II {,
had just drupIsed down, the long blarA
hair covering the face >pcll bound
with horror stood and ga4sd. ali fear,
for myself forgotten Ia the shock Of
II that terrible sight
| GE.hKE Ail 7.