, 1890-05-29
WEEKLY EDITION.

trough.n After n moment he rn.
covered from his surprise, and saId
In beguiling accents, "S'poseu Won
tok ar nap, sub, befo' the gentle'
mans come, so you'll feel fresh en-
libely.n
He gently turned the sick mnn
over, smoothed the pillow under his
head, and soothed him TO sleep.
Summer had passed andIautumn
had come, and nature was prepar.
ing herself TO meet the death that
winter brings, with the wanIny
season the old planters life hnd
obbcd away, very slowly but surely
as II In sympathy with the approach,
ing death OF nature, ho was going 10
h is own painlcssly, calmiessiy. sur,
rounded by his family and old ser
wants. Seeing these, y quarter Of a
century lapsed out of his life, and ho
still Glncied himself back In his
island home, surrounded by the
slaves he had been raised with, and
h is old neighbors, dead this many
year. His servants Viewed thl,
phase of his sickness with supersti.
iious sorrow.
"'E gwlno berry fas'," said
Nlaum Dlnuh, wiping her eyes In
the corner of her apron. II talk
constant oh de dead, or sho sign 'ell
soon bc wild 'cm.
As the sun was setting Mr. Con.
ncr fell asleep aud his wife left the
sick room to see u friend, who had
called, leaving Tobe alone with tho
sick man. All at once he roused
up, and his eyes fell on the faithful
nurse standing motlonless at the
foot of the bed.
"l am not so we'll, Tobc; I feel
weak, II anyone calls, III SEQ
them In here
"Nobody gwine call, " said Tobe,
$50 don't worry so."
Good evening, doctor" said the
sick man, looking over Tobo's
shoulder and toward the door.
"Walk in"
Tobc turned aud looked, but saw
no one.
"pnco n chair for DIR. McAllister,
robe, here close 10 me-"
Tobe hcsitated, but obcycd as his
master said:
''!>it down, doctor don't feel
So well to-day why here comes
Mr.. Morrison aud Judge Derry aud
MIR. Lasullcs. Ills most kind, gen.
tlcmcn, to call. IL l. quite u while
since We seen you. (As they had
been dead many years il was very
likelyl Tote, place chairs for the
gentlemen
In spite Of his vaunted courage
TO6e's face began To turn ashy, and
the whites Of his eyes to show, but
he strung the chairs along the bed
side aud listened aghnst, while Mr..
Conner uliably converscd with
them. The evening shades were
creeping into the room and gave
weird look to things. Presently
the old man'r eyes were again
riveted upon the door.
"Herc comes Colonel Tyler and
Governor Gates, Chalr, TObc.
Come in, gentlemen. I'm so glad
To SEQ you. lobe, what are you
aboutg Why don't you place chairs
for them?"
"Dey's none" stammcrcd Tobc.
"Wait cr minute, sub, tell | kin git
some. ard he hurried to the door.
"Misslsr he whispered.
Mrs. Connor hlstencd In.
h' ~ ANNA W. FItlAiFt u'
gasped. II can't stay iu yorc alone.
De sporits and gosscs is Jis' a-swurm-
in roun' dc bcd.n And lobe set
his teeth fast to keep them from
chattering, rs he listened to his mas
ter talking with the dead,
Mr.. Conner seated herself ON the
side Of the bed, and ut last succeeded
in lulling tho old man back TO
sleep, and from that sleep he never
woke.
Night came and settled on them,
but still he slept ON; and when the
sun rose the next morning the old
planter had Joined the friends whom
his servants believed had come for
him, and gone upon his journey TO
the hereafter.
The old negroes wopt when they
found lac had left them.
de bcs' nalI-scr nlgger ober
had! walled Muum Diuah, wiring
ing her hands In the kitchen.
Jetty, the cook, girl of the new
regime, Viewed her with contempt.
'AlasterW cried lefty. 'you have
no masster! Why you's froe!'
YES" walled the old woman,
free ter sta'vel Use too ole ter
wuck much longer, an who gvinter
TEX care cb me den? Freedom mout
do fer young Niger, but ole, done
tas' niggcr's better of in slnbery,
Wild nuttin to do en plenty ter cal" /"
and she wcpt bitterly.
/" II 80 for true! h so fer trueW
sobbod old Jack. "Oh! dem was
fine days! ter lib alongcr de quality
folks, On cat scraps from dc bucsra
table! But all dat IL pas now, 'en
wc los our bcs' frlen'l Ah he was
IA uausser fer trueln aud he dashed
the tears from his checks.
While MHum Diuah wcpt and
walled; "Dc beg maisser! DE bes'
muusscr dat nlggcr cher bpha'