The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-11-27
THE DEATH CT "OlE JOE."

The dark, drizzling rain. lowering
Clouds and heavy atmosphere bring
Ibuck to me so we'll the night so many
years ago on which poor Ole joe
breathed his last. | say 'Oie joe"
Such was he always called by every
one, Old and Young. on the plantation,
l really believe.
Some of the negroes never thought
he was any thing else than oid-in 9TH
.er words, born old. From nv earliest
q .itlhOnd he was ALWAYS the same.
Tai aud slightly bent. with Il shaking.
aAeumatic walk, grizzly hair and beard.
I'll may have been natural, it may have
been from respect TO his old age, but
De joe was locked up to 10y every 9TH
Hr negro on the place, AMI hal q pc
"cWFiur way of adopting himself to any
:croWd lie was thrown amongst. He
WAS favorite with all the children.
and had kuark of telling stories and
rr>ciculating that | have never heard
rbriore or since. 1t may not have been
y nat he said so much as the manner
in which it was related. but certain it
is that all the children were firm be-
lirverS in his stories and looked upon
him as something OF an oracle.
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r"""1. anu l saw tI"' n' iII"?. a ,Iso
all ne sPoAe slo".E "uu u'9ttu0' ~
'i"u2n WIN Sreat euoiI' nc 1854: saw.
On TENN yo" loIS IIillo 1 was -
gettfh teeOIe' anu no" tel you t!a ~
DE Joe'll soon De gone lou Ve an
been Soou anu hlno clilliqh' 3uu >
mighty thankful put on horuy; Jes
to thInk that shall soon see Malse
Henry anu O!e MISS ana M3rSe aye
ana All the 1olkS see buried Oh IiIiS
ere pace. ana III 'ls weakness anu
excitement the tears Ioileu 10"
his cheehs' gave MN Tue me'icine
Prescrihed, "hlcn SCENE" 10 ease hlul'
anu leiC the caolh Sooh !" ieU"L u
news was orouSht 10 inc mouse .hal
lie was resting anu IL was !"'' 49, W,
sunrise tnat went over again; mere
was no cnahgo' except I,HU MS 'olce
hAd grown weaker anu ans lax wa
occasionally via ana dlSeohnec'eu.
o"metimrs ne thou9ht I've WIS HI tic
nelu PichinS co''on. AS''i "o a.
hunting the 1oX Win IarSe 1en'
T!' ana the ora man W"uiu rise IRON
ms Plilo" WIN MS imaginary VI
now ne was coming III one o! thc pau
-tation songs an" never Oelo'e nav ~
heard his voice raised so GEAR In
nanste! from his singing ana PahtlhS'
ne fell into sinP"r from WHICH VIZ
Thought he would never rally
1t was n49h ehto 10 w COCK "net
the doctor came he sa'd: III IS Jus
rs eXPecteH; "e wiz DE ue"0 pelor'
mnrhih9' when Che negroes .he'r'
TINS they oegan 10 WA" ,S ah't Osploau a.
only negroes can me women ti:reN
tHelr aprons over tnglr hea.s' EelhhS
as though some tearfnl calamity was
manu- ne coh!a9'on SUou sPlGaI
from cabin to cabin ana Tor wnll
the Plantation reSoaIue" win erie
ana lamentations; M3h anu "oihch