The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-03-14


want you TO get her out"
Yes, mausser."
sven have a race this evening
see that everything is ready"
"Yes, mausser."
"I'll take Zack with ne TO steer.
AT tins Daddy Iack shuddered
Cpl go in no sperit boat he nut
tered, and shufile ed out.
"Sa've you right fer commin' yel
way YOU had no business" mutter
ed robe. de idly Oh mindn' de
lmiOus pussonH y
"She is the fastest saier on The
souud,n continued the old man.
Eyes, maus,er," repeated The i'm
passive lobe.
"She'a built for speed, forty feel
long and "A foot wlde.o
Good Loudw eJacuIated Tobe
thrown off his guard, "what a lie
Dat Amt nulhin' but er hoss
trough" After a moment he re-
covered from his surprise, and said
in beguNlng accents, "S'posen you
TEX er nap, sub, befo' The gentle
mans come, so you'll feel fresh Ell
libely."
lie gently turned the sick man
over, smoOlhed the pillow under
his head, and soothed him 10 sleep.
Summer had passed and autumn
had come, and nature was prepar-
ing herself to meet the death that
winter brings. With the waning
season the old planters lite had
ebbed away, very slowly but sure
ly, as If in sympathy with the ap-
proacEing death Of nature, he was
going 0 his own painlessly, calm
ly, surrounded by his family and
his old servants. Seeing these, a
quarter Of century lapsed out of
his life, and he still lancied himself
back IN his island home, surround
ed by The slaves he had been raised
with, and his old neiohbors, dead
this many a year. HIS servants
viewed this phase OF his sickness
with superstitious sorrow.
"E gwine berry fas'," muttered
Maum Dinah, wiping her eyes il
the corner of her apron. "'E talk
constant OBJ the dead, cr shO sign
ell soon be wid EN-"
As the sun was setting Mr.. Con
ner fell asleep, and his wife lei The
sick room to see friend who had
called, leaving Tobe alone with The
SICK man. All at once lie reused
up, and his eyes fell ON The faithful
nurse standing molionless at the
foot of the bed.
II am not so we'll, Tobe, | feel
weak. II any one calls, I'll see
hem in here"
Nobody gwine ter call" said
robe, $50 don't worry, sub"
"Good evening, DOCTOR" said the
sick man, looking over Tobe's
and towardI the door.
8 walk in"
lobe turned and looked, but saw
10 one.
"Place a chair for DR., McAllis-
er, lobe, here close TO me-"
Tobe hesitated, but obeyed as
AIS master said.
"Sit down, doctor | don't feel
% well to-day. Why here comes
Mr.. Morrison and Judge Derry and
Mr.. Lasalles. 'Tis most kind, gen
lemen, to call. 1t is quite while
since I've seen you AS they had
been dead many years it was most
Ikely.) Tobe, place chairs for the
In spite of his vaunted courage,
robe's face began 10 grow aShy,
and the whites of his eyes 10 show,
lul he strung the chars along the
bedside aud listened aghast, while
Mr.. Conner afTably conversed with
hem. The evening shades were
creeping INTO the room and gave
weird look 10 things. Presently
he old mans eyes were riyeted
lpon The door.
"Here comes Col. Tyler and Gov
,rnor Gates. Chairs, TObe. Come
IN, gentlemen. I'd so glaG TO see
rOu. Tobe, what are you aboutE
Why don't you place chairs for
hem 2"
"Dey's none,' stammered TObe.
Wait er minute, sub, tell kin git
,ome,s aud he hurried to the door.
"Missis ~ he whispered.
Mrs. Conner FASTENED in.
"De room IS full of sperits, he
Zasped. 81 can't stay in we're alone.
De sperlts and gosses IS jis' a swar-
min rOun' de bed.n And Tobe set
bis teeth fast to keep them from
,haliering as he listened 10 his
talking with the dead.
Mrs. Conner seated herself on
he side of the bed, and at last sue
,eeded in lulling the old man back
10 sleep, aud from that sleep he
never woke.
Night came and settled on them,
but still he slept on, aud 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 wept when they
found he had left them.
SDe bes' mausser niger eber
handlr walled Maum Dinah, wiring
ing her hands in tie kitchen,