Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-07

1lnwdl | fraught yer Aunt sukey's
time done come. deed did |, child.
Dat owdacious runaway niger, Sam
Halter, come 'crost me dcs when |
gwinc after do obcrsccr, 'n''ho DIES top
Piled me obcr wild he fist m knock my
po old haid gin or stump n mex me
seed stnrsl ben layin' yerc cb,r sencc
'spectin blessed Mnrier call me ob'ry
ininutcr
Are You hur, very bad. Aunt Sukoy 2
Can't you got up and go with me 10 the
qunrterl Sam Halter j. up at the
housc with Sally. Tvcgot them locked
up, but they'll break oft and Kill ~
all. ! know they will oh. do get MP
md come alongl Mako hnstc."
CANT. cllilci deed cain't |. honey.
70 my gracious master b'lccycs boic
my lelg, done bruls of clus up ter de
knees, dcy hut 80. You 10 long. Miss
Nan. Ncrgoitor tex keeror dat blessed
baby. sposc Sam liRitor knock ole
oman en- dc haid. wat diifunco Il rwinc
mcki You nm long u 81, out'n dc
way exile"
"oh, I can't leave you hcrc like thlsi
Tho wet aud cold viii Lill you. Il Sam
Halter doesn't oh. ilstol.-thcy'rc
breaking down tho doorl They will b.
hero In O. mlnute"
flush, honey, don yer mex no fuss.
Gimme do precious lam, Now tex holt
cr my arms m hop TIC IN. de fence cor.
ncr. Oars bushes dar Ter hide nhint.
Yer cudnt Git ter DO obcnror's now 10
dcy catch yor. hua nebby do GOOD
Lawd wont let en- ln, us"
With NY help Aunt sukoy dragged
hcrso'f painfully bsldai tho scrccn II
bushes whnrs ! quickly Joined her.
We Kept as SIN a. mice. nni @ was im
porihlc vc could b. seen. but, Oh.
hcaycnsi u thc baby should wake up
aud cryl ilia sleep had been niracu.
lously sound hithsrio-furely bic guard.
Ian angel was hushlns him IN dFtamsl
iiut Il 10 SHOULD wakol Never Ia my
lifc have I prayed for anything as I
prayed thea that my boy might sleep
on undistufbed.
The nolir Of tho crashing door had
been distinctly audible. AID now We
heard foot'opi racing down tia road.
As they rot near our hiding place We
hcad Sam aay;
"ilrr cut dono gottcr do quarter
a'rady. l known Run iaa' n we'll
co,oh her 10 she sit dar. EfIdeshad
my iippcra on her frun;!~
Thor rushed on while We remained
crouchod IN our narrow refuge, shivcr.
ing with cold and slluddering with ioar
lest some untoward accident should be-.
tray us We dared not oven whisper
when we hoard tho wralciieg returning.
morn slowly this time, and dispating as
they came.
II done tolo yer" cried sally, "tont
or Bit cr usc snrchin' fur her On de
dark. She cnt ben ter de quarter, caso
cb'ry ting quiet down dar. She done
cut crost 10 lrI ter do noirhbors, On
hidin' som'crs Ia do dark, n you mou.'s
well s'nrch fur or needle On or hay
stack. Como long IA less git dc stuff n
clnr out 70 dcy oo,ch u"
The fellow growlcd horrible I'm.
prcca'ion on his bad luck Ia missing
the prime object OF his forny, but they
went on without stopping until tho
sound Of their voices died IN the dis.
lance.
Now, honey said Aunt Suley.
"dos clip Il ter do quarters m -kccr
'cm all up fur ter cotch dem owdacious
williams. Loab do precious lam longer
me. Yer cSin't run fas' wild him on
yer arms, olo mainny'll take good
kecr on him Hes warm ~ or tuas',
m dos 81 SCUM orslecpl Tuck up yer
coats n scoot, chile.
! did 'scoot, aud reached the quar-
tors out OF breath and minus slippers
mud shawl. II took hut a few minutes
TO rouse the plantation, and not many
more TO surround the house. but We
were too late To catch the thieves
They got OF, but In thn!r hurry LETT
most OF their intended plumber behind,
10 | was well content To- let them go,
only too thankful TO have got rid OF
them 10 cbcaply.
My robust health prevented my feel.
Ing any III effects from my midnight
adventure, and as for my boy he slept
persistently through the night, and
woke up Us fresh and bright as the
glorious autumn morning that followed