The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-05-15
yI,nces from the darkest of ewes, SAID

Chances from the darkest of eyes, SAID:
"Brother is Union"
clam glad ofthat," he answered. "Though
the South may have some real, or imaginary,
grievances it does not justify any man in
taking up arms against his country"
"Oh, dear mel dun mo-" groaned MIR.
Nef. "Pears q me like all the peoples
gwine crazy. They or jest err tarin' the
country TO pieces; an its no tellin' when
they'll burn our house an hang US"
"You have no cause to fear Union SOL
diers, l hopes"
"Dun mo-; N such times as these pears
like We can't trust no m"
IL think that Price will soon be driven
from the State, and then you viii be all left
at peace"
"Wall, hope so but dun mo-" and the
sigh which followed this remark was indie
cisive. From Mr. Neff's remarks one could
not have told how his sympathies were.
- Heah come Massa Albert now," cried
Tom, raising his woolly head from the grass
VIII Oh grew under an apple tree in the yard
where the African had been idly lolling
about.
A young horseman, mounted on splen-
did steed, came galloping up the road from
around the orchard. He was a fine, manly
looking fellow, with an open countenance
and commanding figure.
He dismounted at the gate and flung the
rein to Tom, who had come to take the
horse.
Somebody's come" grinned the negro,
but Albert stopped not TO ask any questions,
for he had already recognized the friend Of
his childhood sitting on the porch and hur-
ried forward to greet him
As Tom was leading the horse to the barn
he met a tall, sullen field hand who. for
some reason, had been nick-named Black
hawk. This sobriquet, given him at some
time in the dim past, had usurped any other
legitimate name he might have had. Black
hawk, as sullen as his Indian namesake, was
a slave whom Mr.. Neff had purchased years
before. He was not liked by any of the
other field hands, and it was reported that
he had killed a former master, and was
known to be the hero of half dozen runa-
ways.
"Who am dat at the house" Blackhawk
asked.
Massa Luke Mason" Tom answered.
Blackhawk gave utterance N grunt and
went sullenly away TO his quarters.
The greeting between Albert Eef and
Luke was very cordial.
whats tn news from town, Albertr
asked Mr.. Neff. ANY thing mo- about the
wahr'
"The country is in an uproar, and we are
gon' to be overwhelmed with trouble"
Albert answered.
81 am glad to know that you arc for the
Union," Luke took occasion to remark.
"Who said l wasr' and for the first time
acloud gathered on Albert's handsome brow.
"Why, l certainly understood that you
were," Luke answered, a little puzzled at
the change in his friends manner. ~
thought you loyal to the flag of Washing.
ton, Jefferson and Jackson"
Albert's face grew dark and his eyes
flashed with strange fire that his friend
had never seen there before. Lille noted
the change with alarm, and started to her
feet, trembling at the dread of something
terrible. But Albert Neff was gentleman,
and realizing that Luke was a guest, he
gained control Of his feelings and replied
"No one loves the old flag more dearly
than l, so long as it protects me, but with
that blessed emblem of liberty in the hands
of enemies Of the South, we must raise our
hands against It,"
No one was so mu CHI astounded as Lille;
the speech was so contrary to her brothers
former avowed sentiment.
"What, Albert, have you turned secesh"
she asked.
when a flag fails TO protect its loyal cit
liens, shall not raise a hand for 1t. This
is a nigger's and not a white mans war.
have half believed 1t all along, and since
Fremont has declared the niggers IN Mis-
souri, free, l know it."
"Has he done it" asked Mr.. Neff.
"Yes, Mr.. Morgan told me so yesterday
he prophesied it six weeks ago, and to-day
the papers are full Of it."
"Well, we'll, we'll, it do beat ALL" groaned
Mr.. Neff. A dark form glided away from
the corner of the porch, and the sullen eyes
of Blackhawk might have been seen fash
ing back at the hated white people, as he
stole away from his post of observation.
Luke, astonIshed at Albert's sudden
change, silently resolved to do nothing more
to bring back the unpleasant subject
Aunt Sukey came TO announce dinner,