Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-08-27
Uncle Dan'l's Story.


ny RICHARD BuckNKR ALLEN.
vas los, gsvepn bo,,a a,l rai,,oa
In nv hors. air. ,;ral "a ,,,i,Ilss
I search for IN. govarrrner, .ro,,,,t s,I,n,,,s,.
which min, o,,t ~ ,hi S-ta,,t I'm" stuni,S
! "big road Already | heard The flint
bark of hungry Wolves driven n th.
ridges from the depths Of the cypre,.
brakes by overflow the shrill. human-like
walls If cats" and the tin. tn. tippipg
of timid deer Li>tcu.u. intently. / IN.
deavortd to catch some sound of ciyi,za
. tiou SOM. tone of ,i,.n ,noutbed hou,I
or couch. uclodiouSly ,umm uinr ,he Ia.
hortr> from the cotton fields. by which to
guide me through the intricate nazes Of
The forest Farly that morpir,, started
from a small village on ihc hanks ~ tho
Mis>i>sirpi river to 20 to the Garland
Place. a, the plantation WAS called ~ Tho
natives Of the county. Itwssabnui iw,p.
" miles from the villa rea and on ,b, va,,.rs
Of Ravou Bartholomew. a tortnons ,nroid
stream. K,eu,.u. Al. the Kindly prytrer.n
offer. uf company and a puId. started
alone Family ,chojnr amid th, di.m.I
. depths. musical as The call of a hupl- over
waitr> soft A. the tone. Of distant chimes
heard tn. mellow notes Of a hntu., ,njc..
Nearer nearer sim th.. so,,d. came
A,a,-d n grateful -f,h ~ r,i;.f Ei,ail
cnc!d hear AN, ,ii,fjnrni>i, ,h. vvo,,ys az On
old negro hyun UDCuiturcd uptauot,,
unframed q, that voice was. il thrIlled m,
a. never dil ,h, tenor nf Gam su;pi or
Briynou.
40 d"" y. Moses. way down in Es>u's lan
'''' we N"'' -'" ''i l'' NV Ft"f'e CO.
rolled ont the tuneful voice. ending each
verse with a peculiar. upward glide from
the rich BARITONE TO high fal-ctto note
common TO nearly every negro voice in
song An old negro rode toward me and
said -
TODD 60 rln, boss.
Good c'euin@, uncle. Gan YOU tell me
how 70 reach the Garland place: | fear
am lost" an wercd.
= KIN dat fur fark lib on de place.
an the "iuc dar Ill, hyar minnt. Dis
woods am Il bad place ter git los in. boss
MS pow ne cel,in. You better keep
cioe ter ii> ole nu.e> tail, ease dc >la>hcs
am mighty deep IN de- hyar woods an fob
you know hit, krrtiop, you git ii dem
Then clut, hing to his mule and kicking
her b"hy SIDES vigorous lyeehe started.
followed hIin ~, ntly, keeping close TO
ai> nle mu1r> iaii. according to my in
s'Iuclnns. F"r probably an hour
"ouhd among the trees, now on "a ridge.
no" ID a sIa~h We finally gained the
oP mn. a. my leader called u, and the
shadf" OF me forest ended Then saw
m broad JoNia!, hiack face \ po>sum
Shlh cap ""oicn coat, blue checked
cotton SHIT and nonde>cript pair OF
trousers SUCK into ra" hide boots, com
. i.r'eu ~ costume. lie rode a large, gaunt
"ld mn.e whose age must have been forgot
zen we reached gate that op"ned INTO
'he "ide cotton heIds. Far In front "f u
stood Dr"Sd. rambling. white frame
house Win VIDE 'erandas or galleries.
mtg and des"iste It looked that night,
-h"st ~ former grandeur No nights were
there al the windows. no ruddy glow of
WOOD hIe> g!tam.d through the closed lat
uceS. No sounds issued from or around
. ~ sAfh a. are wont 10 from nome.
- Mr GAriand's house near here:'
asked my companion.
Dat dar :" " hl> n oncest, boss. Oar
alu no Harian : now. sab. He turned 10
me as he said this, and his face was
troubled, hls voice grew sad and pathetic
Does no one live on that handsome
\ place:
"Aoh, sal, dar amt been nobody in dat
house for nigh onter fifteen years. Me an
my ole CONAN lbs in dc little cabin down
Wander NiAie an me- bof Garlan' nigeer~.
loneed !" Ma>sa jim Garlah foh de
wan an p longs ter him yit, His volc,
touched me, interested and aroused my Gu
rio,ity
~ hat ls YOUR name, uncle:
Dan !, bo>s-
eiI' Daniel, want to see this piania-
ton tomorrow and # YOU can give me
pace to stay over night l shal! not only
thank hnt pay You.
curse klh- u git VINE ter TX up
room IN dc blg house inr you. doan
want L" pay Maree Garlap he turn obeI
III hls Srdbe Il ne "u/ ter know any oodN
paid ter stay on dis place
hahh you accept your klndness.
sald aloud "and also your rebuke' l
thought
its; san ME dat my "lie' san !;
she III nap soou piace lur you 100. be
nouse Jes - M "uI years an years ago,
ahe ~ Jes an u9 sheets an "ianhe's' ah
d.. I'll: ,;In. H., "a ,ra,a .h
sii. nj tir i. H. ihi husrh .ne Wa
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