Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-23
It could find the fellow I'd lay my buggy

think too much OBJ myself TO bodder wild
rooster, specially gamecock, which is a
vice ob Satan, an muffin fer me, Chris
tain man an de chief gran laInbkin oh de
Chosen Sons oh Identity tub mcddle wild"
"Silas," exclaimed Mr.. Rodgers, 81 never
suspected You before, but / believe in my
soul that you and Titus had something to
do with IT,"
"Ac, Marse Samp' cried Titus, rs Silas
stood dumb and conscience stricken. Fore
Gaud | nebber fetch dat rooster; he'll spur
yor eff he get chance. He too 'spise cul
lud pusson fer me tub fool wild 'crn. He's
better an watch dog in de chicken coop.
DE moment you try ter get In nc crow"
What! have you been trying to break
into my chicken houses"
"Laudl no. subj nebber t'nk Oh sicber
thing | only try de do tub gee, iis' by way
| OBJ sperimeut. | year de niggers say SO, SO
| tried not dat I'd dcmean myself tub steal,
| an leastways yo chickens, Marsc sam. But
| TO Gaud jos as put Iuy han on dat do
dat rooster riz up an crow, coo-coo! go-go-
| go les same as he could talk"
well, now his tail is gone he don't
crow"
"No, sub, seems like all his pride in life
! is gone! His hea-at is broken"
81 wish could break the head of the fell
/ low that robbed him.
yes, sub, wish you could" said Titus,
smiling sympatheticallv.
MIR. Rodgers, having beard of Silas'
| dOwnfa-. determined to- make Use of him
in ovcrthrowng old Juba. The chief grand
lambkin was now an altered man. As he
stated IL, "he was now nowhar" While
! he was in this forlorn condition, Mr. Rodg-
ers unexpectedly came to his relief by Of
!, bo
| fever.
There is no gold down there in hat bee!
of rock" said Mr.. Rodgers "That old
darby is crazy, and you negroes are pack
of fools to believe linn"
Sias smiled in silence. He did not be
ieve Mr.. Rodgers, but still be thought it
would be a good plGn to run of old Juba
aud get the gold in the pit himself, and at
the same time recover his lost prestige a-
chief grand lf,nbkin.
Mr.. Rodgers was waggish man, 50 he
took great pleasure i'll preparing @il'ta and
| Titus for the pert5 they We're to play Ac-
cordingly at midnight the gold dRgrrs,
who We're working IN profound silence,
we're led by strange sounds and Evoans
that proceeded from the woods. Two tail,
white phantoms, each supplied with two
heads adorned with fiery eyes and mouths,
appeared. followed by another that looked
ike a cleaning skeleton.
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