The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-07-24

and that he learned that he was wounded
aud got some very nice soldiers to show him
10 the place. Upon examination Of Albcrt's
wound Luke was soon satisfied that il was
not necessarily fatal. But it was evident
that Colonel Morgan was dying, and could
live but few hours at most He was still
strong, however and told them that ne was
shot on the second day when the fighting
was almost over He had fallen back scy-
oral hundred rods from the enemy and was
riding along "A ridge when sug,c rihc-shot
rang out from the bushes on his left and he
fell pierced In the breast by a bullet.
MY boy, my brave Jasper, made his cs-
cape, trust Hope, Colonel Mason, If ever
you meet him You will De as kind % him IA
you were to my daughter when you protect
cd our home from the recruits lie and
Elsie are all have unless unless
Unless WHAT asked the Colonel.
"'Ihc other one be living
"Of whom are you talking! What other
one DO you mean, Colonel Morgan.n Luke
asked, knowing fun well that the man had
not long 10 live, and that whatever he had
10 say must be said Immediately.
~ once had child two years older than
Jasper But when an infant---a mere in
fan t-the child was stolen f. ON me" He
broke down and wept AS recOllcctions Of
his loss came to the dying man. "Ahl if
could but know that he was alive, aud had
been trained 20 be an honorable man, |
could die happy"
"Massa Morgan, ! KIN tOlc yc," sand
Blackhawk, at this moment stepping for.
ward The words Of the dying man had
melted the stony heart of the African
Who are you:' asked Mr.. Morgan gaz-
ing NJ the negro as If he had never seen
him before.
"DDan' We know me, massa-doan' We
know BIG Pete who We use ter own down in
ole Tennessee, an who Dick Snccd, yer
obcrsecr, use ter whupIn
Pcte-Pctc Pete; IL it youi Where
have you bccnln
1T am too much 10 tell massa: but doan
We remember scndin' of my DO wife an,
lcetle baby 20 New Orleans 20 be sold. |
guess IL war Sueed who tole We 10, case he
hate me wus den do debIl and use ter like
ter whup me. Wall, massa, stood all do
whuppin', but | loved my wlfo an no.
leetle black baby much dat, when We sole
en-, sad I'd make yo sorry, too | run
away an lived for six weeks in the TeEnes-
see mountains like er ground hog, an one
day stole back 90 do house an when dc
black nuss one day brought de baby TO dc
Held stole II from wha she'd sot It down
10 pick 'omo berries. bar war waller
handkerchief dat dc gal had glib de baby 10
play wild, an when run Off wild him inter
dc woods he hel' on ter dat handkerchief. 1
didn't know what 10 do wild de baby. | fus'
thought i q Kali IT. but It looked up at me so
pretty WA us sweet little eyes dat couldn't.
wandered about wild IL for weeks. an
tyit "A
/ stole grub for it an mysef, too, den I
oiack It's face an ~ to a Quaker. an' tole
nm was runaway niger an wild my
baby, an he TUX me by night. hldin' eberv
day til we got inter Missouri, an den ne
foun' one day dat de black come OF de
oaby's face, an dat II war white. He war
goin' TO tell on me, but | run away frum HIM |
VIA de chile, an trabel up de Missouri river |
long way ltricd 10 throw the baby In dc |
water ter drown, but cherry time try IL do |
niue BABY look In my face an smile, an | |
can't W
"one day l went 10 house way IN de |
river To steal sumhn 10 cat for me an, do /
emile EOory body war In de field, an In de
place war an ole big wooden cradle. I stole
y anu corked u up tight as boat an twin
no yalier handkerchief bout do baby's head
Out " asleep In dc cradle and pushed IL out
IN dc river.n "N'
Luke here was about 10 interrun, tho
narrator, but Mr., Neff said.
No, don't do Z now. Let I'm 20 ON "
The negro resumed.
was ootehed by some nigger.stealors
laken to ~. Louis, sold AZ auction. den INV
nc" massa TUX me 10 Lexington, No. an sold
me To AIR. Mem, who keep me til do war
heard him say dat he fnd dc baby-he tel
20 Young massa no, Gu when MaSsa Morgan
'ome an Missouri TO- yars ergo Ia Ia