San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-06

She turned G1cnN, her eyes inStinCtiUCly
SCci,ing lie lCiHdOjg opposite.
He was just vanishing over the brow
of the hill when they came Gathering
along the dusty road. Heavens! Would
the broomstraw hide his tall Young form
from their searching eyes? With her
arms about her mothers waist Glen
strained her own sight to watch him,
while sob rose in her throat. Maum
Betsey. with her fat arms akimbo, stood
at the corner of the house, alternately
watching the disappearance of her oldest
nursing and the rapid approach of a
squad of cavalrymen as they drew nearer
and nearer in q cloud Of dust.
''My Gawd! Miss May, it is de
Yanks, sho' huff she gasped, with her
eyes starting from her head. Il clar to
erasmus, dey'3 a stoppin', and dar's dat
boy Nclsc hangin' on TO de front gate
an talkin' to 'em, like IS eff his black
hide I'D tu'n bullet. Wisht dcy would
pepper him Onct, ennyhow. I'll give him
Yankee Doodle when gifts holt o him
again. see eff don't"
y new fear pierced the mothers heart
Were the soldiers about to enter this de.
feuselgsS home: But no; after IL brief
consultation with NelSe the party
wheeled across the road and entered a
grove of live oaks just opposite the
mansion
Ne'se hung on TO the gate with out
stretched neck and staring eyes until
u A. .;y-',4 D,,1
then dropping off, sped like IL bullet up
the avenue and around the house into
2Iaun Dylspy's wrathtul presence.
"Lawdy! lie painted, nilnbly lodging
a cuff which she directed at his ear. SIS
You seen dem YanKs, NANNY"
But before Maum Betsey's ire could
burst forth, Glen left her mothers side
and turned her stern yoUnS face inquir-
irGly upon the boy.
What did you tell those men, Nelse%'
she asked.
"Lawdy! amt done tell EN- muffin,
Miss Glen. Hope | may die, eff | did.
Dey up an aXed me who lived here, an
tole 'em ies you an ole Miss, an
Missy-an' me an mammy-since all
dem yuther niggers done ruined off"
"And what did they say them
Nelse writhed under her steady eye.
Den dey TUX an axed me war dere no
genrmen bout de place, an l tole EN-
ole marster he done TUX an died TO de
wah-an'-an' dat was all.
And You said nothing about your
young MASTER"
"Lawdy, Miss Glen, hope may die
eff did" his black body twisting in EN-
phatic denial. You jes go an ax 'em,
eff you don't b'lieve me, you jes go an
AK EN-"
But Maum Hetsay was no longer to be
kept out of the conversation. You
look hcah, niger" She had managed
in the heat of the discussion to grasp the
wary Nelse by the shoulder and was
pushing him before her to the kitchen
doorway, near which they were stand
ing. You jes femme ketch you hang
in on to dat front gate agin, projeckin
wild Yanks, will you? An if ever l heah
a word out o your black mouf bout
Mars Frank gittin' away III skin you
like a eel. boy. You heah me, don't
your
AS the pair disappeared Mrs. Helen
lifted her anxious eyes to her daughters
face. Glen, do you think he told
them?" she whispered.
81 am afraid he did, dear, but moth
er, don't give up so. They must have
learned it sooner or later. They have
made no move as yet to search for
him, and he is out of their reach now, or
soon will be. He knows every foot of
these woods and hills, and there are
plenty of doors open to him. He will
not lack for food and shelter. Besides,
we can still communicate with him, and
they will surely not be stationed long
in this out of the way place. What a
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