Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-28

but for all this he was the universal fa- vorite, and had rsen to be the colonel's right hand man. Under his vigilant eye and sound judgment the planta- tion was getting in fine condition and making money. Even Uncle Jim had not become jealous of him, and was his most devoted friend. A converse tion between Old Tony and Uncle Jim in one of their confidential caucuses will throw some light on the situation at the time.
 Uncle Jim was sitting in front of his cabin smoking his evening pipe, when Tony came ambling along.
 "Ebenin, Brer Jeems."
 "Ebenin, Brer Tony; hab a cheer"
 Tony takes seat, pulls out, fills, lights his pipe and smokes meditatively awhile-and commences:
 Look heah, Brer Jeems, whAr dis thing gwine ter eend?'
 What thing, Brer Tony2"
 Bout young missy and dat John boy"
 q d'lmow whut yer mean"
 "Wy, Brer Jeems, yer know dat boy he des wushup little missy"
 "Don' mount ter nuthin, Brer Tony, yer see she ain't fer sech persons as him, not dat"
 "I hasn't anything agin de boy, he berry good boy, he de best farmer in dis country, he got old head on top dat long body, but arter all he nuthin but DO white trash. I misdoubt eff he know who his grandfather wuz, and, in cose, marster, aldo he so good natured, not gwine to let his darter marry wid no DO white trash"
 "Dat may be so, but I hern de folks say dat de boy done save up nuf money to buy him good farm"
 "Mebbe so, mebbe SO, Brer Tony. I am onbelnownst as to dat, but den you see, he not got de breed, and Marster's terrible man bout blood and all dat, not but whut she won't do jist as well to marry him as to take some of dem sprocious younsters dat come gallavant- in roun heah all de time, and ain't got nuf manners to say: Uncle Jim, please do dis or dat,' but jist bawl out: Ole man, hump yersef,' and me not so berry ole man neider."
 Having smoked out his pipe Tony de- parted, leaving Jim to his ruminations, who, chuclzling to himself, soliloquized thus:
 "I 'clar ter my soul, I belieb dat boy jist like dem birds whar dey say hides dar heads and thinks dey is all hid; he jist go long, and fool hisseh thinkin nobody knows, and evybody on de plarn- tation kin see dat he heels ober head in Tub wid little missy. Pc Eboy. lots O trubble head O him"
 Some days after this memorable con- versation, John was in 8 distant field overlooking some clearing up of new ground when Janet in one of her ire quent rides came to the edge of the | clearing, and, as the fallen trees were too thick to ride freely, she got down, | tied her horse and started across to where John was standing on huge log giving directions. He did not see her coming and she had approached within l fifty feet of him when hearing a pe- culiar, sibilant, defiant sound she looked down, and found herself within two feet of large rattlesnake who was giving out his warning and preparing to strike. The girl was hrave, but the danger was so alarming and. sudden that she was for the moment stupefied Johns quick ear had heard the snakes challenge, and looking around he took in the situation at a glance. In the next few seconds it looked as If he was pos. sessed of seven-league boots. Almost be- fore Janet had realized what was hap pening, John had landed on the snake and ground it into the earth, and, as ii possessed with a frenzy, he continued to stamp upon the reptile until 1t was ground out of life and shape. The girl staggered as if she would faint. but was caught and upheld by the young man, and in the next moment her high spirit came to her rescue and she was heI natural self.