The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-10-18

and offered his hand ina most respeci-
full manner, saying. "My mistress, l
am very happy to return TO my home,
and to find you all well, as ! am sure
you are, for you look so well. ! hope
YOU have had no serious trouble since
master and l have been gone" They
shook hands, when Uncle Tom con-
tinued "I left master in good health
at Mr.. Lewis Walters, on such
morning. He sent some messages to
you. by me, and my first duty is to de-
liver 1t. He told me to tell you that
he had sold the rope and twinc for a
profit, and the horses for as much or
more than he expected, and would
make some money, but had not coll
lected all 1T, but thought he would
soon get through and would be at
home in few days after me-" My
mother said to him: "Tom, / am very
glad to hear so good an account OF
your master, and glad to see you back "
Tom replied: "Thank you, madame"
and then said "Mistress, am under
many obligations TO you for permit
ting me to go back for my wife and
children, for, when master talked OF
going too, 1 was afraid, seeing how
badly he was needed here, that you
would oppose and prevent my going
But when l heard you was willing for
him to go, 1 felt sure it was all right. !"
She then said to him: AGO now and
see your horses cared for, aud When
you have gotten your supper, CONF
back. have many things to ask you
about those TAR ones we left SO tai
behind, and whom we shall never see
again. Having returned as directed,
and being seated, the interrogation
commenced by my grandmother and
mother. 1t was kept up until very
late hour, as it was going on when
retired for the night, without any APP
parent abatement of the interest man.
ifested in the beginning. None wer'
more rejoiced at the return of Uncle
Tom than / was, for then came The
end of my vexations and tolls will
the hayward and reckless blind mare
In ten or twelve days after the return
of Uncle Tom, my father came, and
having sent, among other things, TIVE
or three barrels of herrings home il
the wagon, of which all the relation
were very fond, and, indeed, rcgardct
great luxury, he and my mothe
concluded to have herring feast
Having invited his mother, tiv
brothers, their wives and children
the feast came off, to the great enjoy
ment and delight of all.
The next regular work to be at
7 Tended to was to prepare a house 70
Uncle Tom. A lot of about two az re
: of ground on the north end of lii
farm was laid off for him, log nous
built on it, and his family locate,
there. His wife was free woman
, healthy and stout. They lived ther
until Uncle Toms death, which oc
: Cured about two weeks after m.
! fathers, in February, 1913. / con
+; tinued to 90 to country schools TO
] several years, occasionally in the sum
D mer working on the farm, and in til
. fall season marketing meal and fiou
! to Versailles and Frankfort. In thos
:, days there were no steam mills, an
: the principal dependence of the pee
/ pie for flour and meal was on til
water mills, as they were called, bui
4 on the creek. In dry time in til
! fall of the year, when the water faile
d in the creek, it became one OF the mo
:. difficult and sometimes impossib
II Jobs for the people TO get their graf
II ground. Many had TO grind the
II corn on hand mills, but many farmer
}, built horse mills, which proved gre;
e relief. My father built. "a very sup
y rior one Of French burr stones, havir
Is what were called boiling cloths an
e chests by which he made good flol
le for those times. Uncle Tom soon b
y came an expert miller, and the cor
p and wheat which he secured for to
l. he converted into meal and -four. L
sc frequently sent wagon-loads of flol
d and meal to Versailles and frankie
is for sale, and was sent with the wage
as the salesman. They were startC
4 so as to reach one or the other of Il
s market places early on the mornil
III of market day, Saturday or We
It, nesday. In order to reach Frankfort