New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-11-16

pretty we'll acquainted with most OF
the people in the city.
[ had just seated myself at the desk
one morning and was busily engaged
in writing when Sambo, fellow en-
ployed as drayman for Waite & Co.,,
and who, by the way, was as "black
/. us the ace of Spades" came excitedly
on the platform. 4s. ~
A Cdr Of lump coal billed to the
company had been set out on the
wrong side track and could not be un-
loaded. Sambo had come in the day
before asking me to have it removed
to another point, but as it was the
end OF the month and was unusually
busy his request was forgotten.
"Now [ shall catch it," I thought,
ana accordingly prepared for the
blow.
''Whyn't you mind me, sab? Idone
tole you to hab dat car set so dis
heah niggah could get at it. Pears to
me you don't ker fur de trouble you
make oder people," .--. ...I-
"sam, I forgot all about it. I am
sorry, but
"Sho now! Massa done gone and
'lectifed de head oberseer Oh desc
heah cars and I 'speck you'll be
lookin' fur a job totin' coal along wild
dis Niger
l laughed at this and his anger grew
warmer. -. -.
"Yah-haw-haw! Use a mind to
Chamber tro' de winder an glib you a
whalin'! White folks is good as
niggers as long as day habe themselves,
but when dey gifts mulish, satan am
to pay"
Remembering that the track was
down grade, [ felt sure that we two
could open the switch and run the car
on the main track and from there to
the other side.
j. "Sambo," said I. elf you help me,
in a very few minutes you can handle
your coal" .-..... -.
Now, boss, you is talkin' sense [
Glare to goodness, pse clean beat out
dis mornin', an axes yer parding fur
de talk dat I SENT
"All right, SAM" [ answered, rising
from my chair.
Leading the way out to where the
car stood, opened the switch. With
the help of a pinchbar we soon had
the car rolling out on the main line,
Sambo acting as brakeman
I stopped to lock the first switch.
thinking Sambo would slow the car
down and give me chance to open
the next. To my amazement the car
had already passed the second switch
and was fast increasing III speed
Brake her down" I yelled at the
same time setting out after the car at
breakneck pace. "Set that brake.
you black impp I painted. as clam
bered on behind.
But there he stood, his hands on
the wheel and his eyes protruding
from his head. He seemed paralyzed
with terror.
By this time the speed Of the car
had increased fifteen or twenty miles
an hour. I crawled over the coal
and, clutching the wheel, gave it a
whirl Horror! The chain was
broken-it was useless.
gave one glance at the ties as they
flew past us. There was no chance to
jump now. We were running wild
at the rate OF thirty five miles an
hourI
Howlong would it be before the car
jumped the track? The thought drove
me wild. AS for Sambo, he had
thrown himself flat down ON the coal.
a ooh. for de good Lawd, Use clean
done for, is! An I done gone an
stole dem chickens last night from de
preaeherl Oh, dem watermillons dis
chile doneborrowed from Deacon Sher-
man! Use got to die easy. An dat
taarm I toted away from dat meat
bar1 of nlarsa's an done forgot to
tole hiaal Pears like dis Niger nebber
had any mem'ry no. how
At any other time / should have
laughed at this; out when one is facing
death and realizes teveryt thing speaks
OF tragedy.
The speed OF the car was now overa
mile q minute. The telegraph poles
whizzed past SO fast that / could not
count them. The sensation was sick
enlnq chung conynlsively to the
brake-wheel, waiting every moment
Tor the crisis to come
We flew by the first stallion