Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-27

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hersef. She put all de house in order an she
say; FIX up de company room, au' cook up
some chicken an bread an make some cake.
kase If de solgers cum dat way best 10 be good
TO DEM; an she say to her mamma: If Gen.
Sherman cum along de road Ise gwine 70 in
wife him in and give him a cheer in de parlor.
tell YOU. Massa Cap n, neber seed no brave
lady like she was dat time an de house was all
busted up like we gwine to have q party.
! An just bout dat time, an de day was mos
gone, Miss Grace, she went out on de porch,
" en- she see ole Isrul q runnin' up dc road,
swingin' his arms and hollerin', an dat time he
3 didn hab Jug or a GOurd. an he dun forgot
de vine bar'l, an right benin him dere was
cumln three blue solgers, an two OBJ EN- Was
hoiun one OF dem on his horse. wslkin
by his side an leadin' two horses. an ole 1srul,
he was dat scarf dat he run right on by de
house an didn't stop, on'y TO hoiler, DE
Yankees IL COMM l heah afterwards how
dat ole Isrul was sleepin' in de fence corner. an
somebody kick him in de ribs. an he open his
eyes to swear. an' dere was three blue soIgers,
an he didn't stop to say howdy, but like de i'll
hammered, no-'count, low-down niggah dat he
! was. he cut sticks TO de house
nv young Miss Grace, she call mamma 20
come out too, an she say dat she gwine to talk
wiI de solgers; dey was three OBJ dem an " en-
/ dey cum up one OBJ 'em was white in de face an
! de oder two was holdin' him on his horse, an
wslhIn By he side. an one OBJ dem sOlgers he
cum froo de gate alone. up de walk. an he say
| howdy,' an tux OFF his hat an made de incest
| bow, an to dis day neber see such a hanson
solger. An he say to mIssus. he ray, Il hope
Won pardon me for de intrusion madam, but
dis Is my cap'n an he done got shot froo de
shoulder, an il mighty painful an We mus stop
an ask your kind help an take kyar OBJ him til
we Kin git kerridge to take him long de
ARM An Miss Grace. she saw, Welcome. sir
indeed YOU Is. An den he went down to de gate
| an de two oh dem lifted de cap n often his horse
an dev toted him up dc walk, an put him in
| cheer on de porch, an you neber seed three
such blue solgers, dey was all Young men, an
dey called de wounded man cap'n, an how he
feelin', but dar was no use askin
dat, for de minnit he sot down in
de cheer his head fall back an he went sound
asleep, an he was dat white dat ole missus she
don cry. Young missus, she tell me. Go put
de gemmuns horse In de stable and fin ole
! lsrul and make him glib dem feedin of corn
an some fodder. An ole Isrul he mighty
spry bout dat and he rub de mud off and hang
up de saddles, an while he dom it he feel
mighty big.
DE solger, he saw, dat dey hab important
business 10 do, an da: bout ten mile FUN dar
dey had scrimmage wild few men. an dat de
cap'n was shot. an dev didu want to Leah him.
an dey was tryin to go to de army, but de
cap'n WAS too badly hurt to do it until dey
could rest. The ole missus. she saw, dev wei
come an she tell me to 60 down IL de cellar an
get some wine; dat il make de wouaded man
feel better. an W en- she say dat she glad ole
Isrul hadn't opened de fasset an let it run out
in de sand. on de floor.
An den one of de solGers he saw to Miss
Grace; We got plenty good money. an we
want to pay for wat we get, I wish you
would let me put de cap'n on bed an we will
dress his wounds. an Leah him an 60 on to de
army. We hab important business, an We will
cum back tomorrow an get him an bring
doctor.
Young Miss Grace. she say, 'Suttinlv, but we
doan want no money. an she told 1em to bring
de cap'n III, an sho You lib she tuken him
into de best room upstairs. where allus put
de guests W en- dey cum. An while was buildin
a fire in de CRATE my young Miss Grace wild her
own hands brought up pitcher Of water an
de two solgers was jis as tender as a chile OBJ de
cap pm. tCken off his clos, an dey was all blood.
an dey washed him up an missus brought in
one oh Young Msrse Freds best wife shirts an
dey put him in de bed. All dis time Miss
Grace was maxim de cook fly roun' an she
soon hH chucken broth an oder good tinGs for
de cap'n an she TUX 'em up to de room herself
An she say TO her mamma: Maybe some
body will glib our darling Fred good
care. l hate Yankees dat what she alus
say, but dis un amt no reglar Yankee, leastwise
like none dat cher hearn tell OBJ. An wen
de capn he drink de wine an de chi cken brof
he feel so happy, an say he be all right in day
or two. An wen dey all git supper de two
solgers dey bof visit de cap'n an he say dey
mus go and leah him. an wen dey cum back
dev mus cum an git him: dat he be well in
day or So an sho as you lib dem Young solgers
" en- dey go away outen de room de tears cum in
dere eyes an one OBJ dem, de hansum one. he
goin back an say. 'Cap'n, you an dun fitin'
three years now all de time togedder an hate
to go an Leah you. an l wouldn't do it if you
didn order me to. know it my duty an |
mus CO. An he put his arms around dat
cap ms neck an kiss him on his forehead an
widOut saving snUder word he went out de
room an den he salute de capn an shet de do;
an | watch dem two solgers wen deg rode away
fun de stable in de night an l didn't see no
mo OBJ dem tor II long time.
dat night de Cap'n tole missus dat de Sher-
man army wasn't comm widin thirty miles OBJ
our plantation an dat she mustn't fear; dat he
could take care Oh dem. an de soldiers wouldn't
sturb muffin wen he dar, and dat lie ONLY
thing he 'fraid of dat some Oh our
folks would cum long dat road an take him of
10 Andersonvile prison. An he say. if any OBJ
de gray solgers cum long to not tell dem he was
dere.
Dat night ole Isrul he gwine to see his ole
CONAN, who was a field hand. an be say dat he
gwine of. too. An she say, 'Wherfo' YOU goin'.
lsrul?' An he say, All de boys Is gone an |
gwine 20 see de boys. She say, Better You
stay here an mind de plantation. An she say.
'Nou. ole lsrul, is fool, no count niggah. an
de missus glad to git shet oh you. Sho huff
fore sun MP de mex mawnin' ole Isrul dun tux
u III lle an he was de best one on de pace, a
he lite out. Missus say, Good riddance to bad
niggah. but she low de mule was gIet loss.
But she soon forg;t lie mule. kase she got to
care for de cap'n, an she went an tau ltely on
de do, an he say. Come in an he put out hs
hand an say 'Howdy.' an he glad she we'll
but he look wife missus was scarf an she
went out an got de best ole collud woman on
de place. She's de one dat take oh all de
sick folks an de babies, an dat ooinan-her
names Rachel-she tuAen' care OBJ de cap H.
She wash his wounds an brush his hair an
slick up de bed an all de time de cap'n l.T. iis
As happy il he was in his own home an didn't
have no hole i'll he shoulder.
''Leastways de DAYS roll on an on. but de
solgers didn't cum back wild de doctor an de
Eerridse: an de days an de weeks went bv. an
de cap'ns horse got dat restless in de stable dat
he whinny so loud at de cap n hear him Da.
horse amt used to loafin' III de stable al dom
muffin for de corn dat he eatin'. An Aunt
Rachel an de missus an Miss Grace, dey list
fitin' to keep dat man alive. an Aunt Rachel
she MAKES poultices. an yarb tea, an Eminent
more dan a bucketful, an he swallow al de
boneset an fermifuge an smile, but he losin'
hisset envy day. spitcn all dat we could do
Ole Missus an Miss Grace deg mighty worrit.
an one day Wen he very bad long cum bunch
OF contedrit solgers. an dey say dey gwiEe take
long de capn, leastwise dey 9wine take his
horse, but Miss Grace say no, dat her horse
an dey can't hab him. OATS de
fust time Miss Grace eber tole lie. an
knows de good Lord made light oh
dat, kase he werea powerful good animal an