The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-11-28

Marse Abe Lincun and swore BY
Marse Billy Malone. though be had
never received bis forty acres and a
mule. The old man died and was
buried. but the day after he came back
to earth and went to his old master to
borrow mule. Astonished. the master
asked the old fellow. Why, Rastas,
what are you doing heref What's the
matter with you tina. You want a
mule T. Thisis the old larkey's story !:
Wen, Marse George, I'll tell you
de truf, kase Use sho youll underast'
Rastus As You has always; it il dis yer
way got daid, an /. walked up the
deep road to the great big gates of
heaben, and aftah rung the bellknob
| sat down, kase ] was nightly tiahed,
A big voice from inside said: Whose
dat ont dyah n Says /: 'Marse Peter,
pleas sab, hits me.
Whose me:r
"Doan you know me. Masse Peter 7
Use Uncle Rastus Toliver, and | hopes
yon is well and all the angels, an !
wants to get in for to see the place
whar my ole mistus tole me if was
good when / died I'd be made same
like she, white as the driving snow, an
hab wings like a angel. Use come
mighty far,and hopes has been good
huff, so, p.ease stiarse Peter let the old
niger III.
"Wharse YOU from 2" says he.
Petersburg says /.
''Den you mus know Billy Malone"
says he.
II does he's greet fren' Of the col
ored people, says !.
~Well, he died this morning an /
supposed he'll be long soon. Perhaps
he'll help you to git in.r
.1Oh cose he will, says I.
Is you mounted, Rastus r. sayshe.
.tMounted?r
Yes, did you ride up on your
muleRth
mo, sab, kase hayh't got any
mule"
well says be, II guess You can't
come in less you'se mounted, so good
day, Rastus."
II was powerfully sorry an ! picked
up my hickry an stahted down de road,
for | was feelin uncommon sad and
down in de mouf, when all of sudden
come right up against Marse Billy
Malone, walking wild he haid high up
same like he use to do in wah time,
wild his bran spankin new uniform of
sodgers close an solid golessword at
his side.
Hello, Rastus,r says he, "whar' Sc
you gwine?''
'.Mornin' Marse Billy, Use bin TO
fheaben and Marse Peter wouldn't
lenlme in 'dout ] was mounted, SO Use
gwine hack to borry a mule from Marse
George but mebbe you kan help me.
sYou'se always been the niggers' freni
an you better tu'n back yo'self and
get one of dem fine bosses yon used to
ride roun' Petersburg an you can tex
me in as your sarbent.n
1He kinder look thoutful an I
know'd he was projectin', kase Marse
Billy has de recognishun Of bein' awful
cute. Den he smiled an said II tell
you what, Rastus, we'li foofzole Sent
Peter: you git-doWn on You knees an
I'll ride you boss fashnn right in, an
onct we'se in we can't be put out.
See ~
well, tho't that was most QUINN
in, an ! downse on my hunckers, and
Marse Billy lie got rite on an says: :
Cir up, ole boss tell you my ole
marrow bones did crack But we
went right up to the the golden gate,
an my heart was going defunckerity
tfuncty against my ole ribs, kase / was
sho' Marse Billy an me was going
right i'm
Rap! Rap. Rap. on the gate
Whose darm
General William aIaho4e, IF Fur
ginia.n
IL you mounted, Giu'ralen
Yes
"Well, jeS hitch 80 hoss outside an
come right M
"He jes' walked rite and IN and
nevah said word. N mile a know dey'
wouldn't have no hailiinals III heaben
an now cemes 10 think of il, | spec