Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-11-11
SHIFTING A WHIPPING.
How IL Bright Colorr.i Lad Avoided pun-
isl,,ucnt In slavery Days.

How IL fsric;,t Color,.i Lnd Avoided run-
isnsucnt in slavery Days.
1t was III any years ago in this city,
| says the New Orleans Picayune, when
i men of wealth were refined gentle
men, and many of them entertained
i and lived in grand style. Slavery ex-
listed, but little of its hardships and
cruelty were known here. Bonds
worn by colored servants that at
! tachcd them dutifully to their mas.
tcrs and mistresscs were light as ties
of friendship Slaves in fact they
were still frce-hcartcd and happy
people. The punishmcnts they re-
ceivcd for misdcmeanors were less
hurtful than those they receive now
for similar offences.
One of the old-school gentlemen of
those davs was DIR. Pillum. He had
i; grand old house stocked with rare
wines, and kept in his establishment
many servants Among them was
one George, Il bright boy, who was
trusted with untold stores and made
much of. George was only "a coloretl
boy, slave at that. and could not be
expected to possess all the virtues.
There are even white young men,
greatly trusted, who have fallen Il
little short of honesty when greatly
tempted. George carried the key to
the wine closet and now and then
may have opened IL bottle with Il
friend, or wasted Il couple occasional
ly on women OF his own color to win
their smiles. 1t has been charged
that white men, with superior educa-
tion and perfect moral training, have
done such things George was an-
doubtcdly IL connoisscur of wine and
may have lecn directed by his taste
too frequently to IL particular lot and
brand of the Doctors tine wine.
At all events, it happened one day
that the Doctor was entertaining II
distinguished guest, and expert i'm
wines, whom he was particularly
, anxious to please. At the table he
, called George, and in a low tone said:
"Bring from the top shelf i'm the wine
closet Eottlc of that Oldest and best
Chateau Yquem. BE careful how you
! handle it. 1t has not been touched
for Il long time" George went away.
!, as if obcying with alacrity: but his
face wore Il puzzled look, and he re-
turned slowly after some minutes, and
whispered to the Doctor: s'Mass'r
Doctor, dat fine wine on dc top shelf
is all done gone!"
'That is impossible said the Doc
tor. ''Every one about the house
knows that wine was not to be
touched without an order from me-"
eyes, mass'r. but you done give
good many orders las. winter"
''That will do,' said the Doctor,
qmetly! "bring me some of the old
Burgundy" And the dinner wenton
happily before the guest. But later
in the evening the Doctor called
George and handed him note he had
written and said: ''George, l shall
want to see Col. Lashum early i'm the
morning on business and want you
to take him this note tonight at his
place downtown" Col. Lashum was
popular slave dealer in his day, and
at his press had some sturdy colored
men who would occasionally whip bad
servants TO oblige friends.
George was qnickwitted and seemed
to understand 10y the Doctors mild
way of speaking about the wine that
something was going to happen and
believed that the note had something
TO do with it. He Immediately
thought of procuring IL substitute
messenger and was fortunate enough
to find one in the person of hated
rival of his in the affections of Il be-
witching house girl. To gain Sans
favor he offered to resign all claims
he had on Lucy. He said: s.Dat gal
never did t'inll much of me, nohow,
an done tolc her never want to
speak to her ag'n.' That pleased
Sam, who grinned halfway round his
face. "Now we's good friend, Sam?"
'suah, George"
sWell. Sam, Use got a favor to ask
obyc. Ole mass'r done tolc me to
take dis here letter down to de kur-
mel, am l wants to run over to de
'Fourch packet to see the stewart
bout something. You ham dis to de
kurnel an you'll do me a remarkable
great favor:
s.rll do it suah, George" So un-
| suspectingly Sam takes the note
down to Col. Lashum and meets with
reception of ahich he did not
dream.
The Colonel read the note careful
ly. 1t said: Please give the bearer
twenty-five lashes." And he answered
it by ordering two of his men to seize
1 sam and administer the lashes. Sam
tried to explain, but nothing availed,
and he went away from the Lashum
! correctional a very mad niger, VOW
ing to kill George on sight. Tradi-
! tion does not say how he secured his
/ revenge, bat it is certain that the
Doctor still kept George about him.
and sometimes told the guests how
that clever boy shifted whipping.
4 Twas Not u Bible.
Everybody who has seen police
court Bible knows what a grimy,
greasy and generally unprepossessing
volume it is. Held by every variety