The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-03-05
MOSES IN THE BRUSH.
An Amusin. Incident OF the Time OF tho
War.

An Amusin. Incident OF The Time OF tho
War.
On tho day after we tunneled out OF
the Confederate stockade at Salisbury
N. c.. and while each man had taken
his own direction. came upon col
ored man in the woods skirting field.
He was digging roots to make himself
IL tonic, and broke through the brush
md came upon him 80 suddenly that
there was no time to dodge He was
kneeling down. with parcel of roots
beside them. and he looked at me a
minute and then asked:
When did you all git out OF dat
PRISON."
Yesterday" replied, seeing that
he had at once discovered my ident-
ity.
"An' wbar' yo' all gwine to nowp"
Pm going to try and get to the
Yankee lines"
He began to grin. then he broke
into chuckle. Then the chuckle be.
came laugh and he rolled on tho
ground. / thought him demented
and was about to move away when he
sat up and said:
II jess LATED an couldn't help it.
Il don't see anything very funny
about 1t.
But yo' hain't an ole Niger yo'
see. Hits powerful funny an Lee got
to laff some mo-"
He INDUCED in another fit OF laugh
ing and rolling. and when he had re-
covered from it he took a seat on a log
and said:
bout TO- months ago de missus she
calls me up one day an looks at me a
long time an den says:
Moses, I has q dream las mite.
dreams dat one O. dem Yankee pris-
oners got out o. dat pen at Salisbury
an dat yo' was hidin' him in de woods
back yere. Ize gwine to hev you
whipped for dat Moses"
"Did she?"
She had me tied up an whipped.
sab; an l dun didn't git ODER
smartin' fur two weeks One nav MIN
bout two months ago she calls me up
agin an says:
- Yo' boy, Moses. look me in de eye!
| has dream agin las mite. l dreams
dat one O. dem Yankee prisoners got
out o dat pen ut Salisbury an dat
yo was hidin' him ia dc tobacker
house. OATS anoder whippin' fur yo',
Noses"
And you got it again?" :.
Jess laid it onto me de powerful
lest sort. an dat smart didn't dun go
away fur cher so long. Bout TO- weeks
ago de missus dun called me up to de
big house ag'in. She looks at me u
long time, an den says:
- See here. Moses l has anoder
dream bout yo. Last mite dreams
dat one o. dem Yankee prisoners dun
got out O. dat pen down to. Salisbury.
an yo' was dun hidin' him in de bresh
ober by de swamp. l can't put up
wild dat. Moses. an lie gwine to hev
yo' whipped mighty hard for it."
'And she actually had you whipped
againP"
My back haint dun got well yet
sab. but-yo!--yo!--yo!--Ize dun got
to- can't help it"
He went off into another spell, y
lasting couple OF minutes and wheh
he had recovered / said:
Il can't see anything in all this to
tickle you so.
Oats cause yo' hain't me-" he re-
piled, as he wiped his eyes. dis
inawnin' Misses dun called me up
ag'in. She was looking mighty
pleased. an bimeby she said:
Moses l has anoder dream bout
20 las mite. i dreamed dat one o.
dem Yankee prisoners got outer dat
pen down to Salisbury. an dat yo'
found him in de woods an brung him
right up yere to me. Yere's nice
piece Of bacon to pay fur dat Moses.
an yo' hain't gwine to be whipped any
no. ="
.Well?" / asked. rs he rolled around
again.
why, sab. can't yo' dun see what
tickles mep Misses had TO- dreams an
i got three whippens befo' yo' dun
cum. an now I'ze gwine to hide yo'
under de stuff in do shuch- house till
dey get fru huntin' an den go to glory
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