The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-28
rur r,vrs p,cuNoND VA SUNDAY FEBRUARY % 1892

tho ward Pudding over some farming imple-
ment which needed repairs.
Good morning, Uncle John" said NY
companion. -, mt
The old man raised himself up. and. put
ting his hand up 10 his eyes to exciude 'n1
ilrht of the sun, scanned us closely ana S"'''
Hi Who dat knows me so well
Uncle John. this il Gus Bali -, .so,
II had been many years since ne I'M la
his Young master and he was periec'iy "a
lighted. and said he was de very SPIT "''
Well we'll well Mars Gus ain SEED SEED
YOU sence 'reckiy arfter do 'yacnat on H''''
nun. How has you bin all dis time ,,;-, ba
After exchanging q few words WIN N, ahont
was asked II there were any bIrdS A"
there. ..,
What kind o. birds, partridges:'
~ es partridges." r
"Ya-as sir. dars lots on em here. sir l
low if you 90 right down dar began Hat pea
patch you'll find five or six gangs OF en- ~.
Go down dar and hep yoself. cause can car
kill EN- nohOW. az iey fly too SWIM Ior me.
We thanked him and started OF lor the psH
match. When we had got about MY yarus
from the house be called 70 Mf' Dan INV
said al ,o,,
Look here. Mars Gus. | want to tel yoda
one thing befo' you 90 arr ue,i uIiJ H. Ief
dat j. eff you see any ole nyars IG ;ier came
dat a niger ken kill You're welcome 10 81
de birds. and de ole hyars IS de onliest gaine i
ever shoots. an den only when de sIo" 70 81
de ground an | can track EN- please sN'
don't shoot en- iii
'All right uncle John; well leave the ON
hares for you" SO
our dogs at once showed that the scent o.
game was strong and in minute or TWO
strengthened out on "A point FOR an houl "o
had fine sport. bringing 70 bag about twenty,
five birds. While kicking up the scatte.eu
birds rabbit bounced ont IN front Oh SlI;
Ball and. forgetting the parting injunction 81
the old negro and his promise not 70 shoot
them. he blazed away and keeled 1t over,
There now said he. what snail l 90
about 1t That old niger would never loi-
give me il he found It ont r
Put her in your pocket" said /, ana II
you see the old darky give It to him. ne
would as soon have IL now as 'wnen de sho"
comes. and he'll save the ammunition
But 80 said he. that old darky has always
been stickler for what he calls de PLAIN I'M
vanished truth. and although he ought 10 &C
cept the hare as full ap lOgy Tor my Won
ton Of the promise made him, Wouiu rather
suffer the sting Of conscience than nave MN
think that ] would under any CIRCUMSTANCES
go back on my word -
"Oh. O. along" said 7. and forget all
about your transgressiOn. and If YOU don't
say ANYTHING about it you'll have that much
more game and the old fellow will be none
the wiser
Hearing so much shooting down there, and
feeling proud ot the fact that Mars Gus was
convinced dat he warn't tellin' no lie about
dem birds being down dar.' Uncle John
concluded he would come down and watch
US take down the game that was too stlh
for him. Before noticing his approach we
found him within twenty yards OF US and he
cried ont
You foun' en- les like | said didn you,'
"Oh yes old man, we found them, and we
are much obliged 10 you. too. said J.
Gus was thinking about that old hare he
had i'm his pocket and had but little 10 say rs
he turned round aud round hunting the scat
tered b. fds. Presently the old darky OBJ
served the plump game pocket OF my friend.
which stuck out behind as though he had
fifty birds IN It.
Look here Mars Gus. dat game pocket o.
yourn done iatten up nightly since you pass
ed de house IL my 'pinion you done shot "A
ole hyar You shO-ly amt shot all dem binds
since you bin down here
With look of guilt IS plainly depicted IN
his cOuutenauce rs was ever seen on that or
a criminal my cOmpan on neither owned nor
denied the charge. The old darky saw that
he had him in q corner With took o. dis
appointment on his black face which settled
into a brown study "a though he was recalling
past recolectons of his dear Old master who,
In his estimation. was the very soul OF honor.
and whose word was as good as his bond. he
broke forth with the cry Of
We'll sir dat ies shows the dilunce be-
twixt de ole times an de new Why, sir. yO'
pa wouldnter tole lie Tor horse, mu.h less
Tor ole hyar POLK MILLER.
Richmond, We.