Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-10-20


berried It in do hole an kvered II wild
rocks an throwed water all over ter hide
de fresh dirt. Ole marster didn't even
tell ole miss whar no gwine to berry il.
Den he went ter de house an tolo Mise
sallie dey was safe fer o livin If de mig
gers was scg free.
Pore ole marster thoughtnobody didn't
see him dat night; but, chillcn, dar Wa
an ole Jczebel Of a Niger oman down
at de spring. She was runnin erway ter
Atlanty, an when she heor somebody
comm she hide an watch an SEQ ole mar
ster hidin sumfen, an when no go homo
she e to do tree and digs down an
fms dc box an think it war 'bakkor
dat he hid dar. She was in SIGH a hurry
ter get off she jess livered upde box lack
It was an went on ter Atlanty. Mex
day erbout eleben o'clock we see q big
cloud o dust an heer horses stampin an
men hollerin, an we knowed de Linkum
men wuz e-comin. Ole marster al Miss
Sallie look pow'ful 'sturbed m uneasy.
Here dey come froo de big gate, horses
an all, trampin ober de purity flower
beds an breakin up de conkshells erlong
de front walk, an gets of dere bosses an
comes right in dc nice wax hall wild dero
muddy boots an didn't eben take off dero
hats ter ole miss.
What you say, chile? Was yer pa wild
'em2 No, honey, your pas a nice man.
Dem men was de shabbiest lookin fell
lers, not a ossifer'mungst 'em-jess stray
glers, ole marstAv said, dat follered de
ahmy ter steal. Daie WIS mighty fine
men 'mungst de sojcrs at Atlanty, an
Miss Vleria was dar when the sojers
marched in Atlanty, an she say dare vas
lots Of nice men wild EN-. Desc men
kilt ole Nero, Miss Vleria's pet dog
cause he barked at EN-, IN den went
froo do house an tuck all de blankets, an
bruck de peanner an dc big speer glass
in de parler, an rip de fodder beds and
shake 'em out dc winders, an kill de
tuckeys an hawgs, an 'stroyed de corn,
an drink up de cider, and den tell Maum
Phebey ter cook dinner fer EN-.
After dey cat dinner one sojer asst ole
marster IF he had emmy store baker"
He say, mo; he not saw emmy store 'bak-
ker fer ebber so long" Now, dat ole
Jezebel what watched him dat night had
follered de sojers out to de plantation,
an she heerd ole marster say he didn't
had no 'bakker, an she say, Eyes he hab
got baker; he's gotta whole box berried
at de spring" Ole marster turn white
as a sheet when he see her gwine ter do
spring an de sojers wild her. Bimeby,
sech hollerin an shoutin down at dc
spring l nebber heerl We know dey'd
foun it, an pore old marster nebber seed
dat money agen. 'Twan't long after dat
we heerd pore Marse viii got kilt at
Gettysburg. Ole marse kept gettin punier
an actin strange, tell he jess lost his
mind, an go erbout pokin in de leaves
wild his cane, lack he hunten fer some
thin, and he tell Miss Sallie de sojers
didn't get de money; dat he got it hid
sumwhar, but he can't tink whar it is.
After de wah was ober, who should
come ridin up but Marse Tom Curtis
Ole marster done fergit erbout he fit Oh
de odder side, an he ak him whar he left
Marse Will? Miss V'leria cry, an Marst
Tom cry, an she ak him how he could
fou't agen her folks, an he said dat honor
made him do it. Den he see his ring Oh
her dnger, an he ak her can she hub him
yet, an say Ell she'll marry him dat he'll
tie ole marster's son, stead of Marse
Will. Ole marster died jess aiore dey
was married, an ole miss soon foilered
him, an den l come out to Alabamy ter
end my few days wild yer ma IN pa
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