Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-05

died behind him. souri,. IN a common
ralico dress and a very large sunbonnet.
looked for all the world like a negro
girl Julius took her over hills innu-
merable. and at midnight drew rein near
a large plantation There they both got
down. and julius, who had surrepti-
tiously taken one of his masters horses.
returned il to the stable Then he led
the way to row of negro cabins
Going to one of them he knocked on the
door. 1t was opened by the negro with
whom Mark and .Jakey had staid on
the creek between the Fains' and Chat
tanooga
dis de gal. said Julius.
"Goen to Chattanooga" asked the old
man.
"Reckon.
q show 20 de way. Go righ' Off
"Yas"
"Hab t foot hit. Amt got no horse
81 can do hit
The negro was evidently ready and
expecting Them for without going back
into the cabin he led the way eastward
Souri, tramped in his company the rest
of the night, and at daybreak they were
at his cabin on the creek. There she
took few hours rest, and after the sun
was up ate breakfast which the old
man prepared for her. After this he set
out to show her the way to Chattanooga.
He asked no questions. All he knew
was that his efforts were in "de cause
OBJ fredum. and that was quite enough
The old woman who had brought him
the handkerchief had told him where
her cabin was in Chattanooga, and ne
seemed to understand that he was to
guide Souri, there She gave him some
information as to man and boy at
the Jail in Chattanooga. This was all
he knew.
They crossed the river by the regular
ferry, having no trouble in doing So for
citizens and negroes were passing all the
while. About ten o'clock in the morn
ing they reached the cabin Of the old
negress who had started the handker-
chief
80 de LODI" exclaimed the woman.
How'd 20 git hyar SO quick%
"Trabel all night. said the pilot.
who dat yaller gall"
I'm Souri, Slack. Whars tn jail:'
The woman led Souri, out 10 show her
the way, and the man left the cabin on
his way homeward Souri, was taken to
a place where she could see the Jail. and
the woman told her where to find the
crack through which Jakey had con
versed with her.
Souri, went to the place alone, and
81, 4, ela
the crack. She peeped in, hoping TO see
her brother. but Jakey was not there
She waited an hour or more. but he did
not appear.
Reckon I'm wastin time hyar." she
said at last I'm goen right in ter git
round tn ole woman. EFF there is one
And she went to the gate and presented
herself before the sentinel.
What d y WANT" he asked
Souri, didn't know whether the jailer
had wife or not. but she hazarded the
reply:
"De jailer's wife tole me to come in n
tote de washen.
The soldier looked at her doubtfully
but suffered her to pass in.
She had scarcely entered before she
saw party of soldiers conducting
man from the Jail. They passed near
her, and she recognized Mark. He was
going to his trial. he did not recognize
her, darkened as she was, and she was
TOO wise to make herself known. Jakey
his friend aud was going to
pass out with him. but was stopped by
the guard
Souri, saw tears trucking down the
boys cheeks as he went back and
;trolled about in the yard. She longed
10 take him in her arms, but did not
lare to even make herself known to him
She did not know where Mark was be-
ng taken, SO going back to the guard
'he asked with apparent idle curiosity;
"Whar dey goen wild dat MANI
Reckon thar goen ter try him."