Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-01-18
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BYF. A. mitchell, LATE U. S. A.
,pyright, 1892, by American Press Association

girl. Julius took her over hills lnnu-
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 it 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 gall" said Julius.
"Goen to Chattenoogy?" asked the old
man.
"Reckon."
~ show yo' de way. 20 righ' off,"
"Yas."
..Hab t foot hit. Amt got no horse"
II can do hit"
The negro was evidently ready and
expectingthem for without, aeingrsack
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 he
seemed to understand that he was to
guide Souri, there She gave him some
information as to a 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.
go de Lodi" exclaimed the woman
How'd yo' git hyar so quickT"
"Trabel all night" said the pilot.
"Who dat yaller gal?"
"I'm Souri, Slack. Whar's tn jailT
The woman led Souri, out to show her
the way, and the man left the cabin on
his way homeward. Souri, was taken to
place where she could see the Jail, and
the woman told her where to find the
crack through which Jakey had con.
eersed with her.
Souri, went to the place alone. and
going to the fence hunted till she found
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:
tote de washen:"
The soldier looked at her doubtfully.
but suffered her to pass in.
She bad 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
followed his friend and was going to
pass out with him, but was stopped by
the guard.
Souri, saw tears trickling down the
boys cheeks as he went back and
strolled about in the yard. She longed
to take him in her arms, but did not
dare to even make herself known to him.
She did not know where Mark was be-
ing taken, so going back to the guard
she asked with apparent idle curiosity:
"Whar dey goen wild dat manY'
Reckon thar goen ter try him."