The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-05

when old Buck dropped out 1 sot dowr
an wrote to Abe Lincoln an told hin
that coercion wouldn' work worth a cent
but Cancellation"
w ait. fatherp' Julia held up her pretty
ten,"
Not far away they heard the voice of .
| negro "Marse Dave Henry. Oh, Marss
| Dave Henry %
Hello! Who the nation are you holler
| In at?' said Squire Fambrough. as q
youngish looking negro man came in view
are You goin' ?"
"Howdy, mistiss; howdy, marster ~
Inc negro took off his hat as he came up.
What's your name?" asked the squire.
m name Tuck. sub. None er you-all
| am. seed nothin'. err marse-'
no do you belong TOT"
II o'iong ter de Cioptons down dar in
nothin'-"
What are you doin' here?" demanded
Squire Fambrough, somewhat angriiy.
,Don't you know you are liable to get
Killed any minute? Amt you maxim
your way 20 the Yankee army?"
NO. suh." The negro spoke with
JUNCTION. Pm des a-huntin' my young
marster. sub. He name Dave Henry Clop-
ton. Dat what we all call him-Marse
Henry. None er you all amt seed i'm, is
your"
"Jule." said the squire, rubbing his nose
thoughtfully, 'ain't that the name of the
chap that used to hang around here before
L Yankees got too ciose?'
DO you mean Lieut.. C!opton, father ?'
said Julia, showing some confusion. .
~ assum." Tuck grinned and rubbed
his hands together. "Marse Dave Henry
is sholy lieutender in de comp'ny, an
mistiss, she say he'd done been ginerl
eft dey want SO much enviousness in de
army"
II saw him this morning-I mean"
Julia blushed and hesitated. II mean I
heard him talking out here in the grove "
Who was he talkin' to, Jule?' The
squire put the question calmly and de-
liDerately.
There was little pause. Julia, still
FLUSHING, adjusted an imaginary hairpin.
The negro looked sheepishIy from one to
the other. The squire repeated his ques-
ton.
Who was he talkin' to, Jule?"
Nobody but me" said the young lady,
growing redder. Her embarrassment was
not lessened by an Involuntary ''eh-eh, ~
from the negro. Squire Fambrough raised
his eyes heavenward. and allowed both his
heavy hands to drop heipiessly by his side.
What was he talkin' about?" The old
''N-o-t-h-i-n-g," said Julia. demurely,
looking at her pink iingernails. "He just
asked me if thought it would rain, and |
told him / didn't know, and then he said
the spring was coming on very rapidly.
and said Yes, thought it was And
then he had found a bunch of violets and
asked me if / would accept them, and
said Thank you"
Land of the Twin Moses! ~ exclaimed
Squire Fambrough, lifting his hands above
his head and allowing them to fall heavily
again. And they cali this war;"
"Yessum!' The negro's tone was tri-
umphant. dat sholy wuz Marse Dave
Henry. War er no war, dat wuz him.
Dat des de way he goes 'mongst de ladies.
He gi'um candy yit, let lone flowers.
Shoe! You can't tell me nothin' tall
bout Marse Dave Henry"
''What are you wanderin' round here in
the woods for?' asked the squire. His
tone was somewhat severe. did any
body tell you he was here?"
mo. sub !" replied Tuck. "Dey told me
back dar at de camps dat I'd fin i'm out
to' me he wUz out dis away, whar dey
WIZ some sharp shootin' gwine on, but L
amt foun' i'm yit."
"Ain't you been with him all the time P"
The squire was disposed to treat the negro
as a witness for the defense.
"Lor' no, sub! l des now come right
straight fumGeorgy. Mistiss-she Marse
solyers amt got no cloZe fer ter war an
no whites fer ter eat, skacely, an she
tuck n make me come an fetch i'm box
full er duds an er box full er vittles. She
put cake in dar, yit, 'kase tuk'n smeit it
whites wuz handlin' de box. De boxes,
dey er dar at de camp, an here me- but
wharbouts is Marse Dave Henry? Not ter
ho III m finn no do
white man ter fin what L ever laid eyes
on. | speck l better be knockin' long.
Goodbye, marster; goodbye. young
mistiss. Eff dom fin Marse Dave Henry
nowheres, I'll know whar ter come an
watch fer 'im."
The squire watched the negro disappear
in the woods and then turned to his
daughter. To his surprise her eyes were
full of tears. but before he could make any
comment or ask any questions he heard
the noise of tramping feet in the woods
and presently saw two Union soldiers APP
preaching. Almost Immediately Julia
called his attention to three soldiers COM
ing from the Confederate side.
II believe in my soul we're surrounded
by both armies" remarked the squire
dryly. "But don't git skeer'd honey. Pm
goin' to see what they're trespassin' on my
premises for"
Iv.-CoMMERCE AND SENTIMENT.
Upon me sowl, +" said O'Halloran, as he
and Capt. Somerville went forward, the
big Irishman leading the way. Pm afeard
I'm toiiin' you into trap"
How ?" asked the captain.
"Why, there's three of the Johnnies
comm, sor, an the ould man and the
gurr'll make i've"
'.Haltr' SAID the captain, using the word
by force of habit. The two paused, and
the captain took in the situation at
glance Then he turned to the big Irish
man with queer look on his face.
What is il, sor?"
"I'm in for it, now. That is my father
Wonder and the young lady is my sister"
The Divvle an Tom Walker" exclaimed
O'Haiioran. 'T;s quite family rayunion,
sor"
II don't know whether to make myself
known or not. What could have possessed
them to stay here? I'll see whether they
know me-" As they went forward the
captain pIucked O'Halloran by the sleeve
Il will be shot if the Johnny with his arm
in the sling isn't my brother"
II was expectIn' it, sor." said the big
Irishman, giving matters a humorous
turn Soon the cousins will be poppin'
out from under the bushes"
By this time the two We're near enough