Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-07
NO ILL FEELING.
Just BeeAHse He Was Obliged to LIek sammy lie Loved Him None the Less-

sammy lie Loved Him None the Less-
 Elijah McSscngcr WAS n Carolina slave who wns fsrvent in p!cty and blind in obedience to his master. He was tall. mus cular. bacOn cnIuprd and ChestcrieldIan in politens=S~. the lat;s- quality extending even to the -'pOUr Siitss," whom he heartily dcspisCCi-
 The ncgru was pacific in disposition and a deyout mcnlhcr of the Methodist church. but he was fond of quoting the Biblical injunction. Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the fiesh," and his faith was absolute that an order from this exalted source purged ey- cry action of iniquity.
 Colonel Messenger. his owner. was ouE of the lordliest aristocrats of the eastern division, and he despised the courts ol justice, which, hc insisted, were only ths arbitrament of the weak or cowardly.
 "Gentlemen, sah," Said he arrogantly ''can defend their own puhsons and prop critics under AII circumstances.
 Woe 10 the humblcsf inhabitants whC came under the displeasure of the slave holding autOcrat, and Eliab was his cho sen deputy of wrath against poor white ai we'll as colOrcd evildOers-
 The colonel's shecpfold had been suffer. ing from a nightly prOwler, and suspicion settled, with dark clouds, upon Samm. Manside, an "ornery" white man whC lived down in the ''patch," a stump clearing in the big woods a mile or sr away. After the manner of his class Sammy fished a little. hunted n little loafcd a great deal and was particularly endowed with the gift of drinking largS quantities of poor whisky without being the worse for it
 Elinb. who had been playing the role Oi detective for his master, was finally given private and pointed instructions, the exc cution of which the colonel declared, with many oaths. must be immediate Thu, fortified and strengthened, and Eliab fell in his heart that there could Do no higher law, the dutiful negro made his way al rect to the bovel of the supposed dereliet-
 "Nawnin, Sammy" was Eliab's pleas ant greeting as he came up with that wor thy. emphasizing 1t with many bows and graceful wayings of the left hand, whil' in his right he held his great straw hat "wher' dc ole ooman n dc chillung' hs added, with a quick look about him
 "Gawn a-blackburrin," drawled Sam my as he laziIy arose from n thrce legged stool by the big fireplace.
 'Trus' deyso frcc from ailin- Lots ei sIcknus projcc'in desc days"
 "They's middlin peart, 'Ab-"
 II does hope yOu's 'nj'yin heaf T peace er min. sammy" added Eliab sym pathetically and with a cOurtly bow, care fully copied after his master
 ''I kin eat a squar' meal 'thout beir hongry," replied Manside as he bit Off { big "chaw" of homespun tobacco
 "Torkin uy eatin, sammy, dat tote easy ter n leetle, tcensy mahter. Marstei done t'ink-min, sammy. I says links bekaise you's feelin's-dat you mecks yel meals of n his SoufdOwn lam's-"
 Me! Me steal' Mebbe he don know I'm a purfessor n jined Elder Grimes meetin one day las week"
 "Yaas. he do, sammy" assented Eliat oilily, '' n he done say you gib de elder one CT dc lam's hotter tray yer. wants ter Dc sparin uv yer feelin's, Sammy, but I'ze gotter gin yer fetched good hckir fer it."
 What yer says A nigger lick mel won't stand no sich foolin. Why. 'Ah keep erway- YOu's a 'xhorter."
 "I hain't CT scusin myself, n I don want CT hunt yer feelin's- De Bible tell, me ter obey my marster, Tn I'm jis gwinter mop up de flo wiv yer, axin yel pahdon-"
 He was as good as his word. for he gav' Sammy a dressing that he was not nkel, to forget as long as he lived The sheeI stealer offered somewhat of a vigorous Op
  in the tolls of big Eliab, who knockeS him down as fast as he arose to his feet and after sammy had decided the fool was a safer place piled his fists against tn head and body of the delinquent until h' fairly beloved for mercy, confessed hi sins and penitently promised never to of fend again.
 Having discharged his duty. Eliab ii the most courteous manner assisted tn badly punished man to his feet, carefull. brushed his clothes and then said, witt unctuous grace:
 ''I trus' didn't hunt yer. Sammy, T | I'd be monst'ous fetched ef dis leetl mahter 'ould meek any fcelin atwix' u bofe. Now, I'ze p'inted yer failin out Sammy. Yer ies' tote ycrscl' tothcr wa when yer hears a lam so baal Oats SO Then Eliab graciously shook hands wit Sammy in token of amity and retraced hi steps bomeward.-Chicago Tribune