The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23

CHAPTER coniin'''. .,,.
Again Aaron ratc tnc haloo' """ '..'-
time a. was answered hy tno 4"1t '''e
o O. al hound. Before 'he ''i'. .'...
- i..... ..,li . .l0- was bowling SOME
v1rre on fh, plantation, but now lh'S
Knew that Rambler was s'9'"e'
81 a. r-o-fn-i-m-r. t..
Ina ..e minutes Ie came running lhlo
mo cahir his hair damp with the dew
- ,.th.r .hr.nish. as the saying
a. M .rn.rnDI near Aaron as II ne eA-
- ID. boo o0.IeO once upon time
I..rtl.~ had been hlack-aud-tan, but
80 now old. and the gray hairs had
vr.u uirh ohiiteratcl the tan. and were
enrroa ching on the black His muzzie
was very gray and his dew-ciaws haa
Gown uuu they were nearly an lhch
and hale long ono or ms long .'IS
was split "a little az the end. the result OF
"a sldruish with ola Mr. Raccoon. lie
ksnf his ewes avcftcd from Aaron ara
the children. and seemed 90 be both NUM-
lfa and uneasy. 1ic was better saushcd
whom Aaron told him what was wanted.
Indeed. he became very lively, ana went
about the room picking zap the scraps OF
bread tho children had dropped on tho
floor Aaron went Go DIS little pine cup
board and g0t out a pouc oil corn preaa
that he bad saved from the day before
Rambler took the bread ia his mouth
and then placed 10 gently on the Moor.
Gently wagglng his tail, Die looked UP IN
Aaron face.
Son of Bon ALL" ho said. 81 am get
ting OIL. and what with rnawing bones
aud Killing cats and fighting c0ons my
teeth arc bad This bread is hard"
Whereupon Aaron took the bread.
crushed ID BOO IBIS hands, dropped it In an
Gu tan platter and placed 10 on the
hearth
This would taste better if IL had ham
gravy on u.' remarked Rambler. after
saying "rhanliy" with his TAIL eyes, a
good deal better. but I'm not Doe choice
When DE had finished the bread ne
seated himself near the chimney corner
and licked his chops carefully.
You want tO know about that trip the
son OF Ben All made Go sell the cotton.
Huf don't even know how 80 begin. Ny
tongue and my fal viii Doe here talking
and wagging, and my mind viii Doe Off
in tho woods hlnting minks and c0Ons
and possume You know how one thing
leads 90 another Wen. f J get started
get things upside down, as the rabbit
does when Doe tries to ruu down bin.
when Z started with tine cotton sue-
Sestcd Aaron. SOU made up your mind
60 so with me-
.'rhLts so." said Rambler OF don't
know why I know well enough YOU
weren't g0inc bunting. DO was Just noe
fton that seized me. J. trotted along,
sometimes in front of Che WAGON ana
sometimes behind g. Before we had gone
very Tar happened 90 be in front oil mo
WAGON when rabbit ran across lhe ioa"'
dashed after 10 and bumped my h."I
a..sf-et "a renre-raH lt hurt so that l
80. 49,, f.,. tre roadside and waited for
tho pain Co go away. Tho wagon VIZ,
bv and concluded to go back nome anu
60 10 bed in the shuck-pen started
10y bnf before Z had gone FAR. / neaIa
H. clicking of bride rens and bits, ana
tresentlv ] saw two men on horsehach.
Il stopped until they passed 10y. Ana
then ] saw that it was OLD Grizzly ana
she oVerseer.' 49,. ..vt-,.o
'OId Grizzly. cfiel busi'i '"i" W "'
was net'
"rnat was the name che negroes had
for Nr. Gossett." Aaron explained.
"Od Grizzly and the oyerseer' Ram
.er continued. paying no attention TO
te mte-rupi0n. "They were riding
Gong after The wagon. but az some aus
auce behind 3d. j says TO myseH Weh'
teni something is up. So. instead OF go
inc hack home. / turned around and
rsotted along the road tll ] passed old
erIzz,v and the oNcr-ecr and caught up
with the wagon i said TO the son OF
Bon All.
"'Get down ana fN one of your wagon
wheels and see who comes behind you.
"Thi7 Boz. li1. hut whom old grizzly ana
tbs oVerseer heard The Son of Ben Ai
knocking on ONE of the wagon wheels
with O. rock they stopped. and came 800
further until after Doe drove ON again.
Then 7 knew. and the Son of Ben Ali
know. chat oli Grizzly and the oversecr
were coming to see that orders were
oleNff
''The house to which the Son Of Ben
All was carrying tle cotton was not far
10 Was Boo ihe midst ol "a Dig grove OF
oak trees The trees were too big for the
house. or the house was not fine enough
Tor the trees. l0r they made everything
500 dark tlat from the road those who
cannot sce iu tac night would never know
that "a house was there.
''rhe Son of gen All drove the wagon
under the trees. waited until De could
hear tho clinNue of brides and bits. as
old Grizzly aul the orersccr rode mp,
and then he Slipped around The house and
went to the back door. 1 waited until l
saw O'd Grizzly and the ovcrsccr stop
under one OF the big oaks and then j fol-
lowed.
''rho Son of Ben An knocked az the
back door. which was soon opened by
negro woman. who asked him what he
wanted BE told her. and then the man
came 90 the door
What do you want?' he asked.
"I want 90 see YOU said the Son Of
Ron An Il want 10 son you bale OF
cotton
Who is Your master?' the man asked.
Mr.. Gossctt.' the Son Of Ben All an
swered.
What is your nance
"'Thcy cali me Aaron
"'You are the boy he bought not long