The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-01-17

Marse Dave I'D still give oriers IN . kline OF
CHILDISH way,
De folks I'd hat to yumor him an let him
hab his say;
/ You'd see him try to look across de fields st
'arly Sorn.
An askin ef de niggahs wuz q hoein' in de
corn,
| 'Twuz nifty sad to see him set. about de drsp
Nv sun,
| An hear him mutter to hGseH Ma day Is
nearly donc."
/ You'd see him stsnnin' in dc yad, lookin
tode de hill,
Den tu'n away an totter OF ez hi dim eyes
nd I'LL
| De war wuz on in earnes', an dsr cum de
| southern call,
Marse Dave he cud'n understsn' de state Nv
things at all;
But when dey tole him dat de MORT wuz gvine
to fight fur US,
He raise hi head minnit, an thought he
gwine 10 cuss:
But den he lent agin me. an, he said: You Is
free. Jim;
Stay wild me till I'm safe scross"-righ dar
Ipromised him
Msrs- Hugh was drillin' naosrs, an SEE his
curly hair
wavin'. eI he sot upon Dc nttls sorrel
marc
| AL drIllin IN de medder. an Tidin' 70 an
Day after day until d. cum de summins fer
| De mavnsn' dat he lef US be vuz In suit Nv
| gray,
An Marse Dawes eyes wuz runnin' when he
see him ride away;
Msrse Hugh he call me TO de fence, an say:
Remember, Jim,
Use put de creates sruE' In you, ma boy,
teck kser Nv him. = s. -.
| You ell know bout de fghtin'. an his seem
dat ever day
I'd hear de cannon eoomin' In de valley fur
| away.
De wust Nv all vuz eumin', fer de niggahs one
by one
KEEP slippin' OF an leavia' till dsr wusn'
! hardly none;
De fields dey wuz silent. an dc cabins all wuz
still,
You never hear de sinsin' out upon the pas
ture hill
De river seem to run along an lap sgin de
shore.
| De ripples seem ssyin': Days Nv JOY oey
is no more"
| Marse Dave I'D wander on de bank. hear him
boiler "J-i-m-mi''
An I'd be les behine him, kass you know
promised him
| Ooe QBy Oe troops cum LnATou4n W " fsAAoy
dsy WIZ blue,
Jes' thousands Nv en- comm, an de bands
wuz plsyin' too;
Il got de ole spring wagon, an I got ole msrster
in,
We tuck de river road an few les like de
wings Of win;
We stopped to rest mint By de little Shiloh
church.
An den prest on an ler de place behine us
in de lurch
didn't stop until We cum to ole Aunt sahrs's
farm.
Bout teen miles away, an den 1 knowed
hi safe frum harm
Mex day hear de cannuns ez stood upon de
porch.
Afeuer stop an say to me: Kits down at
Shiloh church"
Ihear dat boomin' gcin' on clean up into de
night,
vuz set and white.
Iarse Dave he Sot a noddtn, vtt b. head bent
on hi han,
An payin no attention, ksse he eudn under
stan;
An nex day when hit all wuz done, al all de
air wuz still
IsaId: Aunt Sahra, watch him, please"
and den she said; Il will
hitched de ole spring wagon up, an went
down back dc road.
Jes' headed fur ole Riverside, de shortes'
way knowed;
Ididnt hav' Marse Dave wild me, wanted les
70 see
Ifaaythins WIZ left down whar de ole home
used ter be-
An b ard by cum to whar de trees wuz all
cut down,
An purity sooa see a man Iayin' on de
groUl;
H.s face wuz Ioozin' TO de sun, 'twud rise Ter
min 10 mora
His han ; WIZ foldeI les across de UNIFORM
he wore;
Al by an 81 my hear: got sick, an 'peared
ny LEGS got weak.
When I see whar de bloody streams he'd run
into &c creek.
An dar wuz Iayin' 'napsacks Nv de blue an Nv
&c gray,
De blue an gray WIZ sleepin' clost together
or dat day.
An some wuz left unburrld, dar dey vuz on
ever side,
Oar didn't seem to De no spot but vhar
some sojer died
cud'n stan de sight Nv hit; like to reel an
fell.
An when dey's fghtin' dar it must been a
reg'Ier hell
I pushed on to ole Riverside before de sun
wuz set,
Ma heart wuz happy when I see de house
wuz standin' yet
But when ! cum 10 de ya'd see some three er
four
De naber boys taIkin' an a stannin' near
the door,
Dey beckon me TO come q nigh, an den deg
say az las:
BE keerful Jim, he wants you, fer he's
comm nifty fas'."
knowed de trufe, dey tuck me in, an dar
upon de bed
Marse Hugh wuz layin', an see oandage
iroun' his head,
He motion me to cum to him. tuck hi chilly
han.
An den he whuspsr'd kline er sof': Ma boTs
you understan',