Sharp County record., 1896-11-13

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If you'd marry her, You see, no one
would ever suspicion you then"
"How should anyone ever have sus'
plcion of me?"
"Why, you know how wimmon foiKs
are. They never believe that their own
brothers or husbands could commit a
crime, and they are always looking for
some one else to saddle it on, and as
you was the only man in the house at
that tine, besides ANGUS, you should
be the one that they would suspicion
I'm bound they don't believe Angus
did it,"
Everyone else does, Mag"
"Yes, all but us two"
Don't say that again, Mag! They
surely can't doubt that Angus is a
pirate, with 100000 offered for his
head"
"IfIcould down there once, marster,
I'd soon find out what they thought.
I only want the man that is goin' to
bring some of my children to me be-
fore I die, to protect himself"
Thanks, Mag; I know you're all
right, and will think of that scheme,
but it's not the pirates sister that Twill
we'd"
"Who then, marster"
"You said, Mag, that there were but
two young ladies here"
"Yes, marster, but you couldn't-no,
you wouldn't-marry ole marster's
daughter?"
Couldn't Why couldn't II"
Because - because, marster - how
could you"
"But you forget the other lady, Mag"
"The other lady? What? That would
have been ole marster's bride, Miss
Clara HIP No, no, marster; not
that. Ole marster'd haunt you"
"Why, Mag! Mag! what ails you"
"I'm skeered for you, marster, that's
ALL"
Eyes, Mag, it's Clara Hill that will
be your mistress; just the same as
though your old master had lived.
Surely you don't object to her?"
"No, marster. It's for you to say, il
her bein' about don't mind you too
much of ole marster, that's ALL"
Herbert had drunk his hot Scotch
Goodnight, Aunt Mag!" and he arose
from his chair, and went upstairs, with
a mind anything but undisturbed, and
little sleep visited his eyes hatnight.
"What could Mag have meant" he
thought, "by that expression about my
marrying Jennie Bruce? Did she,
could she, imagine that sought the
sister of Black Beard for a wife? Or is
she mcditating treachery against meP
Scarcely that; she relies on my hunt
ing up some of her children. So will!
So l will! Mag must be kept satisfied!
She says that the women think that
their brothers and husbands can COM
nit no crimes-why, then, Clara hope
will think SO of me. Should Mag 60 to
Smithville, she might ascertain that
the family of Bruce are thinking of
this matter. but what matters it to me
what they think If Bruce stopped there
going out, which evidently he did, and
left the cook, he certainly told his
mother and sister that he was not guilty
of the murder, and that l was-if so,
why have they not been heard from be-
fore?
"He doubtless told them that all Of
the circumstances pointed to him, and
that to remain would be to hang for
the murder--still, / can't understand
their sllence--it is unnatural
"Then if Bruce heard Mag scream, he
must have told them that, but he also
told them, if he did, that negro's oath
would not save him-even if Mag could
save him, she would not do it, if in doing
it she had to condemn met perhaps it
would be best to send her down, and
find the drift OF their sentiments,
81 can trust her. That was moster
stroke, thinking about hunting ,p her
ohildrcn.-at least | will thinI L it,"
When Mag heard her m"s ter ascend
the stairs and close his door, she sunk
on her knees before the fire.
"MarsterI ole marster! do you think
Mag is forget-no, honey, Mag amt for
get, but Mag can't a'actly see her way
clear. You can rest easy, though, mars
ter, for tho woman thatwould have been
my misses IT, you had lived, will never be
my misses now. Since Angus Bruce
turned pirate, marster,I l don't know
how III bring Herbert Lathrop to jestis,
but I'll do it, marster, I'll do lt--if q
nigger's oath won't count, u nigger can
cut, and shootand kill. Herbert Tathrop
thinks his soft talk bout huntin' my
chillcn bought Mag over. Don't you be-
d licvc IT, marsterl don't you bclicvci It'll
don't want my chillCn to belong to Il
murderer III member morstcr; IN
'memberl and Herbert LNthrop shall be
brought to jestis."
Continued next week.