The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-22
lcontinued from last sunday.)
CHAPTER X. Continued.

CHAPTER M Continued
s'The man called Teacher was neither
much hurt nor frightened, but he was
weak. So he leaned against me as /
stood painting for breath. There the
White-haired Master left him and turn
ed his attention 10 the men who were
standing around. He called them MUIR
derers, assassins and towards, but they
made little on ne reply. The on Sof Old
Grizzly, Who was rubbing his shout
der, made some Kind OF excuse. lie
said he thought anybody had right
to hang anybody else who was trying
to make the negroes rise and sill their
masters.
SHUT the man called Teacher hit the
saddle he Was leaning against so hard
with his fist that it made me jump,
and said it was q lie. lie declared that
he had told the negroes to be patient,
that thousands OF good people were
praying for them, and that the time
would come when they would be free.
What do / care what he told the ne
groes" cried the White-haired Master,
turning upon the men. Don't you
know, you eowardly wretches, that l
will protect whoever lives under my
y
and be glad that YOU escaped 50 lightly.
/ know all of you, and III have an eye
on YOU hereafter So said the White
haired Master, and the men, making
what excuses they could think of, skunk
away to where they had left their
horses tied.
Seeing the Gray Mare, my sister,
standing near. ] looked around for the
con ~ Taef, INIT {sa yTfac rFc4xrFar-a IN.
be seen. knew he was not far off. He
was waiting till the men should get out
of sight. Then he came forth from the
bushes, and in the dark lifted the man
called the Teacher TO the back of the
Gray Mare, my sister.
'.And so we went back home, going
slowly, the man called the Teacher rid
ing the Gray Mare, my sister, and the
Son of Ben Ali walking alongside to-
hold him in place should his strength
fail
'.That IS all / saw no more of the
Son Of Ben Ali until after the big fire"
When the house was burned ~ asked
Buster John.
The big house yes, replied the
black stallion.
That was the time You broke down
II :
who working away inside the stable.
And came near catching the son Of
Old Grizzly as he went over the fence, "
said the Black Stallion.
s.Nr George Gossett?" exclaimed
Buster John. why he's an old man .
'.He's older than he's good, remark
ed Aaron.
II heard great noise" said the
"a l. he
mules what the trouble was, the mules
asking the horses and the geese scream
ing and flying about-and so / broke
down my stable door. just then | saw
some one running through the field
away from the house, and / tried to
.
but saw it was the Son of Old Grizzly.
Why was he running through the
field ?" inquired Buster John.
We'll, said Aaron, there was fire
burning the house, and there was this
George Gossett running away. You can
put the two together if you want to,
or you can leave them just as the
grandson OF Abdallah saw them-one
burning the house, and the other rum
ming away"
'Huhl he set dat house afire.' ex-
claimed Drusilla; "kase / hear my
nanny an Of Aunt Free Polly sesso.
All this made Sweetest Susan open
her eyes in amazement-and they were
very bright and beautiful eyes.
s.Oh, how could he be SO cruel. she
cried.
Gle thought the White-haired Mas
ter rode him down that night on pur-
pose" said Aaron, " and he had a good
many other thoughts"
The Black Stallion galloped to an
other part of the field, and Aaron said
ii was time for the children 10 go to the
house and fix for dinner. So they Went
running along.