The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28
right pine-blnnk what I come fer. sides dat.
Big Sal Is u mighty bad Niger oman when abe

him caught for!' inquired Mr.. simmons hu-
Why. 20 much the more need for catching
him: want TO get my hands on him. II
your friends and say that Gossett is, n 200,
missionary. You may say that and welcome"
~ believe YOU" echoed George.
lou may 10 home now said Mr.. Gossett
'Tnankv, Master" She paused a moment
climbed r'"r the fence and went toward the
Uossrii plantation.
ot the three men. crossed the fence ncpr W 1erc
chunky Riley had been standing, won't swiftly
through the pasture fer hair n mile. struck
INTO the plantation path IL hundred yards nhehd
of the woman, and then came back aloiii the
ic stopped. turned his back to FER. and stood
inotioni-'S In the path. The woInaa was talk
Ing TO herself as she came up. but when she
then stood sim breathing hard. All her SUI
perstitlous fears were aroused.
Lord; Can't YOU talk. Don't be foolin' Wild
Inc! Man. who is you!'
One" rcplicd'Aaron. The sound OF n hu-
riun voice treasured her somewhat. but her
kncss shook 50 she could hardly .tnnd.
Ton long "A name to tell YOU
w hat YOU "uin't'
Watching n child looking hard at e."
How come any chit cut dis time a. night.
"A black child" An an went on. IT'S
here. IL went across the hill. CRYING and
calling ca!iini md crying, AARON aaron
Nanny \ hurting Tor you. Aaron. Aaron.
AiamfnY'S telling on you"'
My Lord from heaven monned the wom-
an; dat .wua my chill de ono what cot burnt
M kase I suz OF IN de ael'." She threw her
apron over. her head. fell or her knees. and
moansd and sIuddered.
We'll. I'm Aaron. You hunted for Inc in
.ho Niger cabins; YOU slipped to the tence Won
der: you told three men yoI couldn't find me.
or take ter dc wo@ds. an dry IaGini no place Ter
mo in lie woods. What'd I do out dar 10y mese'i
AZ n,cl;. | knoy'd. dey couldn't catch you.
stand up." Aaron commanded.
What YOU gw ne ter do" the woman asked:
ready to dodge an expected blow for. ~ tho
herself SAIL. she was not at all "amb!.ious.'
waiting to 0 .lS. t to You. Hold Your apron"
TIE woman did as she was told; aud Aaron
had given him four biscuits and as many slices
"rTi take um, and .hapky. too" said the
kin eat a mon,tui un un after what l done. I'm
TOO man 90 olive"
20. / can't 90 throo dem woodsatter what
YOU 1ri iGi 60 m With e, yoG, We ,, E0% Raron. Come"
YOU The woman lifted her voice until It
sounded shrill on the moist air - tn" morning.
You gwiE~ dar to Gosseft's? Don't YOU know
dcy er rNire ter. hunt You in de mornin'?
Don't YOU know Icy g"t de dogs dart Don't
maybe de ovtrseer? Don't YOU know you can't
get away FUN dem DOGS ter save 90, life"
ONE. shlN aaron Sharply. u = Iht'.
Mn now. FL dcv catch YOU, faint me
dat done it," the woman insisted.
Come. l must De getting along" was AR
He vent fo-warc along the path. and though
ne seemed 10 be walking easily. the woman had
Though his bod, swayel SLIGHTLY from side to
eide, hc seemed TO be gliding along rather than
someiimc- far. and frequently out ). .sht.
,.dark shallow moved and fitted II WINS Ram
/ leAiul "A fuGapsl mad Napt skipptn ~ "A AZ II
was n tempting chniirnsr. but Ranrler hardly
glanced at nim. ',G.odby. Mr.. Rabbit. III
Thus Aaron. Tie woman. and Rambler went
to Gossctt's
when. they came in sight OF tho quarters.
Me- I'll go twenty miles before sun-up.'
replied "A, on.
Il never tel on you no mo- said the woman
moi cf deg Kills me She turned to her cabin.
when. Aaron touched he; on the shoulder.
here show EN- where ! stood II H. brings ,ou
more mea, for your babies"
"sho nntry' asked III. woman. amazed.
Anrooa NODDED liz h.a@, "wn% It Kind er fT, TX;
nSiI;tT no Niger ron on top e Tud - Erom%i. iiSSs'd stan
no .dar an talk dat awaH. VIII dev ketch you
e. tell" Tho woman was thinking about
Aaron lifted his right hand in the air, turned
and disanrehrsd In, the darkness. which WAS
nan remained where al" WAS standing for some
moments a. IL considering ONE serious prob-
IeUl. men size SUI Oh HtE u'AN.
ia git de m-a' hut dev mout ketch i'm.
an, den whAt,d ! look like
This remark seemed to please her. for she re
rcated more than once before moving out OF
her tracks. When she did move she went r.
her cabin. klnd!r! a fre. cooked somcthinr for
and n u.cc" Of ham for each. and. althou: III shl
lad. not sl"pt a wink. prepared To 40 20 the
field. II was almost time. too. for she heard
The hos feeder IN the horse lot talking ancrily
to the mules. rs he p~artci'ed out their corn and
forage. Presently she heard him calling rhC
. hoe. Ia ret "A hlt., nf corn The faffpulnp hoo
thnt were running about il the horse To-.
soon, too. she heard the sharp voice of Mr.
GCe~ctt, her master. calling Ia the hog feeder
ANA YOU ray Je sure the NINA won't as fsst "'
III legs could carry him. &c; out Of th" wav
thing. and let tie negro run 10 rs t'a>ier
Had he seen the horses q. YES. Marstrr. rha'
and ne, wickorcd and w%h!nnieh - that h
was Obliged 10 60 and see what Nc. 'ronhl'
was. And ih"rs We're he heres: Mr. r,n
hog fr"der was lust on the poir, OF alRrniu.
III" r"ishhornood; thinking something scrlog
mind that the horses had grown tired Of wait
ing and had broken loose from their tns,enings
On. YES. MarStrr.. they would 10 that WA
esrceinlN Mnrstcr', horses. When ono brok'
i%o." The ",herH wand to follow him. AZ,
catln. ri-hr nov. ard al fixed M. Saddl
'.m Gv SUNNI Ycs, Mar,tcr. Ngd before ia
smart smark Of corn and good clean folder.
rs ,or Aaron. h" had far 10 20. lie hal n
rear o. #hT. AIprS'll = lIl'1UlN. DAt ne KNEW !
would hRy" som" difficulty IN getting ava
from those rlat Mr.. simmons had trained.
hr could GUilnnHUUvrr them. That would be tn
hcsi.riIu. II not well. h" would make q stnu
IN the swamp. Ru: there was the crop-eared
hot-igilcd .cGr-lhc catch dog-that was III
trouble. Aaron knew, too, that Mr.. Summon
was a professional IeGrn hunter. and that h
naturally ,iooE some deere" Of rr'de In it, Re
Ing a ur"tc ,sinnRl, with n Keen dc-ir. IN lie Re
gR-d"l A. an expert. Il vas "a Ice supposed tina
.,stmnons had made a study OF the tactics d
fugitive negroes.
~ "a unttcr ~ fact. Mr.. simmons was \ vhr
shrcwi man. He wn- also, IN sNi'c NJ his cal
In . u vcrE. kino-hrtrtcd man. In his soul h
Grsp!scd Mr.. GoSsutt, whose uegroeS We're COS
stauily In m" wOOl.. and loved and admire
Addison Ah"rCrnmbir. whose vcGro"s rrvu
ran iw"v. aud who, II every slav" ON his p.al
tatiun were II Fugitive. wOu.3 never call IN Nj
4, simmons 20 eaten them,
Aaron WIS far aiiulG whom. as tho sun -ost
Mr.. tuss"tt'S hos iC"icr called the house gil
md asSrd l"r 10 tell Mr.. Nos~ett that lNc hors,
. were .ndllrd AID rralE a. tho t:uut cnf'
Then hr. S!E'uous's logs. which had We"
shut No IN the CnrrIH.c house. were turned nr
! g"d fed. F"r hounds w"r" icl "u Eali-C"uk"
! rorumcnl. }ui the latch dog Pluto, must nc"t
ID . A.- $50. va..F. ,' th. N.L tNu 2 ANs.