The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-07
yi.tiddy,r" And so until they had all salu,ed


vistiddy ~ And so until they had ali sa,u,ed
the child on the Gray PONY.
to turn hi, mule around befose he had FINISHED
The furrow IL was easy to sec. Susy's sam.
though he was the most expert plouRhman In
the gang. had only ono good hand, the other
beins n mere stump. and lie disiiked to he
IL Vas useless for him ~ bsns bacni LittIee
| Crotchett always called FOR Susy's sam. Some
| times sam would say that his mule was risky
and youldn stand iRnt tha a vord would come.
We'll, drive The mule oit in the bushes !" and
then susy's sam would have a long resting spell
10 complain, And so IL was with Tho rest. Who.
ever was sick or tired was sure to catch the Lit.
don't ASH too many Questions abont that. Vol,
might ask how In. Gray pony knew the poison
E ns m nnd sra sSe IL was a case OF iI.t knSw.
came from.
But II was not only the plough hands and tho
the close OF summer theirs we're The cotton
picsers and The reapers 10 he LOOK ed After, In
fact. this was Little Crotchett's husiest time Tor
many q tho negro children we're set TO pick.
a n" grown sHsi hands %nts e"r SiSnvy a ,I,ne No he 'o SsS h sIfe a
dozen holding tho GRAY PONY MT once This
made the older negroes shake their heads and
children. but You NAV he sure that they thought
none the less Of hin on that account.
And then there we're tho rrnpers the mon who
cut the oats and the wheat. and the binders
that followed after. At the head Of the rrnpers
WAS Randall tnII. black. and powerfuI N wna
fun 10 see the blade Of lis cradle easbin. in ,ha
sun and hear IL swing with a swish through The
golden grain. Uc led the ,enners ni,yaya by
many wards but when he was making The nace
too hot for them he md a way OF s;onning tn
snpead from mnu,b T mon,h mi =" !, nSnib Sbn
heard for miles Aaron hiding in tho wild.
woods, could hear IT. and at such time, he would
or Rambier, or TIM, CAV ioter tho Fo. Son,psS
rel"and saw .'Thnts Rsndail,s song He sncs
the Little Master canning"
Tn. Whit, Pic wnuld urunt and R,mh,er
would say he'd rather hear A horn: I'm, The For
Souirrei would chat,er liz. mad and deci,ra
and sineins yhen he saw n mop co,ninu I" ""'
hui the rsnpers kknew no,,hpne nhonT tho e,.
p.rience Of tho For SouIrTel and 40 ib.y went
on singing whenever Randall gave Inc words
And Little Crotchett was clad 20 boar them Tor
sometimes feeling h"pry, and AT other lime.
QUAINT m"i"dyy that mie cav. him may y io mciEs fe "gin 'n ne
IL NAV have been his sympathy for those who
suffer tn. pains OF disease or the pangs OF
sang and worked. and say in tho ranses;
"Tittie Nnrster mighty funny =,
I I.sps was m ,hs To,d ,or f. ,hs ,s,, sma ys, !, I'D I'D
while people ever rave IL. Fnnny,Swhen the
allowed his ,h"uvh.s we're tbev ,hough,s or
fiee,inS n. plra,ions' or momen,nry ionginssYI
10 follow the swift. sweet echoes =, the song,
with these they ned away. away away beyond
the river aud II. hardening hills. for the echoes
and on these thew lifted them selves heaven,
ward and nn.,es aboye Tho world and ,hoys Inc
Toll and trouble and sorro,, and main ,her.in -
Fnnnyiwhcn nc voice ~ .nn,. sing.r sra.,or
and NOR. now .rfnI tban ,hc ras, rnse .rJsanIr
from the pnuses ~ the song and cnye VIVID. as
II scanned Ia ali tho snYe,inv that ,ne IIi,io
Master bad eycr tnnwn aynf 40 fm,nv ,bat az
surh time. Iit,le cro,ehe,t wouid 'spaderIv
| wave hi, hand 10 the sinrinu re-. n,rs and urn
foilowinv The rolling erhoe. Iis cou,d nsvep
1 hone IN overtsk. than "
f5nce when mi h.,ncnoi J-,o,s Fountain
s,onned sinoing IN say'
- xisb I ryuz a runavav niyg.r"
No yn, don,,, arrInin,.d R.raau
Was 7 iocs I" I-,cie Ennntain insis,sd
How come -
.Ea,. dan H., hora ri,,io u.r., .,,nrn,
a,t.r M. .y'rv chanre 10 col" ""''' u""'"
do way nipver man, "you,d bave lin Gin.
mons. Niger dogs alter Won mn den wha,'d
rou do use" NH ' '" W.
'"pa, mr. Aaron b.d MN altar Vim mn, uho,,a
n. do -, ~ "N "' :" ""'
IN. ord uo L,oy. rdo,,,, RI, ao,,, 10,
oI, dc eonsata in Won min, dat Won Yin a. wbatt
Aaron done lone kn1e you'II fnpI vo'sa'f .ho ''