The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-05-27
And he tux his gun from de stack in a

And he tux his gun from de stack in
way dat 'tracted ole Massa's 'tenshun.
dis boys my own property, done Dawn
and raised on my place" seq ole Massa.
Us got right tub do ez please wild my
own property 'cordin to the laws Cd
Virginny and OBJ de United States. But
w'ere's de Kunnel?D
Right ober dar," SEE Bert, p'ntin' wild
his gun tod de Kunnel's tent. Hit so
happened dat Mstuh 10 wuz KunnePs
Orderly dat day. He'd put on a papeh-
collah, an I'd cleaned up his cloze an
blacked his shoes an shined his buttons till
he wuz de nicest-lookin' soldier in de gyard
| detail, an he got de ointment. De Kunnel,
Adjutant an all de rest OBJ dem'd went oven
to brigade headquarters for little while
tub see some goins-on dab, an left Mistuh
10 in charge OBJ de tent. He wuz a-sittin'
o.. camp-stool out in front, an putin on
mo- style dan eff he wuz really de rankin
Jinerul OBJ de hull ahmy. He knowed he'd
| only have an hour or two, an wuz crowdin'
all he could into de time.
He TUX in de hull trubble ez he see ole
Massa comm tod de tent, wild me er-trailin'
alter. He got up frum de stool, lukkin'
very mad, an befo' ole Massa eud open his
mouf roared out:
"Who is yo' sab? An what is yo' dom
in my camp, sah?"
"I's ledge Brayton, sab, an cum 10 re-
claim my runaway niggah, sab, 'eordin' tub
de law SEE ole Massa, tux little erback,
| but still very sassy.
"'Cordin' tub law? Wat law?"
Ode laws OBJ de State OBJ Virginny an oh
| de United States, sah."
| "Yo' put de State OBJ Virginny fust My
| impreshun is dat de United States IS sorier
| takin' de lead jest at present"
No sah" SEE ole Massa, still very brash.
1--WE are undeh de laws OBJ de sovereign State
| obVirginny am 'ough ives strUgglin' fur our
| freedom an independence, sab, we've lost
none oh ouah rights ez citizens. | demand
| tub be flowed my property, sab. wherebber
| I find hit Jinerul McClellan's ordehs con-
cedes US dat right. sah."
| "Me an Jinerul Mcclellan differ on seb-
beral pints, an OATS one OBJ dem main
ones" SEE Mis,uh 10, very important like
"One OBJ US I'll have to leah de ahmy If hit
| amt settled soon, am don't think hit will
be me, fur I am in fur three years. But
| want tub know how you dared cum intuh
my camp without my permishun. 1 t'ink
yo's spy frum de enemy, sab. l oughtel
hab yo' shot. Sarjint Ito Fence Rail Pete
who cum pacin' up, tub lend hand if need
| Beg, bring yo' men up heah al once wild deiI
| arms"
/ cud see ole Massa begin to wilt
"Kunnel," sezzee, 81 asho' yo' sab, Pm
q Gentleman of honah an 'spectability
sab, an 1 kin show yo' lettehs frum jim
erul Mcclellan, and an Jinerul Porteh
an'n-
Lies see dem lettehs," SEE Mistuh Jo
very crOss-like.
4 =. Z L.
feelin' in his pockets; :" dey's at my house
but if YOU send some men erlong wild me
| I'll git EN-"
"Yo' claim dis boy ez yo' property. How
| do l know dat he belongs to yo'?"
81 got de papehs to show dat, too, but
! dey're all at my house, sab. But send sum
| men erloug wild me, an I'll git 'em."
| Den ole Massa git very mild and per-
| suadin'.
"Camp-vittles must be very POI eatin',
| Kunnel. / 'spects yo' gifts tired oh dem. Ii
| yO'll send yo' men wild me, dey kin fetch
back some hams, an udder things, witch I'd
| like tub present yO', wild my compliments
I've also some very old apple brandy"
| Mistuh JOS face didn't soften a mite.
| "Ts got my duty tub do heah, sab, ez an
| offiser oh de United States" sezzee. Unjust
perform justice OH all hands, between man
| am man. Yo' conduct in comm intuh my
camp is very 'spicious, an don't believe 20
talk erbout de lettehs from Jineral McCle.-
| Ian. But l don't want tub be unfair. III
send yo' to yo' house undeh strong gyard
| tub see if what yo' say is true. Fust, take
dose handouts often dat boy. No hand
cuffin' lowed in my camp. Yo' showed
great disrepect tub me and de President tuf
| use dem in my camp. I'll put him in de
gyard-house till git de Jacks"