The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-01

waiting here to give It to you. Hold your
apron
The woman did as she was told. and
Aaron took from the basket which Little
Crochet had given him four biscuits and
rs many pieces OF ham.
''i'n take Um. and thanky, too said the
woman; but hungry as 1 IS. don't b'lieve
/ kin eat a mOu'ful IN UNI after what
done I'm too mean to live"
Get home. Get home and forget H..
Aaron replied.
90. / can't 30 throo dem woods after
what you toll me-" cried the woman.
"I'H 30 with you" said Aaron. Come"
"Your The woman lifted her voice until
it sounded ehrilI on the moist air of the
morning. You gwine dar 10 Cossett's2
Don't You know dey erewine her hunt you
IN de mornin'2 Don't you know dey got de
dogs dar? Don't you know some er der
nisgers'u see yOu-an' maybe dc overseer2
Don't you know you can't get away FUN
dem dogs ter save yO' Ife?"
Come" said Aaron sharply. ITS late"
MIN. now. IF dey catch YOU. faint me
dat done it," the woman insisted.
Come. must be getting along" was
Aaron's reply.
lie went forward along the path. and
though he seemed to be walking easily. the
woman had much as she could do to
keep near him Though his body swaved
slightly from side to side he seemed TO be
gliding along rather than walking Ahead
OF nlm. sometimes near, sometimes far and
frequently out of sight. a dark shadow
moved and fitted. lt was Rambler going
IN q canter. A hare jumped from behind
IL tussock and Went skipping AWAY. Il was
n tempting challenge, but Rambler hardly
glanced at him. "Goodby Mr. Rabbit III
see YOU another day"
Thus Aaron, the woman and Rambler
went to Gossett's
"a rarr s-r--4 . sT--
when they came in sight Of the negro quar-
tiers.
Me? III go twenty miles before sun
up" replied Aaron.
Il never tell on you no mo" said the
woman; mot e. dey Kill me" She turned
70 SO 10 her cabin. when Aaron touched
her on the shoulder.
"WaiJr" no whispered IF ii brings
more meat for your young ones. ten Fetch
tho men here; show 'em where I stood-if
II brings sou mora meat Tor your babies"
'iSnO' Duit- asked this won ALI. amazed.
Aaron nodded his head. What KIND er
folks 5 your" she cried. you amt no
Hlgger. Dey amt no niger on top er de
ground dat'd stan up dar am talk dat
away. WIZ dey ketch you ef I teu?' The
woman was thinking about the mea-
Aaron lifted his right hand in the air
turned and disappeared In the darkness,
which IVES now changing to the gray of
dawn The woman remained where she
was standing Tor some moments as Il con-
s-deriaes some serious problem. Then she
SHOOK her head
I'd st de meat-but dey nout ketch I'm.
an den waatd I look Gkee'
This remark seemed 10 please her, for
she repeated id more than once before nov
ms out Of her tracks. When she did move
sac vent 10 her cabin. kludled Z Iire, cooked
something Tor her Chlldreu-she had three
placed q biscuit and a. piece OF ham for
eacn, and, although she mad not slept a
wink. prepared 10 20 70 the Held. ii was
almost tInes TOO. Tor She heard the hog
feeder IN the horse lot talklu, angr.ly 10
lA5 lnuies - Le parcelle4 Ca- tlslr corn
ana -oIass. Presently she heard mn AlIn
Calls tao hOss 10 set 4 bite OF cJrn-Lhe
4..te-l-i-s Aoes that were running s4DO4t u
soon, too. she heard the sharp voice OF
-Af. GoSsuLL her MASTER. calling 10 -4s hog
A7euc4. ana you liiay D. sure L-e MA
y emu as ---ss as ms i-6S could carry nm.
Get out o. the way. dos, chickens, wneei-
DdtEtN.9s A0olu-te. everything, ana let IlS
negro run 10 ms masrerl mai he seen the
norsesZ o. yes. m4rstev. that he hadt
4LtE We're standing az the LOT gate and
they whlckered ana .-hiuuled So mat hs
was obliged 80 80 and see what the trouble
EFas. AMI there We're the horses. AR. Sim
mons s. among tne rest res, g1arsrer, and
tine hos feeder was Just on the point Of
alarming the ne.sl borhood. thinking some
thing serious had happened wheu tha
Thought came 70 his mind t1at the horses
heu grown tired OF waiting and hld byoStn
loose from their f4S-=l.uss.
q. yes marsl-r. they would DO thz< way
sometimes because horses have Il heap u
sense. especially marster.s horses When
one broke loose the hers wanted 10 tol-
low him. and tlen they broke loose. too
narsrer. and tetor- that II you want en-
-oc tle5+Fo already had a rlShr sn--rE-
a4l--4-.- % cgLli e-4l4 51uG ll-~Lit A1~4sI.
As 40C aaron. -I- l--1 -.ar 10 80. ne had
II. Le.Lr Tor -tlV. GOsselrs uJ4ll4s. GsuL ~
knew ne wo4.l n.-.- some u-Ll1-lty ~ gel