The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-19

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the confederate officers. he had taken
from bis plantation one OF his most
trusted Saves Tor a servant In the eyes
OF that servant ihere was 10 ore Ike
Young Massa Colonel While the negro
did rot go into battle. ne always lowered
close 10 tbs outskirts, and when the IT.
irg ceased los, no tine in hunting up his
master. Once the cosoEei was wounded.
he WIS faken from the field CT the back
of ATS slave. After enc Of the battles. in
which the cclonsis regiment had taken
q prominent part. the negro found ais
master lying dead, his horse only a short
distance from him. l. was twenty miles
70 a railroad station. Gently laying the
body Of the colonel on the horse. ne
mounted and rode the twenty miles in the
dark The rext day he reached Column
bus with his precious charge. II is said
that the funeral was one OF the largcs,
ever witnessed In that place During the
ceremony the catered Toy sat at the head
Of the coffin es sincere 2 mourner as there
was in the great gathering. The shock
70 Miss Smith Was so great that II was
some months before her friends were
sure they would not be obliged TO remove
hsF 10 an insane asylum Very soon after
she recovered SO that she was herself she
gave the two mulatto girls their freedom.
1hey refused TO leave her. preferring 80
spend their days IN efforts 20 make their
benefaetr--s happy as possible The
smaEcipa ton OF the slaves took from her
much Of the wealth her father had lsft.
Her brother became interested In politics.
got reckless and sQuandeTed not only his
own property but induced his sister 10
CIV r 1T ri
that. too. was FILTERED away. leaving the
young lady almost penniless. Then 1t
was that the twins. educated. refined and
devoted, took 1, upon themselves 10
make home and supply Miss Smith with
all or the comforts that she would con-
sent 10 be supplied with She is now an
elderly lady never having married. and
one OF the twins is caring for her as ten
derry as ever a babe was cared for. But
for that mulatto girl--her twin sister died
many years ago-f fear that war and pol
flies would have left the beautiful woman
In a situation most deplorable
II am we'll acquainted with one OF the
popular pastors of Atlanta. DR.. John
Pierce the son OF the late Bishop Pierce.
DR.. Pierce ia n relative. We were to-
gethsr a great deal in our boyhood. and
they gave Us credit for being the most
misehievous young fellows in the COM
munity.
at was the custom OF our fathers to
give US certain sum of money each Sat-
urIay for our own use. ~ father gave
ms silver dollar each week. When I
was eight or nine years OF age and a mem
Der Of an association Of boys of about
the same age. John Pierce being one Of
US received my regular dollar az usual
While passing along a street displaying
tbs dollar negro lodged up and
snatched II. AS you must know. such
offenses by slaves In those days wers
serious. We did not report the matter
but decided what steps 10 take. Our
crowd decided that the negro must die
One night. armed with clubs and knives
We laid for him He came along and We
raped him over and were getting ready
20 do some knitting when the fellow
hawled murder at the top OF his voice
That was too much. We let him go. A
year or two later he was hanged for muir
dering woman.
Bishop Pierce. who. by the way. Off
ciated at the first marriage ceremony ever
performed a. the White House. was very
much devoted 10 his son John. One day
the senior Pierce said: L am going to
live 10 see my boy John a minister We
laughed al II. John Joining in. But in
time the young fellow was sent to "A
theological institute and graduated with
high honors. went with Bishop Pierce ,
uation. The bishop arranged for his first
sermon. While he was on his way to the
church we passed the point at which we
had tried 10 make an angel of that col
ored thief and murderer Rev. John
Pierce turned TO me and laughngly asked
II | remembered the time we had tried
TO kin a niger at that place I did. of
course We talked about the incident TN
I'll the church was reached. when the
young man went Into the pulpit and
preached a magnificent sermon. aud they
tell me he has been preaching such ser
mons right along.
blind Tom. the great musician. was
born near Columbus. Ga. | used 10 see
him when he was child. His mother
was a bright. finely formed woman. a
slave Of great value. but Tom wss looked
upon "a an IDIOT He didn't seem 10 know
anything. and Il was generally agreed
that Tom and his mother must be kept
together so that she might care for the
unfortunate child. There came a time
when their owner had 10 sell them. He
weuld not sell them TO he separated. A
gentleman offered s.. 90 for Toms mother
without Tom. No one can have that
woman unless he takes her foolish boy
raid the cid planter and the woman ana
the boy were struck Of fer $500 The
foolish boy became a great musician. and
made the mother. several of his rela-
lives and himself rich"
J. a WATROES