The National tribune., 1898-04-07
of corn-husk, and walked toward the teamste,

of corn husk, and walked toward the teamster
rolling up his sleeves.
The effect upon the monarch of the mules
was immediate and marked He stopped
prancing around, and began to look alarmed
Now, don't you hit me, he yelled I'm
| the driver o. this team, and in COMMENT
| employ. If you hit me I'll have you court
martialed."
I'm not goin' to hit you said the Dea-
con, raising a fist as big as a small ham, - if
| you behave yourself / want you to shut
your mouth, and git on your mule and start
| for camp. If you don't tend to your biz
ness, or give me any more o. your sass, I'll
pound the melt out o. you D. YOU hear I?
| Git on your mule ut onct"
The teamster did as he was bid. and with
| out further discussion of the civil rights of
freedmen on Government transpo IS, drove
on till they came up to where the boys were
sitting on fenee-corner waiting for them
81 had brace of chickens tied together by
the feet, and Shorty crock of honey in the
comb, with u bag of saleratus biscuits and
one OF cOrnmeal and number of strings of
dried apples
Bin waitin' for you good while Pap
What KEEP you SO long? Break down?
said ST.
No; had to stop ana argy the fugitive
slave law with Southern gentleman and
then debate niggers' civil rights with the
teamster," said the Deacon Then he told
them the story Here's the darkv,'' he
said, as he concluded. Seems to be a purity
fair sort of a farmland. if he has sense enough
to come in when it rains, which / misdoubt
don't know what in the world to do with
him But | brung him along, till ! could
talk with you boys, because if I'd left him
out there that old snoozer with shotgun'd
made dead meat out o. him. What are we
goin' to do with him?''
Do with him ?'' said Shorty. ''Do
everything with him. Take him into camp
first Hire him out to the Quartermaster
Let him wait on the Captain Take him
back home with you to help on the farm
while Sis away. Jehosephat, a big buck
like that's mighty handy thing TO have
about the house. You kin learn him more
tricks in week than he'd learn with his
owner in lifetime Say, boy, what's your
name ?"
''S-s-s," the negro began to say, but he
caught the Dcacon's eye upon him, and re-
sponded promptly, ABR m Lincoln"
believe the niger kin be Taught, :"
thought the Deacon Probably this s some
more o Providence's workin's Mebbe He
brung this about jest to give me my share o.
the work o raisin' the fallen race
Boys" said he, I'm glad you've got
something good to eat there. Them chickens
seem BILE young and fat. 1 hope you came
by 'em honestly
"Well, Pap" chuclled ST, d" / don't know
as q man who's been gunnin' around for
another mans Niger, and got him, is Just III
shape to ask questions how other men got
chickens and things; but I'll relieve your
mind by sayin' that we came honestly by
lem"
Yes; thought it would be interestin' to
try atway once for change, said Shorty.
Besides, it WIZ too near camp for any
hornswogglin. These fellers right around
camp are gettin' on to the names o the regi-
ments. They learnin' tonotice 200th Ind,
on orr caps, and foller you right into camp,
and 90 up to the Colonel. We're layin'
altogether too long in one place The Army
O the Cumberland oughter move"
We paid full value, G. O. D., added
ST. and not in Brakes Plantation Bitters
labels, nor i'll busted Kalamazoo bank notes,
neither. | think feller5 that pass patent
medicine labels and business college adver-
tisements on these folks for money, oughter
to be tied up by the thumbs. It's mean"
That's what / say too, added Shorty
with virtuous Indignation. Especially
when you kin git The best kind o Confedrit
money from Cincinnati for two cents on the
dollar. / always lag in enough o. that to
do my tradin' with"
WHAT'S that? What's that ?" gasped the
Deacon. Passin' Confederate money that
you buy in Cincinnati ut two cents on the
dollar? Why, that's counterleitn'"
That's DRAWN it little too fine" said
Shorty aTgumcntatively. These flabber-
ga4ted fools won't take grcenbacks offered
the woman to-day some. and she said she
wouldn't he found dead with them She
wanted Confedrit money. You may call it
countcrfeitin', but the whole Southern Con-
tedrisy is counterfeit, from its President
down TO the lowest Corpori dollar or
two more or less won't make no difference
This lellcr at Cincinnati has got just as much
right 20 print notes as they have in Rich
mond
= He prints 'em on better paper, his pic
lures ale better, and he sells his notes much
cheaper, and don't see why / shouldn't buy
O. him rather than o them. / believe in
patronizin' home industry"
Isl" said his father, in Mortified tones,
" | hope you haint bin rassin' none o. the
Cincinnati Confederate money on these
people"
g | hope not, Pap But then, you know
amt 10 bank note detector. ] can't tell the