The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-23

Phil say. II cain Eo, after ali. I cnin'
leave you-ally dout meat, 'Lijah say,
You g'long, Marsc Phil; l keep meattin
dotpot! Derc's deer In de hammock.
aquirls In dc woods. en- birds In do field,
Dey mint n Niger In Lochway tAla-
chaul county kin trap um lax me. En-
ain ! got my Own bunch o. wood -hawKs
wat ! raise frim dat pig you gimme7.
'Ve'y well .'Lijnh, | TRUSS my family T.
you. But l fought you had sol dem
hawgs o. yone.' 'on'y some NV um, sab,
SO Marsel Phil, lie went, en- ,Lijah. done
des,lak he say; he help me In all de meat
/ could cook. 1870 SFis1s
"Bineby. Old Man Teaster says some.
BODY stearn no hawgs, en- raise a tur-
rible racket In de settlement, resin de
Pc whites en. s'archin', de colored peo-
pie houses, tel day wab sityahcd n XIII
once dey own shotes, Yit he couldden.
m de tief. Den he mex up he mine
Dat u was 'LiJah, steai'ntt feed we-all.
lie lux ,im up en- push I'm mighty
close; but dc jedge rule In 'Lljali favor.
Why, mister, you was do jedge!n
so ] was, Aunt Heresy; I recall the
affalr perfectly. AS you shy. It was an
exceedingly cloEe shave for 'Lijah.s That
was my last term here. I'm about to
purchase the old Hallowes place, and!
VIII move back again. Didn't Teaster
nnd Hallowes fight a duel over that
caSe?" .a5dl
"NossIr; dnt duel ain bin fight sit.
dough l speck It eye'y year 1 live Marse
PM say he DIN gwine fight man all
draWed up Wild rheumatic. Den Matse
Phil git bizness In GeorSy. Ole Man
fTAO Gtnts. PtIAH y = al = - -. 4. L--Z-
um as'in. You ain ut I. fight me-.
Marse Phil say. But s,,pose 1sgit well?'
Den ! fight You ef.IiatterS CONT. back
aspuppus.' ON de ,spots Wild, err wldout
%secoh's?' Any way you wanteri hX,5t1 I.
suit yousefr.' DenST'eastGr say: BIAil'
right; Use gwlne look To- you cve'y.
secon' O. Jlnnewary atide Big Oak. NJ
ter vile, Ole Man Teaster gltiwell, en- I
ain ress In my mine sence. Evc'y Sec
on Jinnewary l stretch my neck
look'n up de road. I see you come'n
wild 'Lijah dis ev'nin'. Dem gray clo,es
o. yone done fooled me. Mnrse Phil leff
me his ole gray suit 70. 'Lljah; but /
ain let UNI wear it, keep 1t t remem-
Der Marse Phil. kase he my boy, too;
he Is dat, TO- true. 1t ease my min t.
look at um wen I git lonesome. One
day 'Li1ah dress hesseff up In um, enI
'clar t gracious, Of l diden come all
'roun' hugsing' UNI To- Marse Phil I,
got de duelin' pistols, too, lsase dey.
doan fight no duels in Georgy."
NANNY" interrupts 'Lijah, In "a
tone Of fright, and pointing to a horse
man coming up the bride path. The
latter eyes the group curiously. but
without recognition. Not so the two ne
groes. who have had him In their minds
for twenty years.
"Marse Phil" calculated 'Lijah In the
utmost CONSERVATION; but Aunt Hepsy
does not find her voice until the rider
has passed out OF sight. She rocks her
self with Rugged arms in the negro
fashion, while tears steal down her
wrinkled, tawny cheeks.
DE Lawd know I love dat boy; but
l bin pray'n all dis time datI never see
UNI tel Teaster lay he wicked old haid
in de bone-yard. 1 ain mean dat Teas
ter is de hess man." she explains. proud
ly, "kase Marse Phil kin down anybody
In q fair fight. But Teaster 'ain'rgwine
fight fair: he neber done nuff'n fair
sence I know um. But maybe" taking
courage, maybe he ain deckleck dat
dis is de secon' O. Jinnewary, en- won't
meet. Marse Phil. Eff he don't, de duel
will be done bruk on"
BE easy" says Judge Benton, "Hal-l
loves didn't go straight to the Big Oak.
He seesled to take the road leading to
the graveyard"
TT tell he daddy and nanny goo'-by
befo' he staht f1ght'n," says Aunt Hep-
sy, with an indescribable gesture of.
mourning.
"Mammy!" cries 'Lijah, again, and
pointing as before. THIS time his voice
is n OF utter despair. for 1t is indeed
the enemy close upon the heels OF the
one they love.
de Lawd save my chile-my wife
chilel 1t was right he should come back,
when he prommus, kase he ain gwine
be de Il t stain de&Hallowes' honor.
Lijah.whaffo you stan dere lax O stuck
pig? Go meet Mr., sIeaster at he bars
en- tell UNI bout dem bear tracks you
done foun' in de asdge o. de hammock:
keep UNI dere tel Marse Phil git tiud
waitn en- ride back { de- station"
'Lijah turns N het a dull eye, NUT
terinS. Miss Nellie. Miss .Melie!," and
recognizing all the unhapplness that
must result from Hallowes'. death, can
comprehend nothing else for the mo-
ment. }Fs
You ain no count TO- nurf'n-nuff'nns
cries his mother, in q fury. IN so my
self, dough you know he's a tartar en-
q tartar 'metic at dat! Talk bout Miss
Me!le!-yass, talk Is all you kin do"
For the first time in his life her con-
tempt strikes him to the soul and
! makes his lip CULVER. Then a new