Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-15

er two. an | lowed dat ~ dcy done
come dis fur m nobody amt hurt nm
maybe dey'd git long all right. Dey
Amt offer me no money fer ter go
long and take kcer I'M um. ! wuz over
dar az lie camps las night. an see mig
gers liEltiu over scraps, an ! lea chill
mn erwin fer bread after de- lights done
put ont SO Wild me- ii wuz. Ilowdy
an goudby. an | wish yo' mighty we'll
What mo kin Niger doE
bats So" sighed Jcminy. "Mhar
dc balance rr our folks
"uh. dry'r come back in de due
time said Johnny Baptcr. laughing.
"Onc'H turl back nj one branch. an
one nj anuddcr. an dem what don turn
back nj DE branch will sho' turn back
at de river. pcyn all be home TO de
weeks out
Buster John and Sweetest Susan lis
tened 10 all this. hut said nothing.
Their minds hardly graSpcd the prob
lem with which the negroes were wreS-
Ting. They were free if they went
away. Would they hc free if they
S;aid? 1t was very serious matter
What dcy gviur do when dcy come
beck" Jcmiuy asked.
Work" exclaimed Fountain. YES,
Lord. work from sunup to sundown"
AN dey free. too" suggested Jrmi-
nv. She wanted 10 get at the bottom
of the matter.
Johnny Bapter laughed. why, in
town wnar Staid de free white folks
work harder dan niEgcrS. De clerks
in de Sto come rushin ter dinner an
ding der hats on chair, snatch a
rlouNlr cr vittlcs an rush out wuss'n
eff de uvcrsrer WIZ hollerin ut um.'
is dat So?" replied JENNY.
"pcs like tell yo'," said Johnny
BapJcr
1--WE looked ut It up and down. re
marked Fountain. ian its dis away
de man what eats honest bread Is got
ter work. bat what de Bible say;
maybe not In dem words"
ut sho is So" remarked Johnny
Eaptcr. laughing. "Ill work all day
an half De night, hut | don't wanter
hear ~ bu-lcs blow
Just then Big Sal who had fixed UP
her Aalr ana WIS qu''' P''HCt'
having put on her Sulll"H Nlo'"'N'
came INTO the cAoIu ana s'"o" wv
against the fireplace.
"NuZ d"E many er we "'' W." U''''
ar white foiNN' she ASKED.
"N-nll'um | Shoul1 SpSSu" exclaimed
Fountain. TOO many Io'7 loo many :
more den dey II ma raSHUA9 luF u
amt mighty much miS'aN'H'
NV hat dry all EWihe loAS Iui "S".
ed Big sal
'b"y CT feared Ell dey say III nome
dcy won't l." free Now no" ""u'
DAT : suggested iouH'a'u'
NV ny, grandfather ana pap "o'h 81!
the negroes are lFre whether 'I''E :"
or stay Sald buster Jo!lh. 't""''.
rather says Il" Is hllEhl9 ga" I.!' pi'' "
folks across the creek are Tree
"D"y been praying Ter II long num-
remarked BiE sal.
I'VE all Il free num- SA'h tommy
Bap'"r, but who EWih" Ter l''d US
"l)at is so. l'at Is sho one way l'l
ter look at IL exclaimed fouh'9'h uI'
easily.
We'll eN'lH'il'cu JENNY l NH""
/ one | ing an uaI am t"o-l u 'u'"'l
starNe rlGht h"f" Whar l oeeh Dorm al
Jan StarN" way OH III de WOODS WAL
| nobody don Know me-
y shadow dark"h'd III" door ana
/ there stood Aaron MS riSht hahd raiN
/ ed. well. well, What's all this EN'
crythln- TO do and nobody to do it."
/ He whistlcd low under his BREATH
Horses and mules to feed hogs to call
sheep to salt. calves to take away from
/ the cows. Well. we'll, | hear calls for
meal meat. Sirup."
"IIits fac" aSsented Fountain.
"Y0' hear my min wOrkin," said
Johnny Banter Make me 4 boss out 4
meal meat IN Srup. an I'll eat i'm VI
10 yo' eyes" He rose. stretched him
self LET one side of his face drop with
affected sorrow while the other side
was laughing, winkcd ut the children
and dartcd out into the mist and rain
Presently the children heard him call
Ing first the hogs and then the sheep.
Aaron and Fountain followed NOR,
sedot.lv and in the course of half ar
hour the horses and mules could b,
hoard tearing the fodder from the
racks and munchinr the ears of corn
nv dinner time recording to Aaron.
renort there was lint one land MISSING
from the place, and MS be had beer
hired from the Mvrick estate ii was
not expected that he would take up hi.
abode on the Abercromhic plantation.
Tie fact that oil the men, womer
and children came back after taking {
short holiday would have been some
what puzzline to the chldrcn's father
If he had been at home. He had i'm
blbcd some of the modern ideas OF
business. 1t would cost something t.
clothc and feed them during the winter
months and all This would be Clcal