The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-11-22
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master; the boys" his saves. just
starting to work.
II want TO know" continues the mas
ter, ''what has become of the liquorin
that bottle on the mantel of my roomY'
Oats what we smelt on Lazy Bills
bref!" said one of the negroes, address
ing another with the air of one who has
found the solution of great mystery.
'What did you say, Benz
81 said. massy. dat dat wuz what we
smell on Lazy Bits BRET ystedy!"
"Yes, dar's whar yo' liquors gone,
massy.' affirmed the driver I'VE
smelt liquor on Lazy Bills BRET yistedy
at dinnah, an we smelt it wusser when
we come home at night"
"Yes. OATS what's rome wild yo'
l'rv-:. -....y.' t.ied another of the ne
groes. and the re affirmed their belief
in the truth of statement.
"Bll, did you { ie my liquor?" asked
the H. 'or, II accused individual just
now Appeal ---- $3.50 OF lnNestl-
cation.
"Take yo' liquor? No. massy, did
not! didn't know yo' liquor wuz
gone!"
"All these other boys, Bill, tell me
, that they smelt it on your breath"
"Smelt il on my BRET? I'll sw'ar,
, massy, didn't take yo' liquor!" de-
clared Bill, with uplifted hands. Desc
oder niggahs are lynn, massy!"
"'Tain't so. massy! Lazy Ri 5 lynn
F.. to git outen a whuppin'!" criod three
! or four of the other negroes.
] "BiTl," said the master, afte" mo-
] ment's hesitation. "the evid,nce i
against you. ! shall have to w.tp you
, and you will have to go to the ed and
work with the other hands. Sc that
F., he doesn't shirk. driver"
The driver" was the overseer. and
j though slave and once a field hart
I himself. severity to those under him
} was his strongest characteristics.
: Lazy Bill was IN ugly. squat little ne
. gro of indefnit, age. whose epithet had
{ become an inseparable part OF his name
J AT an earlier age he had been known
J as "Sleepy Bill" but when an attempt
.
Z being a more comprehensive tern. SUI
perseded the first adjective. De pite
his laziness and the fact that his pu-
J tation for strict truthfulness wa not
always good. Lazy Bill was a gre; ia
vorite with his master. and on this ac-
count he was heartily dsliked by the
other negroes. To return at noon and
j nd Low PHI 1,-iru an +bo VaraD 70
asleep or to see him riding about the
plantation with his master. while they
toiled. all day long. aroused in the 9TH
er negroes spite and hatred that they
] eratified by making false accusations
against him. The punishment usually
inflicted was merely to send Lazy Bill,
to the field to work with the other
slaves; but this morning his master had
whipped him, much to the delight of all
the other negroes and . ni'l's deep in
dignation.
you niggahs T." lie CT me dis
mawnin', you H., ga did e broke
out when they 49,. IT, Geld and
We're getting ready &c york
yes we knows we 60. said the
"driyer."
"An' yo' got me whipped when yo'
knows hadn't stole massy's liquor!"
"Yes, we knows we got yo' whipped.
| Lazy Bill" replied the driver" care
! lessly; yves glad we got yo' whipped!
1--WE seed yo' git one time what yo'
5desarved!"
"tn'y yo' didn't git hat as much as
,1nr i
"ho' niggahs all know yo' done wrong
!. in teilin' a lie on me an eittn me
whipped"
mo we doesn't know it. Lazy BILL
answered the driver" "if we didn't
Etell lies on yo' yo'd never get whipped
an good whuppin's jes' what yo' de-
sarve, Lazy Bill. Yo's no better dan
we is. Yo' lies an steals yo'self. Lazy
Bill! Besides dat, yo' lays aroun de
house an rides aroun' wild Gle massy
an does nothin'. jes' like yo' wuz white
folks, while ives all out here in de fel
[wukin' fur yo', yo' lazy, black ape, vol"
"Hooray fur drivah!" cried the other
negroes, bursting into a big, derisive
laugh.
\ Laugh if yo' wants to-" said Bill,
kthreateningly; ''yo's II all wush yo'
hadn't tot dat lie on me! See now if
yo' Doesn't"
whats yo' gwine to do. Lazy Bill
FWhup us al? ?" asked one of the negroes.
mo, Is not gwine to do dat. Is
kgwine to do wusser dan dat is. Is
bgwine to die some NV desc days. when
byo's all not thinkin' about it. an come
kback an ha'nt cherry one oh yo' mig
gahs. Yo' bettah not laugh. Yo'll see
kif / Doesn't I'll come back an ha'
bWo', drivah ebery night, ease if yo'
didn't tell lies on me desc other niggahs
wouldn't
/ yves not skyeered, Lazy Bill" said
kthe driver" "No danger NV yo ha'nt-
fn' anybody Yo's too lazy to ha'nt.
t1o' won't git out Nv a day, Lazy Bill,
much less Nv night"
"1o' niggahs bettah not laugh, tells
Fvo'!" threatened Bill, with an ominous
blook 81 means what | says. I'll come
bback an ha'nt yo' niggahs as long as
yo' livel"