The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-01-26
ChioeE Cnioe dropped into q chair, her
apron over her face.
"''F Flo de Lord, Miss Anna, 10 de

4 ShiOeE SulUc INTO Il her
apron over her face.
70 de Lord, Miss Anna, 10 de
Lord
care you going to kill me, ChloeF
"'Not me, Miss Anna, Gawd knows,
! but Pompey's that set to bring it on
! He tried to last night somehow; will
he try tonight? Chloe stood against the
| door and sobbed in whisper:
! "'They'se goin to come up to de front
do an ak TO- yo, an if yo' come out
! they'll shoot yo', an if yo' don't, then
/ they'll set fire to the house. They means
to shoot Victorine an Miss Lizzie an Miss
Carrie Her lips turned white as she
spoke the names of the children.
when, tonight?
""Tomorro' night
"'What are they waiting forP
"'Cause yo' sent Henry Nose over to
Resale to sell de mule, an dey wants him
wild DEM
"'Tomorrow night repeated Aunt An
| ma, and she went up stairs and told Vic
| torine.
They'd better kill me when they're
KILN the whites,' said Victorine. I'm
| none of them
"'Chloc says they watch us, so we
If o;.i,nn - a. - , So tI,nr I'D
49, ~. ~, ~ 80 W. L,,.o,.,+ n 80
Ill ,,;.tai i, ~ ho,so, 49, A.,
,"'n'e p'",o' "a 'ne aouse W ~. .:-tta
iToNeu ou' Vi .ne "rnuoM: a, w hat 'iiie
uo.s .,r inc ni , r'Se' ic:o i4 :,
o'clock tonight
.a,' SUI" H. d" i ~, n s" - Eu;aa n'
fthIa, nj, Ill, 49, rTba+ nie,ht Sbioa
h,r,ossoI A,,nt Amos bnrse
".pomnav's drunk oslcen wild some
u,h;..I.u Ln ,,o. T., tnur IL don, -,
""ish! ne so' Ill 'omh' LAG uoh nhow
Weauei re mere OF there, sue eApiaileu;
I'm. 5 u ma ma ,oue .ne ut LIE teu nGs anu
w. .ho d. nor 80 nnonod 49, Anne
stond;na ~, tbo stons d;so,,;sod l., On old
a. os Crh,nn,s onf ,,.oor;,,r, dr..,Iad
.Iot iii NJ, Irli;ro.;, L,,tIon
s SUI, ne ;ou .ta. om Ge.
to,'s sistor wanted ~ 500 hin, Tmc;ndo
vas n we'll tnown heagar ~
AZ don, Lnow vo' but ve knovs Tn
o;ndr 100 vol, H. ios, t;ma sbo oo,,,o
~ ~, Nv Wv. 49, -. W, Ii I'll, ~,
~, trash 49, -, dro-aa5 ha- go
md mmrmurad Tncindv;s dead;
"Tn dot event IN notify do hose, sa;d
tho dorkv afraid IN take too much rc-
snors;h;I;tr WHEN NJ EI,;son nar,a ond
saT- har ro;sa har haod ha s,,ddanII
reached bact md sbnt Tho hall door
They stood in tho dark and talked in
wbisners Amt Anna would NOT have
tho nJot disturbed
"!If you,u cot fro mon into NV houso
s,,r,,l, I'll ,,,.ot tho,,,, .Lo I'd ar.
,norro,y III n.t pon,nav o,t ~ tho ,,-,,
bv Going IN drive NJ noon and Of The
same honr Chloe will toko the dinner for
the hands 70 tho pinbouse- Sin in then
and Victorine will hide Won Walk. Won
can't risk tether;nq borses ohout'
"AIr. EIlison looked ot INV valiant amt
They NAV precipitate their nlnns. How
can you trust yourself to drive with Pom.
pey tomorrow
".Tepd mo nistol, ranl;ed Amt
Anna He got her ono and sbe mt II in
ber nocl.et .rhev Won't cborga +be;,
Mans rrbor,ro ofro;J 70 +,oo nc II, +b,
Iigbt Good night' He calIed oIord.
"I,ood niobt lIorv Cotton, onJ chm,
tho door b. o,c,ocI. AM Anno,.
horsa was in b;s stou
.1rba raxt n,orniny ,rb;lo sko +ooL no,
drive bobind pon,noy corr,;ng NJ Eli.
cons nistoI !, bor mnf v;cto,jno rocoiv.
al ro,tr 90 oont1o,,or ~ ;nJr,,tr;o,,s.
Iy foil to uorlS dr;IIire boIes Il, md ohout
Ant anno,s front door EJorry NIo,o ro.
turnod from Resale dur,n, +ba oftornoon
At 10 o'clock be stood before Pomnev's
door pomnoy oomo ont T,n,ad;a+o,r
everv bouso in tho Quarters onanod q sly
door md 6pures moved between tho mar.
row lane Of houses toward the driveway