The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-13

that search must be made after the slaves
the Fillmore. therefore they must DE con-
cealed while n was going on A..
This undertaking was very uanse nnH nu,
our low. OF adventure was "io"Seu anu 'h're
were large gains ~ prnslH'' w. INNS, .o..,
soine place for q rrnd.hvouS 10, .m ,ron,
b,t "a ,., 10 o'cIock at night ANA = oclp'k w"
next morning It ought not 10 u" NOR" IMAM NJ
teen miles distant .u. ,.,,l., ,,o, thar,
vn. M, urorrs,tInaloul FIRST We visited
our rendezvous Everything WI" d" "eoS'
Ihs unnIh of August is usually hot in ,hs
A,iak,nas country. THIS year wa- no excep-
ton IN the swamp the V.xelhlloh Iarlv
steamed With iWlaeir, y" p' n week and
we wpr. really AFRAID u would anr't th'tl
Zach morning n thick heavy ipH crtl' over NE
tre" tops, wrapping mem ~ - %en y ,. W. md
aga. like hu2zard-. rno~tlug on the INNS.
"" could not n~rsitai" our quota lor me
Fillmore must 10 forthcoming IN" lhsanitN
of success was pushing rs on, we cai.n hI,tr
Tor obstacles Coverly had rerlentShed his
stock. wished 10 pass huni hN. D'!l ','orRe
who hated him bitterly. would no, ls'sh 70 me
lie said IoyerIy was no Jew, but he would
examine his doorposts. and unless ne saw
traces Of the angels visit hr rl,onlh nov Keep
the feast of The Passover, with ms conSeh'.
RaymondS wa. another ISOLATED plan'a-
ton. lin We assessed for n many AZ pos
sible. a.,
About eighty miles from ON. place lived
two brothers by the name OF Wells. these
two men owned 500 negroes, ana were ha,u
masters. We concluded 10 draw on mem
for the rest. for rs many ~ migh pc iipM
could We do this and not b.. inspected, faslN
for II only required II little ~-hrewdnees ana
some nerve perhaps pluck. would pe W. ~.
Ter word. The work must be, done ana VI.
darkies spirited away before the brig was AZ
Franklin.
One morning before daylight disguised
g. a French n"dlor | ''eGIyr~ s r ndI ,eT b srHni
was long and iing"d with gray, ms mar was
the same. one leg was slightly bent ana y"
walked with a decided Imp on lns ha.h
he bore ono of those nonde-crlp' packs 50
often carried by IN" pedlars WITH W,hl'h me
Southwest was infested m thns" GAYS IN
III" pack were needles and pins rlhhnns nid lac,s,
shawls. combs and all sorts OF khl'k-kna'ks
for the negro trade. for poor ana wre'cn'N
~ they We're, they always no>,"sSed q irw
owed their help to keep a few hens and from
the sale Of the eggs and chickens aunt" a sum
| could 10 raised by the more provld'nt. some
| masters gave ont u certain stint, as "
was called and paid for overwork This stint
was rsllillN a good day : work ana was "hIl
n saving of an oV"rseer~'N wage tom" master
Ny dl~Eui-" waS perfect My. eyebrows
We're colored Nv hair arti,tiCallv dvod. wrin-
hles IN my cheeks and, indeed, throughout ]
would have been an honor 10 th" detective
s"rVlCH. If dISgni>" were I'll ON" n'NHnen
Ia MAX" n 0r-t-cIHSs detactlvc
was perfect in the patol~ of tho country
q species of nonde~Crlpi French called ,Aca-
diam In pure French ! was an ndept and was
also ~ fat IN the negro slang that had been
Incorporated in both forms of French aS well
A. In tho English languag"
These requirements | used ro tho best Of
my ability IN oar business, hut aS a general
thing that was conducted N English
II a Frenchman cam" along VIII" could NOV
understand English, I gayo him French for ms
French 'he~" accomplishments would b" Of
great value 10 me and had no doubt If my
success A. a podler I could also converse in
~ least thre" of the negro dialects used ON
tho wes' coast Of Africa, q knowledge which
acquired during my r~eS'ieu'" there, a iac'
of which G"org" Wc>n"r was entirely ignorant
walked slowly along the road toward Ray
moud'> Now and then would meet with a
horseman logging along on his pony Most
Of them | knew. These usually passed IN"
with an Indifferent stare The pack was heavy,
the day WIS hot and tho road dusty The
sweat stood in drops on my face and my IN
c,ua'iun 10 rest | frequently gratifed
Toward noon ! met u gentleman of my A.
quainran,e with whom | Wa~ unite in'ima,"
Now, ! thought, would b" a good opportunity
10 test the efficacy Of my Disguise.
! halted hc~id" ~" road and importun"d
him 10 buy som" Of my gopd- No, he dldn'
want anything was persistent, and finally
sold him u ca~e containing a couple of doubl"
razors and a patent nom" warranted to PM
4 razor edge on q oa~rkuiir uf the user pu>..
~"~Sed M" rcUui-li" kill aud patience. did
uutb | had tried my disguise and was satisfied
That Afternoon Wa lucky enough 70 got a
lit on y team for I've CT ~lN miles. This DIVER
sion rested M" and about : O'Clock ! turned of
m" main road. taking Ire road across n"
prairie toward Raymond's
Raymond was n Boston man and had come
INTO possession al This estate a few years h"-
fore. Tie wa perhaps "A llttl" eCntistical and
had boosted that no could show tho ACadians
how 10 run n plantation and make sugar, and
he did show them, going at u with al energy
that da2nd the oasy-going NATIVES. From IN"
home place his land stretched for = mil" each
way on this home Raymond had displayed
a kill and taste that astOuI>l"d he people IN
Tins section ot >'takapa~ VI" had indO-"d
about -N acres OF the rolling prairie surround
ing IL with a fence Of CLOSE palug six feet or
more In height. ~whiteWa.hed IL u dazzling
whitene~-. Within, the ground vas Iloughrd
inolosur" ran a broad driveway ON the leit,
extending from thl~. was another, perhaps
twenty-five feet in width, which bed Ia the man
sion house. These walks were covered with
gravel. the broad-leavad china troc- grew IN
luNurance along N" Idle ~ Tia" man drive
way.wlile rows 81 orange and lemon tree, were
planted beside the bed Oi Colru-. Narl"gatcd
g"raniumS and, other beautiful plants, that
never ceased Ia bloom in our mild climate The
whole place bore eyld"n'" 81 ref Q lrnt and
prosperity.
The. mansion house wa-a large Unrestricted
structure, high in IA" walls and very airy.
On two oideN ran "A plaIla \ hrund hall rN-
tended entirely through thr house from side 10
SIDE, through whose or"n door tl" summer
breeze, fresh from the 7 rare. cooled n >ultry
air AshOrt distance lroiuih" man huus. ~tOod
that of the ovrr-.rI. thi- Wa smaller but con-
~truCted after the same pattern. The ChiInney-,
Ike thosr of most southern hOl-e". We're rtt-
side. The roots Of the Piazza and the house
also were painted "A brick red.
On the right Of the entrance leading To them
We're the negro quarters. situated upon either
side OF = vide street. The bindings we're snail
oHe-~tury cottages ~ TWO rooms. These alsu
had the conventional piazza and a lean TO or
iat-roOled iorCh attached 10 each was \ small,
kitchen garden a few rods square. Beyond
the building were NJ" orchards and Ineyards. IN
t'rSscted 10y narrow, graVrIed HHlk~
For lrrlgHtlhg, Raymond mad sunni two deep
wells, ilSlig Tor pumping pun o~e- u wind
lulll OF ms own construction, THIS Wa visible
Tor mllr-. and wa- a guide 10 Ravnond~
This afternoon Wa tired and not sorry
when the attending negro swung open the hg
red gat" and had passed through. Hearing
that RAYMOND Wa IN New ORLEANS. passed
DIRECTLY to III" ONer,scrs hUl~, l." was m
the field, but his wife WHSR nj home, and in this
ISOLATED plac" even "A . der Wa wcl"rme
tn" crock Of water hung suspended from
the ceiling al "a" WiE2a. Nwathpd IN "A Wet
cloth 10 keep lis contents cool
Asking for H DIR ,Ik Of waler.I opened my pack
and displayed my wares.
She loved to talk and led the conversation,
shaping NV questions 80 as 10 lei her 10 talk
about the field hands She. as well a, her his-
band, whose name wa Everett James. we're
both from Massachusetts
Mr.. James dIslIked negroes. and those on
thIS plantation she most cordially hated We
were hlsily engaged IN conversation when her
husband entered. mad" arrangements for
INV supper snd lodging with him. and what
was of more importance To me, obtained per
mission to trade with the negroes some ~
whom had learned from Mrs James were
very much dissatisfied
Bob was lazy, JO SICK, Dick uglv. and so ON.
Dave was the worst and though often whipT ed.
would never XIV" M.
In sh,rt ~ Md Mr. .lat,Ils sI I.l,,,., L.. 81.