The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08

more: seriously hurt and his machine
hopelessly ruined. n. B. Fullerton, Of
absorbed in soliloquy, slowly measured
the path through the cornfeld.
Dem niggers bin talkin' so much
bout Marse Billy's ghos', they've kinder
got Miss Rachel ter believin' it too. But
Marse Billy amt comm back. He's
resin too good an easy in his, grade ter
be wantin' ter do dat. Abraham's got
him safe in his bosom 'long, wild Isaac
an Adam an Laz'rus, an he's lookin'
down dar at de rich man in de lake OBJ
fire an birthstone, begin fur one drap
OBJ water ter cool his burnin' tongue.
Yes, Marse Billy's resin too easy up
dar, an he amt botherin' his hade we'd
der his close is locked up dar in de chist
ober Miss Rachel's hade or Use warm
clothes tell Judgment Day Wen Gabrieps
trumpet calls de lambs an de goats out
er dere grades. Marse Billy's wearin'
de clothes of righteousness, washed
white in de blood of de lamb"
Allen was very fond of preaching, and
these remarks being delivered in the
darkey minister's style, a sermon was
suggested and he began to eXhort an i'm
aginary congregation.
Yes Marse Billy's wearin' dem gar
ments, an how did he git um, an dat sof'
seat in Abraham's bosom. long wild Noey
an Lazarus an Isaac? Did he git UNI by
stealth an lynn an barin fal Sc witness
against his neighbor man an neighbor
woman? No, he got UNI by walkin' in de
way dat Abraham an Lazarus an Noey
pinted out to him. Dey always walked
wild him cloud in de daytime, an
pillar oh burnin' fire by night. Dey
showed de had an narrer path, an
Marse Billy walked dar day an night,
81 NJ in ho
in de cawnfer an de cottonfel', did he
come down dar by hisse'f? No, Lazarus
an Abraham an Noey wuz wild him.
An wen Christmas come roun' an de
niiggers say, christmas gif', Marse Billy,
did ms han 80 down in his pocket by
hitse'f? No, Abraham an Noey run dere
han down wild his, an hope bring up"
Here Becky's cabin was reached, and
Allen was Immediately engulfed in its
tre-lighted interior.
The shutter of the small square of un-
glazed window was open, and the young
man stepped up and looked in. Directly
opposite, trig and bolt upright, sat Allen,
and near by was the tittering Becky, TO
whom her suitor's airs were an endless
amusement. At the moment the ghost
white face appeared Allen CHANGED to be
looking up at the window, and with
hoarse cry he started up, pointing with
shaking finger at the aperture.
whats de matter? asked Becky,
whose eyes had followed the direction of
starred sky. rs you SEEM Marse Billy's
ghos' fer SHOP" with an expression of
laughter.
Aliens answer was grasp Of her
hand, hard with terror and anger.
Young Benton was not without a spice
OF mischief. so he readily took the role
that was thrust upon him, and again he
put his face into the window, this time
staring wide-eyec and solemnly at Allen.
Becky saw him now. Furious with
ffight, she fell upon the luckless Allen
with heavy yellow fists.
Oats Marse Billy, an he wants dem
c cte, ne: she yelled. Glib UNI ter him,
Instantly the coat was wrenched off and
hurled through the window. Unminding
buttons and 'galluses,' waistcoat and
breaches were stripped off and followed.
and, himself, not-to-be-despised ghost in
his nj white underwear, Allen flung wide
the door and shot hOmeward.
Inc next morning he was summoned
by his mistress, and confronted with the
torn and soiled uniform.
Ihese clothes, were found last night
near Beecky's cabin, Allen" she said.
How do you suppose they came there?"
'"'Law, Miss Rachel, l dunno" replied
Allen, ashy. and shaking wit hthe palsy
what's gwine ter happen in dis wicked ole
wuld."
Its strange the mistress ruminated
aloud for effect. Il don't know who
would have dared take them out of the
chest. Anyhow, take them, and clean
them thoroughly, and bring them back to
me-
Anxious to maintain a wide distance
between himself and that direful uni
form, Allen retreated as Miss Rachel ad-
vanced.
Not less you uses fo'ce. Miss Rachel.
II don't want ter tech dem clothes. I
don't b'lieve Marse Billy likes me ter
fool wild dem anyhow, an no good eber
comes OBJ crossin' deal folks wishes''
Force was not used, and never again
could Allen be induced to enter the gar
ret alone, or ''tech dem Clothes" And
never again did ne cross Becky's thresh-
old.
"She jes' darded him ter come down
dar," she would say, with threatening
motion Of her head. "She wasn't gwine
ter have sperrets larnin' de way down ter
her house, an folks dat had um followin'
dem aroun' couldn't keep company wild
her" And never again. it is perhaps
needles sto say, was the plantation visited
by Marse Billy's ghos' New York Com
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