The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-10-03
CHAPTER VII.
MIDNIGHT.

chandelier of glass pendants All this
antique magnitccncc WAS lighted bS
the single tallow dip which also glis-
tened upon the honest face Of Ginger.
IL hope 80 berry comrocm, SAIL"
said Ginger, setting down the candle
and turning to depart.
"No doubt OF it. Wait II bit. want
you to tell me to whom this plantation
belongs"
"Cllnncl Rutland, Sal."
"Brcn In this family long,"
"A 'ouSand years, snh."
"Whati'
"Don't know nothiu bout countin
spec It's bcrI in dc family mighty
long time. CunAcl Rutland, he mighty
fine gcnTmaA Sah; Cunncl Rutland,
he own ten hundred tousnud acrcS''~-
GLOW many?"
''pr biggest plantation in all Alaha-
ma, sab. Cunncl Rutland be dc big
ErSt'-
"Wait Il bit. Ginger Who Is Miss
rinklryT
"Missy plnklcy, she mighty fine lady,
sah. Miss rinklcy, She
"What relation is she to Colonel Rut-
landI"
"MiSsy rimltlry, she war Missy Nut-
lands Sistah, snh. Missy pmklcy,
she"
'Whcre i9 Mrs. Rutlnndr'
missy Rutland, she's dail."
"Who is Miss Jauurlinrt"
"Mssy Jack. she's d" fust young lady
in dr s"nr, sah. When Missy Jncl, Z"
TO d" planters balls an ,ir city balls In
nntSNilln a., tnl ,n L.,
away from dc uddrr young ladies M
make '"m all mad 'nuir to eat her up"
she is Colonel RulInnd's daughter
Supp"Sr?"
'NrS. sab. Missy Jack de apple nb
CNnnrl Rutland'S eye. sah Cuuucl
Rutland dom care nufrrn bout nobody
hut Missy .lark."
"ll"w about YOU roiorrh proplc!'
"Wha, dat, sahE"
"b" YOU like Miss .Inuuvlinr"
"l!Er Missy Jack! Reckon dr cullrt
people d" like Mi"''y Jack Cullrd pru
pie luh Missy lack like dr angel OBJ
"l*n't she Just II bit hot trnlprrrd?"
'Hrrk"n Missy Jack is hot tempered
sab Missy Jn'%, Sl" i;ut ,lr !i;,si;%j
temper in q" Whole sour. Missy Jack
,hr",-
"li"ld on; explain why YOU all love
MISS Jark when SHE has Il hot temper
ana speaks to you sharply"
FLAWS n-mnSSy, she don mean nuf
fen. Missy Jack. she Scul' wild dc fire
brand In dc eye, but she wont let no.
body else ScoI. Nu' ought tu see dat
Eai when MnrS'r l;inghIm Marsh Hin~,
ham. he dc ui,"r%rrr. MnrSr Eim,ham
WHIP q" niGG"rS. one day MarSr Hnx.
liam. II" whip mo. yelled lax n KILLED
niEGrr. Missy Jack. she run out wild
her hair ahyin an her eyes n-shnin AN
she talk dr whip out - MarS'r Ning-
hams hnn', an g"Ily Noses. how she
lay II on dat ohcrSrrr!"
Ibid Ii" take II kiuulyt"
al" couldn't do nulicn. E.f he tech
Missy Jack, tunnrl KullanI shoot him
tunnrl Rutland ne ,rt dc biggest tenn.
per. 'c"pt Missy Jack ain't nobody got
temper lax Missy Jack in
ANY more Rutlnnds?"
"N". sab Amt dat 'nuir-all dem
mighty fine pruplr?'
NuIt" enough. Now YOU may 90.
Ginger"
Ginger departed with Il frown that
Shoul'l have called for more such pro.
pie as the RullandS and somewhat dis.
appointed. ! fancird, ut not being able
To Impress me with the marniluI, of
tn" family temper. closed the door
behind him and locked ii.
Joln Brandcr$tHnr." | said looking
ht the dim reflection Of my body I'm one
Oh the great mirrors, "hal Il not been
l"r mat llttlr girl down stairs your
n''hE would now be no more real than
'hal image Never have YOU had So |
CLOSE Il call. and youIl never have an.
o'hcr SO close without 1t being In, last
iut you've no time TO vast, Sour
situa ton will be more critical with IN.
rising sun than it Is thia minute Somr.
thing must be done"
went to window. 1t WAS nj IN,
ehd or the building. My roo1n was ON
'"e second story OF the house at no
great height from the ground. turned
from the window to another facing the
rear Ihcy were all open, for the
weather was warm and sultry. At this
second window was something which
attracted my attention at ouce-a tree
growing SO near that j could easily
step Into It's branches end descend 10
the ground
Ihank heaven, here ia an avenue of
escape!'
But my pledge
H questionable IL those moral
heroes who prefer death to dishonor
would choose the formcr if the oltcrno.
I'VE were presented ne Vt was to me-
Death IN the form it awaited me cor
'ainly looked very ugly. If kept my
word and remained tin morning nv
identity was sure to come out. If for.
tune enabled me to conceal II, if thc
captain permitted me to 70 nv wov
Was sure to fall into the hands of nv
eilem'es' by leaving in the night
touia give both the slip and by morn.
Ns pe Iar away or so disguised that
bhould not be recognized if found.
hlght possibly reach the Union lines.