Cañon City record., 1902-09-18
DAT FOOL GAL"
lOriginal.l

uncle?"
"War l raised ON dis plantation?
No, sab. l war raised on plantation
down in Georgy."
"How did you happen to drift into
yirginia?'
"How l happen to drir up into Yer
giney? OATS story l don't like to
tell"
A shining piece of silver overcame
the darky's objections, and with Il sigh
he gave the following experience:
you see, sab, when de wah broke
Georgy dat l done tole yo' bout. l
war young niggah, but my ole marse
done tex cdsisid able conference into
me, an one day he put his han on my
shouldah an said:
Julius, I'm gwine off to de wah,
an leabe yo' mistiss an de chillen
In yo' car Tze watched yo' car'ful
sence yo' war Il pickaninny, an thar
amt no odder niggah | eber see wots
got de sense oh honah yo' hab. When
l come back. l spec to find all safe, or
l spec to find yo' a dead niggah.'
81 war might proud to be talked to
in dat way, an | riz my han, so, an
say, .Marse. dc Ya-ks'll hab TO walk
ober my dead body befo' dey injure
q ha'r in de head OBJ mistiss or de chill
lem
"Marse he went right away, an l
hor myself desponsible fo' de safety oh
de family. | had it all fixed TO TO
hitch de hosses an to put de plate an
Jewels In de kerridge an dribe 'em all
away at de fust sign oh Yanks. mount
ed some Oh de niggahs an made pick
cts outen 'em fo' to glib warnin'. Dar
war II fool niggah gal on de plantation,
an l war might stuck on her. One
night she say to me: Julius, dar is a
dance goin on In de holler. an | want
to go. VIII yo' tex met ! tole her
dat dere war reports oh Yanks comm
FUN Atlanta an l war 'bleeged to
watch. Do yo' know dat fool gal TO
once foun' u biggah fool dan her own
self She besuaded me to tex her to
dat dance.
DE sun war risin' In de mornin'
when we started 70 de plantation.
Fust ting knowed / heered de SCUM
OBJ bugle. / stop still an turn de dirt
color oh niggah when lie blood goes
outen his face. | 'peared to see marse
when he lef' de family In my car, an
he war a-pointin' his finger at me.
Den forgot all bout dat fool gal an
lef' her in de middle oh de road an
run fas' as my legs could carry me To
de plantation. On de way | met one
oh de niggahs wot l had out on picket
runnin' TO all he war WORT, an he tole
me he had come in de night befo' to
mers war a-comin, a-shovclin de whole
kentry into dere 'pacious moufs, an
dey would be at de plantation befo'
daylight
81 jist thought oh dat fool gal wot
got me away from de post whar marse
put me. an l thought ! would hab Il
fit. Derc had been plenty time fo'
me 10 git de family an de plate an
de Jewels away, an here l war dane
In lax de fool niegah war. wished
war dead. Den / went on, an, com
In to rise in de groun. | saw de
smoke. When l got to de plantation,
l foun' dat little Marse Tom
Hold on! What was your masters 8
name:"
"Parker-Colonel Parker
40 on
~ foun' little Marse Tom fourteen
vars ole, had fired his rifle at dc
Yanks an dey had shot him dead"
"Killed himT'
"Sartin sure. / saw de po' little
critter lynn on his back, white as a
ghos'. I picked him up an carried
him into de house. l wanted TO cry,
but l couldn't, ! war so mad Mt dat
fool gal wot TEX me TO de dance.
When l turned FUN layin' AIarse Tom
| on de bed, | saw mistiss u-looliin' at
me. nebber want to see dat look
| ag'in. jlst turned an lef' dat plan
| tation, an | nebber went back dar
no mo- | didn't keer whar / went
SO longs ] got away 'ticularly befo'
marse come home FUN de wah. On
de way l met dat fool gal wot TEX me
Off FUN my post Soon's | saw her /
went fo' her. She saw blood in my
| eye, an she run LAX II skeered deer, 80
couldn't ketch her. Den | come up
hyar, an 1 been hyar ebber since"
what became of SallyT'
"How yo' know her name Sally"
"Never mind. What became Of herT'
"ODe day when | war hoein' on dis
plantation | saw. dat fool gal lookin'
ober de fence at me. | throwed down
my hoe an run fo' her, but she might
fine runner. an she get AWAY. Mud