Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-12
DAILY SHORT STORY
Dat Fool Gal.

down in Georgy.'
"How did you happen to drift into
Virginia?
slow happen to drift up into Yer
giney? OATS a story 1 don't like to
tell"
A shining piece of silver overcame
the darky's objections, and with sigh
he gave the following experience:
You see, sab, when de wah broke
out 1 belonged on de plantation in
Georgy dat l done tole yo' bout. /
war young niggah. but my ole marse
done TEX considerable conference into
me. an one day he put his han on my
shouldah an said:
Julius, I'm gwine off to de wah,
an 1 leabe yo' mistiss an de chillen
in yo' car. Ize watched yo' car'ful
sence yo' war q pickaninny, an thar
amt no odder niggah l cher see wot's
got de sense oh honah\yO' hab. When
L come back, spec to find all safe, or
1 spec to find yo' n dead niggah.'
81 war might proud to be talked to
in dat way, an 1 riz my han, so, an
say, 'Marse, de Yanks'll hab to walk
ODER my dead body befO' dey injure
a ha'r in de head oh mistiss or de chill
len
"Marse he went right away, an /
hor myself responsible TO de safety oh
de family. l had it all fixed fo' to
hitch de bosses 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 70 to glib warnin'. Oar
war fool niggah gal on de plantation,
an ! war might stuck on her. One
night she say to me: Julius. dar is
dance goin' on in de holler, an 1 want
to go. VIII yo' TEX meY l tole her
FUN Atlanta an 1 war 'bleeSed to
watch Do yo' know dat fool gal 70
once foun' biggah fool dan her own
self. She bcsuaded me to TEX her TO
dat dance.
de sun war risin' in &c mornin'
when we started 70 de plantation.
Fust ting / knowed heered de SCUM
OBJ a bugle. 1 stop still an turn de dirt
color oh niggah when de blood goes
outen his face. / 'peared to see marse
when he lef' dc family in my car, an
he war a-pointin' his finger at me.
leS' her I'm de middle oh de road an
run fas' as my legs could carry me to
de plantation. On de way l met one
oh de niggahs wOt 1 had out on picket
runnin' TO all he war WORT, an he tole
me he had come in de night befo' to
warn me dat Marse Sherman's bum
mers war a-comin', a-shovelin de whole
kentry into dere 'pacious moufs, an
dey would be Mt de plantation befo'
daylight.
~ jist thought oh dat fool gal wot
got me away from de post whar marse
put me. an 1 thought l would hab
fit. Dere had been plenty time TO
me to git de family an de plate an
de Jewels away. an here l war dane
in lax de fool niggah L war. / wished
war dead. Den Invent OH, an, COM
in to a rise in de groun', l saw de
smoke When l got to de plantation,
1 foun' dat little Marse Tom
"Hold on. What was your masters
name?".
'Parker-Colonel Parker"
900 on
81 foun' little Marse Tom. fourteen
vars ole. had fired his rife at de
Yanks an dey had shot him dead"
"Kuled hlm?"
"Sartin sure. 1 saw de po' little
critter lynn on his back, white as
ghos'. 1 picked him up an carried
him into de house. l wanted to cry,
but 1 couldn't, l war so mad at dat
fool gal wot TEX me to de dance.
When turned FUN layin' Marse Tom
on de bed, l saw mistiss a-lookin Mt
me. nebber want to see dat look
ag'in. 1 jist turned an lef dat plan
tation. an / nebber went back dar
no mo-. 1 didn't keer whar 1 went
so longs 1 got away, 'ticularly befo'
marss come home FUN de wah. On
de way 1 met dat fool gal wot TEX me
off FUN my post. Soon's 1 saw her i
went 70 her. She saw blood in my
eye, an she run lax a skeered deer, so
couldn't ketch her. Den / come up
hyar. an 1 been hyar ebber since"
what became of Sally?'
How yo' know her name SallyF'
Never mind. What became of her."
zone day when l war hoein' on dis
plantation 1 saw dat fool gal lookin'
ober de fence at me. l throwed down
my hoe an run fo' her, but she might
fine runner, an she get away. Mud
der day I see her ag'in an chase her
away. Do yo' know, marse, l chase
dat gal till 1 get tired. Den she mex
me say l forgib her. but 1 war lyin'
all de time, an 1 had to marry her TO
to keep fun. havin' de life pestered
suten me. We wGr bof SIGH big fools
we couldn't keep apart"
oIulirS 1ftfIa Tom Parker wasn't