The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-21

some dry powder went puff" and he
Jumped feet. with yell. slapping his
hands on the place.
Mass BILL he yelled. gunner gwine
bun me up?''
It's only an accident" said Dick.
VIVA kinder ting dat? Acciden'. /
nebby yeddy of him. Wat him Is. The
fixes and puffs came rapidly and Lewis
yelled IBIS niger gwine bun up
1t looked 50 TO the boys, as the smoke
was coming from his waist band ana
they were alarmed. so they picked him
M and sat him down In ditch half full
of water.
Crate farrer" yelled Lewis. as the
water striick him, desc yer buck a boys
vent satisfy to bun me up. dey gwine
froze this niger to det."
His yells called the dog Solomon. who
ran into the water and tried to take a
hand In II himself by taking hold Of
Lewis
You fool" ye1ed Lewis, "you tink
/ wus coontarrer night Wat you TEX
me fur now? Tink I fisk
Examination showed some burning of
the pantaloons. a little blistering OF the
skin and faint odor of burned meat
Mass Bill. gunner dun ruent Disc
Globes feard de upsher (Overseer>
lick dis niggers back furuny" TN
make ii all right. Lewis" said Bill.
when start home I'll give you my
corduroy suit"
"ough," replied Lewis. den dis Niger
all right Yunner ken bun me agen if
gunner want to-"
stephen said: Boys. that reminds me
OF tale heard once. You know
darzcy's heel Is mighty tough lot
of them went out hunting. but went to
sleep with their feet to a fire After
while one OF Them awokc and smelt
something burning. It smelt like flesh.
He touched the one next to him and said
Sam, VI tut da bun. Sam replied. 'Yu
le-me lone my fut no ia bun
''fIo touched the next: Polio, I smell
Niger tut ia bun; 7 spec YOU da bum
lie reused up Just enough to make
slight examination and said: You fool
Niger. muffin de matter Wild my rur;
You tink no hab sense enuff to know
when my foot da bun He went around
the crowd with the same want of sue
cess, and then looked at his own foot.
To his surprise he found his heel had
been burned In the fire.
My farrer.' he said dis niger dun
woke all dem, now please God da
my own fut da bun. me no know UNI
The boys enjoyed the ssory, but don't
hi7k Daddy Governor did
Shooting their guns and exploding
rockets which lit up the broad river beau
tifully occupied their hours
Towards morning Mac said to Dick:
Cant you talk like a ventriloqust?
Yes" Dick lA2lied, "a little" do YOU
think" said Mac. you could initiate
the voice Of Daddy Backus. who died
some time ago?"
Yes think could.
well said Mac. y want to play a
trick on Lewis. When you talk to him
We boys VIII pretend to hear nothing.
and we will see what antics he will
perform"
Everything became quiet when Mac, In
a fun solemn voice. said: This is the
witchinG hour and the sleeping dead
walk the earth again"
Lewis was sitting within 20 feet Of q
dense canebrake and not feet from
the bridge He Jumped to his fset and
n a horritied whisper said: Great farrer.
Mass Mac, wha fur YOU do dat. enty
VA know de Sc heep OBJ sperets bout
yer?"
no answer was made, but stephen
eroaned doiefully
Enty Va yeddy dat now" said Lewis
looking CHASTITY.
Just as he quieted down aud before y
word was said. they all heard . low
whispering voice. Louie. Louie"
Lewis hair could not quite stand on
enc but his eyes looked as if they would
jump out Of his head as he raised up.
Mass Mac" he said in a hoarse wins,
per "yun-ner yeddey dat? Da Uncle
Bacckus do call me"
Bacckus," said Mac, has been dead
a long time: how could he call your?
Me don-no. sar" said Lewis. "but him
bin cali me"
why said Mac. you must be drunk:
nobody called YOU
Yes UNI did" replied Lewis; ZEN dis
Niger dun good as ded.
All got quiet again, when 'T-o-u-i-c-
Louie, vas heard coming from under
the end Of the bridge
Lewis turned his staring eye balls to
the foot OF the bridge with SO despairing
an expression that IT was hldeous.
Mass Mac enty I tell yu Uncle Bacc-
kus call me?" said Lewis. Nobody hut
him ebey call me Louie. Ebeybody else
say Lewis"
Why. you idiot" said Stephen ~
have been listening; nobody is calling, 1t
is only the water against the piIing"
mo. Mass Steben" said Lewis. 10
despair am no water. da Uncle Bacc-
kus."
Again was heard. "L-o-u-i-o--i.ouie:
come here
If Lewis could have looked more terri
fed, and his look was Understandable as
he whispered: "Tow da call me fur cum
to him? OH farrer wha dis poor niger
gwlne DOT"
well. said Bill. 'ff he calls you, why
In the mischief don't you 80: he must
be cold standing in the water
"Ough! Mas Bill said the Mortified
Lewis 'how ken you mex fun?"
Again came the words. "Louie--Loufe.
come here" as # the spirit was i'm
patieut
"Enty gunner yeddy dat gem" said
Lewis 'IIe da call me-
why nthe thunder don't you go to
him?" said Stephen Cant You be po-
lite? If I called you. you would come
quick"
obs niger rudder be ded. said Lewis.
"Me can't 60"
Just then the voice seemed to be just
by Lewis as 1t said Louie Louie. come
to me quick"
Lewis jumped as II he had been shot.
and trembled all over.
Bill said. I'll go with you Lewis. II
you are afraid
He drapred lewis to the foot of the