Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-02
Yes, sab; I wus dar."
"Did anyhO1v coll an +b,4

yes, sab; l wus dar."
"Did anybody call on that morn
fng?"
eyes, sah.'
"Who was 2"
"Well, young Mr.. Wright WIS one.
Tudder man I doan know who he
wus."
"Mr. Wright had two visitors
then?"
eyes, sah."
"Who got there frst?"
"Dis udder man,
"Can you tell me what this other
man looked like?''
No, sab. I did'n see him: T on'v
heyrd him. You see Mars Wright
he SEN me ter clean the gun up fur
him, 'calse he gwine huntin' mex day.
an, he tole me soon's I got it fixed
ter fetch it ter him in de library.
Wen | done git it cleaned an teck
it ter him, l foun' de library doah
wus shut an locked, an J. hearn two
pussons talkin'. in dar kinder low.
Wen l knocked, Mars. Wright he
coined ter de doah an he holler froo
ter bring de gun back later; dat he
wus busy den. Well, I go out ter de
stable an feed de bosses, an in bout
half er hour went back an glib Mars
Wright Gle gun. De stranger who
eber he wus, wus done gone"
You have no idea who he wasp"
mo, sab. l guess Mars Wright mus
hab let him inter de house hesef,
caise [ axed all de niggers bout him,
and dey <didn nobody pear to know
nutin bout him.
what made you ask about him 90
swell, you see, us cullud folks likes
ter know who comes ter de house, an
all bout 'em, SOS we kin talk it all
ober in de kitchin monst ourselves -
"Oh, see. Well, how long was it
before young Wright put in an ap-
pearance?"
HE come amos soon's I done glib
Marster de gun, fur 1 lets him in
myself TO I goes out"
did he seem troubled?'
Eyes, sab. He looked mighty orn-
resty, an he was mighty swift too,
fur he jes' said, 'Whar's my father?'
an wen 1 tole him in de library, he
pushed me outen de way, an he went
right in. l wus SO surprised like dat
/ stood dar in de hall an hearn all
dey say ter one anudder TO I knowed
wat wus doin'. But 1 'clar dey talk
so loud an cited dat couldn' hep it,
an de doah wus open, too"
'What did they say?"
''Fust Mr.. Herbert he speak kinder
sof'-lil1e, an he tell he pa dat he
come ter him fur ter git hep. He say
dat he wife an he baby wus a-starvin',
an dat he couldn' beg from nobody
else; dat he didn' keer fur hissef' but
he couldn' stan fur ter see dem
hongry, an so he come ter he pa fur
some hep. Ole Mars Wright he
answer kinder temtiousHlhe, an say
dat he hearn tell huff bout dat. He
say Mr.. Herbert ain got no business
ter marry ginst he will, an dat he
mus teck de sequences oh it. Den
Mr.. Herbert he git mad an tell he
Pa dat he gwine hab somethin' any
how, dat he was clean stracted an
he jes' boun' ter hab it. Den Mars
John order him furm de house, an
tell him he aim got no more time ter
talk wild him, fur he wus agittin'
ready ter go huntin' de mex day"
''What did young Wright do then?''
''He jes' crump he hat on he haid
and rush out, an he mos knock me-
ODER de hat rack as he got OUT
did he threaten his father?"
mo, sab; he didn' say nuthin', but
he jes' look desprit, kinder IS if he
didn' know what he wus doin' an
didn' keer."
London was then excused, very
much to his relief, and he left the
witness stand with the air Of a man
who had just escaped a deadly peril.
The other servants were examined in
routine, but nothing of Importance
was added to LondOn's testimony.
[To Be Continued