The daily Alaskan., 1911-07-28

Once In awhile Mars Harry be tsk ne oR ride ;0 de ole plantation Co zee hls adylub An when we come away Missy Della say. Tag car ob him. lulins. fo my sake An l say. 'Nob- Der feaf Co aat Missy Della Reckon know what ton about Den Mars Harry am go myk Co camp
 "One time when GIueral Wheeler war lcadm hts mru mrk m de rHr 0b de Yankees. muku up dc railroads m hBrWu dr wagon imus. bc stop one day to rest iu wuud an stayed dar whole day Mars Harry be neb Der mk Co rest When de uddef men war restiu he war always Jryin Co git some message iu his indyuh He wu3id g0 Co a house. aH write a long letter to her fuil uh mh mIk au pay gOmg uIggpf Go Bk H tu her.
 Well. when eberybudy was restin Mars Harry he mg me with him Go house about B mile away an sol down ln de llbln' room befo' a table an be wrote uu wrutp all de mawuin' But bcfo' be sot down To write be tole mo to go down on de Nashville pike. about mile from whar be war writln, an stan on a rise lu de grOm whar could see down de road. an it ] see my blueiackets comin w0r to ride back an warn him
 "l rode down Co whar 1 could see two or three miles an sot on my hose, Iooktu down de road Fust thing knew [ s0r niecer gal iookIn' frou dc rails ob de fence She war smlHn at me. sbowin' Der teeth Iak an alHgulurs jaw An she says Wbl yo doiu darT An ] says, Watchin fo de Yanks An she says, Whs y0 w8tghiu fo de Tanks fo'T An ! says, 'To wan ma mars lf dey come
 "Sbc talks Co noe awhile. Bn bimpby she says. Come down dar an g'b yo' some appeiHcB wur ail tired out ridiu so had an powerful thirsty but say, T don't want no applejark ? Yes, yo do she says q kin sec yo mouf wateru fo' it Go wHy gn lct me alone says
 "Do yu know 0ha dat gal didl She pmlcd Co dr house wbar de apple lack war. au sine says | keep which fo yo while go go down an get a drink fcIl undgr dc temptation anr las fool. left dat gal lo watch an went dpwu tu de house an dled ma canteeu with de applriock same iime tuL a long drink war eiitn ready Co go back when ! bcBru claiiei ob critters hoofs un dp ruud above on saw lot ub hlurcUals cllopiB rast toward de house wmr Mars Harry war wrIun jbe ub letter Co Missy bella.
 "1 want Co klll somebody artin. { got on ma hose ou ridIu back Co dc road, saw de gaI dot brought dc trouble on me skuIkiu 8way fired mn re. volycr at her ben ] rode on fo.lcriu' de yanks ] bearu sbootin ahead, but v vheu ! got Co de house whar Mars Harry was with be lub letter Go sojers war an gone But dar beside de road SOW what hants me eber since"
 He put his hand to his eyes as if to shut out some raintul sight Presently be moancd
 "Mars Harry layln' dar shot dead
 For thot few minutes ho he'd beeu tempted Co relax his vachfulness ha was uayinc lifelong penalty Possi bIy be had dwelt upou his fault so long that jt bad affected hls mind I wondered ut tbe love this black man had for one whom he considered 90 far his superior tbc daughter of tho man who had owned him and could have sold him as a horse or dog
 "I kueit down beside him" he con Hnucd. -an called to him Mars liar ". come Co life ag'in au femme be daId ln 70 place. cain'i live Co fare Missy Della uuhow. How ] gwinc to go through fife with this curse oa mel Come back. Mars Harry; come back fo' Missy Della She caint go through de worl without yo'
 "But he didn't wake up no mo, an when sec it want no use talkin' to him tuk him up an carried bim into de house. An then ] got wagon an driv him to de plantation.
 He made au cGorl to tell me Of hls reception there, but failed
 How did your mistress treat you after tHc nisfortUneT ! asked
 "Mlsfotuue, Dat wau't no misfo'- tune dut war yieldiu to temptation. I's one ob de goats dat Is t0okeu from de sheen. Ef hadn't listened to dat gal Mars Harry wouldn't n' got kill ed didn't hab de courage to 90 back Co de plantation 10 a long time, den | sucakrd In among de udder niEEers an hid tn dc ban. Sumc nirger BOT me an tolp Missy Della ] was comc home She hearu all about how Mars Harry got killed, an thar want anything fo' me Co 'fess. She sent fo' me Co come up to de house. My legs ba'dly car. ried me dnr Missy Delhi wnr standin' by herself tu de hail l stood at de do When she sor ne she put up her hau'- chekuG to her eyes an held out her hand Go me. She didn't say a wo.d. but knowed she fo'gib me
 "Dat didn't do me no good, be con H "