Putnam patriot., 1911-07-07
By F. A. MITCHELL

Tbe year 1S6O markeu tue dcme ol .,otion life in the south. life sioh only persons now quite old have a-ad There were two sides to slavery ,ha one as represented by the kind ,.or the other by the man who considered his slave as a mere piece of o-tv Naturally the families of more refined class of planters form. - society of their own. and It was ng these especially that instances sdelity and attachment occurred. no-n to be ruled and taken care of by .s.,- masters as child Is brought hv ifs parents. many of these ne " os after the war had set them free, s,aro to their former owners and the .,a nleptation homes. It was there that .sa negro worked by day in the cotton ALA and in the evening sang those ..olodips. a product of the period. ex-
 a.ossine a condition that died with .h. advent of emancipation. The rela-
 .,ors between master and slave have ,ossed away with the system. and the foIlovinc incident, told me a few years .,,o, the close of the war which abol- ,sbod that system. could not possibly occur today
 After the surrender at Appomattox Ibad occasion to travel through DOT ,,on of the south In Tennessee found nlantation 10 which a large number ot the negroes who had lived on it as
 saves adhered as freed men. Their rsster quite an old man now, paid tben wages. which they had not as rst learned to handle for themselves. interested 10 know how they liked the l change. approached darky about fbirty years old. who was saving wood and l questioned him. "Do you darkies like the way you live better than when you were
 sayest
 "Some ob em pears to like it, if they
 Ike 10 wo'k. Them that don't like to
 vok don't like it so well as nefo',
 cause if dey don't wo'k dey don't git
 nottin' 10 eat
 How do you feel about it2"
 Ma case air guar. 1 hain't got no
 fpeIins about it. Dere's a bant what
 soes around with me-not real hant
 rolled up in sheet. but hant ob de
 fpeIins. don't take no interest in
 anything I'm a kind ob a dead nig-
 ger"
 Be had stopped in his wood saving
 and looked out over the landscape with 4 sorrowfu gaze. 1 waited. feeling
 that be had a story to tell and be
 would tell it without urging. l was
 not disappointed
 "l was bo'n." he continued. "on de
 same day as Missy Della. an her
 nanny was my mothe'. Conscience
 was dat when we two chillen was lit te we was togedder ali de time. bearn people say when we was three or fou' yeas old. goin' roun with ou' ans rouD each udder. how guar my black face looked alongside her white one, to' her skin war white an pink. l an her har war like yailer silk
 When Missy Della growed older she couldn't do nun fo' me. an war fist ready to give up de ghos fo' her any time. Ef she wanted anything done all she had to do war to say.
 Julius. you do dat fo' me. won't yo'. pleaseY Lawd. what de use ob speak h dat way to a niggerr done tt mighty quick. an l wanted to keep on don' things lak dat fo' her all de time couldn't git nun of lem to do
 "Den Cunnel St Clair's son. Harry. come along. an 1 saw might quick dat be an Missy Della war lubbers He war tine lookin' young man hars Harry war-tau an straight, uth black curly ha'r. an might diff
 lent from Missy Della. who looked AE peach. When his fathe' gwine d,e be hab big plantation an a thou sand niggers. It was all settled dat Missy Della gwine to marry him when oe wah broke out
 Co'se Mars Harry he gwtne to de wan lak de udder young gentlemen. he go with de cavalry as cap'n. Do 70 see dat gallery up dah front ob de l plantation house? Well, it war right gar dat Missy Della says to me. Ju- Hts, will yo do somep'n fo' meY An says. Missy Della. fo' yo' l go right aoWn to de ribber an drown maseu. An she says: T don't want yo' to urown yo'selt. want yo' to lib.
 "ha fo'. Missy Della 'Fo' to talk car my Harry want yo' to go to ue wah with him as his servant, fo' taE car O his hose an all dat. so want 70 to keep him from ua ID as much as yo' kin. An if he gets sick or wounded want yo' to tax car O him an send or bring me "od as soon as possible. Will yo' do oat fo' me. JuliusY
 Her eyes war wet when she said os' an l lak to cried maself. seein' uef cry. An 1 said. Missy Della. l go With Mars Harry. an 1 bring him oack safe an soun' to you. ma honey
 We was standin' right on de top sep up dar between de two pillars in l . sue tah uld HdHu III "'iN O' hefu an look at me ont ob her e5es as # heahen war on de uddeI sue o0 em Den she turned an went Into de honse.
 Nex day we leahe de plantation Aais Harry an |. 10 fine dr regi sleht Mars Harry ne de Eues ossi ,r' ih de nhule lot w.. line in viii 'lleral " W5-r.er's cavalry an go ..'
 Opin over de state ob Tennessee oaee Ia awhHe Mars Harry ne tak -s an rkIe To de ole plantation to set ,s ~. 'ady.G5. All when we come away %Asy Della say. Tax car ob nim' 5lllnS La r1n-.u.- An. snr. Nah