THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT + BELLEFONTE, PA. Thursday, February 13th, 1913, O- 0 UNGLE NOAH'S FREEDOM A Lincoln Day Story By CLARISSA MACKIE NN re A “| | “Huccome yoh ain't said nuffin to ole | marse about 1t?’ Aunt Hessa as she tossed a smoking section demanded of hoecake on to her husband's plate Uncle Noah shook hi white, woolly head. Hessa Somehow I cain't git de right inspira tion to 'proach de kuunel on dat sub Jec “Den I's got to go De norf is a col’ place in winter, I've | been hearin’, an’ it'll be mighty lone | some for dis nigger woman widout her husband erlong, but I'l de brownkitts er somethin’ er ruthie: an’ die! Do yoh reckon dey buries po ded nigger folkses up dere, Noah?" | Hessa's volce ended in a plaintive moan. Noah shivered. “Of co'se dey buries eberybody, old woman, only what's de use of goin’ if yoh's so suah yoh'll die? What's de matter wid Virginny fo awhile?’ The old man almost ducked under the table at the flaming wrath In Hessa's eyes. She pointed a scornful finger at him. “I knowed it—I knowed it! Yoh'd ruther stay heah in slavery den to go norf an’ free an’ sights of munney an’ some day be ridin’ in y own kerridge big wages fi black folkses up an' I'm go alone tomorrer ef yoh's too chi ered to come erlong too!" “I'd like to go mightily, dunno whut kunnel will do widout protested No weakly. “Now, de kunnel has only « arm left” “Shucks!” exploded Aunt Hessa patiently, and forth witl to convince her wavering husband that although they had both been born a: ralsed on Colonel Partidge's plantati and had all through 1 years of a kind master's supervis now that President had pro claimed that all slaves should be em cipated on and after the 1st day January, 1863, it was their bounds duty to take advantage of the that had to them and northward to the land of plenty money All the other slaves on the Partidge plantation had run away during the colonel's absence on the battlefield Only Uncle Noah, the family ! or, and Hessa, the cook, had remained faithful. But relatives who were pre paring to take advantage of their ne ly acquired freedom were working upon Hessa's feelings, sighed and “1 dunno, I specs alone mehbe coteh w be earn Dey 's dere. ken Hess, only de an' ole us." 1 she proceeded lived happily Lincoln Hert hasten of come and his wife sat the sitt Colonel Partldge the small room. It was a easily wide fireplace study adjoining Warmer roo t! ie fmt heated by and « the groun Wari There polished and over shelves and table ( were g a8 biankets the Confederate “What you thinking ard?’ asked Mrs. I: fhe was knitting woolen socks for soldiers, and her delicate white fing worked as had « done on dainty er: She w a woman past middle strenuofis time y through was leaving its blighting print upon her had sons to the war and had received the back again—to be buried in the fami tomb Her husband had gone for strong and hale and vigorous, and had servi arms about, RB willingly as they nhroidery ge, and she wns She threes sent one arn old back mi quite broken health, w pressing heavily upon his grief smit heart With the desertion of his sla the revenne from his plantation dw dled to a mere pittance If Uncle Noah and his remained falthful it hard with the Partidges ler had not scorned to be sll work about the place, and tion to the little + table garde maintained Come in ith would have The old Oine In in ne been one herd that o there h salvaged from the large grazed on the pas “What are thin asked Mrs Partidge ¢ The colonel contemplation of the “I was wondering do If Noah and Hessn go away,” he answered quietly “Oh, Richard. they you?" Mrs. Partidge’s gray eyes fi with tears He shook his head ‘No, but pays that nine of his negroes are tomorrow, f them tol that our Hesan toon." “Without a word to us? hardly think they would do ed his wife “It Is their rioht they are afraid wish they wound to give start in life ine just ar we are, ha! cent ehi'dren In the foe they will pnt" tures you from his fire ooked ng what we wonle should decid hnve spoken Bly t) 4 and one o \ and Noah hom wntnethiiy the meet | eyes with his hand. | the hall, and the two looked up to soe | | lously. | last bowed his white head and covered his There was a heavy shufling step In Hessa's lumbering form filling the doorway. Her black fingers nervously | smoothed the crisp folds of her white apron, and the snow turban that sui mounted her dusky face shook tremu Something In the old servant's atti | tude something in the frightened un certainty of her round face—reveale | to the colonel and his wife the nature of Hessa's errand. It had come at} the final blow-—the desertion these two faithful retainers. “Come in, Hessa," sald tidge gently. Hessa leaned for support against the of Mrs. Par ! door lintel and rolled her dark eyes at | Colonel Partidge | Kunnel,” she] nm de me, Marse sald hurriedly, “but tomorrow day when Marse Linkum pernounce all niggers free and ekwlll—and—Noah | and me am goin’ norf!” She hid her | face in her apron, and there convulsive movement of her fat shoul ders “Do you want to go, Hessa?" asked | the colonel quietly. “We gotta go, ole marse!” ed. “Wee's free, an’ we gotta go all goin’ tomorrer mohnin'.” | “Very well, Hessa. Walt a minute please.” Colonel Partidge opened a in the mahogany desk and drew out a | canvas bag. He emptied its content on the table, and ped at the pile of gold pleces The carefully counted the | gold Into two piles and, gathering one into a p. tossed it into the can | bag and knotted the string around | “Hessa, you and have got w cause you “Seuse Was 1 she wall Dey drawer Hessa's eves snnp colonel hes sum of money fo is wl here is n Noah It Take go will meet people wh will from you. You ful 0 try ive ha servants N Ly, know fore broke oq htened, but some pelled her to go on we's de wood boxes an’ er” vanished, and 1 heard the outer door ¢ an’ filled all Hessa suddenly ently they loudly They did not look at each other after that. The blow had fallen The great clock in the hall chimed 8 and © and 10 and 11. The colon sat with his eyes fixed on a book, ! not once during the hours did th turning of a leaf break the silens Mrs. Partidge knitted unceasing only pausing to unravel her work a reknit the skipped Just after midnight gtitohes noisy r highway Hfted ir OW had con said the co fer volce t. Her ha and her tears fe k helt “Catherine “Richard! their eves me nds her face The « unrestr her onel beside arm around her “They W It seem lik “1 know, It up to see in gn's great bulk her ere all v t that mads e old times.” she bed I kne 1 time the dvi the « mw." wthed gent WAS RO! | before they lo p Ight Hi loorway (BAY shoulder peered Noah's rolling eve He have Monel, feet and ited] slave ome to ifting leading on wip over an’ me w yoh an’ Miss C “Dis m all de 1} worl’ jos’ | sinking to his Iaving the foot “1 guess dat mean goin’ pO'n nigger, ouldn’t g ttheri wont an ki bag of go new Maree fo gress Noah mend de Abe Linkum did break he Hs niggers he f, so 1 happy our nor won't we's yoh lazy o yobh fiah an’ make while | an milk pur hlaze beddehamber moh candles in an’ makes ef it ain't He i declare fomorrer £0 ded yore m plrendy every bo m free “Oh wh! What time | gat orboit foolishness whon nin of dere's any CLR. fo' wallles | de mohnin'? Scrap Book | before { him | boss,” he sald. “I's done a good bit of | | fee that wa — The —s | | A Stroke of Business. Years ago in Jamaica, West Indies, | artificial lce was very well | known, a shopkeeper who tried to keep up with the times thought he would sutclass his rival across the street an purchased a thousand pounds of fine “eool” fee, paying about $12 for it He did a wonderful business the next day | All the town trade came to get a cool | | drink, | empty | that night he had made good profits | while the shop opposite was | When she shopkeeper shut up | and had about 800 pounds of ice left The next morning his brilliant black boy, who opened up the shop, greeted with a happy grin “Morning, business this morning, sah.” “How's that, boy: how's that? “Well, solid that fool nigger in the store ncross the street all that stale eft for 4 shillings, and he the sah!" sah, 1 never knew difference, erybody’'s Content With Little. Ir u their sky is clear bright to view kK of dark appear of blue wher 1 Bp I BDH real heaven yme with thankful love are filled of light, id 1 y. gild Must Have Been a Terror, Gene Stevens, being asked If he knew a new story, deposed and sald that he did not. but that he had a friend wi was very si and that the friend had a gos or, but that the doct + +) . was mm FALL DOU Lhe Cas sultation eld © So a cot Four other doctors came, vk edd jse. shook their heads, talked it oy Then the first doctor sum! tien er together and went away oned the pa it's wife I am sorry to tell you t our hus band is in a bad w is religiously incl that for & delay.” “Yes, minister tion 7" Cle you send doctor just one or vein: What Saved Him. not kind to his small in fact, he looked upon William brother Henry; him as a nuisance, Was heaven to try his spirit and spoll his | Henry in bur fun. Especially that day was a thorn in the older boy's flesh his efforts to rid himself of his | den William resorted to all the meth 1 igpested, ods the mind of youth st but in vain close, if not than a brother id the bar closer finally = Mis Mead and the Psaim., . " te some of his « “In my third U : there was a + crowded cong the first morn I oflicis dently hair heir matter of fact 1 was, th baid A little anused me to make my first morning but the Sth, and In the and not sung Hers were cur ot of man very thought would have appearance Sth, but fit Psalms, whi I had to sa number any was the h were read ‘My sins of my head."’ ire more in than the hairs A Tough Cure. Faith will d« Devonshire, | chemist “I've got a cruel, b I've heerd that good] things. Hav'ee got The assistant wonders, A woman in ngland, recently said to a 1d cough. bronchial surely any?” on the table “Yes; there they are” “How much is It?” The price vid, and the old wo man took her departure. At night the assistant missed a box of glycerin soap (three « : A couple of afterward the man returned to the shop and said “1 want'ee to take back two of them things I had t'other day ‘em twilul ough.” REL wna the inquirs was 1 kes) tinys wo I took one It was mortal hard to chew and to swallow, but it cured the Knew His Geography. A prominent theatrical manager of | New York city strolled into one of the | leading hotels of the metropolis with | Colonel William F | | Cody and met Jim Thornton, the eccentric monologlst The manager greeted Mr. Thornton and, turning to Cody, said, "1 would like to have you meet my friend here Mr. Thornton “Mr Ham F Bin" Mr. Thornton, gripping the wild we showman's hand, sald: "Glad to know you, Bill. 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