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I found the brigade adjutant and those with him were puzzled like myself at the troubled minds of the darkies, but still sceptical as to the possibility of any information having reached them which was not known through the regular channels. At noon, the courier made his appearance riding by the wood lane across the fields; and the instant he was seen we all realised that there was bad news.
They were not sharp shears, and a group of little darkies gathered from the farm to enjoy the torture. Regular elections were now held all officers, down to sergeants and orderlies, being officially chosen. There were only three privates, and you couldn't tell them from officers. The discipline in that army was very bad. It became worse soon. Pouring rain set in.
'Am dat so, massa? am dat so? eagerly inquired a dozen of the darkies; 'and am dar great many folks at de Norf more dan dar am down har? 'Yas, you fools, didn't I tell you dat? said Jim, as I, not exactly relishing the idea of preaching treason, in the Colonel's absence, to his slaves, hesitated to reply.
Then they all went out and shook hands except the two darkies, who were not to be found any where about the train at that time.
We'll be sure of our grub for a week, see something of a simon-true Southern plantation, earn twenty dollars between us, and get in great shape for business. Say, is it all right?" Maurice, of course, declared that it was, and thereupon Thad did one of his regular hornpipes, to the amusement of some darkies on the shore, who began mocking him, but in a way that did not give offense.
He made many friends among the coal men and eagerly devoured their stories of danger, of voyages down the river and of the comical "darkies" in the far off south. Time after time he implored permission from his mother to go away on one of those barge trips, but she would never consent.
What made you take those two darkies along with you? I should have thought you would have got along better by yourself." "We couldn't very well leave them," Vincent said; "the boy has been with me all through the wars, and is as true as steel. Old Chloe was Lucy's nurse, and would have broken her heart had she been left behind." "They are faithful creatures when they are well treated.
Dick Ford cracked his whip; Kate stood on the back-door step and clapped her hands; all the darkies shouted; Tom and Harry hurrahed; and away they did not go. Polly was not ready. And what was more, old brown Selim was perfectly willing to wait for her. He looked around mildly at the little mule, as if he would say: "Now, don't be in a hurry, my good Polly.
However, six of them war lying in the boat when we hauled it alongside; two war stone-dead, the other four had been stunned with the butt ends of the muskets, or cut down by the darkies' sabres.
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