. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . n. De hounds and de rebels is on dar track. Takede smell out ob de dogs noses, O Lor! and let Gyp-shun darkness come down ober de eyesights ob derebels. Comfoozle em, O Lor! dey is cruel, andmakes haste to shed blood. Dey has long pressed deblack man, and groun him in de dust, and now Ireckn dey spects dat dey am agwine to serve deYankees in de same way. Sist dese gemmen in time ob trouble, and lift emfru all danger on to de udder side ob Jordan dry-shod. And raise de radiance ob your face on all de Ya
. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . n. De hounds and de rebels is on dar track. Takede smell out ob de dogs noses, O Lor! and let Gyp-shun darkness come down ober de eyesights ob derebels. Comfoozle em, O Lor! dey is cruel, andmakes haste to shed blood. Dey has long pressed deblack man, and groun him in de dust, and now Ireckn dey spects dat dey am agwine to serve deYankees in de same way. Sist dese gemmen in time ob trouble, and lift emfru all danger on to de udder side ob Jordan dry-shod. And raise de radiance ob your face on all de Yan-kees whats shut up in de Souf. Send some Moses, OLor! to guide em frue de Red Sea ob flickshun intode promised land. Send Mr. Shermans company sweepin down fruedese yere parts to scare de rebels till dey flee like deMidians, and slew darselves to sabe dar lives. Let a little de best of hebens best judgments res*on Massa Lincum, and may de year ob Jubilee comesure. O Lor! bless de ginrals ob de Norf—O Lor!bless de kunnels—O Lor! bless de brigerdeers—O cs: W;|miJ!jl|BH|]tW^PTTTO-71. %%^ NEGRO FIDELITY. 233 Lor! bless de captins—O Lor! bless de Yankeesright smart. O Lor! eberlastin. Amen. This very pertinent supplication and much more inthe same vein, was listened to with marked approvalby the audience—a sonorous and prolonged Amen !in which our friends heartily participated, greeting theconclusion of Uncle Zebs prayer. Our subject, in de-scribing the particulars of his escape, remarks that,notwithstanding the fact that the secret of their retreatwas known to some thirty or forty of these poor slaves,neither he nor his companion entertained the shadowof a doubt that the secret would be safe with them ;and adds that, in addition to their good faith, theypossessed a remarkable talent for concealment. The Steadman plantation was only three milesfrom Aunt Katys hut, and accordingly, Ben beingsent for, soon made his appearance, and proffered hisvaluable services as guide. T
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