Den Moye
flogged him till he war 'most dead, and arter dat chained him up in de
ole cabin and gabe him 'most nuffin' to eat. De Cunnel war gwine to take
Sam to Charles'on and sell him, but sumhow he got a file and sawed fru
de chain and got 'way in de night to de 'still.' When de Oberseer cum
dar in de mornin', Sam jump on him and 'most kill him. He'd hab sent him
whar dar ain't no niggas ef Junius hadn't a holed him. _I'd_ a let de
ole debil gwo.'
'Junius, then, is a friend of the Overseer.'
'No, sar; _he_ hain't no friends, 'cep de debil; but June am a good
nigga, and he said 'twarn't right to kill ole Moye so sudden, for den
dar'd be no chance for de Lord forgibin' him.'
'Then Sam got away again?'
'O yas; nary one but darkies war round, and dey wouldn't hole him. Ef
dey'd cotched him den, dey'd hung him, shore.'
'Why hung him?'
''Cause he'd struck a wite man; it 'm shore death to do dat.'
'Do you think Scip will bring him back?'
'Yas; 'cause he 'm gwine to tell massa de hull story. De Cunnel will
b'lieve Scipio ef he _am_ brack. Sam'll know dat, and he'll come back.
De Cunnel'll make de State too hot to hole ole Moye, when he fine him
out.'
'Does Sam's wife "smile" on the Overseer now?'
'No; she see de trubble she bring on Sam, and she bery sorry.
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