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Friday, 1862
& his own in particular. "Well"
said an officer standing by. "We
have caught him & now what
shall we do with him?" "Hang
him, hang him - hanging is too
good for him" cried the negro
in great excitement. "Well" said
the officer "he shall be hung,
boy, and since he injured you
so much you shall have the chance
now to pay him back. You shall
hang him yourself & we'll pro-
tect you & see it done." "Oh
no - can't do it - can't do it-
can't see massa suffer. Don't
want to see him suffer."
Eddings Fripp was a very hard
man & drunk nearly all the time
His negroes have a horror of
him & those here seem to have
had no love for Mr. Pope.
One of the most touching of all