At this the boys were enraged, and hurled brickbats at the slave until his face and other parts were much injured and woundedbut nothing was said or done about it as an injury to the slave.

" "Yeah," admitted Persimmon, "I jes think it; but ef I b'lieve ever'thing is so whut I think is so, I'd part Jim Pink's wool wid a brickbat.