Quoted Text A. John Henry,is screaming Toufa,s name as he,Peter and the overseers,reach the slave quarters. Some of the slaves,men,women and children,run out to see what,s going on. John Henry stops and hands Peter,one of the shotguns,then starts shooting,at anyone who comes towards them. Three,four,five,slaves are shot,falling to the ground.Peter and the overseers,light up torches,and throw then at the slaves huts,where fire begins to spread. B.Chaos and Confusion erupts all around the slave quarters. The big slave "Toufa",living four houses down,see,s John Henry shooting people down,starts running for his life,through the back end of the plantation. John Henry,Peter,and his overseers,start running after him. John Henry,yells at "Toufa",to stop "Nigger",but Toufa keeps on running. John Henry aims and fires,hitting "Toufa",in the back. C.Toufa,tired and bleeding,try's to get up,but the overseers grab him first,and drag him back to the slave quarters,and beats on him,so everyone can see it. John Henry,curses,shouts,about "Niggers"being put in their place. Peter throws a heavy rope,over a old oak tree,where they drag Toufa,under it,ties his arms,and his legs,and puts the rope over his neck. The overseers help pull the rope down,as "Toufa",is stung up high in the air,their to hang to death. D.A few days later,John Henry went into his wife,s bedroom,where Cynthia Clark Cussmount,was taking care ofher little girl. Afraid and scare for her life,she grabs the baby,and lays back down in bed. John Henry takes one look at the negro looking baby,and loses control of himself. He drags her out of the bed,proceeds to slap and hit her,cursing her name. She hits the floor hard,bleeding slowly. John Henry tells her that"YOU NEVER SEE THIS BABY EVER AGAIN". He picks up the clild,walks over to the water fill, iron tub,and the throws the baby in,to drown it. Cynthia stares in horror at what John Henry had done. She gets up and runs towards him,screaming"Don't kill my baby". John Henry,hits her with a close fist,knocking her down,while he was holding the baby down,under water. She got up again,jumping on his back,as she fought hard for her baby,s life. But this time,John Henry hit her so hard,she flew back,tripping over a table,and crashing through the three floor window. She landed on on top of a white wooden fence,that surround the main house. A large,slim,piece of pointed wood,was sticking out of her chest,that went through her heart. She died instantly,with her eyes open. John Henry,ran over to the broken window,looking down at his wife,s broken body,and starts to laugh out loud. Then he went back and drown the baby,and buried it ,some ten miles away from the plantation. E. When the county police came,John Henry explain what happen,and the police rule it an accident. Cynthia Clark Cussmount,was buried in the Family,s plot. Now the Cussmount |