Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-10-02
CoLUMBUs, pIIl TUEsDAY. October 2. I8ss

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long time after Pickett rode away. He
watched his retreating form while he con-
tinued In sight, then seated himself on
the ground where he had been standing.
and unconsciously, witha little stick, be-
san to draw characteristic the sand. To
the labors of his fingers his mind seemed
to be utterly needless, until aroused to a
sense of what he was doing and where he
sat, blythe approach of some Of the field
negroes returning from the labors Of the
day. He started to his feet as he heard
their voices, but how did his guilty heart
trembIe, when his eye took in the letters
that he had unwittingly traced in thesand,
| The word ssmufderers was distinctly
written in large characters before his eyes.
Witha desperate but trembling haste as if
he dreaded lest other eyes should behold
it too, he dashed his feet over the letters,
nor stayed his efforts even when they were
perfectly obliterated. Fool that he vas
of what avail was all his toll? He might
erase the guilty letters from the sand, but
they were written upon his soul in eharac-
tiers that no hand could reach, and no la
bors obliterate. The ferd was there in full
possession, and his tortures were only now
begun.
There are other scenes.in the novel not
inferior to this. It is needless to say that
1.-THE writer is first rate hand.
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BLACK, WHITE, AND BROWN.
From Hoods Own.-RepubAshed by G,
Dearborn 8. Co. Ne'O York.
/ All at once Miss Morbid left off sugar
1She did not resign as some persons
Hay down their carriage, the full bodied
family coach dwindling into chariot
next into fly, and then into a sedan chair,
She did not shade it off artistically, like
certain household economists, from white
to whitney brown, dark Drawn, and so on
I'd none at all. She left it off, as one
might leave off walking on the top of {
house; or on slide, on plank with &
further end to it; that is TO say, slap.dash
all at once, without moments warning
She gave it up, to speak appropriately, il
the lump. She dropped it,-as Corpora
Trim let fall his hat,-dab. 1t vanished
as the French say, toot sweet. From the
3Oth of November, 1880, not an ounce o
sugar, to use Miss Morbid's expression
i" ever darkened her doors"
The truth was, she had been presen
the day before at an Anti-Slavery Meet
ing; and had listened to a lecturing Abo
ltionist, who had drawn her sweet tooth
root and branch, out of her head. Thence
forth sugar; or as she called It, !" Singer
was no longer white, or brown, in he
eyes, but red, blood red-an abornina
ton, to indulge in which would convert
Christian into practical Cannibal. Ac
cordingly she made VOW, under the in
fluence Of moist eyes and refined feelings
that the sanginuary article should neve
more enter herlips or her house; and thi
pretty parody on the famous Berlin De
cree against our Colonial produce was n
gidly enforced. However others Nigh
countenance the practice Of the sIav
owners by consuming " shugger," sh
was resolved for her own part, emo suf
fering sable son of Africa should ever ris
up against her out Of a cup of tea"
In the mean time, the cook and hous
! maid grumbled in concert at the prohibi
ton; they naturally thoughts very har,
to be deprived Of luxury which they en-
ioyed at their own proper cost; and a
last only consented to remain in service
on condition that the privation should b
/ handsomely. considered in their wages
With hope Of being similarly remem
bered in her will, the poor relations G
Miss Morbid continued to drink the s'warr
without" which she administered to tner
!, every Sunday, under the name of Tea
and Hogarth would have desired no bel
ter subject for a picture, than was present
i ed by their physiognomies. Some purseC
up their lips as if resolved that the nause
Gus beverage should not enter them, other
compressed their mouths, as if to proven
it from rushing out again. One took
!, mincingly, in sips-another gulped it dow
/ in DESPERATION third in fit Of absence
/, continued TO stir very superfuously wit
his spoon; and there was one shrew
/ old gentleman, who by a little dexterous b
!. play, used to bestow the favour of hi
small souchong on a sick geranium
!, Now and then an astonished strange
: would retain a half cupfui of the blac
: dose in his month, and stare round at hi
fellow guests, as if tacitly putting to thel
the very question of Matthews Yorh
, shireman in the mail coach-s Company
} COP or doom %
The greatest sufferers, however, wer
E Miss Morbid's two nephews, still in th
: morning Of their youth, and, boy like, f
3 more inclined to q sip the sweets" than
= shall the dawn" They had forInerl
E looked on their aunt's house as peculiar
dulce dofnun. Prior to her sudden col
/ version, she had been famous for the nj
!. nufactufe Of d sort Of hard bake, con
!? monty called toffy or taffy--but nov, ala
/, taffy was not at home, aud there va
nothing else to invite a call. Currai
+ tart is tart indeed without sugar, and /
e for tie green gooseberries, they alWa.
S tasted, as the young gentlemen aihrme
e like a quart of berries sharpened to
h pint. 2 Ia short, It always required S
4 pennyworth Of lollilops and balls-eyes,
lick Of honey, adip Of treacle, and pi'
+, lat 4 grocer's hogshead, to sWeesen "
r at aunt Morbid's.
TO tell The truth, Der own temper sou
It led a little under the prohibition. =