The St. Landry whig., 1845-08-07

him sos per month we talked on, and alter
awhile he smoke and he said he would split the
difference with me-, from 20 to rs; / told him |
xvosId stand II: we made a bargain, and setthe
dav k0r me 10 come 10 take charge Gabriel
rea aFIEncss to The bargain we then eat dinner
wish Mr. C., and Gabriel and myself lett had
N rsllsr,n back in sTSnr or ave days 70 60 lnto
bue;ness: but AZ GABRIEL and myself were going
81. III commenced giving ms advice how 70 gel
On wiah Mr. C.. Gabriel tOlo me Mf. ~. was
& hard man 90 please, for y great many dinerens
men had lived with him; no person could please
him lonu Il & time Esold Gabriel ifthat was
the case. / believed should back out from go,
ing 10 eaae charge; but ] then commenced
thinkine " what my father had often told me ::
he Al.Reya eold me i'll made . bargain with a
person to stand 10 i, always, let the bargain De
good al bad, always be up TO my Wora We
went On to where Gabriel liyod thas nasnt n, \,
ger We had been III the house awhifes Gaaflea '
EMPLOYERS asked me what luck ! had in finding
hassacas that day; told them; said did not Like
liz mar. from what / had learned from Gabriel,
ead / sesa Mr.J. 7 believed | would back out
Be sskeksne i'll had made d bargain with Mr..
g.: EsaA yes, and was sorry for it, forI always
fsk hound 10 stand np 80 my bargains, let them
ke good er bad, for my father always bad told
ma he Mtould not Eive a cent for q man that would
moi stana ID 10 his bargains ; Mr.. ]. gave me
adv;rc Is nv NH. G. for . whiles perhaps would
i;ke him better, and if I could not please him l
eoasd Mt quit, and he was bound 10 pay for what
lime had lived with him I thought 1 would Try
HIN anyllow hut Gabriel told me how must
% on 10 please Mr.. C.. from what he knew Of
him; Gabriel advised me to be very severe 70
his slaves, As Mr.. G. had always borne that
name amongst his peighhh5ors did not IKE
that part al all, for | twas young and had nS1 seen
much barbarity amongst slaves, and was MOI
in layor 0f it, but thought ! would do as Gabriel
told me, for he had been e the business, and !
thought III mas capable of advising me how to
bel alenr With MI. C. + went and set in on the
dsYIasad protnisedf o 10; Mr.. G gave me charge.
but Iahadt TO 40 BY bis directions altogether; he
told me the people gave him a badsnatne, 4 tod
him heard 10 myself, but / was in hopes we
could get along well together he then comInen'
ced telling me he did not want a man unless ne
would whip his negroes | told him | would WHIP
chem when / thought they needed it he told me
waa not a Judge when a slave wanted whip
u;nu. for he knew they ought 10 he whipped mcre
of less every day; | began to feef like leaylns
him, ii the idea Of having to Do what ne SAID
but then thought / rs it was his property, wouit
do lust Ms he said ! went on doing just as NJ
told me; / had not been there long before
saw could not please him | was IN my lStl
year then I was very notionate, and thiikinl
ofmy situation, and Of my father. and my OIL
grandmother and home, | became very. mug
.dfseleased / did not like to have 10 fight, an
IF. C. was very passionate man, but Mrs. Z
was pretty coed 20 me. One day, Mr.. Q. wa
cleaning his gun, and after he had got il clean
ed. he Thought he would burst q cap on tn
ssube, md when he burst it, part of the cap tieN
IN and struck him in his eye this made Mr. Z
perfectly crazy: his eye gave him SO muc
spain 10 person could please him; he cut up sue
xapsay | did not like 10 stay where he was; Id
every thing to please him that lay in my ppwe
he could not be pleased he was mad with ever
body he said as for my part, attended to m
business, and tried to keep away from him:
last he came one day, and commenced to CIV
ne some ugly talk | knew had been doing N
business: knew he had no business TO talk
ms IN she way he did; thought ! would qnl
Ibecams SO disgusted at his way ofRghting al
roing on ais though he did not think any pefso
had ANY feelings but himself; | left him and
went oif 10 d neighbor's house, and RENAME
there until \ thought Mr.. g. had got better;
went back for i settlement with him whGr
arriyed at the house there was no person IN
hut Mrs. c.; she was very glad 10 see me, al
anpcaredto hate the way her husband was goll
on. and wished for me to come back and Ii
with them again; MIR. C. came in and spoke
me d. usual from that he commenced TO ia
with me to come and tdke charge again l tt
him no. that since we had parted | thought
would be best for US TO stay apart | asked h
for i settlement, and we settled ! left him,
invited me 10 call on him whenever | came u
way, Ibid him and hislady good BY, and ne'
Nave seen there since. l went back TO my frie
Gabriel, andtold him I had quit Mr.. g; he wa
ted ID know all about it | told him as nea
as could recollect l remained there with {
hriel, andI commenced studying about hor
nv father and my grandmother; | studied
much, one half Of my time did not know ha
1y what to do.
10 Be continued.l
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CO.. T.rwsowss WTLL. A letter from Nh