Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-14

80 f''N WI H''Ha
and increasing hcr Gccompli.hmenls. and
yet has h. become n petf Ct ptsifin bird.
Tier fingers ply the rude needle required
10 make these confso garments she md
Francisco pr"pnrn Thea, for r.e. Wa
have n { male slave, lrupci-cn's WIFE
bot h7rs Is ont.do0r Wmf and NriIy
mikes butter, cocks, ~. sif, ard sven
cleans, aod she IL qnite happy, singing
all day long and If m hour c.n be-
found for a book, .ba ~ in Tn radiso.
"Sjngular as il may seem, do tre., of
the burning at MI evepts. IN fbc wild
fowl 81" oJng. Win tie dawn am up
and IN 10y dug oui, wliitb pull whfIe Eo,-
Y steers, ! lari here, and CON cal myself in
the bushes, VIII . sbb returns IN prpper -
breakfast. With my IoPs Of eight I have
gained an additional strength Of hearirr.
can detont immediately thu abproaEh ~ the
ducks and geese on the walor, ana II ones
they come noar enough, / ain enfe not ID
waste my powder and shot. After hhort a
couple u bDirs che reiuiue for mo. HGt
time In nov nearly mp you shall 500 her,
and breakfast At Now Edonburgb."
At this instant 4 diminuiivr sail caupIt
my eve at the db anCe u a hundred wards.
Rising, ] perceived a email ranon rlidinr
before q slight breeze wh cb had arisen, n, d
rapidly approaching. The foresail and main
sail concealed rs occupant but presently 4
melodi2ds voice WIS heard c%aroliing a mer
~ dnty.
"fhere is my chi1i add tanHbc'7, HE
voice husbei 10 n whisper III ere Is my chilf-
! neVeF hear her sing but 1 SEQ her mother
before me-"
"Woll, fatber, eticd Nelly, taking in hcf
little SAL no ducks for inc to pick fTp7 not
ono. You are unIucky this morning"
A. this moment che caught sight Of my
naval uniform, and stopped short. This
gentleman wa Kind enough to pirk them Mp
for me, an YOU must give him a scat N the
boat,
Nelly approached. Though tanned By.
the snn, enc could stili see the blug.eyed
Scotch girl in her. Light urls foll from be-
meath a vaat straw bat over her shoulders,
while a simple inr %pelisse. and buckskin mr.
cassins, With red wors'ed stockings vas aIE
her visible attire. But never rad | seen
anything more graceful or beautifully ela-
giant. a woman, and yet q girl, rh0 had
evidently The feelings Of The first, With the
Joyous artlsspHess Of he eecoud. We we're
friends directly, whiIo I mentally compared
her with my Interesting Irish friendf, MARY
Rock and her sister.
In 4 few minutes more we were sailing
for tho shore, and in a quarter Of an ngur
we're in sight Of New Edinburgh. To nv
surprise I discovered a substantial loy.hut
several onthouses, Indian cornafelds, whila
pumpkins, &c. nonrished a,ound in abun-
dance. I'gi COWS wete grazing in the neigh
! boufhood al many horsas were near them :
~1L H.. ,tw. n+sJ T...sf- sG444 aaaNEm-AI - "a
directions. was amazed, the blind Scoth
mans industry wag'so novel in Texas.
expressed ny s%urpric4. eight years or
PEI severance can 10 much said Campbell
quietly thank Heaven | am happy, and
ny Nelly will not BIO left a boggar.' But
you muat find her q steady, hard working
young fellow for a husband replied I, 10.
preserge ait fhis.t II think said he, smiling.
n ou werc to ark Nelly, she would tell you
| that that was done already The slightly
hergh ened colour Of the maiden was heF
only answer, aud ali that moment we reach.
ed The landing. where the negro couple and
The r picaninnies we're standing. This sIavoa
were sleek and hearty, and showed their
white teeth msrrlly.
Campbell led tho way n the'houas, which
war, for Texas, sUpetabundantly furnished.
tDfnfDTb was w 5Iu d~DWnN1OC@s
The breakfast was, 10 a hunter, delicious,
| consisting Of coffee, hot corn cakes, v~eniaon,
stea q, and wild honey, while a cold turkey
qraced the centre OF the board. What I en-
loved. however, better even than the break
fsat, was the attention Of the daughter 10
her r lad father. He seated himself al tho
board. and Nelly having fret helped me, sup
nJied all his wants with A care snd care
f~nlness which was delightful to behold. Sba
anticipated all his desires, her whole soul
being seemingly bent to give him pleasure.
She was, in fact, more ike a mother with a
child, than a daughter with a father in bis
prime Of life. Breakfast concluded. we talk.
Ell again Of his history, particularly since bis
arrival IN Texas.
The routine Of the day was simple enough,
AZ they explained to me. The negroes, over
looked b. the father and daughter, worked
in the fields from dawn until Fix in tie
evening, the father fashioning some rural
implement, an axe or plough handle, while
the daughter piled her needle. They break
lasted at half past six, dined at half past
eleven, and snpPed at six afer this last
/ meal. Nelly generally read 10 her father fol
two hours. Their library was good, including
I several standard works, and the four frsl
volumes of Chambers Edenburg Journal"
Campbell vent out into the ali after a
? while to talk 10 the negroeg, and | was left
: alone with Nelly. / took advantage of his
absence 10 learn more 81 her character.
I Never vas ! more delighted. Net a regret.
nor a visa for the busy world Of which she
read so much while it was qnite clear IA
, me that her lover, whoever he was, had on.
Iy succeeded by promising n reside with the
father. To leave her blind parent seemed
TO her one Of those impossibilties which
o scarcely even suggested itself to her mind
Yes! Nelly Campbell was a sweet creature
g perhaps the only truly ~rctnantic T~ecolleC
I ton | bore with me from Texas.
! Remained with them all day / yisiisi
; their whole farm | examined Nelly's "a
Yorite retreat, in a grove at tie rear Of thi
! house, and then | left them. We parted wil
q regret which was mutual (; a regret whiel
!. strange to say, was quite painful on my sidi
and | never saw them again. StiIl did no
t lose sight ofthem. | always wrote by th.
e steamer to Nelly /; and many a long lette
did | obtain in reply, More and more did
discover that she was q daughter only, an
" that even q husband must for a time hold
q second place in her heart. At length ah
wrote-'And now cir, / am married, ard
?. am very happy, though I almost sometime
regret the step, as | can no longer give n
h whole time to my dear blind father. He il
70 however, so happy himself, that | must r,
: sign myself TO be less his nurse, especial
- as the only quarrel John ant / ever have,
+. as to who shall wait on him. If he has To-
Is part Of his daughter, he has f0und a sor
D. This picture ofhappinsss made ms though
I'd full, and | owned that, great as is the bles
,e ing Of civilization, and vast and grand es al
4. the beneftsof communion with your fellow
! a scene Of felicity might yet be found in Il
4 woods. Though lam a strong / yer of maj
" lind. ard wish 10 be aiming thamsana h q