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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-03-01


z M aaxfus u sell HE GLOWING Lands One Tact
\ u ~ Asfes On bslh SIDES hlyy Crock. sh'e aud
adjoining ny fesiieBe The Is Creek LanIs, Dr
iepih u soil ready adaptation Ito usi agents i1r IT,
claiming. and goat yeld. justly regarded among s,
tn q ya3abla lnupper Virginia. THIS tr.ct is well
nfsd 10 the production # all the usual cpS. Nth he
rar9as improving aTasses aierling than the usual
pr portion ri extremely rh nead1s lands About afurjh
part Is IN ori ,nal gfrh wei iimbcud and fl 7t-rae
tobacco LAM. Mover falling springs Of delightful pure
Water are we'll s,ribnrl on the whole Tact It, lora-
lion il quite des abe. and beng the most appr wed dis
taaeesN mies f1n lyncl,burg;"hrrc ready market Is
alfa fond II every article OF production. The neigh
o5fh9o1 uHeAeeplionale and 21rcelpe, with all the
c9ngencaces II Churches Nils. Shops, g.. quite at
hana. Ny object Is t5s Il. and mr. than liberal ac
comm5dailan VII lie given such. III fact would en-
able tie purchaser - make the payments from the cult
yatoa Of the Land Itself lfdesred. the quantity would
lac reduced. y,ry conveniently increased BY adding
rom loo Ia 1000 Acres all aaJoniug, with proper por-
Tons of " ,od and na1d ~ Lands;
ALSO. a Tact Of los Arcs. in nc county Of BOtc-
teulf. on ta'g's Greek, within FEW me- Of the Town
Il Ne@ Cas- l.. b1uaded BY CarPc and others, all in
w54ds and sui 10 b. g,od r11arc, Land.
Ms a]df.s. IS Lynehburg. P,r''nal applicants will
generally find me- a home.
JOHN o. LEFTWICH.
Chagrove, Bcdsn, Jan. .e---ts
ORANGES AND Lemons
JUS received. pr boat Charles NJ NJ tchcll 30 boxes
Oranges, ) boxes Lemons, in fiac order
c. PHELPS,
LiQTORTCE
have in s'Hre. and VIII Il low .r casa Of good xty
day paPer, - cases very line mass and stick Lguorcc
c. PHELPS.
SHCCK MATTRESSES.
p double ard single Stuck Mltrcsscs, made by an
experienced workman
Feb. It's c. PHELPS.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-03-01

+YNr cpar,ncrshq hafe es,siiue under The s,te 81
Ire = Roberts, dissolved b. mutual consent the
So u.t.pa.
The II the firm vii my he used hereafter. in -.
tirc thi hIslB.ss a tie ~anrarn
NJ ludehtsd 10 The ceaeern sf make raFu#1t -
either party Join LIZ.
Jar. It's RY1.ASi1 RoRIRTS
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-03-01

BDNHslIJs x 0ZNAHI IT.
rn lalos Nas land . Manchester Ozaabufss.
~ halls heavy Il : eetug.
10 d. d, s. siarlinz.
Ga cons gnnrnt Al las pnees
Jan. It's BsGBY Il CRENsHAW.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-10

district, and be cntitlct TO three rcpres ,nta-
tivcs.
1 26. The county Of Schuyler shall constitute
the 36th representative district, and be entitled
TO one representative.
| 81. The county of Hancock shall constitute
the 3ith representative district, and be entitled
TO two representatives.
80. The county of McDonough shall. const tutc
the seth representative district, ana be entitled
to one representative.
~. The county Of Fulton shall constitute the
39th representative district, and be entitled to
! two representatives.
40 The county of Peoria shall constitute the
! 10th representative district, and be entitled to
one representative.
| Al. The county Of Knox shall constitute the
4lst representative representative district, and
be entitled to one representative.
! ~. I he counties of Mercer, Warren and Hen.
derson shall constitute the lend representative
district, ind be entitled to two representatives.
10. The counties of Rock Island, Henry and
stark shall constitute the l3rd representative
district and be entitled to one reprcs, NATIVE.
A. The counties Of Whitcsidc and Lee shall
constitute the Iith representative district, and
be entitled TO one representative.
! IS, The counties Of Carroll and Oglc slIa con
stitutc the 45th representative district, und be
entitled to one representative.
46. The counties Of 10 Daviess and Stephen.
son shall constitute the 18th representative dis
trict, and be entitled to two representatives.
AZ. The county of Winnobago shall constitute
the 4Ith representative district, and be entitled
TO one representative.
10. The counties Of Putnam, Marshall and
Woodford shall constitute the 18th representa-
tive district, and be entitled to one Representa-
tive.
40. The counties Of LnSallc, Grundy, Livings
ton and Bureau shall constitute the 49th repre-
sentative district, and be entitled to two repre-
scntativcs.
80. The counties OF Dupagc, Kendall Viii
and lroquois shall constitute the seth represent
alive district, and be entitled to three represent
ativcs
81. The counties of Kane and DcKab shall
constitute the jlst representative district anc
be entitled TO two representatives.
81. The counties Of Boone and McIIcnry shall
constitute the send representative district, ant
be entitled to two representatives.
SO. ] he county of Lake shall constitute III,
sd representative district, and be entitled t,
one representative
81. The county of Cook shall constitute In,
54th representative district, and be entitled t,
two representatives.
Sec. IL. Until the General Assembly shal
Otherwise provide, the clerks Of the county con,
nissioncrs courts III each Gf the aforesaid scna
torial districts, and in such of the representative
districts us may be composed of more than on
county, shall meet at the county scat Of the old
est county in said district, within thirty tav
next utter any election for senator or represent
Gtiyc therein, for the purpose Of comparing an,
! CONTRASTING the votes given at such election, AN
the said clerks shall IN all other respects con
form to the laws on the subject, in force III til
time OF the adoption of this constitution.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-10
CONSTITUTION
or THE
STATE OF ILLINOIS.
PREAMBLE.

We, the PEorLE Of the state of Illinois
greatful 10 ALMIGHTY Con for the civil
political, and religious liberty, which lii
has SO long permitted us to enjoy, and
looking to lliM for blessing upon ON
endeavOrs TO secure and transmit the
same unimpaircd to succeeding genera
tions-in order to form more pericc
government, establish justice, insure do
mes,ic tranquility, provide for the com
mon defence, promote the general wei
fare, and secure the blessings of liberty
TO ourselves aud our poster.ty, do ordaiI
and establish this constitution Tor the stat,
of Illinois.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
MILK PAINT.

\ foreign writer savs-'A paint has bccu
used on the continent with success mado
from milk aud lime, that dries quicker than
oil paint aud has no smell. II IL made IN
the following manner. Take fresh curd.
and brusse the Jumps on grinding stone.
or in an carthen pan or mortar with spa,.
ula, or strong spoon. Then put chem into
n pot with mn equal quantity II lime, we'll
Stacked with water. To make i, Just thick
enough 10 bc kncaded. Stir this mixture
without adding more water. and n white
iluid will soon be obtained. which will serve
as pant. II may be laid on with brush
with rs much ease AS varnish, and it drics
very speedily. II must. however, be used
the same day It's made, for il kept till next
day it will b. too thick consequently no
moro must be mixed up At one tiuir than
can be laid on in day. II any color DC
required, any Il the ochrcs, rs yellow oc.rc
or red oehrc. or umb.r. may he mixed with
1t IA any proportion Prusslan blue would
be changed by the ,,r Two coats II thi.
paint Will bc sufficient, and whom quite dry
It may be polished with a piece 81 wooden
cloth, or similar substance. aud it will ho.
come ~ bright as yarn,sh II will oul, do
for inside work but Il will last longer II
Vanished over with the white Of an cgg af.
ter 1t has been polished
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04

\ coun'r, gentleman lately arrived Al
Boston, aud immediately repaired 10 tho
h"usc Vt a relative. lad, Who had navr,e-i
a men ant # that ciiv The parties VEN
Glad ~ see him. and invited him 10 mahc
their house h. hcne, tss be declared III.
intention q remaining IN tina, city hut DAY
~ two The husband Of the lady ANXIOUS
to show attention g. relative ard 'rrud II
his wiie took the gentleman. horse 10 n
liver, stable ~ Hanover street and hal 1t
pu; NJ there Finally the visit h. anne n
visitation and the merchant, after an .lsj.r
oi eleven DAYS. found thAt b-s,acs l~ig,ng
aud b ar,liug tie rru,lcman, . prrtty con-
sldsrnhlc ial had run Up y, the livery eta
Die. Accordingly be wen, 10 the man who
kept the stabh and told him. when the
gentleman took hi~ horse. he would pay the
h,Il Very good said the stable keeper
i understand YOU Accordingly. in short
time The country gentleman ven, 10 III,
stable aui ordered hi. horse 10 be ro, ready
Tho hill of course was presented ooh.
said the gentleman. Mr. -o.an-so. my rcla
ton will pay this Very good sir said
the stable keeper, please TO get all ordc'
from Mr. - il viii b. the same ms th'
money The horse was pu, nj again, ant
+ down went the country gentleman TO 'h'
Long Wharf. where tie MGR liant kept
Wen said he. i AN going now Ar
louf said the merchant. 'wcll. good bye
,if Well. ab,u, IN, horse the man say
the bill must be paid for his keeping -
Wcll. | suppose that's all right. sir We
--well--hut You know that ! am YOU
wilr's cousin YES said the merchant, =
know YOU ARE, bat your horse is not :
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
SALT AND CHARCOAL FOR noe s

Swine should be literally supplied with
charcoal. also with birthstone aud salt. We
do not wish it 10 be understood, however.
,ha, these ar'rlcs should BE- kept constantly
Ia their ir,u.ns. 81 Introduced dali, into
their food but the first is necessary to COZ.
rec, the bad tendency of certain kinds Of
ailmen,. d should be administered Ia guam.
titles from quart To two quarts. rs often
as once week Sal, should be frequently
gwen When not introduced IA Il seasoning
in their 'mush or swill it should be placed
in their troughs and KEEP, constantly By
them birthstone should be given Ia dough,
.aJ one roll per month, u half roll esuy
other week
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
ClLTNHE nF RARLEN

The high vrice Il tbs grain anl the
scarcity Of good marketable sample. the
present sea",n s'ou,l induce farmers b pas
more attention to H.. culture TIE Ler
s,nfr il l. light, rich loamy c!A) and
pn I'll. Il produces mist abgui4nily and
pays tie cu'lsstor A. vel aud oneu better
thal any other crop erown Much j. sail
ofthe sk'nlc', bad'g but on ne whole. ",
prefer i.e iouf and slx rovci Kind o.
prYpef 81 one and half bushes /. ,u'.
acieu, - .rf-l a. acre. n deaifed tie
land may be st,esei dovn with grss- a, tie
time q .,nla Z 90 h.f,sg.-Aw. fgricsl-
flrit
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
HEN AND CHICKENS

\ writer on the -uhicc. and let no one
'ay IT D. important subject o.. iho
Rochester American. gives the result ii his
experience IN ocooo,n's,ng the tiuc with
hens, and W. thlLk il worthy Of being com
inundated 10 our readers. All who arc ia
ioi'ar with rpar,ns chickens know tha, there
are very icw hcus ,ba, Will allow Newly
hatchcl chickens o. b. committed " their
care when their own are few days old. 1872
This the writer attributes to the fact that
the hen has become acquainted with her own
chickens from color. marks, Ac. and cons,i.
crs the new comcrs IN the light 81 intrlders
which She too frequently Furnishes TO death.
To ob,iatc this. he pat, the first hen that
matches into coop.snd keeps her there With
her chickens till another haiohcs. when 10
substitutes the second hen Tor the Grst lcav.
Ing the charge of the former, aud when m
other matches. shc is put in the place Of the
second, with all three brood. -- II the ag,rc .
gate number Il not cSoccI thirN which
~ sas s,r sill take caro- Of ag,otona,cly
and cihcicu'ly.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
RUTLAND. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST t. nj.

Get BIN mouhiul of'uppcf u, ray
get Am vic'v,ls where be d.. b.. ~oll
Zee how he'll like ,tr u should d. 10
-a'~sys l'yiog to please o,hei folk. bus
hands in''rai o. my own wc .hon,l have
pretty kciie o. hsb. Inotc Willie. he's
irssed Tor an orangc these three days. aud
not he pea q one ha. been seen yet
There ne eones puiii,g i.csNcamhoa'
u had sen, hin he would "a have t.,n
back itrs. tao huas taihng al Vi
Brown TOO, u It amt enough 20 v,sas,int
IIIrIlh HIN ~ qpa-I 4 -1n no hell
Ike that too well The brute
! ~oo, please him 80 much ~ stay Il
II Kills me, AMI Willie shah have sn OF.
angc u he wants nn1 no thanks to him q.
,hu There hc comes again nnd bo,h
hands foil Wonder what be has 20, now
snd who else he - fonniDg or Comm :
through The gate, and ycs -------bo,h peck
cts tu.I Of otangrs 1'he-------jcar soul
knew he would'n, forget his own cNll
d"n Won't Willie h,vo a cool meal
And will--yes b" shall have uuliils hi
supper S.ocum lows mullins
That's all Nc heard reader for wher
Slocum opened TIE ball door, Charlie
Willie, wife nni all wcut onl 10 meet Tim
ani pet ,omo Of those Same oranges
Mrs. Slocum dad ct supper and Sloeun
had mullins
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
From the Troy nalse,.
The NiERlED VANS X0LIL0Qrl.

BY oNEwUo KNOWS
Blast the women They arc always
ffe,ling abou, something or other Yes
,etdsy the coal wouldn't burn and the
crate mus, De set, and The furnace mus, be-
repaired and mercy knows wh,, all and
to day MS hot ms - Save Us from the
WANTS OF an ,nconsidetn,e woman Oaly
Iii her &c, the upper hand aud she Il dave
like blazcs But ! Won't be driven No,
l. II she wants the doors fixed, or wood
IfieJ. or water brought. o, the locch set,
or tubs hoopei, she may do j, herself
Confound ~ eau, 60 INTO the house,
bu, something is wanting II II ism, one
thing 1t is another I'll leave my boots in
he parlor every night II have mind
aud she may help herself Sec If don,7
Wen Sc who will be master Before we
were married, h. was-'U you please, my
dedr but crackyi II her tone hasn't
changed She shall and Shdni. from weeks
cad to week. $ end and il venture to put
IN word cdgcwlsc I'm shu, up by her
Internal cIapper Talk about late hours
and extravaganza Wonder what she
calls late hours | could stay on, once
until broad day light, aud she too, il the
party was agreeable. but now II chance
10 tend the club once . week, there Is
pretty mess directly. Ind don't trcr hiak
of her! Gracious me ! wish | could
iorg., her for five minutes just 10 see how
II would seem. I'y,uns men only knew !
Blu, no! II man says word be is SCI,
down Tor ninny lie must grleve and
bear It, III cuts ever so close. And oyster
suppcrs Wonder II she don. like oysters
Tell me sbou, pfoprie,y Of sitting down to
the breakfas, table with her hair nncombed'
Once she WINS all curls and smiles Now
she's slauernly asa washerwoh,n' Bias,
the raccl They ought to be indicted for
obtaining husbands under false protcnc's
Ii,hcyd only show out, the men would n,
be such gudgeons bu, no they'll smile
and smlrk and ,wl,,cr until fellow is far
" caught, aud then, by Jupiter, Il they
don, hawl down their colofs And then
the baby ,cniinQl lis worth fortune ,c
De ompeled TO hear the squaliny brats
nc h, after night Group OF cholc is tbs
eternal complain, II had my way Il
shake the chulic on. of them ~ a hurry
Bu, no they mus, be dosed with pink ant
annis and onions, and the duce knows wha,
and ,rol,,d until their eizzlsds are fair,
shaken out aud then # any one IS 10 b
kept up, why Slocum can SGT up Il ron
hurt him Blu, I've done with II, Won't
that's a fact What's thai you say Men
dcd my panis' and four ncr shirts. an
ncckciofh' Well declare, Mr., Sic
cum IS clever inter all II she didn't scol
so like -, but no matter. | know
provoked her, OF she wouldn't do tt.
! give IN, III own up--l'il.-. Th
: remainder was las los, in something like
kiss Five shirts must have done 1t =
, ior SlQcum forgo, to swear when he va
asked to tend The baby
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
AxARRIED W0NANS S0LILQQrl
NY noNEMno nEAKp IL"

Yes it's 20 gol co. and &c, get
hr everybody on earth, bu. ones own wiie
II | should ask Mr. Slocum TO % on, n,
such a time OF day, for water pail or has
ke, OF oranges, dye guess he'd gol Not
he No, he Imlgh, wan, one while and
take IT gu, IN wanting! Oranges iofsoo,h.
Twas only Yesterday, asked him 10 call
a, William. tor Charlcys shoes Wouldnt
YOU liked 10 have heard hlm scod thought
II he did n, tune up Always something
wanting Wished he could 90 10 The store
and back without calling for dozen par
cells And when be cam, IN AMI pu, then,
on CharIeys beet, slapped hln ior crying
becau. the pegs hurt hun. Poor fellow
he Jumped round, nil has father had gone,
aud lheu pulled hen oil The pegs were
an inch long a, the leas, calculation. And
now iua b,csu.e Mrs Brown hints nj a
water pail ',s NJ ard oi ~ a mlnu'c'--
why could'n. Brown got jas as 'ho1sh
her Own Husband wan good enough 10 wai'
upon her ld,aoa him the difference, Il
Mas jroan 4 ptuy how'd DO NJ
.h,li have O! H. II ihings 60 on 3, ihis rate
! IN ask Brown to do my errsnd' and see
ho~ he ike il
u the g,il. only knew Bn no. they
~on'l bc.evca word o. Il You M Oh
tell them al doomsisy and they'd deter
mine 10 Try u Bought Wit the b~s,. 4
you don GET It loo dear Desfl won
Ter what some folks call dear There
Nell, BY You might talk n her a.
ne,, Jolly AMI she would q, believe II
Boz. .he'll "e Shell learn Scsson io'
ters.,i ,Le'll not iorgef very soon
IU~a-s Girl s.ain, " ouid'n, chang
m condition a hurry No, J T'ter'
sss slosurp hlSny, ready 10 run ts leg
Of banow-hs u 60 sooner Tor ,hs, Nrs
Brown ,hsn for b.. own n,sh AM blood
Bal pay Asn -, i toas' ! scu
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
rt.NsrER-iTs OPERATIONS

We have Frequently hesrt. Il assrr'ed b,
i.rmer.. tia, plaster. sn.J u hsd ,~~n ~.
lhcd ior ono @, tao ycsrs a. ctors,ca 'ic
ssu,c sol ccas~s ~ s,epe itsianc~s, W Itv-
duc- an, tcn-s,c,sl effects iaclne. IN onc
q, his aldo works. explains shs cs1.s q, this
a. fllo~si .
When wc ,ncrcasc the erop %, rrA~ a.
a mcalos b, m~ans NJ r,rsum. 80 rmo'
a crra,cr quan',', II potash 9th the ha'
Than can. upies the circumstance. 10 ~
ssored hence !, hAri~"s thas, snss ,he
LARGO II several war, NE errrs az erNs, co
tho 0csdows manrred With e,p.un. d,.a,n
'sh, owing o. the deAc,rsry 81 potash II
chen ~ apply plaster ~ sip.um we should
min common l,ouso kshos With Il. a. ay,,, Il
10 the sod either leicsc s after i.cs,"~Ine
the frmcr. We should find The action oi ID"
latter ~ cnct rciic N the tenth ~ i~cnt,ctli
war As IN the hrs, THIS has bccn DE- mon.
sirs,cd by experiment, \ those Who remain
sc-ptical have oul, 90 test the vAlidit, On
-.,ls of cla,ry texture. wc cous,dsv gypsum
one Of the best applications. We have tee,
I'd its value Va q variety Il mstanoe~. aud
have no ~tupic Ia recommending IL. e.pec-
ially as . manure ct lands IN gram os rrsss
Me. fsrmcr.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
~ IMPROVEMENT IN BREAD MA.
KING.

Persons who are ~ unfortunate A. 10 be
poorly provided With those agents u masti.
cation. good teeth. Ice glad 10 knew that
there 10 q method ~ baking bread which
ohy.a'c- the necessity ~ a lard crust The
crust commonly attached 10 ths leaf i. No..
o.i. trout some e. pch persons, hu, j, is,
often the cause 81 much waste The way
- be rid of IT Is n follows When the
loases are moulded. aud before they are sct
down 10 ri.e take small quantity q clean
lard. warm IT, and rub !, lightly over tho
inaycs Tho result will he cru., bcalffull,
81, and ten'ief throughout, Thu, is MT
cuc-s-~ork --Pya,r,r Farmer.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
FRENClINAN AID PCS.

\ Frcnchman one aay seeing y litter o
piss pass stood Tor SOME time aduilrng them
I'll. be found an opportunity 81 pDpp.ur one
under hl- coat aud running ~ with y -
This he attempted hn, was pursued hy
the lios'lcr. who oyer,p sn1 seized Ina
sith the pr m his POS s,loa. He was
taken . jail, and ll, committed h'wn
tie ,fial came pa. TIA riream,t4neD' o. ll,
then being clca'ly proved BE vas found
guilty. and asked what hc ial - ray why
the sentence should no, be p=s.dr
Ne lor ! vi trogble your .tendex 70
tree word yot | al s4y: French gen
,lemau. ~ ualcrsiapl VT sou cal Sc
tel ~ ii, country MAJ tell YOU tut
a affair. and you WI hnl lat am limo
rent NJ Tor. never ,icfswg IN ny III,
time.
Why it v-.s found upln you.
-. certainly, bot take ban wi hlA oaa
consent
How ID Won meau"
w rrn I see 10 manNs ~ rhd vi,
caildetr. Va very much 10 lose ,id hiu
AMI d.a lee,lc ~. lDok his fac ] sas. you
pretty ..,le fellow 81 you cone hye With me
,or ore month H. say-s--r~rk' a-i->,i
- Lave ,.Lsl t.a IT, wee f.ts,
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
AN tICIlD\

While traycllin, a, the South, short
time since, one day wa, passing through
anc.cl city, my attention was arrested hy
a concoursc Of people upon the public
square.
Soon ] saw two men coming through the
crowd attended hy female They entered
the ring around the stand Tie sequel
showed 'lcm t. be mn auctionccr the un-
fortunate merchant and more unfortunate
young lady, Tor slave she could not be-
The auciouccr step ~ up "a the sta., .ul
ordered her e. follow. She dropped hor
head upon her heasinr bosom, bat she
moved not Neither d,l she wocp-hcr
emotions were too deep for tears The mer-
chant stood near me nttcutvcly watched
his countcnancc Twas that of n father
for the loss If an only daughter Daughter
he had not, but understand tina, h. had
intended 10 adopt her, who, instead Of being
nov free, ives doomed to perpetual slavery
lie appeared to nave human heart. VIII
tears in his eyes he saij. Helen. YOU must
obey can protect You no longer could
bear no morc--my heart struggled to free
itself from the human foIm' turned my
eyes upward--,hc flag Thy l,ilessly by the
pule for not a breeze Lad leave to stir
thought ! could almost see tie spirits gi'he
liberty martyrs, whose blood hal once stain
ed the soil. aud hear them sigh over the now
lcsccra,cd spot.
turned To look for the doomed She
stood upon the auction stand H. stature
she was middle sNc lin a,l dclira,clJ
built Her skin was ii.h'cr than many
Northern brupGic. ard Lrr feature
were round. with Tim lips. Indeed. many
thought 10 black blood cour,ed her VEINS
~ despair sat On her coun,cuaucc. o.
shall never forget ,'at book 'Good heavens
CALCULATED ore Of the two fathers as he be
held the features Of Helen, i, tina, beautiful
lad, to he soldf
Then tll upon my car The auc,i,ucer'
cry. How much is SAID for tbs h,au'ifu
: healthy slave girl--a real abba fame
girl for any gentleman ~ How much
How much Who bids? Five hunirc
dollars Eight hundred One thou,aul
were soon bid b. different purchasers IL
las, was made b. the friends o.. tie NOR
chant, rs they wi,hci,o a,>ief him ,orc'ai
her. At frs, 10 one seemed disposed
! raise the bid The cricr then read from
c paper in h- hand, '~ac j. Intelligent, Sc
Informed. easy e. communicate, first RAJ
= ius,ruc,rcs- WHO raises tho lidT IT.
S had the desired effect. 'Tucl,c hundrc,
Fourteen. Sixteen. quickly followed
He read again She j. devoted chri-'lal
j. sustains the best II morals aud is perfect
,rus,y' This raised The lids TO two tho'
I sand dollars, n, which she was struck of
, tie gentleman IA favor Of whom was Il
!, prosecution Here closed one OF the darAc
:. scene, in che book q time,
II This was n Southern auc'iou--an aucti'
a at which the bones, muscles. sincws boo
!. and news os n Young laiy Of mnotec
Il .old for one thousand dollar, her imwo,'
,, intellect. for xix hundred more: aud %
i Christianity tho pcr,o, Of Chfi'i IN !
: follower. four hundred more
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