Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-09-22

custom often followed in the West Indies
of naming young slaves after their own
ers.
The negro boy thus accidentally rescued
by Mr.. Paget-at the cost, it may be OBJ
served, of very large sum-proved, as his
purchaser had anticipated, TO be gifted with
uncommonly lively parts, and with great
doclllty and afiectionateness Of dispos ition.
So much, indeed, was Mr.. Paget struck
with the promise of the lad,that, on setting
out for England short time after the Incl.
dent described, he took little Caesar with
him. Several circumstances occurred in
making this voyage across the Atlantic, u
most fortunate thing for the boy, not only
IN It's Ultimate, but in its immediate conse-
quences. Having always, from his con-
nectlon with West India property, felt a
strong interest in the question of the negro
capabilities for intellectual culture, Mr.. Pa
get took pleasure, while at sea, in promo
ting and watching the developments OF
CAESARS mind, finding therein an excellent
amusement for his unoccupied time. Very
little instruction of any kind had been given
to the boy before, but he rapidly proited
by that which his kind master deigned to
bestow on him, and thus solved for his
teacher The problem of negro improbability
which Lot Cary, Thomas Jenkins, and
Phlllis Wheatley may have solved for
others.
The facility with which the young A(ri-
can inbibed the common rudiments Of ed
ucation during their voyage, induced Mr..
Paget, on reaching his aunl's house in the
west of England, 10 provide Cesar with
continued opportunities of instruction. In
short, Caesar during several succeeding his
arrival at PagotvilIe, received a good ordi-
nary education, such as is usually bestowed
on the middle classes of Britain. 1t was
not thrown away upon barren soil. The
boys intelligence and correctness of deport
mcnt soon made him very much ola favor
lie with Mrs. Paget, the lady of the house,
and aunt Of his bencfactor. 1t would be
suprriiuous, however to dwell on This part
Of our hcro's lie. Suffice it to say that az
ter he had passed the period Of boyhood,
he became the personal and lavorite attend
ant of his mistress. Subsequently he adj
yanccd in posltlon,as opportunity occurred,
until he became house steward, ard was
entrusted with the highest charge con
nccted with the lady's household affairs.
Shortly after that he was made house
steward. his mistress removed to the neigh
borhood of Henley on the Thames, where
she had small estate, with mansion al
lachcd 10 it. Here Cesar continued for
several years in the management of the do
mestic matters Of the family, and in the
course of this occupation became known
to, and indeed Familiarity acquainted with,
many Of tn respectable madesmon and
merchants in the town of Henley. The
consequence of this was seen in the course
cf time. Mrs. Paget died. Her oldest
nephew, a brother OF CEsar's former friend
fell heir, though never the dcceased's ia
vorte, to her English properly. Several
years before this lime, Henry Pagcl, being
in bad health, had returned fer the advant-
ape of warmer air, to the estate in Antigua,
winch his aunt had la,tcrIy disposed Of to
him, being al the landed property she had
in her power to bestow on the nephew
size loved.
In this situation of things, our friend
Cesar received an invitation from the En-
gllsh heir to continue in his place as major
dorno. But h declined the offer for sew
eraI reasons, though undecided about any
other course for the future. Several of his
friends in Hcalcy heard of this, and the re-
81 II vas, that number of the respectable
merchants of the place, knowing CHsar' :
probitv and activity in business matters
strongly recommended him to take adyan
lagc of a favorable opening which then oc'
Cured, and To engage IN trade III Henley
The opening in question was IN the coal
trade, winch is carried on extensively there
Cesar took the advice given to him, anc
became a coal merchant in Henley.
His late lady had not forgotten IN hel
will the valuable services of her attached
African and Cesar Pagct,as we may now
call him without fear of confusion, wa;
therefore enabled 10 embark in business
with considerable capital. He had also
The advantage of having a considerable
range of acquaintance, and good charac
ter. Some may perhaps think that he had
| disadvantages, or at least disadvantage, tt
counterbalance the favorable points. Bat
whether from particular liberaliiy on the
| part of the people among whom he tounc
! himself placed or not. we cannot say-cer
tain it is. that Cesar was not only success
| FIJI in business, bat in also in gaining the
warm friendship of the most respectable Of
! his fellow townsmen. The color OF ski
became forgotten or unheeded; how com
pieiey the following incident in his caree
/ will show. After our hero had been ;
| number OF fortunate years in business, tn
| chiefriva he had in trade died, leaving {
Young and comely widow behind him.
! Cesar was at this time in the prime oicon
! iirmed manhood, with n tall, manly person
not incl eganlly formed. His color was, l
! is true, as black as ink, but his feature
were as near the European as the African
/ contour Thus Cesar Paget determined
/ to offer himself to the blooming widow
/ thinking no doubt that the junction OF tn
/ two businesses would he q most eXcellen
thing for all parties. The widow though
so too; or it may be Cesar had the al
dress to persuade her of it. However this
NAV be, she married our friend, and we
believe never had occasion to repent OF II
in the course Of long welded life.
The taste and manners, indeed, OF CE
I sar Pacet NAV be described, without eXag