Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-09-22
REAL HISTORY OF A SLAVE BOY.

sweetest of all the fertile spots OF earlh III
the Spanish main So AT least thought Mr..
Henry Paget, rs he rode slowly behind The
row of chatlering negroes, male and iemale'
busy at the task we have mentioned, on his
aunt's estate, which the young gentleman
had come all the way from England to VI
sit, and in some respects put IN order. AS
lie gazed OH the scene before him, he al
most felt sorry at the thought oil his ap-
preaching departure, to rclom his iamuy IN
Britain. With their large cutting bills IN
their hands, a long line of white Jacketed
and white wrap, jered blacks were Topping
off the stalks of the sugar canes, dividing
them into several portions, land laying them
down in regular heaps as they went along.
Others, again, behind these cutters were
busy binding up the strewed cane INTO bun
dies. Here and there some female negro
had her little chubby child totterlng about
her feet, or assisting her TO arrange the
canes into proper parcels. All these work
ers were stout, healthy, and particularly
happy, if the ringing laughter they ever
and anon sent forth, while the white glanc-
ing teeth were seen through their wide eX-
tended mouths, could be taken as indicating
i state of happiness for the time. AS Hen
~ Pagcl gazed on the dusky laborcrs,
pleasing feeling sprung up in his mind, for
he fell The consciousness that his own visit
had conduced greatly to the comfort which
he saw. And the negroes also were con-
srlous of this, as any one might have learn
ed had he been near enough To hear the
many Bless him young n.assas,' that
were addressed to the rider sometimes
loudly, and sometimes in the tones Of half
unconscious ejaculation, from the mouths
OF both men and women i'll the band.
MIR. Paget, after time, left the scene IN
order to take a ride along the borders OF
some of the ncghhoring plantations. The
day was hot, but the country being well
wooded, he was shaded from the sun
heat IN his progress, at one time by the
dropping and irathery branches OF the pee
lurcsquc palm, and at another Ivy the thick
foliage Of the lofty cabbage tree. OF all the
productions of these islands, this latter tree
IS perhaps the most extraordinary. lis
long trunk, rising to lhe height oi perhaps
fifty feet, without a branch, and It's dense
crest OF broad leaves above, make it somc>
what resemble the humble vegetable after
which it is named but hesrcscmblancc IS
more remarkable in another respect. On
the very ION of every cabbage tree, aud in
the very centre of that top, there exists,
hcart-and only one hearl-some foot or
two in height and breadth, and bearing the
strongest ikcne,, in appearance, taste and
smell, TO the heart or plh of common
cabbage. But we must not digress too
much ON natural objects. our business be-
ing to attend to what bcleIl MIR Henry Pa
Gel in his ride.
After he had wandered TO a considerable
distance from his own property, he chanc-
pJ. ,,Lcn ON the outskirts of A rlintalion
moi knnwu IN him. TO hear. rs he thought,
a woman's cries. at no GREAT distance from
him. Gathering snartiy in the direction OF
the sounds, he saw, after turning the corner
Of clump of palms, not woman, bat a
black boy, CRYING bitterly under the lash Of
n grown m negro. beside whom stood a
white oyrrseer. Moved at the sutlrrings
the child vho did not apppar to be above
xo,enor e;rbt veus aid. Mr.. Pacet rode M
and asked What the how had done. The
,,,ors,..r o,L. ,nnoarod 10 know the que
r,s, hv s;rL, ,nn.LcJ his can and rcpled.
{. Inc I,uIe rascal was unnipr away, sir"
wi nov so vounyas his could not
think of making his escape from his own
crs" said Wr Parc,
"oh No masso. NO run away berry
had him fnn,-liIIy sore" cried the boy, fix
ing on Mr. p,grr = look of most intelligent
and r.,bc,ic en,yeatv. snch as Henry
,bnuoL, ho h,J seldom seen on face be-
coro aI,ho,,rh ,ho one hcfnre him was black
-. ~, -. ,,;,r The moor creature
s. Wv i",' ,no ,,,,,a no smoke ,n his foot
.IT Conn Coot had bcen sore, YOU little
.,a,..t.,I" ov.ra;n,od ,ho surIv oyerseer
S.o"""1e'i 20, L,nn noon here. Get home
!"u ~" wv, Nv. - 49,, Me- aud he'll Co
Pu, 'ne ,NS', T" p n,u' , ,be lad to sink
iNS' en'"s,, NIL, ;na,na5 e rnnn;nc away
W VIC jun" L 'III' NV ,be Inch. Mr.. pa.
"''In WV NV, '.'I ,nd desired them
se' ''@l'G c ,.o''' MS ""'' He ,hrn hooked
|" G'S'S' ~. q n'" ,,S cI,,i ,bo ,rcIe 70 h,
~ "'' ooy '''' ''r a,lL or being asked,
mos sSN1'T'y ,'',I ~ p,.ro, thnt his mo-
le ,'luI at.'o" t h,rr,, borrv sck' At home
isi o1,"s ,Lo w,oJs between wo-b
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