The North-Carolina standard., 1849-04-04
tcOrrespondence of the Home Journal.l

Travelling recently, on business in the interior OF
Georgia, reached just at sunset, the mansion OF Ine
proprietor, through whose estate Tor the last nan
hour of my Journey / had pursued my way. MY
tired companion pricked his ears, and with 10"
vhinny indicated his pleasure, as turned up Ihe
broad avenue leading to the house, Calling 70 olacH
boy in view, babe him inquire OF MS owner l
could be accommodated with lodgings for the ngnt'
Nv request brought the proprietor himself 10 the
from thence 10 the gates when after scru>
tinizng glance at my person and equipments ne In
qnred nay name business and destlGatlon. Pro.nPs
v responded to his questions, and he Invited me 10
alight and enter the house, In the true spirit OF
Southern hospitality.
He was apparently thirty years of age, and eVl-
IDENTIFY man of education and refinement. soon
observed an air of gloomy abstraction about MIN ne
said but little and even that little seemed the result
of an effort to obyiae the seeming want OF clVlHy
to stranger. At supper the mistress OF the man
sion appeared and did the honors of the table, In ner
particular department she exceedingly iaoylihe
and beautiful, only southern tOon1en are that is Oe
yond comparison with those of any other Poruon o.
this republic have seen. She retlreo lhmeet-
ately after supper, and servant handing soe sPie
did Habannas on small silver tray, we haa just
seated ourselves comfortably before the enormous
FIRE of oak wood when servant appeared at the end
door near nv host hat in hand, and uttered In sub
dued but distinct tones, the, to startling WORDS
EMaster, de coffin hab come. -g ..s. t
"Very well" was the only reply, and the servant
disappeared.
My host remarked my gaze of inquisitive wonder'
and replied to it. .-. i..a
al have been sad, sad," said he, to-day. '' have
had greater misfortune than have experienced
since my fathers death. l lost this morning tne
truest and most reliable friend had In the world
one whom have been accustomed to honor and re-
spect since my earliest recoecton he was the play
mate of nv fathers youth, and the mentor OF mine;
faithful servant, honest man, and sincere Chrs-
tian. stood by his bedside to-day, and win MS
hands clasped in mine, heard the last words ne Ut
tered they were, Master, meet me In heaven.
His voice faltered moment, and he continued
after pause, with increased excitement
s.H His loss is melancholy one to me. If lett
nv home, said to him, John, see that all Things
are taken Of and knew that my wlIe ana chllu'
property and all, were safe as though they were
guarded by an hundred soldiers. never spoke
harsh word to him in all my life, for he never merlted
it. ] have hundred others, many OF them faithful
and true, but his loss is irreparabe."
1 come from section of the Union where slavery
does not exist and brought with all the preJu-
dices which generally prevail IN the free States In
regard to this I" institution" had already seen
much to soften these, but the observation OF years
would have failed to give clear an insight into
the relation between master and servant as this SIM
pie incident. 1t was not the naughty planter, the
ory tyrant talking of his dead slave, of his dead
horse but the kind-hearted gentleman, lamening the
loss and eulogzing the virtues OF his good old friend
After an interval Of silence, my host resumed
'sThere are,'' said he, many of the old mans
relatives and friends who would wish to attend his
funeral. To afford them opportunity, several
plantations have been notified that he will be hurried
tonight; some, l presume, have already arrived
and desiring see that all things properly pre-
pared for his nterment, trust you will excuse my
absence for few moments.''
Most certainly, sir; but added, "lf there Is
no improperly, / would hepleased to accompany YOU"
'Tkere is none,' he replied and followed him
to one of long of cabins, situated at the dis
tance of some three hundred yards from the mansion
The house crowded with negroes, who all arose
entrance and many of them exchanged greet
hat
tkey felt that he was an object of sympathy from
them! The corpse deposited in the coffin, at
red in shroud of the finest cotton materials, and
the coffin itself painted black.
The stopped at its head, and laying his
hand upon the cold brow of his faithful bendsnan.
aEed long and inteny upon the features with which
he had been SO long familiar, and which he look
ed upon Tor the last time earth; raising his eyes
length and glancing at the countenances bent
upon his he said solemnly and with much feeling
i' He was faithful servant and true christian; if
you follow his example, and live as he lived, none
of you need fear when the time comes for you to
lay here"
A patriarch, with the snow of eighty winters on
Master, it is true, and we will try to live like
him."
There was murmur of general assent, and after
giving some instructions relative to the burial,
returned to the dwelling.
About nine o'clock servant appeared with the
notice that they ready TO move and to know if
further instructions were necessary. My host re-
marked to me, that by stepping into the piazza,
would probably witness, to me, novel scene. The
procession had moved, and its route led within few
yards of the mansion. There were al least hun
dred and fifty negroes, arranged four deep, and fol-
lowing wagon in which was placed the coffin
down the entire length of the line, intervals of
few feet, each side, carried torches Of the
Tesinous pine and here c&lled light wood. About
the centre was stationed the black preacher, man
of gigantic frame and stentoran lungs who gave out
from memory the words of a hymn suitable to the -
occasion. The Southern negroes proverbial for
the melody and compass of their voices and thought
that hymn, mPllOwed and compass of their voices, E
and thought that hymn, mellowed by distance the =
most solemn and yet the sweetest music that had :
ever fallen upon my The stiffness of the night
and strength of their voices enabled to distinguish
the air at the distance Of half mile. -.- ,
1t was to nae strange and solemn scene, and no -
incident of my life has impressed with more pow
erfn emotions than the ght funeral of the poor ne
gro shall return to my northen home, deeply i'm
pressed with the belief, that dispensing with the =
name of freedom, the negroes of the South are the
haPpest and most eontented people onthe face of the
earth. .-...0.-'.'
.CALIFoRNIA BEArEN!-TH GOLD PLACER OF Car t
oLIaA. At the Mountain Greek mine, in Catawba II
county, belonging to our friends, Messrs Cansler
and Shufod, three hands collected, in two DAYS and
hall, with the simple operations of pan and hand
rocker, 2,20s dwts. of gold from the vein, and from
the sands below, by the of the mill, I59 dwts q
more. The amount collected during the week in q
dependent of the products of the rocker, was 1867
dWts. At one panning Mr.. Shuford got 2I5 dwts n
some OF 1t In particles of considerable size. bt
Since the above which is substantially correct Y
was reported Mr.. Cansler called at our Office and
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