The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-02-12

never looked 90 white before in nv life." and
then he spoke the truth. for Phil bad 20 fright.
encd him, tina, his complexion would have ia.
vo'ably compared with = {" bit of chalk"
SWELL" says Phil. al may be ms,a ken,
but seeing's believing" you know.-Go God
night, IN see you at pray ers in the morning. /"
Morris retired for the night, after deter.
mining TO rise early in the morning and take a
bath 10 prove TO Pail taa; his complexion vas
improving. Early next morning be perform
ed the operation much to bis own satisfaction,
and wiping himself dry on tho towel Phil had
prepared with nu' gall, be sifolled GU, into
The fields to take an airing before the morn.
ing service. After salking about Tor half an
hour, he turned bis STEPS towards the College,
deeply pondering in bis mind if Rsffiagspsr.
ier could be correct. BY this time the nut.
gnl had taken efFec, on his complexion, and
he had gone ihi oash oil the d ,ifercn, stages
Of negrodom-very ligh: yellos-mush and
molasses, dsrk cherry-a ligh, wslnu, color
land now ~as 10 The lac, s,sse. a confirm d
dafkee.
lie had not get City yards towards the Col
lege, when ne uIel the daughters of one Of
the professors. Toward one of these ladies'
ne had kind of soiiness though il had never
existed as yet save IN locks. Imagine, then
now aslonished he was TO see them. cross over
the road as he cane towards them, md nov
made one Of his captivating bows, to hear one
Of them remark:
81 declare, SIS il ,ha, negro man did nol
bow 10 Us; wonder wha, The impuden. Eel,
low means r
No douL, old PLAN was as,oaished 10 hear
that Troy was 90 6'e and mons Of the Lno,s
ready TO pu! il cot. Cesar was rather asoo.
lshed "hen he saw Bro'us advaucn, to tickle
him under tho ribs. Mr.. Macbeth La, been
seen to express considerable surprise, and inst.
y 90, 10 see iha, "dayger In the hair" q,
our friend Dabb says. but The essence Of her
as'0ni'hnen' added together. could no. equal
the sum total Of Morris, when he heard him
Sc { called negro.
Then Rafhag .paifsr was right, Pail vas not
KING 1t was q stern, Gu iuGubiabIs liu.b,
nc was nsger; the truth, the whole nu,h
and nothing ba, the truth burst on his mind
at once with such overv helnlng power, ,ha,
ne had TO catch hold Of pee, TO suppol, him.
's'f' The mex, momrn, i, struck him i. mi .hl
70 Ike, and that he was 20, black. Wnh
tie speed Of 'ighluins, he started for tho Col
ege' s'""s ,"s 'A-np,te. ,h,nu.h. Tia lane.
md mo tho college ho dashed like four year
I'd Nazepps, bio speed cons Idsraby acce'er
aiqd by soma foud mo'hefs future ragged
u hope " shouting AFTER HIN,
"Go il, darkey, I'll hold your hail"
Ne soensr had ha catered tho hall of the I
College, than the dteadluI truth was but too
widen, fo' him TO doub'. In mirror On he |
vail be sa. the IA 'cuon OF bis face, ~h,ch
vas BY this 'ime beautiful j., black. The
cream be gave would have dsne honor Ia
'qlife 4" Mp,amola."
The students had assembled Coz morniu.
rayers, our friend Phil among The rest the
rofessor bad flushed reading tho morning
'''on, and had said, " La, Us pray" when
10 scream penetrated ia their care, aud nsxi
'omen, the door tu,s! open and in bounded
lous.
20. ne tue lis true I'm q Niger
IN nisget Rafinsspaifet's right I'm
gger o, mighty as black as jet, turned
night! Lord forgive my father and
other for sending me from home! A. black
coal a. black as coal !" and overcome
l'h The horror Of his situation, the poor black
az faiuied away. !,
Tho professor q, once. in elegant phts.
ology. "sm.It a rat" an inquiry was in. +.
,u,ed. our freud Ph,l was detected aud 70
ived sase'e seprimaud.
Morris's natural color was soon restored.
% coon as /. was safe for him I. venture
ith, there was ono SUDDEN, less a, B.
ha'evsr fes's, he fol, a, parting. was over.
ne by hearing the old pc,er remark as he
the hall. -" There goos Pail Wa,er.s mig.
! p-FIag Of our Onion.