The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-09-11

GUS places, rough, sooty hands were stretched
, invoiuntarily cut to save her and smooth he,
path ''Os-' H''
Tom, who had the soft, impressible nature q,
nls hnaiy race, ever yearning toward the simple
ana childlike, watched the little creature witb
uaiiy increasing interest To him. she seemed
something almost divine and whenever her Gold.
Gu hesd ana deep blue eyes peered out upon him
from oehind some dusky cotton bale, or looked
uown upon him over some ridge Of packages he
half believed that he saw one of the angels
stepped out of his New Testament
Often and often she walked mournfullv rouna
theplace where Haley's gang of men and wo,nar aa.
Ia tneir chains. She would glide in among them
ana look at them with an air Of perplexed and
sorrowful earnestness; and sometimes she vouId
MI 'neir chains with her slender hsnds--..s--,s'
would distribute jOyfully to them, and then De
Tom watobed the little lady great deal before
IL .ontnr,d on any overtures towards acqua'n,-
nnooshin He knew an abundance OF simple acts
30 nrontiate and invite the approaches OF the ut
tie people, and he resolved to play MS par. r,sas
skillfully. He could cut cunning HUE ossho's
out of cherry stones, could make gro'eeque %
oa' S ~ nuts or odd Jumping figures out OF
sidor NTH and he was very Pan in the manu-
t,ctnre of whistles of all sizes and sorts- Iis
~ooLats were full Of miscellaneous articles Oh az
ipwoc,;on which he bad boarded in days oil o'u
Go h;S master,s children, and which he now pro-
S,oad With commendable prudence and economy,
80 hv one. as overtures for acquaintance anu
friendship h,ov inter.
The little one was shy, for all her BUSY ln.er,
eat in everything going on, and IL was no, Gar,
es' ~ For a while. she would perch ike
a..a-r bird ON some box or package near ON,
mh;,a bnsy In the little arts aforenamed anu 'sse
60, him with a kind of grave bashfuiness tue
i,,Io ar,;cles he offered But at last they got Oh
r ouite confidential terms. ., =,
w g NSat,s little missy's name 2" said Tom, az
|. last. when he thought matters were ripe 10 pu'"
such an inquiry. A.. ,;,io ors
g Eyangelne ST. Clare" said 'he i'.'ie p pns
d though papa and everybody else cali N' ''''
: Now what's your name % .d ;,
WMy names Tom; the little ohiPen useu
AL, me Uncle Tom, way back thar IN hentuoA.
Is Then mean TO call you Uncle Tom, because
o, , see like you.n said Eva. " So, Uncle LON
q. where are you going"
~ al don't know, Miss Eva"
uDont know 2" said Eva.
n aNo. | am going to be sod-to someOOuy
"a don't know who" or;cL,,
r. any papa can buy you" said eva qunOAH
En- and If be buys you, you Will nav sOO' ''''
mean 10 ask him to this very day"
@Thank YOU. my little lady said Tom
res The boat here stopped at small iahuins
.rd ,oLa In wood and Eva, hearing her iathers WY
"a | ho,rdad nimbly away. Tom rose up, anu VIC
- Sorword 10 offer his service in wooding, anu ~
was busy among the hands Iii. ,ors,hsr
O., ord her father we're standing toge'hsr
and the rsilings 10 see the boat start ito'n VIZ
aid ing.nlace. the wheel had made TWO OF mr. ~
and lutions in the water when oy some saureA M
'"u 80 rt,,e Eva suddenly lost her balance,
n su shaar ever the side of the boat into the wa
usr father. scarce knowing what he ald,
the ,iunc;no in after her, bat was held BACK py 8,
=. pab;nd Rim. who saw that more tihcient ala
~. followed his child. ALL,
ms Tom was standing Just under her on vac ~
'om- Al as sbe fell. He saw her strike inc wa
bu. "a any and was after her In moment
rom d.cbested, strong-armed fellow, II was no''
,h., for him to keep afoat in the water, w
ment or two the child rose 70 the surface, su'
slow nen. s J, h.r IN his arms. and swimming with
,rds - tba ho,, aide handed her up, all dripp'nl
d be ,hs rrasn Of hundreds Of hands, which, as u
/. n haa all belonged TO one man, were stre'cnee
.ar,v ont 10 receive her. few momsnb
"O and her father bore her, dripping ana sehse
cling 80 ,hs Iaaies, cabin-where, as Is usual In
Of the kind, there eusued very weh-'noa
In and kind. hearted strife among the iema,o y
90 pants generally, as to who should 90 '1e
things to make disturbance ana 70 hinu''
recovery in every way possible
10 ~ II was sultpy close, day, tne next u"y
were steamer drew near TO New Orleans.
such hustle Of expectation and preparation was y
n IN. through the boat; in the cabin one and an
:. were gathering their things together and AT
" oA ing them, preparatory 10 going ashore.
head steward and chsmbermaid, and all, were
,ity Of engaged In cleaning, furnishing, snd ARA
But the splendid boat, preparatory to grand
led. 40 On the lower deck sat our friend Tom
a. a, his arms folded, and snxiously from time 70
NY =, turning his eyes towards a group on the
a. ~ side Of the boat.
3 live There stood the fair Evangelins, little
il had than the d,y before but otherwise elhib'ti
.....a traces Of the accident which had befailen b
graceful, elegantly formed young man sto
~i'a her, csrelessiy leaning one elbow on b
Toms cotton. while a large pockst-book lay open
q than him. II was quite evident, At glance, tn
aons gentleman was Evs's father. There was tn
W. nohle east of head, the same large blue ey
nj reAi same golden brown hair-yet the expresss
niar by vhol,y different. In the large, clear blu
Q would though in form and color exactly similar
..-t,h -. w.ntins that misty dreamy deptA OF