The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-03-02

O'erclonb with vines, which drop between i
Their fairy wealth of jessamine--- a, -
A white and golden shower" z z.-ffs ,
On the southern bark of small tributary of the
NJ ssissipp, which rningles its waters with tina;
river ueur Nachez; stood few years since, the
mansion Ct Ralph Hertert, a wesltiy planter
Its suainn was exceedingly beautiful, mod every
ornamental thing about it displayed tho excellent
'aste of tie owner. The gardeEs were filed with
fswers OF every delicate and gorgeous hue. from
which n thousand spicy and sweet perfumes were
waited to the spacious verandats ard large airy
rooms Of tie loIse:-cactus, gefaniunlss roses
and jessamines, intertwined and oYer-ran each
other with bewildering richness and profn -ion
unkno wn in our colder cline hardy shrubs WITH
dark lu.trous eaves and flame ,lorcd fl,werr,=
were scattered ahundantiy upon the broad terra
ces which surrounded three sides Of the house,
while myrads of slender vines lrail c!lng;eg
things, with leaves like finest gossanar. and c.us-
ttrs IF snowy sprayihe blossoms; covered the
rulings, the treiiices the hitice wcrk, - twined
about the the Doric pillars of tie vfrandahi, and
even d fpeEded il graceful festoons frcn r,any Of
the smaller iIees. OyegstrtoSieg all was tie
,!ossys fo,:sgc If rnssn,.ias asd ea.aisss While
orange trees and o.d kingly aloes cast deep s!iad
ous upon the smooth lawn which slnped gently
from the rear of the mrnsion TO tile river; and in
the distance, fir fields, wuvirg with grain or
whitening with cotton, gave promise of iuxuriart
harvest.
The house " hi, was large, and pninted snowy
white, was designed with little reference to
chiteciulaI regularity; but there was, besides a
]
g ! in lis execution. Every thing was irregular,
, 10 an eye trained by the sere:ssl rules of art.
tnany things night ct first seem out Of place.
/ There W g. a hay win low here, ret ess there
pi,rc;,e=, wah narrow arched entrances and bal
coies with light f.nciful ratings, con,rnan' O. a
magnificent few the fiy and adjaeen mt sroun Is;
all seemed jnnlbled Together in eonfuii N; but
was coafus:or, w!i;ch yet had in it the Ell ments
of beauty, and takrn as whole the Eff ct was
h,rmoniyus and saii fyT NJ.
Near the close of sunny spring afternoon. the
| lord of this luxurious domain, might have been
! seen pacing, alone, shaded walk in Ike garden
/ There We re traces of care and uneasnesss upor
his ;foreheaI. and about The compressed lips
but so we'll veiled were they by the careless ar O
unconcern, which tone can better assume than Q
/ proud man wllo fears the discovery Of vial Sc
/ cret, that none out close observer would havs
conectured that the RI inter . heart i'll at ease
! Presently he was Joined by the over scar of hi
j plantation, whom lie had previously summoned
IS ..What DO you say, Willard, TO selling o
twosof tho smed;nm hands fr good prices? CaI
flany te spared? ssessaes d asjssgtssssl ~ ss1l
II Not ifsyou eoninuesto work both plantations
sir;-that is. none but young ones;' answeredth
overseer ir surprise. -, Two or three of the old
er hands seem pretty nigh used up, and I've bee
thinking it would be good POLICY 10 buy few NOR
before long" : s-.,., .---.. s - .-..s,
The plan,erlooked little disconnected and rres
entity remarked, abruptly, 4. ss-.fzsE,s
iE g Mooney has taken up slave trading of late
. l saw him in p yesterday, where he ha
large gang He is to be here this AFTERNOON .
Il thought that business was settled p said th
overseer. ha @ 7 1871 sazS @
.iThere is small balance yet remaining =
: trifie which must pay off to-day or tomorrow
So you think we've no hands to spare. l rahe
< hoped 10 dispose of one or two. A little none
III wouldn't come amiss at this time
! Just at this moment, booted and spurred wit
riding whip in hand. having leithis horse in charg
Z ola servant at the gate, the expected persouag
u approached; and the oyerseer supposins his pre-
:. ence unnecessary. returned to the field I'll
newcomer approached with n heavy awkwa'
tread and offered his hand TO Mr.. Herbert, wh'c
II the latter accepted with constrained eerdialiy.-
S A greatsr contrast than existed between the pc
! sons of the two, it were diicolt,o imagiue III
o planter tall, well-lormed, elastic, of precise b
gentlemanly Bearing land studied neatness Of dres
I the orher. short, heavy-built, springless ami .
tired in What seemed the mingled habihments,
ID a sailor and horse, Jockey. Hs9facs.so far q
ii any expression of emotion was concerned, mig
as well have been n bundle gof cotton or cor
! cake, Us face; except when the Immediate pro
2 pect of ''reaziug something impaired to i
- stolid features little of shrewdness nnd yivact
This man was D slave. trader, und was now on
ct sPecniatlng tour, purchasing. men, women al
: children for the New Orleans market. He r.
e. ished the occupation exceedingly. If his oapaci