The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-01-13

Oh she is beautiful-sho is glorious My
lady, my queen! :"
ITO come to something tangible, what is
the color of her eyes ~
"Ohl what is the color of love, or JOY, OF
heaven for as soon could tell you the color
Of these as Of her witohing eyes | only know
they have light, softly thrilling all the chords
Of life like music; and shadows, calming my
spirit like silence
Well, | admit the hue of beautiful eyes to
lie mysterious point but hair now is a little
more certain in that respect Tell me the
hue Of your lady's tresses'
cannot By my soul | cannot | only
know they are rich, warm and lustrous"
Humph satisfactory portrait that Oh
here is Flamingo. Come, Flame and tell me
what Is the color Of your young MISTRESS
hair"
The latter part of this speech was addressed
10 Mr.. Sutherland's valet who had Just en-
tered. Flamingo WAS a character in his way
a handsome bright mulatto, with quite a
wealth of bushy black silky hair and whis-
kers. Very nercurial in temperament and
excessively fond Of dress, he presented quite a.
gay and gorgeous an exterior as the famous
teathered hiped bis namesake. Flamingo
stood tor moment in a Quandary, az the sud
denness and novelty of the question put II
him
Oh, come, now, you are not POLITICALLY he
wildered Can't you tell us the color Of the
ladys hair ~
/" De color o Miss midas hair. sir-a-yes
s.r-its-it's-bout de color O 'lasses tatfv.
when your bout half done pullin of 1t, an it's
shinin'
Molssses tafy Dat you wretch Ii is
amber-hued, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. under
stand the rich, warm, lnstrous hue Of amber.
hOlasscs taffy o.. villain To think could
not mud comparison IN all nature precious
enough for those precious tresses and he should
compare them 10 molasses tafTy. Out Of nv
sight beast MoidS,es tGfyt Psht" ex-
claimed Sutherland in disgust while Lauder
dale laughed aloud, and Flamingo vanished
into the adjoining chamber, where he turned
On the gas and busted himself in making the
apartment comfortable for the night
Come, let's get out Of this mess before the
walters come to clear away the service Look
This is one of the things that always makes
me melancholy" said Sutherland, pointing to
the disOrdered table
Both Young men were about to retire when
Sutherland again clasped the hand of his friend
and said" But you have not yet told me
whether You viii accompany Inc home Come.
laying all testing and raillery aside, you know
how happy should be to have YOU
And you know what have told you before,
my dear Sutherland that | must 90 to New
York Tor the anniversary week And by the
way. my dear Damon, why cannot you stop a
ttw days before you 20 South, and attend some
Of thrse meetings
Me. Heavens You shock me You de-
prve me o! words-of breath /! a Missis.
spplso! numerous STAKEHOLDER Why, look
you If | were 10 attend one OF those AbOli-
ton meetings, and if it should be known in my
neghborhOUd, my friends would turn me off
my uncles dlsinherit me and my father rise
from his grave to reproach me. Sir, my friends
and relatives are Of the most straitest sect of
the Pharisecs! Sir, they do not apologize for
slavery; they assert its righteousness IN
S1d upon Its pr0priety. They say it always
has been, and they hope it always will be-
Aud do you share those opinionsl"
Opinions Opinions, my dear fellow,
have no opinions. Opinions it appears to me
is the currency of-ot-those who have nothing
else to offer in exchange for a living
Leviiy Oh, Mark, how you sin against
your own fine mind"
"Oh! come come come, no more of that
Sir, praise is very fiat, except from the fair
Eek as County, said in the play last night
"Ah! ] see you are hopelessly Eighty to-
night Good night
Good night. Stay, you wH go with me ~
No: unless you first accompany me H. |
New York. aud remain through the anniver-
sary week, and attend the meetings"
And hear myself traduccd slandered |
abused, cursed A pleasant invitation--thank
you"
And get yourself dIsabused of many
things you should rather say. See here, Mark
my proposition IL perfectly fair and reasonable, |
and has meaning IN It. Observe. you invite |
me to the South, and laughingIy promise that
an actual acquaintance with the patriarchal
system shall cool what you call my Abolition
fever and that "A Southern bride, with two
hundred slaves, shall completely cure it Well,
/ am reasonable ! i'm open 10 conviction.
am willing TO try ito examine the peculiar
institution with the utmost impartiality. Nor
do fear or doubt the result. But observe fur
ther. Both Of az, it seems, have heard but one
side of this great question. | therefore con-
sent to go with you to the South, and spend
some weeks on cotton plantation only on
condition that y"u accompany me to New lork,
and attend the anniversary meetings In II
word, viii SEE your side of the question, if
YOU will hear oura'
III do IT. III go exclaimed Sutherland
laughing and clnpping his hand cordially into
that Of Lauderdule e" IN 90, nor have l any
dgaht or lear rs To the result
To RE Continued