The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-09-07

reader, wouid tnat you had! for truly she
was pattern of excellence, and fear that
seldom if ever, shall see her like again.
She was anative Of Africa and came into nv
grandfather's possession when my father was
but child. As a faithful servant, she soon
won the confidence of her owners, and the
esteem of alhwho knew her.. To her cold
missus,' my grand mother, she was most de
yotedy attached, and. after her death she
always dressed in black. But her turban
was white, and used tc think that if Nom
Binah had just the least bit of pride, as far
as dress was concerned, it lay in the folds Of
her turban. Most Of the servants admired
fancy head dresses, and in their estimation a
bright plaid was the ne plus ultra, but Nom
'Binah was refined in her tastes, and there
| fore her turban was white one.
An old woman, then, of medium height.
jetty black complexion, and pleasant coun
tenance, with just enough melancholy in it
to make its possessor look venerable dressed
In black, with white handkerchief around
her neck, and another uery neatly fixed,
upon her head, and some times white apron
sjist to preserve the dress'-then, reader.
yon have my old nurse as I knew her in wears
gone by.
Nom Binah was christian, too, but hers
was not merely profession in name; for
while she had the form of godliness, she pos
sessed the power also, and she obeyed the
injunction and let her light shine.
i well remember, although was but
mere child, how used to take seat beside
her on the beach when we were at our Is
land home, or at the foot of the lofty pine
when we were at our summer residence, and
listen to her as she read from the sacred vol
ss pRs es sss sss SbS5 On sss 5ooe, aud IN her
own vecaiihs and forcible manner, she
would endeayour to impress its important
truths Upon my youthful mind. I have
heard men Of gigantic mind expound the
scripture since that time, buther expositions.
for clearness and simplicity, could not be
excelled. Surely the spirit was her teach
er.
No prayer meeting upon our own, OF
another's plantation was complete in respect
ITO numbers if Nom Binal was not there !;
and when ths missionary asceaded the sa-
cred desk, heplways expected to see her in
her ACCUSTOMED seat. And when he broke
the bread of ife, Nom Binah would feed
upon his worda and then go forth to gladden.
the hearts of ithers:
}, If there web any disputes among the
servants, none epld settle them sooner or
better than Nom Binah, and the servant
, who did not treather with respect was look
!. ed upon as one w\o had "no manners -
When my preparatory studies were COM
y pleted, and was bout to leave the pater-
i nal roof to enter uon my college course,
It then it was seas6 of sorrow for Nom
n Binah, and when 81, packed up my trunks,
a some of the things tht first needed were
placed in the very b,tom; while those l
re had least use for camSfrst to hand, never
,e was Nom Binah, as 81 Hherself said so out
of of sorts But when ie carriage was in
n, iug-raiboads wefn9,t 2, !, As s; fashionable
: : cSandd t - fond parents had given thei,
ar last hbraee-then it was Nom Binah,s
o.. beslwas full, and if any one shed more
tef than my mother, that one was my
fjfh old nurse.
Eith1s heavy hearth bid adieu to the
ines Of my childhood and youth, while
a 70 b though of return alone occupied my
bind.
,reI Arriyina at the end of my journey,
Jncw sceneshd new faces soon helped TO drive
"a my gloom sway, aud ! commenced nv
y course Of seies with pleasing anticipations
4 and detehination to excel. Time flew
D. by on td wings, and college life was
Sc then as Ter is--a life Of hard study and
,as monoto, Each week brought a letter
,,S from Id ones, and each letter contained
aid word flvice and blessing from Nom
Yes BinaH
md The year was drawing to close,
not and b was the theme of half of the
ong weepmpositions, for vacation was fast