Minnesota weekly times., 1855-06-12


of the origin of ssUncle Tom" She says: "Du-
ring my life at the West, Lived two miles from
the city Of Cncinnati, in the couplgy; and dones-
tic service, not always to be found in the city is
next to impossible to be obtained in the country,
even by those who are willing to pay the highest
wages. So what was to be expected Of poor me,
who had very little of this worlds goods to offer?
Had it not been for my inseparable friend Anna,
o noble hearted English girl, who landed on our
American shores in destitution and sorrow, and
who clave unto me as Ruth unto Noami, had
never lived through all the toll which this uncer
tainty and want of domestic service imposed upon
me. You may imagine, therefore, how glad was
when about a dozen families Of liberated negroes
came and settled in our vicinity. They became
my favoritc places Of resort 10 cases of emer-
gcncy." ,,os 5gla g bar asrjam usn =
elf anybody wants to have o black face look
handsome, let them be left as have benin fee
bic health in oppressive hot weather, with sick
baby in arms, and two or three other little ones
in the nursery, and not a single servant in the
whole house to doa' single turn. Ana If they
should see any Aunt frankie coming in with her
honest, bluff, black face, her long strong arms,
her chest as big and stout as barrel, and her
hilarious naughty laugh-perfectly delighted to
take ones washing and do it at a fair price, they
,rould appreciate the beauty Of black people.'
p s'My cook, poor Eliza, was a regular cpitome
of slave life in herself ;ofat, easy, gentle, low
ing and lovable; always calling my modest house
sThe Place. as if it had been a plantation with
seven hundred hands on it. Her way Of arrang-
ing the kitchen was at first like that of Dnah's,
though she imbibed our IDEAS more rapidly and
seemed moro ready to listen to my suggestions
than did that dignitary. She had lived through
the whole sad story of Virginia raised slave
life." She must have been in her youth a very
handsomd mulatto girl. Her voice was sweet,
her manners refined and agreeable. She was
raisadRs in a good family as nurse and seam
s'While the family became embarrassed, she
was suddenly sold to be sent to plantation in
Louisiana. She has often told mo how, without
any warning, she was forced into carriage, and
saw her little mistress screaming and stretching
out her arms from the window towards her as she
was driven away. She has told of scenes on the
Louisiana plantations, and how she has often beer
out in the night by stealth, ministering to poor
slaves who had been lacerated 10y the whip. From
Louisiana she was sold in Kentucky, and her las
master was the father Of all her children. Or
this point she always maintained delicacy ant
reserve which, though it is rot at all uncommon
among slave women. appears to be remarkab.e.'
''She always called her master, her husband
and spoke of him with the same apparent feeling
with which any woman regards her husband an(
- II, 4 Al
years that discovered accidenty the real T at III
of the relation. l shall never forget how sorr,
1 felt for her nor my feelings at the apology
sYou know, Mrs. Stowe, slave women can't hell
themselves She had two very pretty quatlroor
daughters, with beautiful hair and eyes-inter
esting children. whom had instructed in the fam
lily school with my chidrcn.'' .
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS FOR THE RUSSIAN ARMY
| We saw letter On Saturday, from the Russian
Minister at Washington, extending to DR.. j. Ii
STEWART, our fellow citizen, an invitation to be
| come q Surgeon in the Russian Army. Doctor
| Stewart is young man, graduate Of the y.
University, and from what We hear, possesses rar'
| medical abilities. He has concluded to make St
Paul his home, and has, or will respectfully de-
cline the invitation Of the Minister of the Car
We are glad to sec American talent thus duly ap
preciated abroad.
From EURoPE.--By the late mail we End moth
ing new from Europe. Skirmishes have takci
place at Sevastopol, and some soldiers have beer
killed, but no serious battle has been fought
Canrobert reviewed the army before Scvastopol
at which place he told the soldiers that he expec
ted reinforcement of from IS to $4,000 men, ant
then if they could not enter the fortress by th,
door they would do so by the window.
On the 18th the Queen distributed five hundred
medals of honor to those who had been wounded
in the war. Preparations are being made by boil
armies for battle.
BURNISG OF THE KEYSTONE STATE.-The st
Louis News of tho Both ult., gives an account OF
the burning of the Stone State, while lying
at the Florence Landing, Illinois River, and the
loss Of several livcs.--Onc lady, cabin passen.
ger, who jumped into the river and was drowned
and four of the crew, whom, it is supposed were
either burned to death or drowned. The boat was
valued at $4,000. ..l
TIE LIQUOR LAW IN ILLINoIs.-We are fearful
from the way in which the returns come in, tha
the Prohibitory Liquor Law in this State will no
be sustained. The Gaena Advertiser states thai
the vote in West Galena stood-For Prohibition
3l8! against 640. In East Galena, "a to II;
against in Chicago 69S against the Law. II
most of the small towns majorities have been Civ
en- in favor of Prohibition. The true result viii
be made known by the next mail
CO If you have eye for beauty and wisl
to behold superior pecc of workmanship
perfect charm-a jewel all rchness-whv ther
call upon King Rich, st. Anthony street, or Al
the Winslow House and make special inquiry fo
Elmer. lie will show you the Diamonds.
PUTNAM FOR JUNE.-Hamiton & Co. have Put.
nam for June, which contains its usual variety o.
interesting articles. This Magazine has now be-
come one of the institutions Of the country, ant
is always sought for and read with avidity.
cT Hon. H. A. Wright, Superintendent o
Public instruction in Wisconsin, died at Prairi,
du Chen the 9th inst. suddenly, aged only 3;
years. lie was printer by trade, and formerly
edited the Prairie du Chen Patriot.