New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-17

room through s9uare bole, 70 tne io't aDose.
Issy," said Cripps, taking hs PIPE out o; nis
mouth and looking at lin. VINO was onsy wasnInS
the dishes, II say its kind Of peculiar that gal
beeps sick co. Seemed to have good censusatlCn
when married her. Tn thinking" said he. With
cut noticing the gathering wrath IN I'm nee,
I'm tbDking whether steamiD' w0u'dnr 40 her
good. Now, 1got most dreadful cold when wss
up at Raleigh thought sholld have gwen up;
and there wss stcaru. doctor there. Had httis
Mind Of machine, with kettle and pipes. and
he put me in bed. put In the pipes, and set Il
sgoipe thought. my s0ul, shVsld have been
fostrd of; but il carried of the coLl, complete.
I'm thinking il something Of that kind wouldn't be
good tor Miss Cripps."
LAWS Massa, don't 90 for 10 trying 1t On her!
She is never no better for desc yer things you q
for her"
new" said Cripps not appearing to notice
the in corruption, "the-c yer stove pipes and tAe
teskettle-I should Mt wonder IT We could get Up
steam with them"
Its ny private 'pinion, if you do, she'l be
sailing out of the world" raid fiji. "Whats coe
mans meat is another ones pisin, my old miss
used to say. Very best thing you con q" Tor ner I"
10 let her alone. Dat sr Is Dy 'pinion." =,
"Jsbn," said the little woman, after (ew min
u.es. II wish you d come here, and cit on tho
bed"
There wss something positive, and almsst au.
.hori.atiye in the manner in which this was SAID,
" hch struck John as so unusual, that ne came
with bes iIdered air. sat down, and gazed st her
with his mouth vide open.
"I'm SO glad you've come home, because have
had things that i've wanted to say 70 you! I've
be,n wing here thinking about it, and have been
turning il over in NY mind. I'm going to die soon,
know"
IA! bah Don't be botherins fellow with
any Of your Mysteries"
hJohn, John it isn't Mysteries! Look at mo-
Look at my hand look at my face! Pm 20 veal,
and some times have such coughing spcha and
every time it seems to me az if should die. Bot
it ant to trouble you that talk. don't caro-
| about myself but don't want the children -
| grow up and be like what we've been. You have
| great many contrivances; do, pray, contrive 70
| have them taught to read, and make something OF
| them in the world"
Rah, what's the usei never learnt 10 reed,
| and I'm as good fellow as want Why, there's
| plenty Of men round here making their money,
| every year, that can't read or write word. Oid
| Hubel there, up on the Shsd plantation, has
hauled in money, hand over hand, and he siwgs
signs his mark. Got nine sons-can't eosi q
them read or write, more than l. tell you there's
| nothing ever comes of this yer farming. It's oil
sell-a regular Yankee hoax. I've alwsys got
| cheated by them damn reading, writing Yankees,
| whenever I've traded with 'em What's the good,
| want to know You was teached how to Ieaa
| when YOU was yOung-much good its ever done
you"
Sure enough Sick day and night, moving
about from place to place, sick baby crying, ana
| not kno~ ipg what TO do for it no more than .
| child! o, / hope Fanny will learn something!
| II seems to me, ii there wAs some school for my
children TO 90 to, or some church, or something:
now if there is any such place as heaven, ahoul4
libe 10 have them get to it."
"Ah! bah. Don't bother about that When
we get keeed up, that will be the last OF Is!
fall ANU mn
such talk! I'm tired, and I'm going to sleep.'
| And the man, divesting himself of his overcast,
| threw himself IN the bed, and was soon snoring
| heavily D profound slumber. ~
Tia' Vho had been trOtting the baby BY the dre.
now came softly to the bedside, and sat down.
"Miss Sue" he said, it's no count talking 70
him ! don't mean nothing ds'spectfaA Aiss
Sue, but de fac is, dem dat is MT born gentlemen
can t be spected fur to see through desc yer
things thin like us of dc old families. Law, Milda,
CON I you worry! Now, jest leave die yer mattsr
to old Tiff Dere never wssn't anything III
could ut do, if he tried. He! he! he! Mtsg
Fanny che done rot de- letters right smart; andI
know II come it round mas'r, and make him buy
de books for her. ] II tell you what's como Into
my hesd, to-day. There's young lady co~e =
de- biz plantation. up dere who g been to New.
York, getting edicated and I s going for to ask
her about desc yer things. And, about do
chill 'en g going to church, and desc yer thipss,
why, preaching, you know, is main unsartsin
round here; but IL keep on de lookout, aud Do
de best can. Why, Lord, Miss Sue . bound
for the land of Canaan myself, the best way ken,
and m. sartain shan & 60 without taking tne
chill 'en along with me. Ho! no! ho! Dat 3
| what s1an II De chill en will have to be with
| Iiff, and Tiff will have to be with the chill 'sn,
wherever dey is! Datsit! He! he! hep
"Tiff," said the young woman, her large blue
| eyes looking at him, have heard Of the Bible.
| Have you ever seen one, Till"
80, yes, honey, dar was big Bible that yonr
| ma brought in the family when she married; but
dat Or was tore up to make wadding fox do guns
one thing or another, and dey never got no more.
But rs been very serving and kept my ears open
in a camp meeting, and such places, and 10 learnt
| right smart Of de things that in It,"
"NOw, Tif can yOl say any thing" said sbe,
fixing her large, troubled eyes Oh him.
| "Well, honey, dere's one thing the man said At
de last camp. meeting. He preached bout It, and
| could mt make out word he said, cause ant
smart about preaching like be abou. most things.
| But he said oils yer 80 often that could nt be'p
remember it. Says he, it Yves dish yer wayi
| 'Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy
laden, and will give you rest
fully, and drawing long sigh 30, LG" much
Iwsnt il. Did be say Mof was in the Bipiei"
"Nes, he said so; and j spects by all he said,
It's do Good Man above dat rays It. 1t always
makes ME feel better to think on il. II peared like
it wac jist what was wanting to hear" 80
"And ], toow she said, turning her head
wearily, and closing her eyes. "Tif," she said,
opening them, "where IN going, may be shah
meet the one who said that, and III ask him about
ii. Don't talk TO me more, DOW. I'm getting
sIeepy THOUGHT VIVA better little while Alter