The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-03-06
"IIe say, he belong to M..s'r Frost, sir,

led the mulatto away to Jail. He SCENE
sick and faint, and walked away limpin
and croaching, as IL ho had received othe
injuries than those on his face. The by
ISLANDERS remarked that the negro had no
probably told the whole story.
Wcafterwards happened to sec gentle
man on horseback and smoking, leading BY
long rope through the deep mud, out int
the country, the poor mulatto, still linpins
an croaching, his hands manacled, and his
arms pinioncd.
There is prominent slave-mart in town
which held large lot Of likcly.lookina
negroes. waiting purchasers. In the win
dows Of shops, and on the doors aud col
umns of the hotel, were many written ad
vertisements headed, "A likely negro cir
for SALE" 1.-TWO nesr,cs for salc."-
Twenty negro boys for sile." etc.
Sour LAKE. Near tho western limit OF
jefferson county is the odd natural phen'
omcnon of u f" fountain OF lemonade" -
The supply is abundant, md a barrack ha,
been built for summer visitors, who frequent
the spring for the relief Of every variety OF
disease cure, provided the use Of the wa.
ters be sufficiently persevercd in, being guar
ranted by the proprietor. There arc. Ger.
tainly, attractions in the cool shade, the
gull-brceze, the agreeable beverage. and th'
limped bath. that should draw throng,
were the spot made accessible. There ART
two springs Of cold, clear, acid, slightly
astringcnt water, boiling with the out-burs'
ofan inaamablc gas, having slight odo'
of sulphrctted hydrogen. Tho overflow
forms pond ofan acre in extent, which
gives to tho locality its name of Sour
Lake" Upon the banks and bottom is II
deposit ofsulphur. The approach to the
rude bathing house is over bossy margin
sending up o strong bituminous odor, upon
pools in which rises dense brown trans,
parent liquid, described as having th,
properties oftho Persian and Italian naph-
thas.
"Donc Gone Our host called out
Boy, why don't you get me those things
Il done got 'em, sar," replied the boy
At San Augustine, the morning previous
the children of the house were running
about, wishing the dodgers a merry christ
mas for dime. One Of them came to me Q
second time, but seeing her mistake, shout
ed out, "0h! you done give me Christ
mas gift"
Done gonc," for gone is an ordinary
expression.
Other modes Of speech that strike n Nor
thern man at almost any part Of the soutl
arc
The use of IIo!'-' Ho! John!' whel
We should call out simply, John
Far and bar, for fair, bear, etc.
The constant use of no account - for
worth little.
Sure and WONDER as replies.
Christ, as an expletive, like Sacri'tic.
'Yallow fellow for u mulatto, (Why
yellow ftliow, but black many
IN for. vicious Is your dog ILL.,
Miss Jane, by the negroes to the mis-
trcss after marriage.
Constantly cSccrabls srammer' al ncve1
sawed | have saw This by the lazy
schoolless, young men and women.
Literature. In the whole journey thro
Texas, we did not SEQ one Of the inbabitant'
look into newspaper or book, although
we spent days in houses where men wer'
lounging about the fire without occupation
One evening took upa paper which ha'
been lying unopened upon the table OF tn
inn where we were staying and smiled t.
see how painfully news items dribblcd int
the Texas country papers, the loss o! tn
tug boat I" AJAX" which occurred bcior
we left New York, being here Just given n
the loss of the " splendid steamer Ocax'.
a man who sat near said--
Reckon you've read good deal, hahn
you"
oh, yes; why?'
Reckon you had
'Why?
You look as though you liked to read
Well, lisa good thing. S'po,, you take !
pleasure in reading, don't your
That depends, Of course, on what har
to read. | suppose everybody likes to rea
when they find anything interesting I
them, don't thcy?"
NO; it's damn tiresomc TO somc folks,
reckon, any how less you've got the habi
fit. Well, lisa good thing; YOU ca
pass away your time So"
Piety in Negroes. Tho host was an inte
ligent man and had supply OF books upo
the ma,tel. Speaking about the prcfercr
Cos of negroes for certain religious s,cts, h
said they were not particularly religior
about here any way. They generally joinc
the church which their master Intended,
he attended any. Otherwise, that whIc
was nearest.
b. told Of an old negro, Victoria, the OF
ly Baptist Of the neishborhood. He alwa.
struck up for his own faith and was re
dy with a reason for it. You kin rea
now, keant your
Ys."
.well,Is'posc you've read dc Bible hai
, your =. ira - 80 l,7ir
Yos.' fIr .rIt@r-r, lI-'l '
!, well. you never rc,d bout John
lkfhodis', did you7 You see has the L