Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1858-07-20

| ed ttlbe Ions, a., i :, -, s & - W s's ~ 70 f S@it
Between ,esc, ~, -, sIs t-a
employed u, ~, -.'..e "ts
the oversee, To rbos a.,
master Of an, k;nd i, s.t :
In This t us -
fifty of them,in f
were not asked to rest from their labor arri-
val. They were coarsev Int consortab1, c,o1 o,,5
wore that cheerfuls eoodbumorcd banov a,.rr.s.
sion ofcountenance which seems TO be the ea1uiya-
lent and the compensation granted them Inv nater
nalprovidence for their loss of freedom Measured
by mere physical enjoyments ard abssence of care
or thought of tic morrow n the ,obt,as.
general rule, far happier than bis mastor Hi,
wants are few he Is easily satisfied ana ti toi, i
not excessive.
Rambling along the raised a ykes and a,n;ces ,hs
Strangers of the party were ss,rtrisse,
ense focks of birds which suddenly rose from tte
ground or from the low bushes that fringed the
stream and which sometimes settled nnon a tree
In countless thousands till the branches seemed IN
bend beneath the weight. They were declared IN
be kbirds; but boy of about twelve years of
age, the adopted son ofthe General, who had been
out all the morning with the gun making havoc
among them having brought one for our inspection,
It was found to be very different from the black
bird OF Enrope 1t wanted the golden bill and tho
glowing plnmage, and had instead of them a white
Dill and breast speckled like that of the English
thrush 1t was too early in the season for the al-
gators TO make their appearance but they swarm
in the river in the months of June and july and
commit sad degradation, not only among tho fish
but among tho ducks and geeseor wild fowl that
frequent the stream. Algators are said to be quite
equal to the Chinese in their partity for dogs and
cats when they can get hold of Them But cats are
proverbia for their dislike of water, and dogs are
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luxury of bath in any stream where the alligator
is found, SO that poor alligator seldom eniovs tho
dainty that he most loves But the bark of a dog
excites him as much as the SIGHT of live turtle docs
q London alderman; and you have but to bring
a dog to the brink of q river and make him bark,
when the alligators unless they suspect mischief
will non their Ion, noscz ont of Tho and warm
for tho delicac,, 1vb f, ,,ov1 e,,o , -, =,
From tho r;ca ,,ronn,,;, - ..,.,
az, -, ~, - P.o|e'U'u !"
- .i,a 'ne feslueu' MOST
~ tS "ete ~ At f"orA IL Ihe heIus: ont we
Dt'iu Sotne VI the tenements' ana nothing to OBJ
I' " VI '"e score oI coniorI 10 each hut was
"''"cneu plot OF ground for garden; but none of
the gardens were cultivated gave the slightest
promise of flower. In one there luxurant
peach tree in full blooma perfect blaze crimson
beauty-but as general rule the negro either has
no love of gardens time to attend to their cul
tivation. From all could gather here and c1se-
where, as the result of NV own observations tho
former and not the latter reosons exr1oirs .b m
elect of this beautiful and ;n,ocort
ment which both climote and cin,..o.' -.
within The reach of Tho b1ool, ,or.1o.:.. F
T. A. .,,., -
S.',1 80 '"'S "a Al nosPl'1t' an lnnrmary
D:.. N. eA"Pe'' "neFe t"lce every SUNDAY
SS "'N0 PItiot iHeu ny missionary al |
~ W nu'o "CCeSS 10 tne slaves upon condition of |
not preaching freedom to them; and nursery |
"t0fo tne young cnlIdren, from the earliest age |
upwards to fourteen, were taken care of during tho
absence of their parent in the fields. The elder BOYS
and girls were made useful in nursing the inf,nts.
and the whole swarm to the number of nearly COW
enty were drawn nm hv tho s;do of.bo -oos -
farored s., ,;,,, ,o,a-o1 ' ~
powers. The C,enera1 docIarad ..o ~ 'uelt .. 'Oc.'
nvcaters,, ord u,oLo. ~ 1t-. s-4s"i ~ De oI
as if bonoir,, ,rrod ;,L- - ~ W. +O0iNeu
more iovons sct Sh;II-as :. ~, pumps anu
fcn, - sso,oI,o ou :. "oulu n"'e Oceh ali
+bos, rrL;. So, - ~ ny country uhoer
,b,,, ro;aI rrtet,. . Oto ne"fty
NIthI;zt - az ~ -, 80 30, i,' colctuueo ny the
,,hich tho ,,oo;r'.. -'' !" - Do Joylul'J Joyful
=, a. - N N'' ~ M .u UNCONSCIOUS
- - ~ ~ ~ -, = W oi' song Du' 'Lls teat' may
~ " -' 40 NV Pee "Aat W 4lI'lc negroes,
-Ot sumo 0O9'.Pef0u7i ifee Alneflcahs on board OF
our outward Douau s'eaAlcf' favored their fellow
P"''e"stfS WIZ" d slu"iur e1mbltlon' and even
-liAnascu W MAKE comic OF Inc ''old Hundrcdth.
we were next introduced TO 'Unclc Iom'-such
was the h.nlo by whlch he had been known long
oetore inc P"olicatlon OF Mrs. stoves novel-aven.
e' 'ttOie neg VINO had Decn nifty years on The plan
ta'loh' MS exact age was not known, but he was a
st'ohg' nearly man when bronght from the coast
OF AFRICA IN the year looo- "Tom" had been sold
ITF n Obi Ett noVI