Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-03-13
RECOLLECTIONs OF THE SOUTH.

To the Editors of The National Antislavcry Standard
l was glad when Mrs. K. invited me to make
her visit, for had heard much of her splendid
hospitality, of her enchanting gardens, her fine
parlOr. her BIRDS flowers aud tie thousand attrac
tiols of her palace home. | ongcd to see and
| Judge for myself and indeed, found that com
mon report had not told half the charms aud
wonders of that splendid establishment. | was
Tapped in luxury. A Sybarite could find nothing
10 object to. Our very moments were winged
with pleasure, and the hours went gliding by in
silver slippers. ..
! The mornings were spent amid the treasures Of
IL rich library; the afternoons lounged through in
luxurious, aivy chambers the evenings given
to riding, and the hights made gorgeous by music
and promenndes through an illuminated garden.
had never seen anything half SO splendid, and
was completely dazzled.
| Mrs r. was SO loving, 30 languid and lad y.like,
Just my ideal Of a thorough lady-never excited
or nervous, so quiet, composed and serene with
such winning, gentle manners; a low voice that
fell on the rs the most delicate music, whilst
her little hands were dainty and white, only fit
10 strum the strings of guitar o. glide over the
keys Of piano. She realized ones ideas Of lady.
h0od-never disturbing droam breaking
vision OF beauty by quiekness of tone Or rndeness
of manner. My admiration was fast ripening
into love, when. one day, after had been her
guest for six weeks, | chapeed to be famarIy
seated in her chamber. She had mis- placed her
gloves, and called to her maid, in very harsh
tone--
Sarah. where my blue kid gloves ?"
Immediately the girl brought them. she took
them without the slightest recognition Of thanks.
missed the pariOr department.
''SnIah," che called again. ''unlace my boots"
The string was NOTED. the servant itile slow
and awkward-so my graceful lady raised her ioot
and kicked the girl in the face, exclaming petu.
lantly
'llow stupid you are :"
A red flush went over the mulnttos flca lut
sho fumbed at rhe strings aud fiualy succeeded.
Get my slippers SLOW"
The girl had las thought) finished her work,
when the madam called out Get the comb and
arrange my hair. What does make you so stupid
Saraha"
My head aches; nam"
'Oa it is only a lazy fever, expect" and,
! ooklng toward me, she asked, Wouldn't you
ike 10 have your hai- dressed?'
No thank you; always arrange my own hair"
"Why how strange! is ia only servants work"
And is it. therefore, degrading?"
We'll not exactly; but then-well--hut its no
matter"
She seemed reluctant to express her thought;
but understood it. Hi ..a
Shortly after, when were quite alone. was
admiring the uniformity and regularity with which
everything in her house was managed-the arrange,
ments we're systematic as clock work, there was
no disagreea5le creaking OF domestic machinery.
oh" said shs with self satisfied smile You
only see the result oil very stringent and positive
domestic rule"
"And how" asked I, do you govern your scr
wants? Mr.. R. is almost constantly from home,
and you have overseer."
Il manage them myself do all my own whip
ping"
recoiled. Surely you do not whip the men:
you can't"
Can't l? You should have seen me fog Jim.
yesterday. gave him no less than twenty Eve
lashes, each une of which drew the blood"
What with those little handsi"
"Ah! the power is in the will, the determination.
not the hands," and she lowered before me huge
and deformed as Gorgon.
Il buy" said she, 'the slaves who have bad
characters and soon break them into my rule
Temper Is recommendation, for it argues capa-
hity. Now, cook was sold because she at
tempted td poison her former mistress. | told Mr.
Il. to buy her, she would not try that work here
because have terrible name among the negroes
The master warned me Of her, saying she was "a
servant whom nobody could conquer; this fired me
with n greater desire to own her. | knew that II
could manage her. We gave thousand dollars
for her. and she has been worth ise times as much
TO me-"
"Did you socn break her inf"
"Oh, no; it was dreadful, dreadful--the hardest
task i ever had; but / succeeded at last. Almost
an, ones patience would have given ou', but with
me the word YIELD is without meaning For three
days. kept her in the lower cellar with nothing
to eat. had her tied fast and whipped her until
she had scarcely strength TO say that she would
obey but she muttered il out in some way other.
At first she was very rebellious and drew knife
upon me; but liked the spirit, and know that !
could meet il with feroer ons."