Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-07
Virginia Slave Life
Extract

Virginia Slave Life
Extract from u letter Of n Bnltimorenn dat.
el - virginia. Aug, 1888, to his friend in
the former city:
AN occurrence took place here lately, which
will give You some insigh, Of the interior Of N,r-
ginin farm 1t struck me IA II very remarkable
example Of the kindly feelings which exist be.
tween master aud slave. and am sure Won will
lagree with me IN thinking it alike crnltnbr
H. both: nor will vnu fail IL see IN it, n hirh to-
ned morality on the rnrt Of the former and intel
licence as well ms confidence in that morality, in
the latter.
! just two weeks since. an old man. named Mnr.
cu-. was stricken down with paralysis. in the stack
ward All the usual renc,lir, were rnmp,ly ap-
Ipci aud he was carefully attended hy the inmi-
Iiy physician throughout Ia. illness. Every effort
however. failed and lac expired on the eighth la,
after the attack During his illness his son came
from the distance Of ten miles IT, nurse him, and
| his daughter from eieht, On one of her masters
saddle horses A nritc also came on hurscback To
visit him. Eycr,thing the patient could eat was
SEM him from his masters table but he rcli>hcd
nothing cxcept sonr preserves Of hi. mistress --
The funeral was conducted with due solcmuitv,
two colorcd preachers otlrjn,ca The cemetery
set mart for tb. negroes i, in IA beautiful clumr
Iof trees ON tho brow Of hill AMI observed that
several If the tomhs had marble grave stones N
their heads and feet nlaccd there by the relations
If tho deceased.
! Yesterday the mistress said to her cook II
think YOU had now hett.r take Marcus house for.
being nearer than YOUR own. il will he So r,uch
more convenient and will he n great relief to y,tu
Ith,re." "Wh,,' "Cnusc Norru, l,nc l.r !,
Left it. md nruy to whom did he lcnyeit.'. ale
left il 10 Iouisn and when Henrietta lhcr dan III
for Wits married he said sbc must hawaii" ..,n1
| .uutose when old Leo dies he will ais, lca,, hi.
house and garden to some one" "Ob We. mad
am. hc il rwinc 10 leave it to his spn Walter. -
Il pom INV word, ! think von are all making very
free with your masters proprrty. and don't ~,
see WHY YOU should not take Marcus house
land garden IA Louisa hns already her own =
The lady is not n Yirgir,inn "'Dccd, ma am,
would like it, it iss, much nirhcr, nul would
save mo n long walk and n bean of trouble bnt
rally m.',n ,,,,, :, tb.r, u ,.,,IJ ,,,Lo .,,h
n fuss"
/ Here the conversation dronncl Int | law. mn
doubt the difficult, viii he o,rr,nmc lv the INNS.
for nur,hosi,,, ,,i tho ,l,;ns =, ,lc i, yi.,o. |,
is very certain ,hcy will mo, h, G,,,lly on.,,J
Ia. Lab m..t,r ,nl .,ro,. ,,,,.., I,arl: ,r',,,'
IN, ,bn, ol,h,u,,h Nnr,ns h,J - cows. u,lr,,I
ga, ,hot lao Lai ,;,,, .o,;,a,I, ;,h, .,la ~,
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va va" ~''' '''''">'' pressure a. u '"""',"' III
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,'"''s MA ~ owl, 'o''of'a'' mouse ana spa
'''"' Safue" III "p'o' an are 10 '"cn.
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ny
Mr. 'onn hnrIp" nT'N'a III ms ',N seS'rr-
brings more important and n,er,.tin, news from
the gold mines of the Arkansas, Pixies Peak and
Cherry Creek.
All the Indian traders abou, the Fort. and in
the vicinity of Deer Creek, were removing their
goods to the mines. lie saw mt the Fort Mr..
ia. kson, who had several hundred dollars worth
Of the dust Tho greatest excitement existed Mt
Fort Laramie
The mines were ,,or,v ,roy;d.J with ,,o,a.
stuiFs not having over two mouths supplies ON
hand. They were also entirely destitute If mipny