The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-17

ing. There was something besides money
though square packet in the pocket of Her
mans dqude scut,tm what on earth? oh, yes
he remembered-a paper of luncheon, which
Liza Maria had thrust up into his hand, JUS
before he drove off-hard gingerbread anc
biscuit and cheese. He offered it to Sam
He shook his head. He had finished eating
his task, and wanted only to lie still
Herman sat down by him. "My poor fel
low" said he, l am sorry to find you in sucl
a condition. / have been looking for you thi
long time, for your old mistress, Miss Aspen
wall. She wanted to buy you back again
Sam started into sitting posture. "But Mr.
st. Dominique is unwilling to sell you" San
sank back again with groan, then looked a
Herman, then all round the hut, and then a
Beelzebub, who was looking, for his part, at the
paper. of provisions, and licking his lips.
thought seemed to strike Sam. "Can he have
some?" said he, speaking with a somewhat
foreign accent.
Certainly" said Herman, handing the pape,
to Beelzebub, who instantly possessed himself
OF the largest piece of gingerbread, and, care
fully keeping his back turned to the house
sank on the floor with it between Herman and
the door, his limbs seeming to be loosened be-
meath him with excess of rapture. "But what
can do for you? continued Dr. Arden.
watchful eye alternately on Herman and Beel
zebub, "a new vest, and some chocolate com.
fits, and some "-Beelzebub took large
mouthtul, and gave a loud craunch-" Parlea
roas FTdncais?"
Yes; mails celmi?" rejoined Herman, un-
der cover of craunch the second.
Non; and some cigars, SIR added the
scape-goat, looking towards Beelzebub, whose
progress through his gingerbread was for the
moment arrested, apparently by the reflection
that he could have relshed a piece of the
cheese with it. Herman supplied him, and
carefully selected for his benefit the most ex-
plosive of the biscuits. Then placing himself
so that he could watch him, he initiated Sam s
'1tse, speaking French at each bite and craunch,
and relapsing into English as mastication
advanced
What sort of waistcoat would you like ?"
Yellow. Voulezrous m'aider?'
DE tout mon coem-naais COMMENT"
Goodbye, sir Quand IL pluie -
Yes, | must CO.
La prochaine fois -
Some more gingerbread % said Herman
| to Beelzebub, who did not refuse.
Venez-ld, a m7nuit q la .fence-et si67ez
CONNIE am quail. .Jeciendrai. Give me co,t-
team, a pistolel charge, an oguon -
" A qnoi celia ?"
I" Poiu trotter ]es pieds. My respects to mis-
It's. A dollar now, for meat-po.'a ls CHEN"
Z" Assurement. Est-ce que Ton ne vous ecou-
terra pas, quand cons sortirezP"
" Non, .je doris seui''
I" Goodbye, Sam, l wish could take you
with me-"
"aoOd-bye sir; Sad gep'H nerer see me
again"
Come, Beelzebub, get me nv wagon"
Beelzebub rose, locked the collar about Sans
neck, and preceded Herman, who dropped a
gold dollar behind him just within the door,
and waited before i, while Sam crawled to it
and picked it up.
Never was conspiracy more speedily con.
cocted. Herman had scarcely been ten minutes
Sar isf tying 81 ns Garha door, nave reileFs
all the particulars of his escape, in his hope
less day-dreams, in order to be able to make
his requests so promptly and judciously. How
many times must he have longed in vain, for
that knife, and pistol, and onion, and dollar.
st. Dominiques purpose, in permitting the in
terview, had probably been only to harrow the
feelings of the young knight-errant, by the
spectacle and story of the helpless misery of
the person whom he wished to relieve. He
had a,seady become impatient, and suspicious
of the length of Hernans stay but before
Abaddon, whom he sent down to put an end to
III, ndu Hiiu Tune 10 Tedcu tne QudTlcT, Gull
ference was over he saw Beelzebub bringing
out the wagon and Beelzebub was utterly I'M
aware that anything Of the least Importance had
been discussed in Sans cabin, excepting the
cheese, buscpit, and gingerbread.
Herman drove off from the gate, feeling like
one awaking, and scarcely awaking, from wild
weird dream, or as if somehow, Memory and
Fancy had been playing PuSs-in-the-corner in
his mind, and taken each others places. al
must have been bewitched in this wild, strange
country" said he, or exchanged understand
ings with Liza Maria. Thought had heard
and seen the inconceivable worst of Slavery be-
fore; bnt can I ever really have heard and
seen such things as thege2 Can | be in the
first stages of delirium.''' He put his hand
mechanically TO his pulse. Pshaw, it was all
zeal enough, and toe real bHt l must set down
O specimen Of it in my notebook, OF ! shall
scarcely take even my own word for it hePeaf-
ter'
AS soon as he reached the six houses of
London, (sneer mott Trans Atlantic London
was probably hamlet once,) he inquired for
lawyer, and was told that there was " a right
smart one twenty mile off, at Nineveh." He
rode thither early the next morning, hoping to
be able to rescue poor sam at once, without ex-
posing him to the risks Of doubtful race or
fight with negro-hunters, biped or quadruped.
Mr.. Durham, the lawyer, received him gladly,
pricked up his ears at the idea of " little bust
ness" promised secrecy, produced pens and
paper, and was all civil attention: As Herman
proceeded, however, in bis brief account of his
visit to st. Dominique, two perpendicular wrin-
kles began to stripe the bridge of his advocates
nose ; he wrote slowly, and presently threw him
self back in his char, with the inauspicious
question
Well, sir; and what did you propose to do
in the aftairsA
"To seek the remedy provided by The lays
against the ill-treatment of slaves. have been
assured again and again, by Southern gentle
n,ep, that when applied for, it was ample"
individuality, sir, Individually; but in all
cases we must have EVIDENCE"
"Have l not? the evidence of nay own
eyes ?"
"Thatthe man had been chastised you have,
/ suppose, sir; that the chastisement was ex-
cessive p
"He was raw from his mead t. his hips +"
"That is no proof at all that the chastise-
ment was excessive. The niger may have
been very refractory, and the owner have cor
rected him Just so far, and no farther, than was
REQUIRED to reduce him to needful submission.
What woatd you do, yourself, if you had high
spirited colt, nowf You would beaS i no i'll
will, very probably-in your secret heart, yaa
might even appreciate it all the more for Its
aettle-but you'd have to beat it till you'd broke
it in, before yo9 could make it of any service
to you, wouldn't you? and so you would a
man."
"By how much, them" thought Herman, "is
man better than horse?"
| "The court couldn't nanifestyjp continued
j the advocate, undertake to determine the pre-
else number of blows required for the subjuga-
| ton of the man. any more than the horse No