Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-21

morning for the first time since got home
from your house, to clean it and the harness
(for this dreadful spell of wheather has froze
us oil up until today when the KNIFE was
found in the bottom of the carriage, where
it must have dropped from shallow waist
colt pocket. as l got in at your door, for |
missed the knife soon afterward.
''When got home, had the pocket Of the
chariot searched, and every thing there taken
out and it was not until John had searched
strictly into my portmanteau and bag, taking
out every article therein, that / became con-
vipced of what was before perfectly per-
suadcd-that i bad left the knife in my
chamber at your house on Tuesday, the 9th;
and when heard it had not been seen, took
il for granted, that your little yellow boy
having found it, had, according to the negro
code of morality, appropriated it TO himself
In this. it seems | was mistaken, and ask
his pardOn-as the best amends / can make
him; and at the same time, relieve you and
Mrs. NJ. from the unpleasant feeling which
such suspicion would occasion, dispatch
this note. by special messenger, although L
have a certain conveyance tomorrow.
IL make no apology to yourself, or Mrs. NJ.
for the frank expression Of my suspicion, for
Truth is the goddess at whose shrine L Wor-
ship; and no HuguenOt in France, or Morisco
in SPAIN or Judaizing Christian in Portugal,
than have done. for leaving the established
Church of FdLsehOOd and Gri8sdce. l am well
aware that ladies are as delicate as they are
charming creatures, and that in our inter
course with them we should strain the truth
as far as possible. Brought up from our ear
liest infancy to Disguise their real sentiments
(for a woman would be a monster who did
not practice this Disguise 1t is their privilege
TO he insincere, and we should despise them,
III tb.,fv Lot r,n L
ness which constitutes the ornament OF our
character. as the very reverse does of theirs.
1--WE must therefore keep this in view In
our intercourse with them, and recollect that
as our point of honor is courage and frank
ness, so theirs is chastity and DISSEMINATION;
for as said before. a woman who does not
dissemble her real feelings is monster of
impudence. Now. therefore. does so haPpen
las Mr.. Canning would say) that truth Is very
offensive to the ears of lady, when to those
of a gentleman, cher husband for instance,)
it would not be at all so.
.'To Illustrate, Mrs. R--of B., my
brothers wife, was beyond all comparison.
the incest and best housewife | ever saw.
Not one drop of water was ever suffered to
stand upon her side-hoard except was it in the
pitcher; the house, from cellar to garnet, and
in every part was as clean as hands could
make it, and every thing as it should be, TO
suit even my fastidious taste. [9f
Il lived there after my brothers. death,
from 1896 to 1910, inclusive, and never did
| see or smell any thing to offend my sense,
or imagination, but once. Except in autumn,
would defy you to find Leaf or a feather
in the yard. No poultry were permitted to
come into it, and we had no dirty children.
white or negro to make a litter or filth. A
strong enclosure of sawn plank eight feet
high. fenced in the Kitchen. smoke house, ice
house, meat-house, wood house, in which
the wood for the use of the house, was stack
ed away. under lock aud key. The turkey
and hen houses were IN the same enclosure,
which had two doors, one next the dwelling
house, for the use of the mistress and house
servants. and one large enough TO admit IA
wagon on the back or north side,-beyond
which was a well built quarter. with two
brick chimneys, and two rooms with fire
places and four rooms without, Tor servants.
There was also (what | had forgoD IA spin
ming and weaving house. 49,. c.
AT night the door OF the enclosure was
locked up-not servant being allowed to
sleep within it. although every one OF them
was within sound OF the lady's bell.
ION one unhappy day. in a very hot and
damp spell of weather of long continuance. n
piece of cold lamb was brought TO the table
Lbat was spoiled the first and last instance
in nearly fifteen years of the slightest neglect
IN her household economy. | ordered the
servant to take it away. it being spoiled.
Mrs. R resented this, and fatty con-
radicted me, and although the lamb absolute
" stunk, she ate part OF it To prove her
words true, and was affronted at me. almost
past forgiveness, dare say, if | had not
noticed the lamb. she might have given hint
20 the servant TO take ii away; but the honest
naked ruth was not to be borne.
I'VE had no company but d., and her
younger son three school boys.and an English
nan named Knowles who acted as overseer
md stewart. and dincd with us till he took TO
lrink Mrs R.. stoutly denied that the lamb
Gould be spoiled. because il had been boiled
lnly the day before. and had been in the ice
house ever since. | admitted her facts. but
ienied her logic. tclich toIs truly iO0BaaR S. j
maintained that we must reason from facts
when we could get at them and that it was
,nly when we could moi. that il was fair TO
lrgue probabilities-that the lamb stunk,
md therefore was not sound. This she denied
md to prove her words, actually made a
hift to swallow half Il mouthiul, which under
,ther Circumstances. she would not have done
or a thousand dollars.
$50 much for the ladies charming creatures:
he salt of the earth, whom, like Toby and
,ther bachelors, | never could thoroughly
understand for want of the key of matrimony
which alone can unlock their secrets. and
make plain (as many husband can tell all
he apparent contradictions in their character.
les, so much fdfst the fairer and better part of
reation,-(as from my soul. | believe them
O BEL but who, as the Waverly man says of |
Kings are hlfle cattle 10 shoe LesiEd. Aud so. |
onght TO be. for it is their poor aud only |
rivilege to KICK, while we roam where we |
Gill, and they must sit still until they are |
sked. / therefore am upholding them in all |
heir own proper privileges as long they /
ont encroach upon those of men. A woman
rho thus unsexes herself deserves, and will /
c treated as a man.
AS to the honesty Of servants, / have
lways thought mine indifferent honest, las
hamlet says, aud yet / should have been
cry sorry that the boy that bears this letter
tould find my knife, or either Of the other
NO little urchins that you see here about the
ard
II didn't tGke IL er,'-(for a negro
srer stea!s i didnt take IL, sir; tind (iound)
What virtue IN terms Corporal Nym.
high professor and practitioner in the ATt /
Taking, says: The wise cali il convey See
hakspbere. ] never knew three mulattoes
hon beiaeroa 10 BE- Aosest; aud out of near
90, have not a dozen slaves that viii not
AXE or 'ooRuey.'
John is as honest as you and are So is
lefty, know, and several of the children, /
rliese. Queen Is very honest; she Is too
NV 20 steal; Jaba is so-and-so. bat not
richly honest; be Is a finder sometimes. and
An be trusted with any taing but mo,sey with
hieh he will buy whisky.
My regards 10 Mrs. n. Truly yours.
Y 81 R.anak.