Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-07-02
VOLUME I.---No. 10.

cantly upon the boy for Il moment; then ask
ed the urchin what he had said. The boy re-
peated his mission, and the old man told him
to bring Mr.. Watson to him in the veranda.
With an air OF marked respect, the boy bowed
gracefully to his reclining master and RETIRED
In few minutes he returned, conducting
Mr.. Watson into the presence of his master,
and Immediately withdrew.
"Well friend Willis you appear to be rather
under tho weather Of late never see you
ride out like you used to in old times OBJ
served the planter as he seated himself.
The old man sighed, raised himself up in a
sitting posture, and then accosted his friend
in familiar manner.
''Mr. Watson, l suppose you have heard OF
my severe loss latelyl'
81 have not" Answered the other in a
concerned manner.
~ thought not" said the old man, 'or
you would have been over to see me kbefore
now.''
Mr.. Watson, although a rough uneducated
cotton planter, was warm hearted, and he had
always tear of sympathy to shed over the
misfortunes of others. None of that sei-con-
stituted aristocratic feeling which too often
exists in the bosoms of the cotton planters
of tho present day, found sympathy with him.
He was one of that old fashioned KIND oil men
who were the first to redeem, from the wilder
ness, the beautiful fields and pleasant groves
of the Palmetto State. Though rude his
tongue, there was that pirmatlye simplicity
in his heart, that made him weep for the mis-
fortunes of others. AT the first hint that MS
neighbor had met with loss, the hurry Duriy
roughness of the planter forsOok him, and ms
rude manner melted down into unaffected at
fection, as he spoke in subdued tone;
"Friend Willis, tell me your aflliction; if
any pecuniary loss has befallen you, draw on
my purse; it is, perhaps, ample to meet any
ordinary demand, and you know no friend
ever called on me without my doing all i'll my
| power to relieve him." tM
THANK; thank yon, my friend, have
met with no peouniary loss consequently
have no need Of your kind offer; my loss is
of different character Sobbed the yene-
rable man as he buried his head in his hands.
~ was Just going to ask you the nature of
your misfortune, friend Willis, but upon a
little reflection, am afraid that you would
think am too inquisitive, therefore desist." !"
"Not at all-not at all; | have no secret
that would wish to keep from you-my
! friend" The old man paused a moment to
recall his scattered memory then continued !;
can only sister was my companion through
the early part of my life soothing my pill
low in the hour of sickness consoling me
through misfortunes-which, you know are
always incidental to fortune making-and en-
livening my mansion with her smiles. No
one could love sister with more fcrvour OF
heart than did. Fortune smiled upon my
business--I became what some might con-
slider wealthy. The whole community knew
1t, but they respected me when poor knew
their professions were true when rich. My
sister was beautiful and attracted large con-
course of admirers to my mansion. No one
prouder of her beauty than was nothing
gave me more happiness than to see the
crowd of admirers that came to pay their adj
dresses to her. My fortune would have been
hers, had it not have been that the fates de-
cided otherwise. 1t was just nineteen years
ago on Christmas last remember it we'll
when young man, from New England came
to the school house on my plantation to teach
singing.
| had always an abhorence for these stroll
ling Yankees, aud there was none of them
that loathed more than this simple looking
specimen of humanity.
The idea had gone abroad that the singing
master was an abolitionist III disguise tha'
that he was circulating lncendiary papers
among the ignorant wmtes' anu 'i"' ne was
also melting the slaves TO reoei against 'neir
masters. This believedto be untrue. seV-
eral of my neighbors came to me TO consult
upon the matter generally deienueo the
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