Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-15

and her love WITS equally returned, tor no mother
could have been more wAtchful, or cared more
for q child, than did FMtie for this only child Of
her master
Euloeen was soon ready, and tripping down
stairs, she hastened out upon the vcrandah and
Swaited her fathers coming. She had not long
to wait, and soon after, accompanied with her
father and Rupert Finland, a handsome youth
of sixteen summers, and the only son Of her
aunt before spoken Of, she rode down to the
highway, on a small bay pony her father had
concluded to trust her with.
al think we will ride around the plantation,
Eul!e, you lave not yet seen I'll our people, and
l suppose they viii be glad to s9e you. Besides,
have some business with the ovcrseer, 50 i
shall have to 60 there anyway If you get
tired before I get through, you and Rupert can
return. How do you like yorr pony" he con-
tinucd, as they rode away,
go, nicely, guess shall, though know
shant like it as well as did jenny. | wondcr
if she has forgotten mo
Probably she has, or will before you ever
see her agan"
d" But, father, shant ever 60 back 30 lou
isiana again ?"
81 do not know. but presume You will. Pcr
haps you and Rupert may both 60 sometime, to-
gother, if do not live to 90 with you =
go, could not 90 without you, father, yoa
and Luti9 both; and Rupert could 60 too, II hc
wished to-
" And of course should if mother would
only consent, " sald rupert, quickly, as he bent
his eyes earnestly upon her open face.
Many were the admirng eyes which followed
Euloecn as she drove around the quarters "
that morning, and when her father stopped to
talk with Mr. Warner, the oyerseer, and she
and Rupert rode on there were come among the
slaves who prophcciod that it Rupert-whom all
had considered as their master Shat was to be,
until it was known that the old master had sent
for his banishcd son-.had lost the estate by the
reconciliation Of father and son, ho might yet
win it by wedding Eulocen when she was old
enough. And Rupert himself wla not iusensi-
blsto the beauty Of bis Young companion, and
endeayored to poiht out every thing that might
interest her
There is old Sol as happy as ever" he sand
pointing towards man who was engaged at
work in the field upon one side of them. '' Can't
you hear him singing, Miss Eulocen?'
Eulocen turned her attention as directed, and
heard net unmusical voice. singing melody
familiar among the negroes.
81 believe he is the happiest man ever saw, :"
continued Rupert lie isalways singing from
morning till night thought last fall when
Mamie, his wife, died, that it would change
him bat no, after while he took her sister
Dido, and was as happy as ever again"
"Do you think because he is always singing
it is a sure sign that he is always happy? |
have heard father say people were not always
happy if they did appear to be So"
:" But slaves, Miss Enloeen, must ho happy
if they appear to be so, for they do not know
enough to appear what they are not don't you
think so ;"
q don't know, she replied. " Has old Sol,
as you call him, any ehildrcn?'
(" Yes, one child about as old as you are, and
she is perfect witch of a girl, All, there she
is" he said, as bright looking negro child
came out Of low hut at that moment, near
by. Here, Mlly," he called, " come this way
with your flowers" for she held in her hand
a large bouquet of freshly gathered flowers.
The girl advanced few steps towards them,
and then stopped hesitatng, while her face as
sumed look of astonishment, as she gazed at
, Euloeen.
, q" What are you going to do with your flow
crs? Can't you give them to your young mis-
tress?"
Young missus, she exclaimed, her eyes
: opening wider if possible, Z" is dat ar hor? "
"To be sure it is, j" replied, Rupert viii
you give her your Aowers?"
r "Yis, ineccd, the Tor' bless her I'ne ptAcd
EN- for ole Sue, but lse can git more for her, il
e young nissus will take en-. and drawing near.
or, she kindly reached them up towards Eulooon
THANK you, Milly,2 said Eulocen, taking
them. " Where do you find such pretty flow
. ersy"
80, dcy grow down by de woods-plenty
dar'. Ole Sue likes EN-, 80 goes and gifts hel
: some cbery morning"
+ " Then she will be disappointed if tak'
c these take half Of them back and carry then
: to her.
80, no indeed Use can git more for her
an you, too, if you want EN-