The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-05-28

l0 my iuuk u inquiry.
a man sho, 7 exclaimed.
You look a If you had never heard &c
such thing before. said D.. And
the overscer eyed me with contempt.
There never was anything like this
country for qaarrels, exclaimed my sister.
IN tone Of annoyance. Nay, my DEAR
said She 10 her husband, who would have
checked her, you know we were looking
back the other day through The nine years
We have lived here, and We found--and
here she turned 70 me-'that the at-
tempis TO kin somebody or other have been,
on IN average, four week for the whole
nine years
i il possible 4 exclaimed, And do
the whites sill tle most blacks, or the rs
verse;
'Oh il has nothing 10 do with the ne
groes at all, Anna replied. That Is, |
mean that am speaking Of white gentle
men attacking one another.
Gentlemen ! involuntary exclaimed.
You should be aware, sir, said the
overscer in a singularly disagrecable way.
that we are all gentlemen here. We have
no white laborers, except when you send
us scamp here and there from the North
AS took no notice, feeling no call TO
teach the oversecr TINT brawling and man
slaughter are not signs OF good-breeding,
Anna went on tell me that neighboring
clergyman had lately excited strong sen
saion by preaching from the sixth COM
mandment and in the course of his sermon
giving the statistics Of manslaughter in Al
ALBANIA for the last ten years in comparison
with that Of New and old England. The
faets were so extraordinary that the
preacher had been requested TO publish
his sermon but when il was half through
the press he had been so threatened that
he was obliged to stop. The oyerseer
growed out that this was all right and
even D---observed that il was iniudi.
cious to bring accusations against state
of society which the pastor did not, in fact,
Anna shook her head, and
said no more.
The fields were worth visiting that fine
spring day. The field hands were hid
eous, especially the women, withtheir scan
ty, dingy, coarse dresses, their aoundering
gait, and their vacant countenances stream
ing with perspration The ridges left by
the plough were being converted into little
mounds by hand, and the seed was AL
ready dropped into some Of the holes.---
I,1so,vJtorn tbaru ,rnra ,ynOu,, .nItc,, ,,lanta
10 be kept clean from weeds; and we
also saw some corn growing within another
fence. D. differs from his reighbors in
to grow more food than they do,
sayi q that he may make less money by that
part of his land, but that he gains in secu-
rity. Recent events have reminded Of
this, and | am hoping that he may have
food enough within his own boundary TO
save him and his people from the famine in
case Of Mobile being blockaded. The
young cotton plants, Of the most vivid
green, were fourishing when i last saw
them each one with handful Of cotton
seed about its stem as manure.
The sun was getting high, and we turn
ed homeward, willie the oyerseer resumed
his watch.
Minnie was absorbed in writing, though
the younger children seemed TO me TO need
some other supervisor than that of their
negro nurse. She reused herself when
the cake and wine appeared, and was will
ling to take drive in the afternoon
the drive promising charms both Of ma
ture, and friendship. In plain words, We
were TO 90 and see pretty little praire,
five miles off, and TO make two or three
calls on our way home.
Two gentlemen dropped in, and stayed
to dinner at two. ] could have fancied
this continuation of my last visit, but
for the growth Of the young people
There was the old story Of indiferentsoup,
roast turkey (rather skinny,) and ham
excellent j and Of course salad to be
dressed with the gravy. Of the hama
bit in the eating way, in my opinion
There was a boiled fowl set down in one
odd place, and tongue in another;
lump Of pork, stewed or somehow disguis-
ed vast variety Of pickles, and the US
ual rice, hominy, high-spiced mashed pota-
toes, sweet potatoes, radishes, and hot corn
bread. Then pumpkin pies, and custard;
a half dozen West India preserves; al
monds and raisns, nuts of various kinds,
and vast blocks Of ice cream, Of :wo or
three sorts. Wine, cider, and n bottle Of
ale, for my special indulgence, were pro.
sided but the main consumption was Of
claret.
After dinner a retreat TO the piazza
was a matter Of course; and there Min
MES admirers were won't 10 make the best
IF their time by drawing her apart getting
ler TO sing. or walking TO and fro in the
shade, whispering poetry Of jokes. The
awyer was thus occupied this afternoon
while we we're enjoying our cigars, aad
Anna amusing the chiden, when mes
senger came on heated and painting horse.
The lawyer was wanted 10 take a deposit
ion and make a will, Mr.. Tr--- having
been shot in the back as he was entering
lis own gale. Nobody was surprised
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