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

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such neglect. There was no making he
attend to her own child.
Diana said / Was not that IL,
name Of the woman who nnrod you so ad
mirably through your fcycrf Bot il i
not The same woman, Of course.
The samc, my sister replied. 'Yor
win constantly find among these pcopl,
that they nurse any white person with
great o>ientation while they will moi
trouble themselves 10 wait on husband o.
child don't mean that il is so with all
The number Of runaways show llat wo.
men will dare everything 10 meet hus.
band or free a child but those that we
ull conienfed negroes bclnte Ike Diana,
or like that exemplary wife that We stood
over tll Size fed her husband.
II struck me that here was something
for Minnie 10 do; and SO thought when
the old woman who collected and took care
Of the infants while the mothers were in
the field had score Of complaints AID pc
titions to make about-all manner Of unrea-
sonable things and when Flora and Bet,
juliet and Sal, waylaitl us with handiuls OF
eggs, or a fowl which the mistress was ex-
peeted to buy, ] supposed she had sup
piled The cocks and hens and The food, and
would hardly, therefore, pay for the eggs
and the chickens but she said it was ex-
pccted. Her only doubt was as to whetll-
these really came from the proper poul-
try yard. She was always afraid they
might be stolen from neighbor. Her
husband did all he could TO keep the peo-
pie at home at night; but he was aware
that they could and did get out and visit
other plantations; and when there were
any mean whites in the neighborlood there
was seldom a night in which some robbery
did not take place.
just at the nomentwe met D COM
ing from the stables. lie never looked
otherwise than good humored but his
wife OWNED that something was wrong
As she looked in his face, he said aloud
that he had found the ice-house door stand
ing wideopen, and the ice melting as fast as
it could this morning; and ifTippoo did
not mind his duty better, it would be neces-
sary to punish him. Still my sister led
the way TO a spot where we could speak in
private; and there leaning over the fence,
as if admiring the prospect, we heard what
had happened D--'s saddle and bri-
die had disappeared in the nigilt--a hand
some saddle; but that was not the worst
oft. lie was TO be compelled 10 ride un-
der difficulties, or not III all. Moreover,
the best part Of the blacksmtls tools were
goie. For some weeks there has been
petty ihefts OF eggs, vegetables, bacon, tod.
der and articles OF dress; now hat, now
a pair OF boots or razor and strop. D.
or Anual ooked over the knives every Light
and locked them up. Iobserved that both
assumed that the white laborer had seen,
or some other neighbor Of the same class,
must be at the bottom Of these thefts. The
was becoming so serious
that something must be done. Anna as
ked her husband which Of tic people he
would have fogged, to obtain confession.
D replied that lie wished he could
get TO the bottom Of it in some other way,
there was so little satisfaction in what was
confessed by the people. Any one oil them
would say it was A who set him on to
STEAL or b, or G, or the mistress, or the
devil, or the president, according TO the
supposed suspicion Of the master. This
was true, Anna said but something must
be lonesome example must be made
We must consult the oyerseer.
To the oyerscer's house we went, follow
cd by many eyes. But il was natural
hat should wish TO see the place and,
besides, the man was not at home. The
cottage was like what il used to be, but
more bare, ugly and comlortless. A few
fowls were strutting about within The zig
gag pole fence the piazza was dirty, aui
had two broken chairs in il. There was
fishing tackle against the wall, and worn
out rife over tile mantle-pice. This was
for show, the serviceable arms being out Of
sight. There was a shelf Of books and
chest, and bare table, and that
was all. We had hardly looked round Us
when the overseer came in from The field.
He was as full OF wrath against tie thieves
rs could be desired, remember; but that
is nearly all that ] can recall, for his talk
was full Of oalhs as Minnie's was Of sighs
and raptures, or Madisons of technical
terms. always thought that D---'s
habit Of swearing was something out Of all
ordinary measure; but it was moderate
and gemlemanly in comparison with bis
oyerscer's. OF course | omit this charae-
Ierisiic in citing their conversation. The
Dyerseet's information amounted 10 little.
lie told Of another theft or two, was certain
that three or four Of the negroes whom he
mentioned had been on foot all night, by
their laziness and their appearance this
and intended 10 fog them II they
did not confess before the day was OUT
Anna walked away out Of earshot at this
She makes it principle not
10 krow what negroes are to be whipped,
or when, or where. II could do no good;
ind if her feelings were excited, il might
change her manner toward those partieu-