, 1861-12-16

tt-sot Hn1dy all alone,
When zekc peeked thru the winder;''
and On it-hcr head resting partly on her arm,
partly On the end Of the settle, one small, bare
foot pressing the ground, the other, With the
part Of the person which is supposed to re-
quire stockings, extended in q horizontal d.
rection-reclined, not Hu1dy, but her South
| c1n cousin who, will wager, WAS decidedly
| the pretticr and dirtier Of the two. Our en-
| trance did not seem to disconeert her in the
/ least, for she lay there as unmoyed as marble
statnc, her large black eyes riyeted on my face
| as if seeing come nondcscript animal for the
| first time. I stood for moment transhxed
| with admiration. In somewhat extensive
| observation Of her sex in both heu1spheres, !
| never Witnessed such Q form, such eyes, such
| fau1t!es6 features, and such waVy, black, !nxa-
| rant hair. a glance at her dress-a soled,
greasy, grayisl, lin6cy-woolscy gown, appa-
rently her only ga1ment-and q second look
at her face, which, on closer inspection, had
precisely the hue Of talloW candle, recalled
me to myself, mud allowed me to complete the
survey Of tho premises.
The house was built Of unheWn logs, sepa-
1at.d by wide interstices, through which the
cold air came in decidedly fresh Il not health
giving currents, while large rent in the roof,
That let in the rain, gave the inmates an excel
| lent opportunity Of indnlging in q shower
lath, Of which they seemed greatly in need.
The chimney, which had intrudca couple OF
feet into tic room, rs if to keep out Of the
| cold. ana IuItULtuEu u1OulCtG1IAj W
down, WIS Of sticks, built up in clay, while
the windows were Of thick, unplaned boards.
Two pretty girls, one of perhaps ten, and
the other Of fourteen years-cviden1y sisters
Of the unadorned beauty-thc. middlc-aScd
woman who had admitted US, and the dog
the only male member Of the household
composed the family had seen negro cab
ius, but these people wcro whites, anu thest
| whites wcrr South CaroGnians. Who will say
that the days Of chiyalry arc over, when sucf
: | counterparts Of the feudd scrfs still exist?
Tie writer had with him an intelligent ne
gro servant, and WAS on his way to visit ricl
| planter Not fir from tic house he WAS me
By the carriage Of his host, in which was tn
body servant Of the planter. The interview
between the two negroes, and its results, ar
+. thus described:
I ELACK FREENAsoNRT.
: | darkcys had taken no notice Of each other.
"How dye do Scipio?' said jim, extend
ing his hand to linn. A look Of singular il
tclfgcnce passed over the faces Of The tw
! negroes as their hands met; it vanished In d
: instant, aud was SO slight that none but
close observer Non1d have detected it; bu
!, some words that Scip had previously let dro
!, put lie Oh the alert, and I felt sure it had
= % @Woa't yon get into--dc carriage, mnssa
1 inquired 1;. lin: o, Tim TIL r3do on vii
scip. Our horse is jaded, and you had bcttt
, ;, jim , mounted the rivers seat, turned Il
y, ca1riaec, and drove of ut brisk pace to q
nounee oqr coming at The plantGaanon' lGa VIII
Scip and rode on at slower gas-
<tScip, did you know Jim before :" l asSc
n "Ncber seed him aforc, massa' but II;
= ssHow is i that you hare lived in Georg
town for ye yeaIs ana ne onty S} eessnts = ''
II cud lnb secd him, n1assa, good ma
time, cf I'd liked, but darkeys hab to
= "Carcful Of whate'' ..
I tCareful OBJ who dey knoWs; good ma
ent aPshaw, scip, you're coming Dc possun
de- that game won't work with me there Is
1. better niegcr than Jim in all South Caroli
!, know him we'll" ...
- sP'Eape he am; reckon he an good On
SGood enough. nigga, e;; seiR! r. Why, n
. steel. He's been North with the Color
IT | often, and the abolitionists have tried TO
him away: be knew he could 60 but would
- II knew be wouldn't" satd the darkeJ
>. pleasurab1c CLEAN passing through his ey
pure ssdat sort don't run; deg face demusic !"
"Wly don't they run: " bat do
11N11u
"Nufhn', massa-only dey'd Euthcr>
har."
"Come, seip, you've played this game !
enough Tell me, now what that looK
. gave each other when you shook lis
IS mcant.'' ....-.
"What look, massas Oh! I s'pose T
mill cause we'd both herd Of each other afore
Twas more Than Tint, Scip.u Be- fra
20. you know sou can trust me.'' + :,
- =" Wal, den, 1nassa," he replied, adding,
| Ter short pause, "dc ole woman call u
stces. Yankcc-can you guess" - ~
:s.|1f should guess, 'twonld bcthat It IN
nv. mischief" c@.e~-sr :''*
o1. aIt don't mean mischief sar," said the
~ kew with a tone and air that woulh not
A'' disgraccd a cabinet officer; "it only L
: right and justaee:" .
'it means that there is some secret nj
anes T1s standing between yon-"'
eot II told yon, massa, /" he replied, rclaT
~ eo~ into bis usual manner, "daf DC blacks 4
73c frce-masona. ~gabe Jim de grip, an
saso IN, know'd ME He'd la known my name ef
kn 5nf& <n1o Il ~