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he continued, .wlht happened after

1t happened Of verify, that the
feller behind the counter stood treat,
-the- chap in ilaeL LtarrsdE hat done
ditto, and my heart began to feel ex-
ceedingiy glad, and We all begun tew
talk abeout the war and the rebels
and the union, till my soul wsxed
wroth, and | expressed profane wish
to 90 somewhar where | could fight
like blazes. Then the chap in the
bag-legged treowsis, said his uncle
was knrnel of q man-of-war ship. and
If I'd stand treat he'd take me down
to see him, and maybe he'd give me
a chance tew fight. Well, treated,
gave the shop Keeper my horse aud
wagVon end tiify dollars in money tew
80 u u y S.fsi SasaS back, walked
down toward the wharves. with the
sailor-man-saw the pavementsaa flop,
pin up and deown like the wavin
waters yonder, thought my head wa.
a bee-hive-felt a brick sidewalk
reStin hard agin my countenance,
Went tew sleep and walked up deown
in this ships etarnal setlar, a.hum.
hah.' -..-'. ~'..- -
'Have you got through with all
your grievous adventures = inquired
our hero, as Obadiah seemed disposed
to make a. full stop.
Yay - that il, nay, responded
Blodgett, as he accidentally thrust his
hand intew his coat-pocket and took
therefrom a sealed letter. there's a
lettle circrmstance consernin a young
lady who sought refuge from a fellel
that wanted tew run away with her
among eour shakers: But as that
don't consarn any body here, perhaps
| won't tell it.
ooh, out with it, said the captain
: and let's hear what it is.' .
= Verify | say untsw ysw, air, an
swered Obediah, that about six
months ago, a young lady came to one
of eour chief elders, and axed tor shell
ter, as she was grievously penecuted
aud pursued by a certain Midianite
from the south, who had sought hel
handin marriage, and sought in vain
Then the chief elder answered her and
said if thou will consent tew shave
off thy golden hair, close even tew
thy very crown, and put on the appar
ell formerly worn by mother Ann Lee
Of Preshus memory, and become 8
food and clcthin and shelter and be de
Tended against the assaults CT the world
the flesh and the devil, to any amour
Of extint-if not, the soener,4hou sha
kest the dust from off thy feet on thu
door step of eour sanetum, the better,
IrAnd it came tew pass whilst she wa
gsttin ready tcw depart, | Was also gel
tin ready tew 60 tew markit. The
the strange, young lady with golds
hair, blue eyes and sugary smile, CAV
me letter tew put iutew the Bostow
post offs, and forthwith departed unit
Gallilec,-a lium-hah.
Did you 90 with the letter as III
young lady requested = Inquired Rex
mond.
NAY said Blodgett, threw m
etarnal carelessness forgot all abeor
it. And it came tew pa,s, that whc
| was comm tew Bostown agin, ID
week, drought the letter with IN
and here it is D..
Let me look at it, if you pleaS'
, said Captain Griffin.
! As he took the letter from Blodget
! . hand and looked at the subscripti'
upon its envelope, the captain turniI
to Redmond, said, .
:, Il think this strange epistle belon
: to you. 1t is directed to Mr.. Char
Redmond, midshipman on board +
gate ConItsllation-Naplesl'
!, 4Givs me the letter. exclaim
!, Charles with trembling eageness.
y The captain did so, and our he
= ! h,stened below to peruse its precic
! contcnts in the privacy of his o.
\ apartment -
D. CHAPTER III.
EAR1y in the winter of 1861, bef
70 North Carolina formally seeded fir
h the federal union, Mr Redmond SEM
then residing in Scwbsrn, speaking
II. a young negress-a female slave
id his, said,
Il. 'Budry, where. Mr.. Theodore!'
Iir In dc stable sah.'
nd Tell him TO come 10 me in thC
brary, said Mr. Redmond. -
or 'lis sah--but mAss, said Buf
nd turning back as she reached the d,
.Well, what is it, Budry!'
n EAmt Fillisseo told me- rep
od Budry with a broad grin, which sho'
tic = remarkable extent Of dingy iV'
,ut dat dsr is gwinc to be war {
nix light or n row or sumfn or udder,
nd dat dc Yank.ss.--l dunno who den
he but spectI dey ar dreiful bad cuis
ore are comm down heah to hang all
ut, white folks and eat oil de niggers;
ne. Misse Clifton wat keeps de big SCI
II for de big folks, says, dat it am
Ige sich ting, and dat dc white folkse