The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-01-11

-ecmposed the family. had seen nerrs
cabins, bat these people were xhises. aus
these whites we're South caroliaiaas. Nhe
will say that the days Of ehivs.lry are orer,
when such conn,erparss of the feaasl serf.
still exists
After 4 had seated myself By the fire, and
the driver had gone oat TO stow the horses
away under the tumbie-down ahed at the
back Of she house, the elder WON N said 20
me,- H
Reckon yer wet. Ben in the rain =
/ .Yas, madam, ws'se been out most of the
day, and got in the river below here.' Il
| Did YEP Yemsan the 'ruD.' | reckon
is right deep nos.'
| Yes, the horse had to swim for it, re-
piled. s
'Ye orser strip and pot on dry oloes to
onst.'
sThank yeu, madam. wiii.'
! Going 10 my portman,eau. which the dar-
key had left neir the door, ltouni i, deip
ping with wet, and opening it, found tha,
rE =
every article in it had undergone the rite Of
total immersion.
'Everstaing IS thoroughly soaked, mad
an. shall have to dry myself by your
| ire. Can you get me y cup of tea p
Right sorry, stranger, but | can't
Hmm got a M 1rsel 20 eat no, drin. in the
house,
| II Numbering that our excellent hostess
Of the nigh. before had insisted on filling
nnr wagon box with au.ntisy Of 'chickeu
fsins,' To serve US in an emergency, aud sha,
my brandy flax was in my lndia-ruober
coat, sent Scpio out for thsm.
| Our stores disclosed boiled chicken, ba
con, sandwiches, sweet potatoes, short cake.
corn bre,l, husterei wafTl S, and common
aoin's. too numerous 10 mention, enough To
last family of one for IL fortnight, but al,
| completely saturated with water. Wet or
dry, however. the provisions were a god
send to the half starved family, and their
hearts seemed to open 10 me with amazing
raptd,ty. The dog got up and wagged his
| tail, and even the marble like beauty arose
| from her reclining posture and invited me
to aeat with her on the bench.
/ The kettle was soon steaming over the
| fire. and the boiling water, mixed with n
| little brandy, made a charming substitute
and the other edibles warmed up,' the little
pine table was brought out, and l!carned-
what had before suspected that the big
wooden bowl and the half dozen pewter
spoons we're the only 'erockery' the family
j possessed.
declined the progercd seat at the table,
the cooking utensils being austhins but in
.ising, and contsnted myself with the bran
/ iv md water but, forgetting for moment
/ his color, l matiane3 To the darky-who
4 was as wet and jadea, aad much more hnn-
gry than / was--to take the place offered TO
me- The negro dill not seem inclined u do
so, but the woman, observing my gesture,
!. yelled OUT, her eyes flashing with anger,
/ .Nn, sar! M darkies eats with u.s.
Hope ye don't reckon yersevno better than
a good for. nothn', na-accaunt niger z
Il beg your pardon, madam /; | intended
no offence. Se,pio has served me very
faithfully for two days, and is very tired
and hungry. forgot myself
i This Modified the lady, and she replied,
.Niegers is good enuif N thar place. but
warm meat to 'sneiate with white foks'
There may have been some ground for a
distinction in that cass there certainly was
4 difference between the spaeimons OF the
two races then before ne but, net being
one Of the chiyalry, it struck me that the
odds wurc on the side of the black man.
The whites were shiftless, ragged, and
starving the black was well clad, c'eaniy.
eae,retIc, and as much above The Others IN
intellee, as Jupiter is above church stee-.
4 pie. II he sne. color WIS against bin,
and he was, after uil, a servant 10 the land
II ehiyalry and Of servans-owneFs. OF
course the woman was right, after all.
Sac -oon resumed the cooscfsatlon With
this remark
Reckon ser stranger in these parts !;
ar dive cum from y
From New York. madam.'
New York whar's th.t'
.lt's city a, The North
II .Oh va; I've hesrn tell on it /: that's
whsr the Cunnei sells bis iurpeatine. Quite
a place, amt it 2
Yes, lite place. Something larger
than all s,ath Garainn.'
.Wha, dye -ay2 Larger nor South Caro-
lins KINDER reckon saiL's, is't =
.Ye-. madam, il IS
| .Da tell! Tain'tso large IS CaaF'es'n,
is, = ~
YES, twenty times larger than Charles
ton.' SM@
.Lord o'massy. Ho~d'es all the fo'k'
live thar p
Live quite AZ well as ih-y d. here-'
.Ye doa's have no ringers thar, does ye 2
Il Yes. but none that are avss'
Have Ahsisherners thar, dpn'syes Them
people that goes agin the South 2
!, Yes. some Of shem.'
.whas do they q as'n the South Tor 2
.Thev % for freeing the slaves. s,ms
al them think black man as gooa as
. ~hits ons.'
.Qaar, that; yer IN Ab''.aesnef' am
yes'
~ I'm an old fashioned Whix.'
.wbas.. tha:s Never heern on them
asare.'
"A. ai4-fsshicne Whi.. madafat y
!, aaa whose political pssasseses Afs RsiAec''