The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-20

piece of business for me--a particular am
unpleasant one, must say-we are goin,
to part with Lefty. Yes" he continued
catching my astonished look ''Mrs. Fos
brook will have it 50; she says the cir
has got upsetting notions, and will Civ
trouble. cannot see it myself, but Mrs
Fosbrook is an uncommonly observant wo
NV. At any rate" and the man looked
desperately @ %orriiccd; "therc is no puttinl
women off a thing once Icy 'ake IL II
their heads"
"And Miss Fosbrook 2" said I.
ooh, she agrees with her mother, which
is very proper; but it goes against my
conscience, and the girl is so young. Do
come over, and try to talk her out of it to-
morrow evening; lawyer should be able
to do that, if anybody CAM
1 knew the cause of poor Letty's con-
demnation, one which Mr. Fosbrook would
not acknowledge had if been known to
him and l also knew that talking to la
dies of Mrs Fosbrook s mold against any
piece of spleen was about,a as useful as talk
ing against the tide. went, neverthe-
less as requested, got on the subject, and
made nothing of it. Mrs. Fosbrook dis
coursed of her principles, her responsible
ity, and her sense Of duty; but on Lefty
being disposed of, sent off the plantation,
sold, in short, she was resolved, beyond the
power of argument | suggested that, if
it were thought proper to remove the girl
she might be apprenticed Or boarded out ;
but Mrs. Fosbrook would hear of no such
compromises. 1t was contrary to her prin-
ciples to raise colored psaple SO far above
their natural position. Lettys mother had
been bought and sold, and so should She
| mentioned how hard it would be to part
them, the girl so young, and the woman
having no other child; but Mrs. Fosbrook
was clear ON keeping Elva, she was such
charming worker. Who would do her
sleeves and collars properly, if Elva were
gone? Besides the woman was not at all
attached to her daughter No doubt that
was Letty's fault, though she had not OBJ
served it before. Elva was uncommonly
sensible for person of color, and would
know it was all for the best.
"You'll be sorry to part with Lefty ?"
said [ to Miss Letitia, who at that moment
came in from hcr evening walk.
eyes, no; that is if issmma thinks it
right" and the young gileiresSs admired her
new Paris bonnet7in the chimney-glass.
The bringing out and the Jealousy had
done their work-there was no hope from
that quarter; and l could only go back to
my Office with an earnest wish that the la
dies might change their minds. [ had
heard nothing from the Hall, and kept
well out of it for three weeks, when Mr.
Fosbrook once more called. I'll do him
the justice to say he looked more worried
than ever, and throwing himself into
chair, said Its of no use, Clarkson; that
business must be done. | have no peace
at home day or night, and I'll stand ii no
longer. No doubt Mrs. Fosbrook knows
better than l do all about girls, black or
white. Lefty must go; | know it is the
best thing for her too Clarkson. They
wouldn't be kind to her if held out; and
her mother don't care about the girl. She
cares for nobody, as far as l see, but Mrs.
FosbroOk, though it was she that made me
part Elva from her husband. That always
went against my mind, yet you see it has
turned out well, and so may this. She is
very observant woman. You'll do the
best you can, Clarkson. don t care about
the price-it may go to bny the girl
clothes-but find some good, honest, kind
ly home for her, where she will be taken
care of, and get into no mischief or hard
work. After bringing her up so with my
own girl, and she so pretty and good tenn
pered, whatever they may say Of her now,
l couldn't rest in my house if Lefty were
not well provided for; but you'll do the
best you can
promised to do so, being by this time
aware Of the necessity. Since Lefty had
become a cause of family disquiet her i'm
mediate removal was the best thing for all
parties but had some difficulty IN find
ing the sort of purchaser which Mr.. Fos-
brooks instruction and my own inclination
urged me to seek At length, however, as
price was no object, l hit upon member
of the before mentioned land company.
whom its business had brought to Charles
ton from the borders of the Dismal Swamp
in North Carolina, where he had reclaimed
and brought into cultivation an extensive
farm, which, with the help of three maiden
sisters, he was making a small Mount of
Harmony of his own. Whether they were
Dunkers, Shakers, Or New Jerusalemites,
| never ascertained but he and his man
aging sisters knew to be Just, conscien-
tious, and kindly. Lefty would be safe
and well among them, once she cot recon
ciled to the new life, and far enough ont
of Mrs. Fo9brook's way. thought it
would be terrible work breaking the news
to her; but the lady of high principles
made no ceremony about that, and poor
Lefty seemed to have expected something
Of the kind. Fosbrook told me she never
said a word, but bowed her head and stole
away with tears in her eyes. A strange
and hopeless resignation seemed to come
over the girl; she did not cry OF lament,
but packed up her clothes as she was told,
took quiet, kindly leave of all the negroes
there was nota dry eye among them but
her own-bade Mrs. Fosbrook good-by
with the same gentle sadness, and going
up to her former play-fellow, said 'Fare-
well, Miss Letitia hope you will get a
better maid, and be always happy but |
did not think you would see ME sold and
sent away On hearing that, the heiress
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