Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-07-01
4 FAMILY SCENE.


II A FAMILY SCENE. {,
Those who think that there is no
attachment between thcI whites and
the blacks have much yet TO learn;
they know not what they talk, about.
On the contrary, some Of the warm
list, most single and sincere attach
ments Of which the human heart IS /
capable, exist between the two races
when brought mp together IN the
same family from infancy.
We Witnessed se-ne the ether
day that we skall long remember. II
twas All outspoNca, s...-'..-1 f--.' IS
the hearts best feelings on both
sides, that was calculated % melt
down the hardest nature.
/ NJ is i eolored woman Of the
the better sort, was born and reared
| in the family of DR.. -, and has
herself family Of children, five or
six in number, all raised together in
the family Of the DR.. Nj is a
smart woman, sensible, neat, afsee-
tionate, and a great stickler for the
reputation and standing of the falni-
" in which she has So long resided.
| Her own children were raised with
the white children, and were just as
mncl1 if not more, att ached to them
than if they had been Of their own
color. When the DR.. went home on
the evening Of the 9Th inst. and an
nounced to NJ that she was free,
6 she didn't relish the idea at all. but
inquired if she could renain at home
aud work and do as she had been
doing. When told that she could
4 remain at home just as long as she
! pleased, she was perfectly overjoyed
and her children, who had in the
meantime, been made acquainted
!, with the altered situation, expressed
their JOY in perfect shouts. They
!, wouldn't leave, they said, end liyt
d with anybody else. This one claimed
! to belong to Mars r -, aud thai
y one to Mars J., and this one,
), girl. belonged to Miss L., who
they said, had promised TO take carr
o. item, and wouldn't let any ON,
, take them away.
: Days past, and some one put |
into Ms head that she coult
n do better-lnake more mouey-some
friendly, family way who told he
;. to go out and ny her fortune, and
/. she could do better, why she wa
PERFECTLY willing that she should d,
! 50
! Wien it became rumored in til,
family that NJ was about I,
leave, and was going down in town
TO seel .e,ssniace, the children, whit,
and black, SET up perfect concer,
Of crying, they seemed as though
they would die Of grief. They de.
clared-tle colored onds--that they
, would not leave; if takenaway they
would run away and come home
again. The mistress OF the house
was as much affected as any Of tl.cm
such "a melting scene we never saw
among. big and little, black and white.
/ AT length the matter was termina-
ted in the following singular manner /:
N insists on staying at home.
which Of course is readily agreed to,
and WORKING for nothing but her
board, lodging and clothing, whilst
the lady Of the house insists on pay
ing her anything that she may want,
besides the privilege of taking care
of them as long as she lives. Wheth
er the parties will ever summons
moral courage to ee..|arate, ws know
not.
! On last Thursday morning the
military authorities 1--WE presume)
raised fine flag polein front of Gen.
Denis Headquarters. The "old"
flag was thrown to the breeze soon !
after, and as it was raised, the fine !
band of Headquarters, played Hail
Columbia, which was followed by |
several other appropriate pieces