The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-08-16


somebody, and the Chief Justice of tho
United States.
The few words Of blessing were soon
said and then came the rush 70 the stand,
"io sreak 10 Msssa Richard" Men and
women pressed forward indiscfiminaiely
the good doctor in a moment found both
his hands busy, and stood like pairiarchal
shepherd amid lis flock. They pushed up
against him, kissed his hands, passed their
fingers over his hair, crowded about 10 get
a word of recognition. "Sure you member
me, Massa Rich'd, Pm Tom" Laws,
Massa Rich'd, mind ye when yes a little
IN" "Don't ye mind, Massa Rich'd, when
used 10 gwine out gunuin' wild ye?'-
"How's ye been dis long time ?'' "'Pears
like we's never gwine 10 see 'ou any more
but, bress de Lord vou'm cum" 'Oh,
we's giiting on cumf'able like, bur aint 'ou
gwine 10 cum back and preach 10 US some
times! ?" So the string of interrogatoties
and salutalions stretched out, | havn'i iik-
ed him much" said an officer of our cutter,
standing near, whose rough and ready oaihs
had sometimes provoked the rebuke of the
dominic, "but take back every harsh
thought. Id give all I'm worth or ever
hope to be worth in the world, to be loved
by as many people as love him."
RURAL SCENES ON ST. HELENA
Leaving the crowd still ,hronging about
the doctor, we drove out beyond The church
half mile, to village of cabins, which
the negroes have chris,ened GSaxionville %
Ii contained single street bot that is mile
and haf long. Each house is surrounded
| by its lille plat OF potatoes and corn. Back
of the house, stretched off 10 The timber in
| the distance, is The narrow little pafallelo-
| gram of land, called the plantation, averag-
ing from thirty to forty acres, planted in
cotton, ard in nearly every case in the high
esl possible state of cultivation. Poultry
swarmed about the cabins, but no swine
were TO be seen, and no fences were need
| ed to divide one plantation from the other.
Returning, we found the roads alive
With the gayly dressed groups of freedmen,
! going home from the ''meelin," and full of
animated talk about things they had seen
and heard
There was constantly the most deFeren-
/ tial courtesy. The old women seemed de-
| lighted if they could secure a recognition,
! and not .man of the hundreds on the
/ road passed without lifting or al least touch
! ing his hat Whenever we approached a
: gate some negro near MS would run ahead
/ to open it, bn, there was no servant in tha
air with which he did il. He seemed ra.bl
/ in bearing and attitude TO say, SPIN man,
aud just good before the law as you are
! but respect you. because you are all
I friends of ours, and because you know more
than do" These people can never be-
made slaves again. They have tasted TOO
/ long of freedom 10 submit TO be driven
But perhaps their danger is in not very
( dissimilar direction,. They are grateful aud
coniding; and they may prove easily led.
An old negress whom we passed after
we had crossed back to Lady's Island, fol-
/ lowed Us YEARLY on foot through the broil-
ing sun, clear ,down TO the landing. 81
/ want 10 see Massa Richard-I used 10 be-
: long 10 him." was her only explanation.
Of another congregation Of these strange
( people, and of some general facts concerns
| ing their condition, an account must be de-
/ ferred for another day. AGArE.
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