The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-02

terest. Bertha (the little maid) is be-
trothed to young man who acts as 'cou-
rier' for travellers, and they are to marry
when they get enough money to buy a
farm in their beloved Switzerland. An
ME says when my uncle and / are sight
seeing, she is not lonely, for she has a
pleasant time helping the little Switzer
girl to make plans for expediting the
happy finale of her girlhood. Annie,
with her usual generosity, has laid aside
nice sum to be bestowed on her favorite
as bridal gift, and long after our gentle
invalid shall have passed away from earth
and its sorrows, the name of Annie st.
Julien, the gentle American, will proba-
bly, be household word among the in
mates of one happy little Swiss chalet.
"Marion, dear friend, write often, you
know not how we thirst for news from
home, and how our hearts bleed in SYM
pathy with our suffering country" go,
Ihave not time, Harry, to quote any
more of Jessie's letter, which is long and
interesting, but will indulge you with its
perusal when we meet. Our dear Annie,
I fear we will never see her sweet face
on Garth again. Poor DR.. St. Julien,
what sorrow is in store for him. jim,
You have learned ere this that Sher-
man is in possession of Savannah. :. Itris
terrifying to think Of the audacity and
celerity with which he has marched
through Georgia, and the desolation and
ruin he leaves behind him. If he has
so scourged the Empire State" what
will not detested Carolina be made to
suffer? And yet, Harry, I am reluctant
to run. 1t seems to me cowardly to leave
our home and our poor dependant slaves.
The negroes appear to be much distressed,
and all of them are eager to 60 with us.
Mother tried to explain to them how i'm
possible it would be for her to make them
as comfortable as they now are, if she
carried them with her. She told them
she had no fears that they would be un-
kindly treated, for the invaders profess
to be their friends.
eve aint want dey friendship, we is
satisfy, we is happy, and wish dey would
go back, whar dey come from; we don't
want dem to meddle wild u.s." they all
exclaimed excitedly. .o- rr..
Mother has given the house and yard
to the care of Manner and Daddy Prince,
four Major Domo, as you used to call him.)
Daddy Joe holds the position of 'charge
d'affairs" on the plantation. Uncle Will
lie, who at present thinks of remaining
at home, will continue his kind surveil-
ance of the whole. u
When mother turned over the keys to
Manner, the great big tears rolled down
her dear old dusky cheek, and in her
impulsive, excitable way, she said: ~
pray de good Lord will go wild you bof,
and bring you missus and my blessed
Puss (my pet name with her, you know
back soon to Buckley. Desc is days sich
as my ole eyes never spccted to see; but
de Lord sisting me, I will be faithful to
you, missus, and dey will walk over dis
nigger's dead body befoe dey will git any
ting out OBJ dis house. I and mine has
nussed and served desc Mahams since de
days OBJ de Rebolution when de ole Col
fight de British, and if de Lord is willin,
me and mine will die by desc Mahams p
Then sobbing bitterly she continued: I'll
we is satisfy, why can't de Yankees lei
we lone? Dey has done take de berry
light from my ole eyes long for to see
my blessed chile, Mass Walter; his voice
sound as sweet as angels music when he
tell US of de good land, where we will
rest after de work OBJ dis world is ober
and be foreber wild de Great Captain Of
our salvation. But bless de Lord. he is
only gone little while before lis to de
Promus Land"
Daddy Joe then came and profered
his fealty. He said in tone of conscious
superiority: "Tse too much of Marion
nigger to foller de inimy. Why, bless
you, Missies, my great grandfather is de
one what roast de Ginral's tatcrs and
Josiah Sumter Marion will stick to dc
Marion blood long is him lib"
Oh, Harry, know they will be true
to us in veal or woe But when I say
so mother shakes her head and says
"They are the ignorant children of i'm.
pulse. 1t is hard to resist temptations
and others have failed. But do believe
they are sincere now"
Our darling mother is true heroine
she has gone through the details of leav'
ing so brayely. She has bid all of the
negroes goodbye with a kind word Of
counsel to each one. We went to tht
ncgro-yard this morning to visit the sick
and say goodbye to old Maum jimmy
who cannot last much longer. 1 am glae
to be able to write that she suffers NJ
pain; the Doctor says it is natures de
cay. I foel sadly sure we will never
shake her poor old wrinklsd hand again
She gave ME two eggs, just as she used tt
do when I was little child. We alst
visited and bid adieu to each spot en-
deared and hallowed by past associations
Together we went to the old mill pont
where dear papa loved to have us 60 witt
him on those bright, warm April after
moons of bye-gone days to fish. Oh, tn