The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-08-19

lost half its bitterness. A few gentle words
o few kind promises. and life took on bright
hue And thns We catch glimpse
of what the master was In olden times, and
how he did his part in the broad field Of hu.
M anity and happiness.
But we have still another picture-suother
glimpse of Southern life, as it once was.
After the funeral, the family began to think
of their guest. She had travelled Atty miles
to come to them, she was tired and hungry
and it was now their turn to provide for her
No. they would not allow her to 60 to a hosal
They wanted her all to themselves during tba
little while she remained in town. Thew b.d
90 much to say, so much to hear. She mu..
tell them OF her husband, Of her new home.
of all the pretty things he had given hsr and
which she deserved 80 we'll.
While como were talking, arrangement.
and proud ones too, were entered into by the
others for the dinner. They must give her I
good dinner-she had been used to such In
their old home; and every thing must remind
her of those times. A whispered consolidation
between the blacksmith brother and his
sister the cook, resulted in the sending to
neighboripg house for o silver fork and spoon
and the young mistress invited to partaks of IL
And such q dinner There was o little
table with q spotless cloth, with one single
plate; and on it chicken gumbo, fried spring
chicken, chicken fricasee, chicken salad, egg.
plants baked, potatoes in snowy balis, pickles,
custard, piee, e & preserves and bottle Of winel
Fifty miles by rail had of conrpe, given m
appetite, and the appearances Of the dinner
certainly increased 1t.
But this was not all-what was dinner, il
there wereSot proper attendants' 30 just al
| hand stood one of the youngest boys, with 9 !,
white apron, I've suspect it was not even hem
| med) and plate in his band. A waitse form
cd no part of their little household services
| little girl whose face was one continued
smile, stood behind her chair and with large
palmetto fan, in place Of the well-remembsred
| hy brush, and kept up = vigorous circulation of
the air. No one presumed to take o seat at the
table, bat each one managed to have soma-
thing to do in the way of service and sttsn-
tion, and to judge by the remarks Of Al, the
dinner was not worth the trouble Of eatingl
/. If our hrst picture was one In which
the master bears his part here was onss in
which the former slaves did theirs.
| how ls broognt oack the oloen nmes An0W
clog uently it told of kindness on one side and
Of cheerful service on the other; and how full
it all was of that delicate instinct which
marks out the place of the two races and con
forms itself to this distinction,
If we were sn artist we wouId like to paint
the two scenes we have described, but ss then
grace and truthfuinees flashed upon us in clsaI
and vivid colors, We have tried TO sketch then
with the pen. The description is fat and IN
pref table; but the Southern lady in her olt
servants home, sitting by the cofinsd dead
surrounded by those who had grown up with
her, comforting them in their bereavement ane
min Cling her tears with theirs,-and the neen'
at the dinner table with all it's surrounding
where the former slaves turned back the pa
ges Of the past and stood once more in the oil
relations-sll this 10 an answer to the Southel
slAnderers, and shows that there is no natura
antsgonism between the races when escl
ful6ls the part assigned it by an sll-wise Law
maker; and also that both can work out thsf
proper destiny with mutual advantage an'
esteem.