New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-01
THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW. June.

AIRS. F. NJ. Latimer resumes her graphic pen
in the description Of Colonial Life in Maryland, pre-
senng characteristic picture OF the olden time on the
Southern border with some curious anticpatiOns Of
Maryland society at 3 subsequent period. The system
Of farming and farm servants which prevailed a, that
time was a remarkable feature OF the domestic indus
try and gave peculiar coloring to social lfe Every
vessel that passed the capes and found m way through
the rivers and broad creeks even to the planters door
brought an assortment Of those servants as regular
mart of its cargo They divided into three classes
eonvcts transported for seven years. indentured ap
preptioes hound for term OF years 70 an American
master, and redemptioners who In default OF pay ne
their passage money, sold bY the captain OF the
ship for four years. As soon as captains arrival
vas made known planters In want Of servants focked
down to the vessel The whole gang was paraded and
inspected and there was great deal OF chatterinG
over apple toddy and Jamaica The favOrite pur
chase was Of boys and girls. echoOl-mastels were
often sought out among these arrivals. Education
was a. low ebb and most OF the teachers were
either indentured apprentices or transported
convicts. Some OF these worthy Gominies would
to escape and that ad
vertsed In the newspapers. One OF these advertise
mepts quoted by the writer Is curiosity: "RIn away
from tho Rev. d. Mangtl. o servant clothed with
damask brooches aud vest black brOadcoth coat broad
cloth cloak OF copper color lined and trimmed with
black and wearing black stockings" Tie
weekly allowance made TO each servant was
q peek OF meal and some salt. His clothes
were blue linen coarse homespun. Every
thing else he was supposed to get by ASKING or trap
pug or to raise for himsoh in q patch OF ground III
come Of the plantation. The only Indulgence
was lying BY for hcc hours day In the hot weather,
employed in field labor. On large plantations there
vas an immense number Of servants. Every lady had
her own waitinemsds; the women were not averse TO
marrying black slaves bat law was sfterwsrd passed
booming every white who did 30 TO perpetual
slavery. The houses OF the large planters gener
ally comfortable rather than elegant Every Maryland
table abonnded With good cbeer1 ducks served by
the doEen Instead Of the pair but the oyster
o state OF high development. and Jet the ineom-
parable terrapsn" not. snn. when gay party
assembled In Winter time. with blazing fires Of great
hickory logs. good cooking generous wines, hoGpttble
matrons and charming maidens, life was found to be
we'll worth living in the early days Of Maryland "The
Ensifsh Language in America By Professor 7. R.
Loansbury; "Cnateaubrisnd." BY August Lauxel;
The Lowest Animals" By Charles sedswick Mnot;
sour Good Hentsge," BY Robert B. Porter. are val
aahle pspers, and win be read with interest
THE TRUE STORY OF THE EXODUS or ISRAEL.
Conpea froEa eAe wuEk Of Dr. HENRY RRuGscH.BRY. he
yise with an Intrcdseton and Notes By FRANCIS H On
80. Dxswoop lama. -. SEQ Lee q ehepard
The author Of the work On which this volume
\ founded, the eslehrsted writer 90 the histery and
bautses OF Eypt. ives sDFleged tas many PEARS under