New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

pkannny Ebosr Dc boat SD DAT a.. Ssss.s Ecs
IT, Lorency y said pes%t ponn',ngs ,g to the
child. "Who ever such atnuDdercioud ~,
There bosterons laugh at dne mas'ers bs co"
from the assembled erSws NSlany ysay wt inc
Marse K9nne Hes eraes ne is Screp eou MT
% @ @ sU nd HI eoai white
mark Yah yah what yer gwhe yer ns'c @ nn m,n,
Msns mean Gn I Dus fSsa %
book for Co onel Desmlt was writing in % heavy
''a'%fS %%sas s1sn IS X. ~Ss% aansfr' 'fi'' ' ~
"Nimbus," replied the master. asa, a,t oo,,
"wh-what . asked the mother SAY oat aSi"'
"S' "NisnbnsMNimbrs," sr repeated Desmt.
"Wal. swan ter gracious - exclaimed the mother
Ef Dat cont beat Hyer! litile-what's yer name
Jes' TX yer Mans'r ior silver dollar to pay yer yer ior
sic held child toward its godfather and owner as
wants. Desmt Gooi-naturedy threw dollar into the
chds lap. for which Lorency courtesied ana hen heo
What do you want now. Gal ~ asked Desmt
pore caua cal an not so much oz Civ her something
ter remember hit by. Is yer = she asked Win aren per
There there, said he laughing. as he gave bsr an
ether dollar. "Go on or shan have cent iett .,s
"A right. MNse Kunnel THANK Se NansT' she
| said, as she walked OF in triumph. . J.. ,
| 40 hold on" SAID Dcsmt; how OLD is H. Lor-
"Jes' sebben weeks ole dis ressed day. Mahsr" said
proud mother as she vanished INTO the kchsm % 70
out Of Marse Desmit instead OF tine one customarliy
given by INN ON sucn occasions. l., a.. ,ro.so,o.r.d
h,on of Colonel Poestatem Desmit the only baptisma
register OF the coiored man who twenysx years a,te
ward wondering at the names which were seeking
| him against hls will. ,, .u o,,.
! No. 97-N,nbus-of Lorency-Maie-aprh Zf'o'
II was a queer baptIsnla entry but slave needed no
mo,e-iudetd did not need that 1t not given for
Es sake but only for the Of his godfather
should the chatel ever seek to run away, or sno4u &
value There was nothing harsh or brutal or we ue
what the law allowed but encouraged nun 10
| do, and DONG 1t because IL PAID
| Colonel Desmit's character is ske,ched in an ad-
| mrable way. He had in freak been christened
| Potestatem Dedimus Smith by his father. aud he
had married Virginian maiden, proud, OF good
blood. and extremely poor. When he came into the
property he devoted himself to the acquisition OF
| wealth with remarkable success. He added" 1t
is stated acre to acre. slave to slave, business to
business until his possessions were scattered from
the mountains to the sea-" He had cattle ranges Ill
the extreme West and fisheries in the farthest East
Each of his possessions was self-suppOrting COM
| monwealth He was an inflexible disclplinaiian.
| His overseers liable to receive Yislt from
him any day or night. He kept an exact account OF
| every slave mule other piece of stock. But.
| even at this time when the institution of insitu-
tions has been abolished, it is worth while to
consider the old economy of the slave-breedng
plantatioDs
"A healthy slave woman" the thrifty father had had
cent upon value, while she needs less care and In
S sS TsS sn had ms
fathers instructions TO more accurate aud scientific re
OF ives upon a Single plantation not favorable
either to tae rapid wuplication or economy OF
susteDauce He had carefully determined the fact that
plantaoDs of mooeIate extenr. upon the high, well.
waered uplanGs Of the Piedmont belt were the most
ing OF slaves. Such Plantations largely woikci ny
re entire investment without at ali taking
the increase OF the human stock Ihis was, therefore
So much added profit. From careful study and ooservd-
lion he had Geduccd specific foImulary by when he
measured the rate Of gain With wel-seected iorce;
that with proper care such plantations could be made
TO pay year BY an % 81 yac r ce % e o woTK
ing force eight years TINS conclusion he had ar
rived at from scientific stud of the OF mortality
aud increase and IN settling upon 1t he had cautiously
left large margin for contingencies. He was not ac-
customad 10 talk about business, but when ques
oned as 10 hls uniform success and remarkable pros
periy always attributed II to system wnch nc had
nrx0rably followed, AMI which had never Ialed 10 re-
urn at least 20 per cent per annum upon every
| dollar lie had invested. 49,.
pan nat lie large but systematic borrower OF
h az r apes should at no time exceed a
tain proportion Of his available estate By tns means
hs wealth increased with marvellous rapidly: ,.o,
The success of his y>tem depended however entirely
never V nesicced Though be had so many that o:
dreds of them he did not knoS even the faces lie gave
the closest attention to tier ny senc condon' espe
clay of the wOmeu who were encouraged by every
means bear children. 1t was sure passport 70 favor
more abun liant food provided greater liberty enjoyed
and on The birtn of caild. present of some
certain 10 he given the mother.
Nimbus the slave applies to the Colonel for permis-
sion to marry after the fashion of the plantation,
and he gives a liceuse in the following brutal letter
to his Overseer
Mr. WARE: Nimbus and Lugena want to take up with
each ouer. You have pretty full force now but have
decided TO keep them and sell some OF the Old onesay
Vcey Lorency. Neither have rad any childen Tor
years. and yet strong healthy women VINO
! will bring nearly much as the girl Lugena. shah
| To H. "a car 2 % ~
week. You must send them over to Loulsburg on Mon
day better give Simbus the empty house near
the tobaceO-barn. We need trusty man there.-Re-
spectfuly T. DEs"ii'
All goes smoothly with Mr.. Desmit until Mars
NEEDLES He is called upon - to furnish twenty
bands TO work on Notifications for the Confederate
| Government" Nimbus. of course, runs away and
joins the Federal Army. He is enrolled as George
Nimbus, of Company Z, of the - Massachusetts
Volunteer Infantry, being counted one of the quota
| of Great Barmingham in the valley Of the Housa-
tuck.
| After the war; the slaves who had been living to-
eetbsr as man and wife were required to be regis
tered as such legally, if they wished to continue the
relation, and here the old trouble about surname
recurs. The recital is entertaining:
"we" said the CLERK as he took up his pen and pre-
| pared to ill out the bank, WHATS your name u
=" NV names Nimbus, sah."
"Nimpus nutin;. sab jes. Nimbus."
But you must have another name ."
"No Ihan't Jes' wore dat fer 'wenty'odd years. an
| nebber he'd no udder" 49,
| Who 90 you work for ~
! | "Wuk for myself, san"
. | "Weu on whose land do you work 7"
| "Wuks on my OwD sah On, Ibis at home an boa'ds
| at de same place, does An names Nimbus, je.
, | straight along, widout any tail ner handle"
, | What was your old masters naineP
| "Desmit-COlOnel POtem Desnit"
"Imiaht have KNOW that" said the clerk Ian ghnely
from the burned outandsh name. Well. Desmi is youI
surname, then, ain'titf'
neber gib IL ter mOren he did ter er Lugena
sPshaw can't stop to with you. Here's youi
, | certificate"
"Wili you please read it, sab haint got no larnin'
| Ell on please, sab."
The clerk knowing to be the quickest way to get TIC
, | of them read rapidly the certificate that NmDu
and Lugena Desnt had been duly registered husband
and wife under the provisions OF ordinance OF The