Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28


you if you Will only let me-"
"Then / can give an opinion, Frank.
She Will suit you far better than l. She
seems very lovely, is certainly very beau
tiful, and, if / can read the language OF
glances, is very much smitten, and /
should not wonder if somebody else was,
judging by his paying two visits day.
Now, Clare, please do not tell on me
about that did not mean you should,
any of yoU, find it out"
at is too good to keep, Frank
Clare reported to her mother the CONVEX
satiOn Of the evening, and told her how
deeply she had been interested, and how
much she admired Mrs. lie Verrier.
Il was very much pleased with her my
SELF said her mother. ST have never
went with anyone who struck me so IA
vOTably on so short an acquaintance"
Frank had decided to spend the evening
at home, thinking il would not do to 90
and see his new friend three times in one
day. They had all gathered after tea and
were promising themselves an early bed
to recover from the fatigue of the preced-
ing night when Mr.. lie Nerrier was an
nOunced.
seYou are a great stranger here" re-
marked Mrs. HoughtOn, 81 have frequent
IL wondered what you were doing with
Yourself. This is the first time you have
darkened our door for weeks"
Il was here this morning." he replied.
somebody else pays two visits a day."
said Frank, mischievOusly to Clare. 81
think you can say no more on that sub
ject.'
Il did not know you were here said
Mrs. HOughtOn. II told Bob to deny me
to everybody until two O'Clock, for want
ed 10 sleep. You must have called earlier
than that. l am determined to work a
reformation in visiting hours" she con-
tinued, Eat any rate in our set. This is such
hOrrid way people have here Of coming
to see one so early"
"COTnelia intends to make the people of
New Orleans conform to Paris custOms.' -
said her husband. 'She thinks nobody
knows anything outside of Paris"
~ on ought to live awhile where / dO,'
said Mrs. HOn1eur. ''It is no uncommon
thing for me to have visitors before have
finished my breakfast-sOmetimes before
am up in the morning"
That is worse yet" said Mrs. Hough-
ton.
@'YOu seem to be hitting me all around. p
said Mr.. lie Nerrier. Il do not mind
Mrs. HOughtOn's reprOots, l am used to
them, but | did not expect Mrs. HOnfleur
to turn against me-"
Mamma was not alluding to your COM
ing to breakfast with US. l am sure" said
Clare.
''NO, indeed" laughingly answered
Mrs. HOntieur. Il meant our neighbOrs.
Most Of them rise before we do, and many
Of them would consider the day nearly
half spent by the time we eat our break
fast. 1t is no uncommon thing for a SER
want TO awake me in the morning to know
If | VIII lend a horse or the oxen and cart,
or some farming implement, or send a
neighbours grist TO mill, or send hands to
help roll logs, or aid in some other very
imnOrtaut farm Ounration -
Il should teach my servants to put a
stop to such proceedings" said Mrs.
HOughtOn.
''Oh, no! 1t is Oftentimes a great favor
20 them, and only slight inconvenience
to me, though l have frequently wished
that they would make the application at a
more suitable hour"
''There is great simplicity of charac-
ter to be found among your country neigh
b0rs," said Mr.. lie VeTrier. ''The poor and
ignorant among them are more primitive
in their habits and ways than l had sup
posed it possible for any people to be in
this age of the world anywhere, especial
" people of the Caucasian race. Some of
them rank even below their own negroes
in intelligence"
Il have some humble friends among
this very class" said Mrs. HOnfeur.
eWith little intelligence and less educa-
ton they have large hearts, and will en-
ter into your feelings with a sympathy
you would not expect from them"
And yet every now and them said
Mrs. HOughtOn, '.my husband talks to me
about going into the country to live. 1
would not live among such people for the
wealth of the world. When Mr.. HOugh-
ton moves to the plantation l am going to
Paris to live.7
Il shall try to make a planter of my
son." said Mr.. HOughtOn. "Then l will
spend part of the time with him and a
part in the city with YOU"
plantation life is beautiful TO me,n said
Mrs. HOn1euT. ITO be the head and centre
of such a little community involves a great
deal of responsibility, but is the source of
a great deal of enjoyment. 1t is pleasant
to feel that others are dependent upon you
for their comfort when you have unlimit-
ed power to promote it. My negroes look
to me with as much as affection and con-
fidence as children look to a parent.
They come to me with their ailments,
knowing that every effort Will be made TO
relieve them. When they get into bfOils
and disturbances with each other they eX-
pect me to harmonic them. and cheer
fully submit all their differences to me as
to an umpire and accept my decisions as
law. People naturally love what belongs
to them, and this love is intensified when
they are people Of aHr own species who
can return our affection, and then the
mere knowledge that they are so DEEPEN
dent upon US of itself constitutes claim.
Besides these people, regard even the
brute creation which ministers to my
comfort with interest-the carriage horses
which so faithfully serve me; the fOcks
and herds and fowls, which know not only
nv person but my voice, and the inani-
mate creation as well, the trees which L
have planted and nursed, and the flowers
in n
care. All are the objects of my Heavenly
Fathers sOlicitude, why should they not
be of miner"
Gas the patriarchal was the first order
of society Instituted by the Divine Law
giver," said Mr.. lie Nerrier, "we have
reason to suppose it is the one best calcu-
lated to promote our happiness, and such
in my judgment it proves when we prop
erly discharge its duties and obligations;
but there are many who look at it in a
false light. Instead of acknowledging IN
the relationship any mutual obligation;
they regard not only their domestic ami
mails but even the negroes, and perchance
the Overseer himself, as machines to labor
for their benefit, with no correlatiYe obll-
CATION on their part to render an equIYa-
lent for their labor. If man finds no
happiness in the relationship existing be-
tween himself and his servants, it is be-
cause he has perverted it from the pur-
pose for which God designed It, and in
so doing turned the blessing into curse
ssWill you give me your plantation ana
negroes, father, If L will live upon ltF'
asked Frank.
at is my purpose to do so" said his
father, s'if find your tastes lie that way.
do not want you to live upon 1t simply
because it would be yours in no other way,
but because you love il, and feel such an
interest in it as sister has been descrIb-
ing. 1t will depend very much upon what
sort of a wife you get whether you are
satisfied or not. Ifmy negroes could have
a master whose home was among them,
I know thew would be very much happier
than they are. Although Mr.. Cochrane Is
very kind and has secured their respect,
vet their earnest pleadings with me to 1--we
among them every time go to the planta-
ton disturbs me so much that IL taxes
away all the pleasure of my visits, and L
should have sold the place and negroes
long ago but that they were my patrlmo-
nv. and [ was not willing to part with
them. l could not sell the negroes though
to anyone but sister, for there are so many
family ties connecting my servants ana
hers, EN- raclng as they now do nYe gener-
ations. that it would not do to separate
them. The aged among them have lived
to see their children's children TO the
third and fourth generation born and live
and die on that same plantation"
Il have been thinking for some time,"
cold Mrs HOnfaur ssthat [ ought to be at