Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-25

matter
before them
""" ny Her'
She made it clear to them that they must
either assist her to the a1-+o,. 80 80:
abilities ~, alec .,o
~ -, 'i'i NiidliceS Oh De
."3 TJeeeu from ,he plantation if she had
TO abandon it-and which she must surely
DO without their hearty co-operation Nov
these negroes had tf,sfr rittIa +batct,o,7 ,,,,t,
rot far distant from tba ..er@at 49, ~ ;:
their nfys ana cticl-a,s - mus,
s'pr0visjon erounds.' in ~ III s!,o's an
which they were daenIv a++onbn5 ~ a. ~
sneak of a certain IIndif,,S eit iIol ~
their mistress 1,-tfLt -. ei.Is tosH aiu
fectionate resnec+ IT, - - a.
agreed 10 strand Inv. ber .,,5 o.,S siiU d -
ilv to her pronosifion to re,ri,-a ~ - ~;
share of the retr,rns FROM soIa a , sel1id
and r,,,n instead Of q -, " suEdI
shilling a day. ""se VI
J-non tho sbou1ao-s 20 ~, ~, -
seer. in fact the af~afrs Of ,b 'rih "t Tr
long had rested for during several years
fas Io a. 80 49,. -. " ms master ms sole
the folds ana SIM 49,. ~ ~ 9S.e Us VI
over to his EMPLOYER. He was Of Tho tt-na
so rarely seen of late years, personified in
go sIaS; stowe honest old ncle Tom"
bir, beI,ItnIE NJ Sne couio rely upon
the aged heads If "a ,,'f,is ~: - ,tlCe VI
err and more volatile ,,ao,ro r.. > "'i =
affairs went on nrettv much +be save -
before excent hat in TO No., oe a a
bpn,nrod - kaIe -, l,L- Pc, VI d So'u-
hIing ONT to $50 =, -; fi. stun
worLnan .t r,id fori,oaa i IN oti MS
trir,Iv a++;rad borea,ooa 49, Mas d
the pIantafion a. 5aWn sb ~ On Over
vera nov cansnr;n,S MI IL was ho1 Sc
fest 10 ~ iuun, o". II Wa soon mani,
naa,+ 20 ~ 80 'llae ND IN Liza
Ola NJ =" So 80 ,ioi uut oi mem tnan the
took r,ara I'D GacSed I i,,.o ae tne same Ime
&c Ct ~, 80 ueoIHeu sil.tteSt III their wei
l@ie' iieiI wives ana PICK nlnnles were
r ,aV tmCiu"eu IN Ihe senefu SUPERVISOR
t 'itL VIZ slauuaiiy Drought 10 little
ihSher ieNei IMAM Inc one TO which they
NAG laiLeh. me older children. and espe-
claIiE me girls We're taught the rudiments
OF sell-respect, ana 1t soon became evident
10 the worthless fellows VINO always haunt
the purheus of plantation that their
presence was no longer desirable In fact,
several OF them "ere so swiftly hailed be-
fore the local magistrate and so severely
punished for committing some petty crimes,
which had hitherto gone unnotced, that
they RID the region Of their society.
Changed Conditions.
scarcely year passed before 1t was
very clear that the status of existence on
Beaulfeu plantation was vastly improved
~, ~, ~.. .,,.:ss -,
i1'ei 'iie oes peiceiNea tie chdhse lhat
had come about through there being in
charge a person of innate virtue and in
tegrity.
me nrst three or -FOUR months or the
thad ai'Ii III, year' III Mnbca me crop IS
rine Juice converted into sugar, and the
refuse into molasses and rum, constitute
the happiest season of the calendar. Then
1t IS that all nature rejoices in the fuliness
" irui!f9li, lile iaporeIs' an, rom me Terl-
est pich HihnS 10 lne apie-nndled mar
~ ;th 80. anu 49,; ~ san I,er SKIS
shlne Win Iatness tnelr countenances with
Joy, lue ioritler from me uhl,rntleo oe-
Nourins Oh sugar cane ana the latter with
anIlclpatory rewards OF thelr toll:
Bur. nol"lthstandlng the tact that the
crop was larger IMAM usual. that hrst year