Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-07
AFAvonITE OF THE LORDS.
Portion of Scripture from which
Ambrose Derived Comfort.


r. A. Brock. ESD, in his memorial to
Or. Hoge. which will appear In the :. next
volume Of the Southern Historical Socle-
~ Papers, says:
whose delineations of the save, as ne
knew him by association, are so readlly
recognizable that they have constrained
the common Judgment, Polk IS the mig
ger himself!' testiies.
Mr. Miller IS q deacon in the second
PRESBYTERIAN church. and was loved by
Dr. HOge, as he is by everybody. ,,-
IT should not be forgotten that POLK
in his way. is an "Evangei himself III
witness, we have only 10 state ms ap-
healing exposition of the mutual We
which bound the southern master ana
slave"-prOVider and serYitor-educator
and cfViliZed-mutually regardIuL
Mr.. Miller i'm his broad compass or Nlsl-
tation of entertainment and instruction,
with audiences who have been missed Dy
mistaken representation. has done more
il is believed to dispel evil taneies ana ldle
phantasies born IN mssulueu fllt ~ a.
thrOpy. than have oil the cascades OF III
0ated oratOry and the mountains OF tIoC-
tates shed and sueWn. lie mas Lt1s
etory" Ina his mirthsOme repertoire, Wmcn
he had from a member or the nOuseHolu
of Dr. Hoge. 1t Is someWh5l MUS td ~
Of what has been Just stateu' anu -, lut
thormOre, not without numOf IN lle teail-
zatiou of some computations OF the
among moue the slaves owned by DIR. Hoge
was VINO Ith ldlllA hi'f 50 -
as carriage driver'-AmDrose,
'T-non the PRONUNCIATION of the procla-
nation of President Lincoln, freeing tue
slaves Or. HOge informed Ampi0se llldI
he had no longer any rieht 10 MS sel-
"What for?" earnestly asked Ambrose.
DR.. HOge fully explained, statlhS lhdl,
In law. Ambrose was rs a white man. ai9
invested with all the preFosa'l'e9 H0iu
bv his late master.
~ mbrose aupeared 10 be stunned by the
announcement OF his beloved master;
gloom overspread his face, for moment
he was dumfounded,s then ne staInneIed
! forth in demurrer Of his cruel fate:
"Pse bin free all my life; I'm gwine
| TO stick 10 my white peop.e'-and remain
| he did for eighteen years. Finally, de-
| mands Of blood relationship called MN
| TO the locality Of his birth, in distant
But when opportunity permitted, AM
| brose would come "hOme" TO see his OLD
master and his household, and, as has
| been the experience with faithful DO
mestics'' Of old always returned with
! some gratuity bestowed. 10,
on one occasion Ambrose came with a
| piteous category Of calamity: II s ON
| havin' a hard time dis year anyway. Las
! JeneWary, or FebeWary, | disrememUer
which. some 'possum hunters come lhu
! nv place an sot de woods afre, an ue
! fire crOpe upon my house an sol uat q
| fire, an when / come out IRON ud,,
! never save nOthin' but a cOunterplh'. zen
/ / got me a house on Briery river an
| FIRE shet wash me out from dar Den
had some as nice Pigs an Cnick rs o.
! ever YOU wish 10 see, an ue hol,y 81
| I'm amongst de pigs an kilt 'em all, ana
de Chick'ns all died wild dc. gyarps: Ai aa
| ii t'warnt for de comfort gifts out u7
! Bible, / couldn't stan II. 49,. 70
Or. Hoge listened patiently 10 IN eve
| cital. and then, with twinkle I'D ms ey r g,
sslxed. "From what portion OF Scripture
! DO YOU get so much COMFORT Nut
you knows, Marse Moses DE bipie
says, dem dat de LORD ioEe.h ne "a FOR
de las year. / knows | must be one o
| lie faYoriteS.