The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
THE FAITHFUL SLAVE
OF THE OLDER SOUTH
Some Memories Of Negroes Who Cared for Their
Master and Their Masters Family-A Tribute
to Those Who Served "Little Missile"

"a paper read by Mrs a r. Lind
say, historian OF tho Lancaster chap
Ter. L. y. g.. At IT'S September meet
ing)
one Of the subjects prescribed for
"reminiscences in our collection Of l..
- G. manuscripts is THE Faithful
Slave OF the south"
Times change ana we change with
them Memory. however. is u facul-
~ that bridges time and brings the
light Of other days around US The
subject carries me back To- the very
dawn OF life. Il is ~ truism that CARL
est inipressions are tho most lasting.
j. Is also fact that q child's in,ui-
ion g 10 who loveH IT is very correct
and so. after half a century my heart
prompts this tribute to those who 90
faithfully cared for little inissie"
1t Is not my purpose TO discuss slav-
cry in tho abstract nor 20 criticize
tito attitude of the North in raising.
The cry OF righteous Indignation over
iaveholdins In the SCUM. after nav
ing found IL urprontabl. in their man
ufacturinG section. remember to
have heard little story Illustrating
ihis point. y young woman having
tried I'm vain 10 make herself attrac-
i've by the wearing Of silks and jew
lis realized her failure and iu her
own words. sold them all TO sister Sal
i"r just about what they cost ne"
and turned her attention 10 things Sc
nous The point IS not how slavery
in tn" south came about. but how II
actually cNisted-and even this pha Sc
"f the subject narrows down to q
chiid's recollection OF the servants OF
one household. ono plantation. The
fidelity Of tho slave 10 his master and
more especially to mistress and chill
drcu during the war is sufficient rcfu-
tation OF all the calumnies and SLAM
.orS
Younger people who did not know
Che negro Of slavery time can form
very little idea OF tile type of that
day by comparison with The disgust
ingiy Initiative so-called educated ne
Gro OF today All OF our servants
"ere faithful and I am genuinely glad
lo shake IL" hand OF any Of the few
remaining Let me single out a few
FIRST In my thought comes Calvin
When my father Was making ready
10 60 TO the war tho question arose
rs 70 servant TO accompany him.
u lay between Uncle Nelson and Cal
Nin Uncle Ncls was willing. anxious
20 serve Marse Martin. but den. dars
Nancy and de chillun." Calvin lef,
VIE and ch;ld without murlnur.
served his master in health. nursed
him IN sickness and was tic only per
son from home With him in the hour
of death.
Faithfully he served his masters
family. He felt great pride in the
horses, pair OF blacks Buck amt
Turk. on his last trip to tho planta-
ton in the spring OF '65 he was halted
IN the road and Turk was Embarrassed
and taken from the wagon by mot
Shcrman's mem. but Wheeler's scouts
Poor old Buck was not considered
worth taking. having been ruined by
81 forty mile race 10 Camden, loaned to
Confederate soldier to make the trip
In great haste. From this time on he
had the Freedom OF the pasture. tend
ed BY Calvin. n victim OF war, as sure
~ as was his master
Calvin VIII be remembered as sex
TON OF the Presbyterian church. which
church cared for him In his last days
lie could read his Bible and found spe-
cial delight in porting over "Pilgrims
Progress" copy OF which in large
print and profusely Illustrated, my
mother had given him Calvins wife
Ellen. Was the family nurse.
few Years since ! was standing on
The piazza Of my home and saw com
ing down the street a tall. slender
negro woman. wearing long white
apron and II white kerch!ef on hnr
head, and sunbonnet in her hand.