Year: 1859

SCENE III.


II aworld like this, it is much easier TO plan
generous enterprises than to carry them into
effect. After Mr.. Noble had purchased the
child, he knew not how to provide a suitable
home for her At first, he placed her with his
coored washerwoman. But if she remained in
that situation, though her bodily wants would
be well cared for. she must necessarily lose
much of the refinement infused into her by that
environment of elegance, aud that atmosphere
of love. He did not enter into any analysis of
his motives in wishing her to be SO far educa-
ted as TO be a pleasant companion for himS-lf
The only question he asked himself was, How
he would like to have his sister treated, if she
had been placed in such unhappy circumstau-
ces. He knew very well what construction
would be put upon bis proceedings, in a socie-
tyWhere handsome girls OF her parentage were
marketable and he had so long tacitly acqui-
eSced in the customs around him. that he might
easily have viewed her in that light himself
had she not become invested with q tender and
sacred interest from the circumstances in which
he had first seen her, and the innocent, con6d
ing manner in which she had implored him to
supply the place of her father. She vas al
ways presented 10 his imagination as Mr. Dun
cans beloved daughter, never as Mr. Jack
sons slave He said to himself, " May God
bless me according to my dealings with this or
phan May ! never prosper if | take advan-
tage of her friendless situation


AS for his profegec, she was too ignorant Of
the world to be disturbed 10y any such thoughts
May | call you Papa, as used to call my
father p said she.


For some reason, underlined to himself, the
title was unpleasant to him. II did not seem
as if his sixteen years seniority need place so
wide a distance between them. No he re-
piled, you may be my sister," And thence
forth she called him brother Alfred, and he
called her Loo Loo.


His curiosity was naturally excited to learn
oil be could OF her history aud it was not long
before he ascertained that her mother was a
superby handsome quadroon, from New Or
leans. the daughter of French merchant, who
had given her many advantages of education,
but from carelessness had left her TO follow the
condition of her mother, who was a slave Mr.
Duncan fell IN love with her, bought her, and
remained strongly attached to her until the
cay Of his death II had always been his in
tention 10 manumit her, but, from inveterate
habits Of procraStination, be deferred it, till
the fatal fever attacked them both and so his
child was also left to follow the condition of
her mother" Having neglected to make q
will, his property was divided among the sons
Of sisters married at distance from him, and
thus the little daughter, whom be had so fond
ly cherished, became the property of Mr. Jack
son, who valued her as he would handsome
colt likely to bring high price in the market.
She was too young to understand all the de-
gradation TO which she would be subjected, bat
she had once witnessed an auction of slaves,
and the idea OF being sold filed her with ter
roF. She had endured six months of corrod-
ing homesckness and constant fear, when Mr..
Noble csne to her rescue


After few weeks passed with the colored
EasherWonan, she was placed with an elderly
trehch widow, who was glad TO exc out her
small Income by taking motherly care OF her,
sad giving her instructions in music sndFrench.
rs caste 70 which she bsiOnged on the moth