Carlisle herald. (Carlisle, Pa.) 1845-1881, October 15, 1856, Image 2
^:r ~.,. ME C El 1 - at-6n • /From 31rs, liarrivt Boucher Btowo'R new Icovel ontit. •"Crud, a tale ..)f the Dhunal „ • . DULLY'S, STO-RY. :-..[31111y, a favorite *Me of : the Gordon: fu , ily,.relftteo ber !experience' - to .ber . yoal mistress, ICiva Gordon', Clio beroino of 11.1 "Store's tew. book; -- The'storris - told -- at na'E.requst.] told you I erne going emu() time- fur • tfll . you elerieltee. 0 Lod, Lord ! bui is a lops ylory.' •••-•Nian;-who6e-tplick,-icyinprithiei-vraro:-toui--- eel by the ci i ti entitle of 'her' old friend, a still more her u au:,wcred '0; yes, come tell ; me but it!' A) draikg n low ottontnn, nbe Eint down, n laid bet Lrnii, on the lnp of.her hurahlefriel 'Sell; well, ypu nee,- chile.? said ?Lilly, I -large, lark eyes.fix;ng tlietnselat's on vitennt n low Weal drenaly I;nie,e, bOdy's dis !nig". stranwe'Clog ! .Yuu see, ;chile, my :natl . brought her from Africa; my 1 they, t;:t; 'leaps and heaps my :mother I; toli1 ; „M:2 4b..nt dat Dat nr was a !nigh Mal gold in the n - CT:, I': LA great,big, trill trees, with t. straq.l;l'; tautituhllowers on them yoa - el . did E , Cc well .dey broeisiiii mother ;1::: , : my, hailer into -.Charleston, titte_ l l r. 'r.tup.bel.l.-71.ini—Itt12. your ma's; fa Aletn right out- of , shi• p': fire.daldreti and dey all so:d,i.ivl . theY never 'km?' Wed I;chere th wybt . .I.'ut.her rind mother - cuuldn't it - crd of Euglis.h_rilieri (ley come nation • t me:often hos she 'cUuldtA..ape: • te- nobody, to tell 'em ht!ti ,. ,it litt,rt lu _ Lairs, -- Whea - I - Wars - a — cl.filli;:l 'member h . often, de day's ivork was dime,'she u,sl • ._. to cum k , „,cat and, sit and look up at the stni arid-groan, and gr4inti and groan : !. I was a 11 tie tliing.',l;litying . round . : and I used to - eel: - np -- to-lieridanciu - g. - and saying,' • Namuly, what makes you groan su what's thv mutter of you?' • - Mauer enough, chile she 'used to so, ' I's n Li..king of my poor children. I ilik TO lock at . the star's, because dey , sees tl same stars dat I do. .'Pears like wo ,was ono room : but I don't kuow whore dey is 1 .- Dey don't ktiow where I be:', • t Den she'd say to me, • I;•.w ; chile, you nifty be mild avay fro your tur. TII ray. Der'S no •knoiring viivhat my happen to you, chile; but if you gets iu' any trolLlo,as 1 does, you. mind, chile, .yc ask gut t., help you.' • i 3 God, tnamtny,,' Biwa SanYbotit • ••IVi y, chile,' says she, 'ha made these y, stars.' Aud wanted nuaiitriy to tell me cool About it ;'vuly she says, • Ile can do anythirig he :likes ; , and,. if ore in !lily - kind of trouble, he can help you.' Well, Jo- be sure, I didn't Mind muc about it--nll dancing rouod', because .prett Well dcn't: need 'much help. But she said. d: ar to me tioanauy times, I CoUldn't help 'mem her it. , Chile; troubles will come ; and, whe dry does come, you ask God and he will hel • you. • enough, I wasn't sold from hi • but she was took' from me, Miamian Mr. Cam; bell's brother went off to•live in Orlean's, an parted•de hands, 'My father and mother' we took to Orleans, and-. 1. Was took to Virginny Well; you see, I greyed up . along with d young ladies,—yout ma, Miss Harrit, Mis • - Leo, aud'de res ton'em, 7 —and I bad heaps o fun. Dey. Dey couldn't., no • body run, nor,junipi nor ride alt.oree, nor rim a' boat like Maly : and so it was Milly here; anti Milly dere, and whatever :the young In 'dies wanted, it Was4lilly made the way, fin, Well, dere was a great difference among dem young ladies. ere was Miss Loo—she `was de prettiest, and she had a "great many beaux ;. but, den, dere was your ma—every body loved her;.and den dare was Miss liar.• iit—she had fight smart , of life in her, W and :Vidalwaysibr - doing soinetting--always right busy 'tetuling to something or other, and she liked inc because I'd always go in with her. Well, viely s dem. dar was•.•pleaseot times enough ; but when • l got-to-ba_abCi4T &Moen or fifteen, I began to feel kind o' bad—sort of strange and heavy. I really didn't brim why, but !peered when I got 'older, I felt I was in bondage. - • . • • 'Member one dal youi..mn ,come in, and seed me looking out of - the window, and eke set's love, what makes yOu so dull lately T' " o,' says I, d I Somehoi don'tleve good times.' 4 hy 'aye she; ‘.‘.1717 ant? Dont Or erybody make much of you. and don't you - -bins that you want V ' n_ says 1,. 4 Weil" re a poor 'Arm, your ma was a westy thing like ~' .., ?.i. ... =I '? 'l3 ir • l'Zi 4 tioji you.. -4 , 4 t0,.. er t p , 7uiute;Virt:lll - fiorry '*f G kuOw 1 uliould feel so•myself if 1 Watt. in youy , , - '.Afteniards she told Miss Loo and: - Miss . Its . rrit but deibthglied . nlid said dry guess•. ed der wastel . tminy girls P lio.Rero ; ns well off .as lUiily. Well den, Illiia ITnrrit she wag , married de first." She married Mr. Charles --- Blair - ; - and when—she lifita-Jatirried-nothibg* N^rtiS . to 01)1_4 t.liemust have: me 0.. go; with her. , Iliked Miss 11arrit; I' dliked it niitoli be . tter.ifit had 'been jour .ma. 'd airways contited . thnt 1 wonted to be , "long to your inn, and Fthinle'yotir inn wonted ~-4.# Ili t she was one of the sort datiiterloSt nothing by not asking for it. She . was imp of do S,.ft dal : always got•thigibyhook or by eronlC— l k.Sheidwttys. bad mrd. clothes and more mo .ney nod foore e 7 .rything, don de rest ,of them''.onuse she wn always_ wide.awalio,:itud locking out, for herself: -.. .'':-, • • , . ... Well, .111r.:13laWS place was - away' off iu anothef'part of Virginuy, and I.irent dere with her. Well,.she wren't• very happy, rice ways; she Wasn't ; becnuse-111r..13inirlio ;- Was a high felloW. Lnws; Alisa 'Nina, when I tells you die. yer' one you've got here ie a good out, and 1 'viso you to take-him, it's • because I linowswhat,conies o'. girls marrying high fellows. pun't' tioro low gaol' lok.4ing cley . iv, Sor'wlistdere-inanners is,--it'a just ruin of girls . _thtthni •thetni : , Law, when ho was a courting Miss flrriiit,_ft,Witsnll nobody Lis i he :WIIB give up all sorts 7itys and live such a good - life Ali ! she,'n - iarried him ; -it all Wentto smoke! 'Fore ; do tons-well t Over,_lie g,ol:dgoingold-ways; and dqn it was g0,.g0, all de time, catoinling and partici; at hotne;partieslttirond --money ilYing like de water. • • • • :great - clintige in _Mks Ilarrit. She didn't laugh no- more; - tdie got • - • sliarp.ntol cress, and rho wnsnt good to me like what she - ..used -t oo k I d, be jealonsotine ' her himband. She. might love saved lierself -- de-Tl-t•otthle.. shOUldtf - t - Laic touched him with n pair of tongs. But be watt always running after . everything came his wny ;so no-wonder.. But- 'twee'n them both, 1 led a bad life of it. Well, things dragged . kind along inthis way. .She bad three children, and at last he was killed ono day, 11'dling of his horse wlren ho was too drunk:to bold the bridle. :Ono() iiddanoe, t00,.,1 thought. And den, after 110'8 dead, Mss - Ilarrit she - Seemed to grow more quiet like, and set herself picking up What pieces and-crumbs was left for her and de chit -dien : And I 'member she had one Of lier,on ales dere a good many duys helping her in counting up de:,debts dey'wtts talking Akio Any in ?Mash? room, and dere was•a little light closetorr.one 'side, where I got set down to dd'some ttee•.,stitching ; but dey was ton. busy iii - their 'counts to think anything ',bout me: It seemed . dat de place and do people Watt till tote Sold I:eff . to . pay de debte—all 'cepta few of; who were to go off with missis, and he - gin agairr-oti_a 'small plabo- and I heard bite telling her. about it. . . , . While your children are small,' he says, 31111 Vial live small, and keep things close, awl rake enough on the plaeo-for ye all; and th.;n yon can be making the most of--your property. Niggers is raising in do market.= , -• Since :11iusouri came in they's 'worth ,double; awl so yon can juit sell : de increase of 'em for, go , ,d' sum. Now, there's that slack girl Dully of yourn. l —You may he 'sure now I pricked-up my. ears, Miss Nina.--:!You don't; often seela girl' of finer breed than - 'she :o is,' says he,Juet as-if I'd been a cow, you 4 Have you got her a husband ?, 4 No,. said Miss Harrit ; and then save she, believe. Milly is Something of •a co quette.among the young men, she's never settled on-snybody'yet,' says she. • Well,' Says lie;' 'that 'must .be attended todcause the girl's children will' be an estate of themselves. Why I've known women to -- bare twentyl arid her children wouldn't any Of 'em be worthless than eight hundred dot: lois. There's a fortune at once.- If day's like her, dey'll be as good as cash in the mar. --Asti-any-dap—You can-send-out and - sell - one, - if you happen to be in any strait, juetila noon . as nu can draw a note on the bank.' 'O, laWsi Miss Nina, I tell you die yer fell on me like so much 'Cause, you. see, I'ff . been keeping company with a very nice young man,.and I W6B going to ask Miss riot about it dat 'very day ; but, dere—l laid* down my work dat minute, and thinks. says I, orrue de do Lord's in heaven I won't never be - married lo this world l! -And-I-oried 'bout It; • Off and on, all day, aid at Wight told Paul 'bout it. He Was de one, you know. HUt ' rani hif - trled - to - make - it ill - kmoOth: --- 110 gummed it wouldn's.happen; he guiered de Would think, better on't. At any ,rater 'We loved each 'other, and why shouldn't we take is muoh comfort ae we 'ociuld I Well, I wool to Mire karrit e ,ind told herjuit ,What I thought about It. , Allere had epokii'iny mind to Mire Harrit 'bout iverything, and . 1 won't J^.. g r.„ . 1 ,4 ) . )• d en: • A e, Ad. tde tioCiirJr; on so two . iitiee . `4iitlitgliie Per 8U 11 C , 7 .6 11- E i k #+ ' l olE !,' plair,ried: When our first child was horn, tiatif tirtaso pleased, ho 'thought strange that 1 . - wasn't. ' 'Paul,! said I, !dis yer tuft . ourn; it tmay be took from ys, and s , ,id any daY.' - • well; `says bi,-!"Milly,kinay be God's' . child, any way, even if it 'tint our.' e- 7 . causeyou see Miss Nina, 11 b"ortoY, tell you ;. after dat'Lliad n. great manyebildren,. girls and boys growing up round rne. bad fourteen cldl'en; dear, and (ley 's all been FOld fronvnie, every aingle oue. of 'en). • a cross-1- -- =-EbaNy; 'Heavy knows but dem ilat , bears it!' 'What a shame l' s - nid Nina, Aunt' Harriet :be such a m'icked woman.?—an aunt of urine do so !! • • 'Chile;said Slily , we• dosen't none of us know what's in iis. Wben,Miss'llarriat and I was gals,togethm, hunting han's eggs androW ing do botit in do river,—well I wouldn't have, thought—itwould_lu gh ith Bu t, Alen; what hadlirgirls deys young and handsome, and all the world smiling on 'eat—. o.,haney, it 'gets drefful strong, when dey gets grown woolen, and de wrinkles come in -der fades I Always, when sho.was it girl,—whetli-- - er it was eggs, .or berries, or chincapins,. or . Whet,—it Was always Mies flariit's nalure to get-and to kelp and when she get pld,.dat all turned to money.' . • 11 - 1.51 - i - r•tild Nina; it. does see n Irnpds '. hie that •t woman—a. lady hoist), toe, and my atint—coubl.do snCh.a . thing!' , • WE `Ah, rib hone.v !, Mies-born have - some bad' • - stuff in dem, sometimes; like de rest of us ',— But, den, honey, it - was tho_ most natural! •thing*in. the .world, come to look:on't ; for now see:Acre, honef was poin-arel_ithif ebe:Velis pestered for money. -Dere was-Mas , eGeotge's bills and Peter's bills .to pay,. aml - Miss -Stisy's : and ever% one of 'ent'tii'ust, have everything, : .ntid.dey was nll cull in g_for .tuon_ey_,Anonory ; - .:_anit_dere_he:s_beeri timus'she didnt know which way. In tur . No'w, you sec, when 'a woman is -pestered to pay two hundred here and four hundred - and tree hundred dere, and - when she has gat m..re , niggers umber place than she. can beep, and den a man calls in and lays, down eight hundred dollars in gold and billh before-her; ar!(lsays, want (it ;nr Lucy or. George 'of yearn, - why, don't you she? Dose yet soul drivers is always round,-; tempting folks dey know poor ; and dey always have"dere mon- . n ey ns.hnndy ns de devil has his. But, den, I ougbn't fur to be hard upon dem poc.r dri vers neither, 'cause dey un't taught.no•better, It's dese yer Christians, - dat profess. Christ, dat makes greattalk 'bout religion, • dat has der bibles, sad. turns their backs upon swear -ing'sonLdrivers: and ; itinks de" an't fit to speak too—it's dein, honey,: direr - di root of de wftelh . business. • Now, dere time dot 'uncle of fern, mighty-great Christian be-Was, - with his pray er,meetings,:and ull dat !—he wes . alway-s a putting her . I.IONo it.- 0, dere's been times— dere was times 'long first,•Miss Nina, .when my first children was sole—tint, I tell . you,. I poured out my soul to Miss Ilarrit, and I've seen that W - othati• cry ea dat I was sorry for her. And she said to me, 'hilly, I'll never. do it again.' But Lend ! I didn't trust her, - =.= 'not a word on't,—'cause I knowod she would. I'know'ildere•ivas dat in her heart dat de,dev il7Wouldn't let goof. I knowed,he'd . no kind -of objection to her 'musingherserf.with..meet- Ing and prayers, and all-..that; but he'd 'no notion to let go his grip on her heart. But, Lord ! she wasn't quite abad woman„ poor Miss liarrit, waent,—and olio' wouldn't have done ao bad if it.had'nt been for hins7— put he'd come apd have prayers, and exhort, and den come prowling round my place like a wolf, looking ut my .chil'en. 'And say, 'boti do ion do now? -Lucy is getting to be.a right smart girl, iishiii?.Dere's a lady in Washington. has advertised for a maid—a . nice woman, a pious lady. I suppose you wouldn't object, Milly ? Your poor mistress is in great trouble for money.' - ever saidno_thing_to__thitt—man.—Only once. Whin lie asked me - what' I thoiight mg Luen!onld-be 'worth ; *ben :she was, fifteen years old;, says 'I Co him: IF • - she is worth to me just what your den• ghter is worth to You.' - 'Den went in and shat.de door. I didn't stay to see howhe took it. • Den he'd go up to de - heirse, and talklo Miss Harrit. 'Twos hettluty,lited tell her, to take proper care of her goods. And dat ar meant-selling my chit- 'en t I 'member, when MOs Busy came home from boarding school," ihe was e - pretty girl ; Vitt dither took - on - her - eery kind, I tell you, 'cause three of my ohil'en had been sold to •keep her at eohool. My Luoy,---ah, honey l— oho want for a lady's maid. I knowed what dot sty meant; well enough. De lady had a eon grown, and he took Luoy wid him to Or lune and dere was an end qf (lit. Dere elo - n't no lettere go 'tween us. Once gone, we can't • rsf, d C • cp, - 74 goo . t . t•as Acing Oaf), , 41 ) , no, 7 41111 e.". .not -. •Tio good nseifTo teactrilincY• -13 e• ••• • ••••, • liitle-hrnitis:nigltter:kerotre abet 4ent tOleep. • ••••• -15fraftert-no*l.&den t ;--i t - ', s? would hnve been Letter for her. (), honey, dem times, I used to rare and toss like a bull ,ivanot=-I did so! • • waSn't wat I ' I got press anCtigly..j',•Mis she grew r - great Christian,and jelited, de church, and used to fi'ave heaps' of ministers and elders at live house.; -and.some en '-erri used tn.tr-yund.talli, to me. l•tol d .lem I'd :seen enough'of dei•old religion, n>>d.l didn't want lolear,ncr more•y -But Paul, he was IL obristien, ,and when die tnikcd tolne, I wan . cpfiet; lilie,"thOugh'i could not be like what he woe, INVell+l4 mY 4123. joy_ youngcst . child, flUl'o and certain., iiti;'nome wus,AlPeed. well; dot boy' I loved dot child. better don any of der, , tit or !cm. lie was all I' got left to love; for when be W ri. 4 a, year OR'l , atil's master-irMoved down to Lou.. and took - him of?,,ond I - never heard no more Of him. Sp:it 'penr'ed as if . (11 yer child was had left.• bright boy,. ) -Oie was most uncommon ! Ile'was so Ion • dy to, anything, and 'stood me - srmony steps ! 'ltow. could 0, honey,,...be had such ways with . , him-e-dat boy?.—wotiltft almost make :Me laugh. ' lie hook after,larninetightY,.and he• limed him self to read ; and he would 'read the bible to me sometimes, . I „just brought , him up and teached him the heat' way I could. All . dat made me .'fraid for him was,, dat he .was so spirit I's - 'fraid•'twould .get, him into • ble. . • wan't no more spirit} , Aniti yrhiteAttlks. would like.their children fur : to • be. When white cliiren holds uFt . their heads, nntl.an wet's- back; ded the parents.laugh; and say, got it in him,! 4i , -I.le't a bi'rglit one ila, if one of ourn does .80,, it's a dreadful . 'thing,. I was allerstnlking to Alfred 'bout it, and telled him to keep hetnqii. -It 'peered :-like , there-Wad-so--much- in. himi- -you couldn't keep It down. Nina, - folks may say what - day - like - about de - blnek:folk4; &yin nell'er beat it out, of my head ;--dere'd some , ou 'cm can be as smart as any white Tolks,,if dey-could have de.same chance. flow many Albite boys did you ever see would' take the trouble for to teach theirselves to read ?' And tint's what Alfred did. Laws, I had a mighty heap - of ceinfort in him, 'cruise I was thiukin' to:get my missis to let me hire my time ; den . 1 was going to work over honrs,,and get Moir ney, had buy him) becaute, jop see, chile, - I !mowed he was too spiriiy for a slave. You see he couldn't learn to stoop; he wouldn't let nobody impose on him-; *and' lidalwayi had d' word back again to give anybody as good-ee dey sent. Yet, for nil dat, he was a dear good i boy to me ; and when I used to talk to him, and tell him deco things Was dangerous, he'd: always promiare fur to bokerful. Well, thiiigs went on pretty Well while.he was little, and I kept him with me till he got to be about iwelvor thirteen years old: - 'lle used to wipe de-dishes, and scour de knives, and black, de shoes dud such like work. Irut, • by and by, dey said it Was time dat he should go to de reg-lar work; an dat ar was. de time I felt feard. Misses had an overseer, and he was real aggravating, and I felt feared dere'd he trouble; and sure enough 'dere was, too,•-7 Dare was always somethin' brewing 'tween him and Alfred; and ho was always running --to Miseis with tales, and I was talkinkto Alfred. ,But'peared life he aggravated de boy. so, that, -he couldn't'clo right. ; Well, one day, when I had been up to town for an errand, •1- come home at night, ancll wondered Alfred did not come - home to supper: 'I thought something was wr . and I went up to'de house, and dere sat Missllarrit_l4 a table co'vered• with - rolls of, money, and dere she was counting it. " Miss llarrit,iilays I, 'I can't find Alfred. An't you seen him?' says I. " At first she didn't answer, but went on counting—fifty-one, fifty:two, fifty-three. Fi 'tally I spoke again. I hope dere an't nothing happened to Al- Aisikr,4l arra, , Ifu "';`,. • '"She looked up, and says she to me, ' Bays site, 'de fact is,' Alfred has got too much for me to manage, and . I hoe's great deal of money . offered for him ; and •LI sold him. w. . _ -- iII - ferriiinetli - ing strong coming up in my throat, and I just went up and took bold of. tor ahouldera, and maid•l, • • ^ • Mies Ilarrit, you took.de, money for,thir teep of my Wren; and you gromised me, aura enough, I should, have die yer 0ne., , ,y0u call, dat being a Christian ?' says 1.,. 4 Why,' says she, Willy, he met a great Way off ; you can se i% about as much. It's only over to Mr. Jones'e plantation. You can go and see bim, and•he.ean oome•and see you. ndyou kno* you didn't like ' the man who had the care of him here, and thought he was always getting him into trouble.' 4 bliss Hardt,' says I, l o on may cher t your- Self saying dem thingii; don't cheat me, nor, the Lord neither. You folks have de any all on , your with your Ministate, preaching no down out of de Bible; you won't teitob ue to'read. But_l'm going straight to de Lord.with die yer cue, I. tell you, if di ME Lord is to be f0und,...1.11 find Lim ; and I'll ask hint to-lOok on't,ade' , wdy „You've beenEreatingme,- selling my chil'en; . all "the way 'long, to, pay - fOr - yont - ehtl i ertrand - now - bresking - yOttr7 word to me,•and taking die yer ,boy, de :last drop oftdood ininy heart,l pray to de Lord to curse ?Very cent dat ••ar Money =a and your cbil'en g , Dot ,ar was de waxl.spokerto - Ler, - Child:r T was poor, ignorant cretnr i and.;clidn"t know God, and,rny heart. Was like a rod Lotsooal., I turned-tind:walked right - st-raitight'out her, I didn't.Eipeakno..more - le 'her, and didn't speak:no:M.llre to me: And.wben I went. to bed at night7dar,.stire 'nnu:,k, was Alfred's . . bed in -de Corner, and his Sunday coat hiinging up over, it.and'his Stinday . shoes:l had bought far him i I li- w nanoneik_leause-IM-watru, handsonie boy, and I' wanted him .always to looknice; - :Well,•so, come euntloy morrtg, I took his:coat and shoes; and Made MbUndle of ''oon, raid I • took my stick, and.say;l, just go over to Jones' placeand set:what lias'cOnie• of Alfred. All de time I 'bridlit said a word to'inissis, nor she a, word to . Well, I got. ab'out half-way over 'AO the pia* and dere I Stepped under a big hickory tree to rest me_a bit and I looked.olong and seed some one a coming ; . and pretty soon. I knowed it teas . lluldalc She'Wasthe one that married Paul'e eonsin,:and she lived on Jones!'place. And ko I got up and. Went to meet her; and.told her I was going over to seelmut Alfred. Lord !' says she, MHz, bav'nt_you beard dal - Alfred 's dead Well, Miss Nina,- it seemed as if my heart and 'every thing in it stopped stilt.- Aiid said I, 0 -114dah.,44aLdey_li.illeil_td- • " And said she, ,‘ Yes,' And she told me it was dis 7 37: way ; dat ,wae ov,eyseerj.);iiii. beard - dot Alfred teas drentiful spirity ; 'and-when • boys is so, pi:me timeS- dey, agg tes 'Cm to get 'Mu riled, sud den - iley - Wilips.'ent to break 'em in. So Stiles when he was hiying off Alfred's task, : was real tiggravati ng to, Liar; - , .ditt Uoy=vsel7; =6e uueweieil bAck, just'as he allerri wotildie:a doing, 'cause Le was smart; and like .be-could'rit ke,ep'it.in: And den Icy -laughed roUnd.dere, and den Stiles was mad,, and'swore he'd•whip'em ;:and den Alfred' ho cut and run. • -And deli Set* he Swore awful nt him,_ancl-he told 'him•- to . 'eerne ' and he'd give him hell, end pay him de cash.' Deny is de very words he Said to My bay,. And Al. Sued said he,wpuldn't come back ;- -Lie wasn't going to be Whipped. And just den - young Master Bill come along, and wanted to. knpur what was de matter. So Stiles told him, and _ ho . took out his pistol and said— , Hero you young dog, if you, don't come buck before I count five ill fire!' • •••Y:lie ahead,' says Alfred :, 'crcuse you .sce dat boy never liiiiiwed what fear was; And so he fired. And Iluldah said ho just .jumped up - and give one scream and fell flat. And dey ruu-up to him and he was dead : ''cause you see de bullet, went right . ..through 'his heart. Well-dey-took off his jacket and looked, but it witift of .no ,use: his face settled doviii still. And Iluldah said dat dey, just dug a hole and put him in.. Nothing ou him—nothing round him—no coffin—like lie.'d been a dog. Huldah showed me de jacket. , Dere was de hole, cut right round in it like it web stamped, and his blood running out on it. I didte.t say a word. I toOk• up do jacket and wrapped it-up . with his Sunday clothes, atid I walked straight— straight horne• , } . ,walked' up in inissia' roo4, ..,asti sht,was drealied for church, sure enough; 1.,, a and sat de i rete 'cling -her Bible. I laid it right down untie/' or face, dat jacket, You see 'did hole.' said I: • you see "did blood! Al. (red's killed ! You killed him , his blood be orkyon and your children ! 'O, Lord God in hAven, 'hear me, and render unto her double!' Nina drew in her breath hard,'lvitli anirt: - stinctive shudder; ililly had drawn berielf up, in the vehemence of her narration, entreat Jeaning forward, her black eyes dilated, her strong arum•oleuched beiore her, and her povi erful frame expanding and working with the violence ,of her emotion. She might have looked, to one with mythological assoelatioWi, like the figure of a blackmarble Nettles's in a trance of wrath. . . J. KIEFFER; DRUGGIST, has moved his store from the former standlo his new building, Immediately-opposite, and adjoining Mr' &ore 'Having .made every arrangement to preserve his. Medicines fresh and pure, and having . . replenished his assortment to. of carefully selected drugs, h e l e npr again e prepared attend to business with tire and promptness. ills' assortment will Ilanish almost every thing,that may be called for, either by . the physician, or the family, for domestic use. The greatest care and precaution'will be observed in thecompound jag of preScriptions and dispensing of medicines. Ills assottruent of Confectionaries and Fancy thiods Is very general and will enable purchasers to suielhennielves. May 28, / 88 .• - , DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, • • With a Splendid vaxiciYof ="' • 00h1FECTIONA1kle AND Ir/CITCY GOODe. The. undersigned has . just replenished. his stock, ot._ 'goods; and u.his . Drugs and Cherukals, have been se;. looted with groat care, he is piepsred• to all all orders. •• promptly. His friends may rely upon the genuineness and purity of every artiele.' • • • His stock of CONFECTIONARY !Wilma and selected '• with' special rofbrenoe tolholioliday's. It will afford any variety persons ntay.desire . in that line. He has a largess_ sortment of French, Gentian and domestic Fancy Candles,lall fresh and of the very best quality:' Ills as sortment.er FANCY GOODS is :large and embraces al most every thing necessary for the Toilet and Family He invites special attention .to .his Fancy Work Doi% Dap, Cologne bottleN Watch and Card Trays; Port,s Portmonies, &c., he. , • Quid es, small- , p rofits . . and strict consistency In trade shall characterise ear business. .•. - dec .19 sb. • . ' ' B. J. KIESVE.R. • Mal =I