Beadle's Dime Novels No. 33: Maum Guinea and Her Plantation Children — page 68: what you’re looking at

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62 tom cums. she’ll soon be resigned to Rose’s loss,” continued the matter- . of-fact Colonel. ‘Four thousand dollars would buy her lots of wedding-finery. Howeve:, it’s not for me to advise you, neighbor Bell.” eG chedeeny easier ta tnoolitel but—but—the fact is, I don’t just like to sell that girl. She's very much attached to all of us, and she’s so—so young—and—” here the speaker hesitated, ont impulse of virtue and humanity. | “We can’t afford to humor Sus teelings of our negroes, Judge; it’s a bad idea. They’re a careless race, and don’t suffer much from sentiment. I suppose Black Eagle, my pet horse, felt badly, when he was taken to strange pastures last year, but I was obliged to sell him. You know that the girl will, in all probability, be well treated, and have an easy time of it. She will be doing very well, very well indeed. Like as not, she’d be eager to go, if she knew what the state of the case is. Better ask her.” | “T think not,” tesponded Judge Bell, shaking his head. “There! they’vye started something—a deer, I do believe,” cried his companion, and the two hurried on; while the slave, who had heard every word which they uttered, followed with seeneaplageneth paS: Safe Tenia Sam ble. sem 00.0 ft weighed a thousand pounds. Trudging along over knolls of sand, checkered by the lights and shadows playing through the trees; and through hollows tangled with vines and long, dry grass; catching their feet in the bare roots of palmettoes, washed out of the loose soil, the eager hunters now hurried on, silent and alert, rifles ready and eyes on the watch. Virginia kept up well with Philip's easy stride ; she had taken her light rifle now from Johnson, who had hitherto relieved her of its weight. Kate kept with Colonel Fairfax, of whose skill she had a high opinion, and comicooodks.comnn