Amongst those present were "Scrutator," "Bis Dat Qui Cito Dat," "Judex," "Vindex," "Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat," "Rusticus Expectans," "Old Etonian," "Anxious Parent," "Anti-Jacobin," "Puzzled," "Octogenarian," "Quousque Tandem," and "The Thin End of the Wedge.

Do by her as you'd do to dat glove you have on your hand.

" "'Look a-yeah, yo' spraddle-nosed, yalluh voodoo nigguh,' said the black sergeanthe was as black as a stovepipeto the blinking chief, 'jes' shake yo' no-count bones an' tote dat wattuh yo'se'f.

"Of vat use?" he would say, even now, when asked to play in public"de moosic ist alland dat is eben so goodt here mit friends."

Or, "Dere goes a thousand peoples to a goncertmaybe fife from dat thousand lofes de moosiclet dose fife gome to meand I play dem all day for noding!"

Now, many a young nigger gentleman imagine dat he has only to coax his gal to say 'yes,' and den dey goes to de clergy and stands up for de blessin', and imagines all right for de futur', and for de present time, all which is just a derlusion and a derception.

No, sah; mattermony a berry differ t'ing from dat, as any old lady can tell you.

" "Ay, dat not de consent I surposes.

" "I nebber told you dat, ChloeI said on an island.

You cannot tell me anyt'ing of edercation, Neb; for I hab hear Miss Grace and Miss Lucy say deir lesson so often, dat I sometime surposes I can say 'em all, one by one, almost as well as my young lady, 'emselves.

No, Neb; on dat subjeck better be silent.

" "All Clawbonny say dat we can make as good a couple, Chloe, as ebber stood up togedder.

In de fuss place my modder, my own born modder, upposes our uner, and dat is a great differculty to begin wid.

" "What dat, Neb?" "It mean Masser will order her to consent.

" "Dat nebber saterfy my conscience, Neb.

We be nigger dat true; but no Clawbonny master ebber tell a Clawbonny slabe to get marry, or not to get marry, as he choose.

Dat would be intollabull, and not to be supported!

But, Neb, dere one odder differculty to our uner dat

Remember I alway hab Masser Hardinge to talk to me about 'e crop, and sich t'ing, and dat a won'erful help to a poor nigger when he in a nonplush.

"Dat berry true, sahso true, I wont deny him.

I alway s'pose, Masser Mile, dat Miss Grace and Masser Rupert come togeder, some time; as we all expects you and Miss Lucy will.

" "You t'ink dat posserbul, Masser Mile?" demanded the old man, fixing his dull eyes on me, with an earnest intentness that proved he had not entirely lost all sensibility to his moral condition.

" "Wonnerful!" exclaimed the old man; "dat would be a great conserlation.

I do t'ink, dat next to some oder t'ing, she lub to see iron red-hot, and 'e horse shod!"

dat enoughenough!