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Do not cry," he added, as he saw the tears pouring down her face, which was turned to him with a look of helpless woe upon it "do not cry, little mother, for we shall both of us have need of all our strength." "Oh, Hesden," she moaned, "if you only would not "
I want 'em ter lib whar dey kin be free, an' hev 'bout half a white man's chance, ennyhow." "But what about Red Wing?" asked Hesden. "I'd like ter see it once mo'," said the broken-hearted man, while the tears ran down his face. "I 'llowed once that I'd hab a heap o' comfort dar in my ole days. But dat's all passed an' gone, now passed an' gone!
"Marse Hesden," whispered the colored man, laying a hand trembling with excitement on his shoulder as he came near, "is yer a friend ter 'Liab Hill?" "Of course I am; you know that" in an impatient undertone. "Sh sh! Marse Hesden, don't make no noise, please," whispered Nimbus.
I am the bearer of a proposition of compromise from her, which, if accepted, will, I hope, avoid all trouble. If not accepted, I shall find myself under the necessity of asking to be relieved from further responsibility in this matter." "Come here, Hesden," said his mother, "and hear what terms your new cousin wants for Mulberry Hill. I hope we won't have to move out till spring.
"There is no doubt of that." "T'ank ye, Marse Hesden, t'ank ye," said Nimbus. "I'se glad ter know I hain't been a fool allus, ef I is now. But now I t'inks on't, Marse Hesden, I'd like ter know what come of dem men dat 'Gena an' me put our marks on dat night."
The future was as misty as the gray morning. Hesden Le Moyne stood with Nimbus under the great low-branching oak, in the chill morning, and listened to the labored breathing of the man for the sake of whose humanity his father had braved public opinion in the old slave-era, which already seemed centuries away in the dim past.
"You know that the Constitution gives the control of such matters entirely to the States. The Nation cannot interfere with it. It is the duty of the States to educate their citizens a clear and imperative duty; but if they will not do it the Nation cannot compel them." "Yes," said Hesden, "I know.
"You must attend to that Red Wing matter immediately, Hesden," she said, thoughtfully. "You accept the proposal then?" asked Pardee. "Accept, man? Of course we do!" said Mrs. Le Moyne. "Stop, mother!" said Hesden. "You may accept for yourself, but not for me. Is this woman able to give away such a fortune?" he asked of Pardee. "She is not rich.
In the year she had been at Mulberry Hill she had come to know Hesden better, and to esteem him more highly than ever before. She knew that he regarded her with none of the feeling his mother desired to see between them, but they had become good friends, and after a short time she was almost the only one of his relatives that had not allowed his political views to sunder their social relations.
We used ter t'ink, 'bout Red Wing, dat dar wa'n't nary man dat ebber cast a shadder good 'nough fer Miss Mollie." "And so there isn't," said Hesden, laughing, "But we can't stand here and talk all day. Where are you from?" "Whar's I frum?
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