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"Isn't it becoming rather a habit?" he said blandly. "I don't know what you mean," said Hilary Vance with splendid dignity. "But this is different. This is a WOMAN!" His face filled with an expression of the finest beatitude. "They so often are," said the Honourable John Ruffin. "Does James know about her?"
He was the terror and aversion of every negro quarter along the coast; and his name appropriate to his character oft served the sable mother as a "bogey" to frighten her squalling piccaninny into silence! Such was Ruffin the man-hunter, as he was known among the black helots of the plantations. The "cobbing-board" and the red cowhide were not half so terrible as he.
Judge RUFFIN, of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, in one of his judicial decisions, says "The slave, to remain a slave, must feel that there is NO APPEAL FROM HIS MASTER. No man can anticipate the provocations which the slave would give, nor the consequent wrath of the master, prompting him to BLOODY VENGEANCE on the turbulent traitor, a vengeance generally practiced with impunity, by reason of its PRIVACY." See Wheeler's Law of Slavery p. 247.
Active campaigning for its adoption at the polls began in September under a Joint Campaign Committee of the Woman Suffrage Party and the State Suffrage Association. In spite of the influenza epidemic thousands of signatures were obtained to a petition asking Governor Ruffin G. Pleasant to issue a proclamation calling on the electors to vote for it.
It had been arranged, as a special compliment to the venerable Edmund Ruffin, who might almost be called the father of secession, that he should fire the first shot against us, from the Stevens battery on Cummings Point, and I think in all the histories it is stated that he did so; but it is attested by Dr.
Lee spoke in low tones to his wife. "Ask the young people to come in for a moment, my dear." Mrs. Lee crossed quickly to the library door and called: "Come in, children, Colonel Lee wishes to see you all." Mary, Stuart, Custis, Phil, Robbie and Sid pressed into the hall in curious, expectant mood. Mrs. Marshall knew that Ruffin was still there, but her curiosity got the better of her aversion.
I now saw that the men of the party were drawing to one side, and forming a sort of irregular ring, with that peculiar air of solemnity that bespeaks some serious business. It was only the boys, and some negroes for these, too, had taken part in our capture who remained near me. Ruffin had simply approached to gratify his revengeful feelings by tantalising me.
The Honourable John Ruffin gazed at her thoughtfully; then he said in his best judicial tone: "Well, if you're going to have a shot at it, there are one or two things you'd better do to give yourself the best chance of success. In the first place you must try to catch him after lunch, about a quarter to three he's in a good temper then. And when you do catch him, don't be too gentle with him.
Lee stepped briskly into the room and extended his hand. "It's you, Ruffin. My apologies. I was called out to see a neighbor. I should have been here to receive you." "No apologies, Colonel, Mrs. Lee has been most gracious." The mistress of the house smiled. "Make yourself at home, Mr. Ruffin. I shall hope to see you at dinner." Ruffin stood respectfully until Mrs. Lee had disappeared.
"And the duke will pay you seven or eight pounds a week for six weeks so that it will mean thirty-five or forty pounds," said the Honourable John Ruffin with the same business briskness. Pollyooly smiled another heavenly smile, but the duke sprang to his feet with harried air and cried fiercely: "Oh, hang it all! Draw it mild, Ruffin! Seven or eight pounds a week for a child like that!
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