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Show 312 HOEDUCK. de friend .. of de nigo·crs. D cm's <1c rale gcntlmncn nne1 J: L<1 .1 0 , . D .....~ y knows w h~tt to c:.l0 \Vitl l:':ttTan ts. Dnt dey'. gwinc down. D0y's bin g''rinc down ever sencc tlc nni\'ersnl snifragc. I knowcd dat \\ronld n1:1kc 1nischicf to <1c nig{rcrs. And now de ole fllnilies i~ o·iLtin' broke np by de \Y::tr. Next thing, cley'll hnve t~ n1:1rry qnarter-n1asters and other low f~>lks what's 1naclc 1noney hy de \V:tr. De good ole blood's a gwi1.1e down. 'Vhnt'Il bccon1c of de poor ni~gcrs '?" "\Vhi1o his tongue \Va~ rnnning on, they arn vccl at l\Irs. ''' e:st's hon ·c. Jnlia then divided \\·jth Davo her remnant of cash, a.nc1 telling hi1n to provide for hin1self that night, and corne to sec her the next dny, 13he dismiRscc1 hin1. When she entere<l the house, and macle hcr~elf known, she \vas received by JUrs. 'Vest with affcctionnte \Velcon1e. The kind. lady had ~..~ ulen:ant remembrance of l{oebnck, and esteemed "Cousin v't''~." as he deserved. She haa a bright, bu~y, tal kaLi vc and cordiai. 1:::~!1 ncr. 'Vith hospitality, she posscs~er1 intelligence and tact. 0 ~]ike those hosts ,vlto bid yon '~lake yourself at ho1ne, and then leave yon t(,~ dilift ior yourself 1nost helplessly in a strange house, she could n1akc a guest feel at home. She had hearclnothing of Qolonel Fairfitx's in1prisonn1ent, bat when Julia told her all her paini"l1l story, she Inani(e~ted snch ~ytnpathy :mel such a warn1 desire to befriend Cou~in Fred., she sng-_;.;est •d so n1any p1ansib1e expedients for obtaining his eli ·charge, and sl1e oif~rccl her assi~tauce \Vith so 1nuch apparent hope of sncee ·s, that to Julia's eager fancy the pri~on doors seetne<l already to turn on their hinges for her father's release. Grateful and hopeful, she laid he:r head upon her pillo,v to dream of he1· father's happy restoration to his family. ROEBUCK. 313 The next 1no.rnlr~g ~ho wns up e:u·ly, in1pntient for the hour \Vhen, acc01npanied by l\Irs. West, she ''rns to start in search of her f.tthcr. They \vere to tnke the ronnel of Jnany prison~, and, \Vithont a clne, to look for hin1 mnong an in1mcnse nun1ber of prisoners then confined in the city. lie had been there so short a tirne, and \vas so con1plctc1y nn kno\vn t all those 'vho hnd charge of the prison. , thnt they could scar 't\1y expect to find ltin1 until th ey shonld happen upon the very roo1n in \vhich he ·was confin cc1. · After breakfast, they sallied iorth upon th nir (1nes t. .A.lthong h they traversed the Jnngnjficent clistnnces of the city in a carriage, they had \vnlking enough in vil-'iting tho various places n.t which they cnlled, ,,~ith climbing stairs, and standing, 'vhilc they awaiter1 the leisure of those to \vhotn th ey made application, to £1tigue e,~cu the active l\Irs. 'Vest. .1\Iany p er ·ons of whorn th ey inquired, kne\v nothin,rr of Colonel 1~air£tx; others declined to an8wer any questions. Dy some they 'vere trentetl \vith politenc. s, and by others rudely rebuffed. They were very 'vcary, tmd Julia \Vas much ilisheartcned, \vhcn, Jato in the day~ they \\'ere told that a prisoner fron1 Virginin, answering to the description which they gave of Colonel Fairfax, \\ras confined in a roon1 before \vhich they \Vere then standing. But it \\rns too ]ate to obtain admittance to tho prisoners thn,t clny; the person 'vho had the custody of Colonel li"airfax \vn. not pre. ent; nothing n1ore could. be ]earned by Julin, about her father, not even nbout his health. She went :1.\-\ray, feeling disappointment a.ncl anxiety alrnost as painful as jf she had not discovered the place of his i1nprisonn1ent. The next day the ladies returned. The custodian of Colonel Fai1fax then informed them that they 14 |