Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . aint or contradiction ; for black peopleare in this respect not very different from white folks: while theyrequire more than legal testimony to induce them to believe thetruth, they will swallow lies of any dimensions without salt orpepper. FINALK 297 The last we saw of Mice he was sitting in front of the littlecabin among the broom corn, beside an aged matron whom wetook for the old ooman. In her wrinkled hands she held anumber of Harper, which she considered with mingled cm
Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . aint or contradiction ; for black peopleare in this respect not very different from white folks: while theyrequire more than legal testimony to induce them to believe thetruth, they will swallow lies of any dimensions without salt orpepper. FINALK 297 The last we saw of Mice he was sitting in front of the littlecabin among the broom corn, beside an aged matron whom wetook for the old ooman. In her wrinkled hands she held anumber of Harper, which she considered with mingled cmios-ity and delight. Well, de laus! he! he! he! Dat is jest de werry spit of , I never thought to see de profile of dat tater head printedin a book! Soon after, the cousins took leave of their friends at the Hall,and returned to their respective homes. Porte Crayon, to all ap-pearance, resumed his ordinary habits of life, though some remark-ed that he paid more attention to his dress than formerly, and wasa less frequent attendant at the saddlers shop, where the villagersmet to talk over political THE saddlers shop. For the rest, the world continues to turn on its axis as usual, and our narrative has at length come to an end. And is that allr Did you wish it longer, fair querists? 298 PORTE CRAYON AND HIS COUSINS. No, not that precisely; it is long enough, in all conscience;but the conclusion is somewhat unsatisfactory—rather tame, wethink. In fact, taking all the circumstances into consideration, andfrom certain hints dropped by the way, we had a right to expectthat something particularly interesting would come of the trip. Truly ; and did not these interesting sketches with pen andpencil come of it ? Pshaw! Mr. Editor, you are provokingly slow of apprehen-sion. A story without a love-plot is like a bush without a rose,or a flower without perfume. Listen, then, my gentle friends. In the very depths of the wildest and most secluded regionamong the mountains
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