Paul and Virginia . 50 PAUL AND VIRGINIA. the same office for her child also, together with her friend,who gave her the name of Virginia. She will be virtuous, cried Margaret, and she will be happy. I haveonly known misfortune bywandering from virtue. <&?• m#* •?&•**. f About the time Madame de la Tour recovered, thesetwo little estates had already begun to yield some produce,perhaps in a small degree owing to the care which Ioccasionally bestowed on their improvement, but far moreto the indefatigable labors of the two slaves. Margaretsslave, who was called Domingo, was still healthy androb
Paul and Virginia . 50 PAUL AND VIRGINIA. the same office for her child also, together with her friend,who gave her the name of Virginia. She will be virtuous, cried Margaret, and she will be happy. I haveonly known misfortune bywandering from virtue. <&?• m#* •?&•**. f About the time Madame de la Tour recovered, thesetwo little estates had already begun to yield some produce,perhaps in a small degree owing to the care which Ioccasionally bestowed on their improvement, but far moreto the indefatigable labors of the two slaves. Margaretsslave, who was called Domingo, was still healthy androbust, though advanced in years: he possessed someknowledge and a good natural understanding. He culti-vated indiscriminately, on both plantations, the spots of PAUL AND VIRGINIA. 51 ground that seemed most fertile, and sowed whatever grainhe thought most congenial to each particular soil. Wherethe ground was poor, he strewed maize; where it wasmost fruitful, he planted wheat, and rice in such spots aswere marshy. He threw the seeds of gourds and cucum-bers at the foot of the rocks, which they loved to climband decorate with their luxuriant foliage. In dry spotshe cultivated the sweet potato; the cotton tree flourishedupon the heights, and the sugar-cane grew in th
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