Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXVII. THE REUNION. Towards the close of the year 1854, their being no immediate need of Yina's presence on the "low place," she went back to the island. Susanna had died during the summer, and now the boys were both with their mother, leaving Catharine sole tenant of the old home cabin. " The island," although it was five miles above the home plantation, was not a lonely place. There were good neighbors on the river bank opposite, and with some of these, the slaves who were kept here, formed lasting friendships; even Vina, though she had been so morose and sad during these last years, had not been unmindful of the sympathy of her own people. On Sunday morning, December seventeenth, as she was sitting alone in her cabin, a woman belonging to Mr. Hawkins, who owned a plantation on the North bank of the river, came over to pay her a visit. " What do you think, Vina ?" said she, as soon as she was sure there were no listeners, "I heard a great secret in town last night." " Oh, I don't know what I thinks till I yers what it's about," replied Vina. " Well, Peter's sent for you all I and dar's a man in i town whar's come from some place 'way off to de Norf dar, to tote you all off." "How does you know ?" asked Vina, her eyes dilated, and her whole frame trembling with excitement. " Why, I's to town last night to Mr. Simpson's store, and I yer Mr. Simpson say so hisself Dey all's a makin' out de papers, and dey'U send for you 'fore many days." The visitor soon departed, and Vina sat down to think, but her brain whirled, and she was glad when her sons came in, that she might share with them the great joy that was swelling in her heart. She did not for one moment doubt the truth of the report, for it was what she had expected. O poor...
