urried good-b

n for me, Mary,"

very soon?" pl

ry first o

" shouted th

scream the loc

till it was quite out of sight, and then in silence our young hero assi

take into the heart of autumn. The road wound partly through the woods. The leaves were still green and abundant. On

aid Frank, speaking the w

ms too lovely for war and warlike passions to be permitted to enter it. When m

was his father's departure which led his mother to s

es favored

mall one-story building by the roadside, a shriek of pain was heard, and a little black boy came

looked up at Mrs. Frost,

rost. "Stop the horse, Frank; I'll

outh, succeeded in making her way into Pennsylvania. Chance had directed her to Rossville, where she had been permitted to occupy, rent free, an old shanty which for some years previous had been uninhabited. Here she had supported herself by taking in washi

rcurial temperament of the Southern negro. Full of fun and drollery, he attracted plenty of attention w

entirely different, and it was eas

asked Frank, as he brough

elf," he repeated, wrin

e house seemed to make it clea

hed the door o

olding her right foot in both hands, with an expression of acute p

accident which had befallen her. The pail had contained ho

Chloe?" asked Mrs. F

nied by a groan. "'Spect I sha'n't live till mornin

ckles into his eyes and resp

Frost soothingly. "You'll get over it sooner than

s. I was kerryin' it just as kee

visitor, appeared to excite a fierce spirit of res

tuously and kicked the pail wit

es, and the sudden blow hurt him much more than the pail.

ences of his precipitancy, but too late. He picked up the

ed on inquiry that the water had not been scalding hot. There was little doubt that with proper care she

hloe. "I ain't got nothin' baked up.

on the bed we will take Pomp home with us, and give him enough food to last you both a cou

an to a comfortable position on the bed, which fortunately was in the corner of the same room. Had it be

ed on with wondering eyes while Frank and Mrs. Frost

entions of Mrs. Frost, who bound up the injured foot with

said. "Down Souf dey used to tell us dat everybody looked down o

aid Mrs. Frost quietly. "The color of the skin ought to make no

same heaven wid w'ite folks, mi

ot? They were made

said Chloe. "I ho

spare Pomp a little wh

go home wid dis good lady, and she'll gib you so

ride?" said P

Frank good

jaculated Pomp, turning

, then, and

mped into the carriage, and was more le

been in a covered carriage, and consequently the

His eyes sparkling with delight, and his expanded mouth showing a full set of ivori

e that word," said Mr

sus?" demanded

d you used,"

you mean, missus," said

s the

said Pomp wonderingl

't a go

me little debble when I run aw

use it. It isn't a good

"Wheneber she calls me little debble she pulls off her shoe and hits me. Hur

to preserve a serious countenance while she said, "You must ta

the side of the road, and was seized with a desire to run over it. Giving the reins a su

eins in time to prev

that for, Pomp?

exclaimed Pomp, laughing.

nearly tip

t, Mass' Frank. 'Pear

the moment felt as if she should like to usurp his mother's privilege of spanking him. But the l

ack, laden with a basketful of provis