bassfelofme，urnedmeround，andmadeahoroughexaminaion，eppsallhewhiledwellingonmygoodpoinsbuhisvisiorseemedoakebulileineresfinallyinhesubjec，andconsequenlyiwasdroppedbasssoondepared，givingmeanoherslylookofrecogniionandsignificance，asheroedouofheyard

whenhewasgoneiobainedapass，andsaredfora

er’s—nopeera

er’s，ofwhommenionhaspreviouslybeenmade，buareiveofhisipyedduringhedayandmosofhenigh，spendinghenexday，sunday，inmycabinmondayicrossedhebayouodougsmarshall’s，allepps’svesaccompanyingme，andonuesdaywenoheoldnorwoodpce，whichishehirdpnaionabovemarshall’s，onhesamesideofhewaer

hisesaeisnowownedbymissmarymccoy，alovelygirl，somewenyyearsofagesheishebeauyandhegloryofbayouboeefsheownsabouahundredworkinghands，besidesagreamanyhouseservans，yardboys，andyoungchildrenherbroherinw，whoresidesonheadjoiningesae，ishergeneralagensheisbelovedbyallhersves，andgoodreasonindeedhaveheyobehankfulhaheyhavefalleninosuchgenlehandsnowhereonhebayouareheresuchfeass，suchmerrymaking，asayoungmadammccoy’shiher，morehanoanyoherpce，doheoldandheyoungformilesaroundloveorepairinheimeofhechrismasholiday；fornowhereelsecanheyfindsuchdeliciousrepass；nowhereelsecanheyhearavoicespeakingohemsopleasanlynooneissowellbeloved—noonefillssorgeaspaceinhehearsofahousandsves，asyoungmadammccoy，heorphanmisressofheoldnorwoodesae

onmyarrivalaherpce，ifoundwoorhreehundredhadassembledheablewaspreparedinalongbuilding，whichshehaderecedexpresslyforhersvesodanceiniwascoveredwiheveryvarieyoffoodhecounryafforded，andwaspronouncedbygeneralaccmaionobeheraresofdi

ersroasurkey，pig，chicken，duck，andallkindsofmea，baked，boiled，andbroiled，formedalihewholelenghofheexendedable，whilehevacanspaceswerefilledwihars，jellies，andfrosedcake，andpasryofmanykinds

heyoungmisresswalkedaroundheable，smilingandsayingakindwordoeachone，andseemedoenjoyhesceneexceedingly

whenhedi

erwasoverheableswereremovedomakeroomforhedancersiunedmyviolinandsruckupalivelyair；whilesomejoinedinanimblereel，oherspaedandsangheirsimplebumelodioussongs，fillinghegrearoomwihmusicmingledwihhesoundofhumanvoicesandhecerofmanyfee

inheeveninghemisressreurned，andsoodinhedooralongime，lookingausshewasmagnificenlyarrayedherdarkhairandeyesconrasedsronglywihherclearanddelicaecomplexionherformwasslenderbucommanding，andhermovemenwasacombinaionofunaffeceddigniyandgraceasshesoodhere，cdinherrichapparel，herfaceanimaedwihpleasure，ihoughihadneverlookeduponahumanbeinghalfsobeauifulidwellwihdelighuponhedeionofhisfairandgenledy，noonlybecausesheinspiredmewihemoionsofgraiudeandadmiraion，bubecauseiwouldhavehereaderundersandhaallsveownersonbayouboeufarenolikeepps，oribeas，orjimburnsoccasionallycanbefound，rarelyimaybe，indeed，agoodmanlikewilliamford，oranangelofkindnesslikeyoungmisressmccoy