An undetected forger, who is in constant fear of being apprehended, is happy in comparison with that coloured man who attempts, in this country, to hold a place in the society of whites by concealing his origin.

He must live in constant fear of exposure; this dread will embitter every enjoyment, and make him the most miserable of men." "You must admit," rejoined Mr.Balch, "that I have their welfare at heart.
I have thought the matter over and over, and cannot, for the life of me, feel the weight of your objections.

The children are peculiarly situated; everything seems to favour my views.

Their mother (the only relative they had whose African origin was distinguishable) is dead, and both of them are so exceedingly fair that it would never enter the brain of any one that they were connected with coloured people by ties of blood.

Clarence is old enough to know the importance of concealing the fact, and Emily might be kept with us until her prudence also might be relied upon.