I met with him under very singular circumstances, and I'll tell you all about it." And forthwith he repeated to them the occurrences of the morning, dwelling upon the most affecting parts, and concluding by putting the question to them direct, as to whether they had any objections to his taking him.
"Why no, none in the world," readily answered Cummings.

"Laws me! colour is nothing after all; and black fingers can handle a graver as well as white ones, I expect." "I thought it best to ask you, to avoid any after difficulty.

You have both been in the establishment so long, that I felt that you ought to be consulted." "You needn't have taken that trouble," said Dalton.

"You might have known that anything done by your father's son, would be satisfactory to us.

I never had anything to do with coloured people, and haven't anything against them; and as long as you are contented I am." "Well, we all have our little prejudices against various things; and as I did not know how you both would feel, I thought I wouldn't take any decided steps without consulting you; but now I shall consider it settled, and will let the lad know that I will take him." In the evening, he hastened home at an earlier hour than usual, and delighted his wife by saying--"I have succeeded to a charm, my dear--there wasn't the very slightest objection.