I know him well--in fact, he is the illegitimate son of a deceased relative of mine, by a mulatto slave." "It cannot be possible," exclaimed Miss Ellstowe, with a wild stare of astonishment.

"Are you sure of it ?" "Sure of it! of course I am.

I should indeed be a rash man to make such a terrible charge unless perfectly able to substantiate it.

I have played with him frequently when a child, and my father made a very liberal provision for this young man and his sister, after the death of their father, who lost his life through imprudently living with this woman in Philadelphia, and consequently getting himself mixed up with these detestable Abolitionists." "Can this be true ?" asked Miss Ellstowe, incredulously.
"I assure you it is.

We had quite lost sight of them for a few years back, and I little supposed we should meet under such circumstances.