5/20 Sallie begged it of her, and sent it to me, once after she had done a kind thing by both of us. Looks like a 'nigger wench,' don't she ?" The Captain seized the picture, and, having once fastened his eyes upon it, seemed incapable of removing them. "This? Heavens, what a beauty!" Jim grinned sardonically: "She is rather pretty, now,--ain't she ?" "Pretty! ugh, what an expression! pretty, indeed! I never saw anything so beautiful. But what a sad face it is!" "Sad! well, 'tain't much wonder. |