Clotelle: A Tale of the Southern States
Clotelle: A Tale of the Southern States
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was looked
upon with gratification by her mother, and became a matter of
general conversation with all present. Of course, the young man
escorted the beautiful quadroon home that evening, and became the
favorite visitor at the house of Agnes. It was on a beautiful
moonlight night in the month of August when all who reside in
tropical climates are eagerly grasping for a breath of fresh air,
that Henry Linwood was in the garden which surrounded Agnes'
cottage, with the young quadroon by his side. He drew from his
pocket a newspaper wet from the press, and read the following
advertisement:--
NOTICE.--Seventy-nine negroes will be offered for sale on Monday, September 10, at 12 o'clock, being the entire stock of the late John Graves in an excellent condition, and all warranted against the common vices. Among them are several mechanics, able-bodied field-hands, plough-boys, and women with children, some of them very prolific, affording a rare opportunity for any one who wishes to raise a strong and healthy lot
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