Marston's Plantation1
ON the left bank of the Ashly River, in the State of South Carolina, and a few miles from its principal city, is a plantation once the property of Hugh Marston. It was near this spot, the brave Huguenots, fleeing religious and political persecution2, founded their first American colony-invoked Heaven to guard their liberties-sought a refuge in a new world! And it was here the pious3 Huguenot forgot his appeals to high heaven-forgot what had driven him from his fatherland, and-unlike the pilgrim fathers who planted their standard on "New England's happy shore,"-became the first to oppress. It was here, against a fierce tyranny, the gallant4 Yamassee,
A tribe of faithful and heroic Indians. loyal to his professed5 friend, struggled and died for his liberty. It was here the last remnant of his tribe fought the fierce battle of right over might! It was here, in this domain6, destined7 to be the great and powerful of nations-the asylum8 of an old world's shelter seeking poor, and the proud embodiment of a people's sovereignty,-liberty was first betrayed! It was here men deceived themselves, and freedom proclaimers became freedom destroyers. And, too, it was here Spanish cupidity9, murderous in its search for gold, turned a deaf ear to humanity's cries, slaughtered10 the friendly Indian, and drenched11 the soil with his innocent blood. And it is here, at this moment, slavery-fierce monster, threatening the peace of a happy people-runs riot in all its savage12 vicissitudes13, denying man his commonest birthright.
If history did but record the barbarous scenes yet enacted14 on the banks of this lovely stream, the contrast with its calm surface sweeping15 gently onward16 to mingle17 its waters with the great deep, would be strange indeed. How mellowed18 by the calm beauty of a summer evening, the one!-how stained with scenes of misery19, torment20, and death, the other!
Let us beg the reader to follow us back to the time when Marston is found in possession of the plantation, and view it as it is when his friends gather round him to enjoy his bounteous21 hospitality.
We have ascended22 the Ashly on a bright spring morning, and are at a jut24 covered with dark jungle, where the river, about twenty rods wide, sweeps slowly round ;-flowering brakes, waving their tops to and fro in the breeze, bedeck the river banks, and far in the distance, on the left, opens the broad area of the plantation. As we near it, a beautifully undulating slope presents itself, bounded on its upper edge by a long line of sombre-looking pines. Again we emerge beneath clustering foliage25 overhanging the river; and from out this-sovereign of a southern clime-the wild azalia and fair magnolia diffuse26 their fragrance27 to perfume the air. From the pine ridge28 the slope recedes29 till it reaches a line of jungle, or hedge, that separates it from the marshy30 bottom, extending to the river, against which it is protected by a dyke31. Most of the slope is under a high state of cultivation32, and on its upper edge is a newly cleared patch of ground, which negroes are preparing for the cotton-seed.
Smoking piles burn here and there, burned stumps33 and trees point their black peaks upward in the murky34 atmosphere, half-clad negroes in coarse osnaburgs are busy among the smoke and fire: the scene presents a smouldering volcano inhabited by semi-devils. Among the sombre denizens35 are women, their only clothing being osnaburg frocks, made loose at the neck and tied about the waist with a string: with hoes they work upon the "top surface," gather charred36 wood into piles, and waddle37 along as if time were a drug upon life.
Far away to the right the young corn shoots its green sprouts38 in a square plat, where a few negroes are quietly engaged at the first hoeing. Being tasked, they work with system, and expect, if they never receive, a share of the fruits. All love and respect Marston, for he is generous and kind to them; but system in business is at variance39 with his nature. His overseer, however, is just the reverse: he is a sharp fellow, has an unbending will, is proud of his office, and has long been reckoned among the very best in the county. Full well he knows what sort of negro makes the best driver; and where nature is ignorant of itself, the accomplishment40 is valuable. That he watches Marston's welfare, no one doubts; that he never forgets his own, is equally certain. From near mid-distance of the slope we see him approaching on a bay-coloured horse. The sun's rays are fiercely hot, and, though his features are browned and haggard, he holds a huge umbrella in one hand and the inseparable whip in the other. The former is his protector; the latter, his sceptre. John Ryan, for such is his name, is a tall, athletic41 man, whose very look excites terror. Some say he was born in Limerick, on the Emerald Isle42, and only left it because his proud spirit would not succumb43 to the unbending rod England held over his poor bleeding country.
Running along the centre of the slope is a line of cotton-fields, in which the young plants, sickly in spots, have reached a stage when they require much nursing. Among them are men, women, and children, crouched44 on the ground like so many sable45 spectres, picking and pulling at the roots to give them strength. John Ryan has been keeping a sharp eye on them. He will salute46 you with an air of independence, tell you how he hated oppression and loved freedom, and how, at the present day, he is a great democrat47. Now, whether John left his country for his country's good, is a question; but certain it is he dearly delights to ply48 the lash,-to whip mankind merely for amusement's sake. In a word, John has a good Irish heart within him, and he always lays particular emphasis on the good, when he tells us of its qualities; but let us rather charge to the State that spare use he makes of its gentler parts.
John Ryan, his face indicating tyranny stereotyped50, has just been placing drivers over each gang of workmen. How careful he was to select a trustworthy negro, whose vanity he has excited, and who views his position as dearly important. Our driver not unfrequently is the monster tyrant51 of his circle; but whether from inclination52 to serve the interests of his master, or a knowledge of the fierce system that holds him alike abject53, we know not. At times he is more than obedient to his master's will.
Excuse, reader, this distant view of the plantation at early spring, and follow us back to the Ashly. Here we will still continue along the river-bank, pass borders of thick jungle, flowering vines, and rows of stately pines, their tops moaning in the wind,-and soon find we have reached Marston's landing. This is situated54 at the termination of an elevated plat extending from thence to the mansion55, nearly a mile distant. Three negroes lay basking56 on the bank; they were sent to wait our coming. Tonio! Murel! Pompe!-they ejaculate, calling one another, as we surprise them. They are cheerful and polite, are dressed in striped shirts and trousers, receive us with great suavity57 of manner, present master's compliments, tell us with an air of welcome that master will be "right glad" to see us, and conclude by making sundry58 inquiries59 about our passage and our "Missuses." Pompe, the "most important nigger" of the three, expresses great solicitude60 lest we get our feet in the mud. Black as Afric's purest, and with a face of great good nature, Pompe, in curious jargon61, apologises for the bad state of the landing, tells us he often reminds Mas'r how necessary it is to have it look genteel. Pompe, more than master, is deeply concerned lest the dignity of the plantation suffer.
Planks62 and slabs63 are lain from the water's edge to the high ground on the ridge, upon which we ascend23 to the crown, a piece of natural soil rising into a beautiful convex of about six rods wide, extending to the garden gate. We wend our way to the mansion, leaving Pompe and his assistants in charge of our luggage, which they will see safely landed. The ridge forms a level walk, sequestered65 by long lines of huge oaks, their massive branches forming an arch of foliage, with long trailing moss66 hanging like mourning drapery to enhance its rural beauty. At the extreme of this festooned walk the mansion is seen dwindling67 into an almost imperceptible perspective. There is something grand and impressive in the still arch above us-something which revives our sense of the beauty of nature. Through the trunks of the trees, on our right and left, extensive rice fields are seen stretching far into the distance. The young blades are shooting above the surface of the water, giving it the appearance of a frozen sheet clothed with green, and protected from the river by a serpentine69 embankment. How beautiful the expanse viewed from beneath these hoary-headed oaks!
On the surface and along the banks of the river aligators are sporting; moccason snakes twist their way along, and scouring70 kingfishers croak71 in the balmy air. If a venerable rattlesnake warn us we need not fear-being an honourable72 snake partaking of the old southerner's affected73 chivalry;-he will not approach disguised;-no! he will politely give us warning. But we have emerged from the mossy walk and reached a slab64 fence, dilapidated and broken, which encloses an area of an acre of ground, in the centre of which stands the mansion: the area seems to have been a garden, which, in former days, may have been cultivated with great care. At present it only presents a few beds rank with weeds. We are told the gardener has been dismissed in consideration of his more lucrative75 services in the corn-field. That the place is not entirely76 neglected, we have only to add that Marston's hogs77 are exercising an independent right to till the soil according to their own system. The mansion is a quadrangular building, about sixty feet long by fifty wide, built of wood, two stories high, having upper and lower verandas79.
We pass the dilapidated gate, and reach it by a narrow passage through the garden, on each side of which is a piece of antique statuary, broken and defaced. Entering the lower veranda78, we pace the quadrangle, viewing innumerable cuttings and carvings80 upon the posts: they are initials and full names, cut to please the vanity of those anxious to leave the Marston family a memento81. Again we arrive at the back of the mansion where the quadrangle opens a courtyard filled with broken vines, blackened cedars82, and venerable-looking leaks;-they were once much valued by the ancient and very respectable Marston family. A few yards from the left wing of the mansion are the "yard houses"-little, comely83 cabins, about twelve feet by twenty, and proportionately high. One is the kitchen: it has a dingy84 look, the smoke issuing from its chinks regardless of the chimney; while from its door, sable denizens, ragged85 and greasy86, and straining their curious faces, issue forth87. The polished black cook, with her ample figure, is foaming88 with excitement, lest the feast she is preparing for master's guests may fail to sustain her celebrity89. Conspicuous90 among these cabins are two presenting a much neater appearance: they are brightly whitewashed91, and the little windows are decorated with flowering plants. Within them there is an air of simple neatness and freshness we have seldom seen surpassed; the meagre furniture seems to have been arranged by some careful hand, and presents an air of cheerfulness in strange contrast with the dingy cabins around. In each there is a neatly92 arranged bed, spread over with a white cover, and by its side a piece of soft carpet. It is from these we shall draw forth the principal characters of our story.
Upon a brick foundation, about twenty rods from the right wing of the mansion, stands a wood cottage, occupied by the overseer. Mr. John Ryan not being blessed with family, when Marston is not honoured with company takes his meals at the mansion. In the distance, to the left, is seen a long line of humble93 huts, standing94 upon piles, and occupied by promiscuous95 negro families:--we say promiscuous, for the marriage-tie is of little value to the master, nor does it give forth specific claim to parentage. The sable occupants are beings of uncertainty96; their toil97 is for a life-time-a weary waste of hope and disappointment. Yes! their dreary98 life is a heritage, the conditions of which no man would share willingly. Victors of husbandry, they share not of the spoils; nor is the sweat of their brows repaid with justice.
Near these cabins, mere49 specks99 in the distance, are two large sheds, under which are primitive100 mills, wherein negroes grind corn for their humble meal. Returning from the field at night, hungry and fatigued101, he who gets a turn at the mill first is the luckiest fellow. Now that the workpeople are busily engaged on the plantation, the cabins are in charge of two nurses, matronly-looking old bodies, who are vainly endeavouring to keep in order numerous growing specimens102 of the race too young to destroy a grub at the root of a cotton plant. The task is indeed a difficult one, they being as unruly as an excited Congress. They gambol103 round the door, make pert faces at old mamma, and seem as happy as snakes in the spring sun. Some are in a nude104 state, others have bits of frocks covering hapless portions of their bodies; they are imps105 of mischief106 personified, yet our heart bounds with sympathy for them. Alive with comicality, they move us, almost unconsciously, to fondle them. And yet we know not why we would fondle the sable "rascals107." One knot is larking108 on the grass, running, toddling109, yelling, and hooting68; another, ankle-deep in mud, clench110 together and roll among the ducks, work their clawy fingers through the tufts of each other's crispy hair, and enjoy their childish sports with an air of genial111 happiness; while a third sit in a circle beside an oak tree, playing with "Dash," whose tail they pull without stint112. "Dash" is the faithful and favourite dog; he rather likes a saucy113 young "nigger," and, while feeling himself equal to the very best in the clan114, will permit the small fry, without resenting the injury, to pull his tail.
It being "ration74 day," we must describe the serving, that being an interesting phase of plantation life. Negroes have gathered into motley groups around two weatherbeaten store-houses--the overseer has retired115 to his apartment-when they wait the signal from the head driver, who figures as master of ceremonies. One sings:---"Jim Crack corn, an' I don't care, Fo'h mas'r's gone away! way! way!" Another is croaking116 over the time he saved on his task, a third is trying to play a trick with the driver (come the possum over him), and a third unfolds the scheme by which the extra for whiskey and molasses was raised. Presenting a sable pot pourri, they jibber and croak among themselves, laugh and whistle, go through the antics of the "break-down" dance, make the very air echo with the music of their incomprehensible jargon. We are well nigh deafened117 by it, and yet it excites our joy. We are amused and instructed; we laugh because they laugh, our feelings vibrate with theirs, their quaint118 humour forces itself into our very soul, and our sympathy glows with their happy anticipations119. The philosophy of their jargon is catching120 to our senses; we listen that we may know their natures, and learn good from their simplicity121. He is a strange mortal who cannot learn something from a fool!
The happy moment has arrived: "Ho, boys!" is sounded,-the doors open, the negroes stop their antics and their jargon; stores are exposed, and with one dinning122 mutter all press into a half-circle at the doors, in one of which stands the huge figure of Balam, the head driver. He gives a scanning look at the circle of anxious faces; he would have us think the importance of the plantation centred in his glowing black face. There he stands-a measure in his hand-while another driver, with an air of less dignity, cries out, with a stentorian123 voice, the names of the heads of families, and the number of children belonging thereto. Thus, one by one, the name being announced in muddled124 accents, they step forward, and receive their corn, or rice, as may be. In pans and pails they receive it, pass it to the younger members of the family; with running and scampering125, they carry the coarse allotment to their cabin with seeming cheerfulness. Marston, esteemed126 a good master, always gives bacon, and to receive this the negroes will gather round the store a second time. In this, the all-fascinating bacon is concealed127, for which the children evince more concern; their eyes begin to shine brighter, their watchfulness128 becomes more intent. Presently a negro begins to withdraw the meat, and as he commences action the jargon gets louder, until we are deafened, and would fain move beyond it. Just then, the important driver, with hand extended, commands,-"Order!" at the very top of his loud voice. All is again still; the man returns to his duty. The meat is somewhat oily and rancid, but Balam cuts it as if it were choice and scarce. Another driver weighs it in a pair of scales he holds in his hands; while still another, cutting the same as before, throws it upon some chaff129 at the door, as if it were a bone thrown to a hungry dog. How humbly130 the recipient131 picks it up and carries it to his or her cabin! Not unfrequently the young "imps" will scramble132 for it, string it upon skewers133, and with great nonchalance134 throw it over their shoulders, and walk off. If it bathe their backs with grease so much more the comfort. Those little necessaries which add so much to the negro's comfort, and of which he is so fond, must be purchased with the result of his extra energy. Even this allowance may serve the boasted hospitality; but the impression that there is a pennyworth of generosity135 for every pound of parsimony136, forces itself upon us. On his little spot, by moonlight or starlight, the negro must cultivate for himself, that his family may enjoy a few of those fruits of which master has many. How miserable137 is the man without a spark of generosity in his soul; and how much more miserable the man who will not return good for good's worth! To the negro, kindness is a mite138 inspiring the impulses of a simple heart, and bringing forth great good.
Let us again beg the reader to return with us to those conspicuous cottages near the court-yard, and in which we will find several of our characters.
We cross the threshold of one, and are accosted139 by a female who, speaking in musical accents, invites us to sit down. She has none of Afric's blood in her veins;-no! her features are beautifully olive, and the intonation140 of her voice discovers a different origin. Her figure is tall and well-formed; she has delicately-formed hands and feet, long, tapering141 fingers, well-rounded limbs, and an oval face, shaded with melancholy142. How reserved she seems, and yet how quickly she moves her graceful143 figure! Now she places her right hand upon her finely-arched forehead, parts the heavy folds of glossy144 hair that hang carelessly over her brown shoulders, and with a half-suppressed smile answers our salutation. We are welcome in her humble cabin; but her dark, languishing145 eyes, so full of intensity146, watch us with irresistible147 suspicion. They are the symbols of her inward soul; they speak through that melancholy pervading148 her countenance149! The deep purple of her cheek is softened150 by it, while it adds to her face that calm beauty which moves the gentle of our nature. How like a woman born to fill a loftier sphere than that to which a cruel law subjects her, she seems!
Neither a field nor a house servant, the uninitiated may be at a loss to know what sphere on the plantation is her's? She is the mother of Annette, a little girl of remarkable151 beauty, sitting at her side, playing with her left hand. Annette is fair, has light auburn hair-not the first tinge152 of her mother's olive invades her features. Her little cheerful face is lit up with a smile, and while toying with the rings on her mother's fingers, asks questions that person does not seem inclined to answer. Vivacious153 and sprightly154, she chatters155 and lisps until we become eager for her history. "It's only a child's history," some would say. But the mother displays so much fondness for it; and yet we become more and more excited by the strange manner in which she tries to suppress an outward display of her feelings. At times she pats it gently on the head, runs her hands through its hair, and twists the ends into tiny ringlets.
In the next cabin we meet the shortish figure of a tawny156 female, whose Indian features stand boldly out. Her high cheek bones, long glossy black hair, and flashing eyes, are the indexes of her pedigree. "My master says I am a slave:" in broken accents she answers our question. As she sits in her chair near the fire-place of bricks, a male issue of the mixed blood toddles157 round and round her, tossing her long coarse hair every time he makes a circut. The little boy is much fairer than the brawny158 daughter who seems his mother. Playful, and even mischievous159, he delights in pulling the hair which curls over his head; and when the woman calls him he answers with a childish heedlessness, and runs for the door. Reader! this woman's name is Ellen Juvarna; she has youth on her side, and though she retains the name of her ancient sire, is proud of being master's mistress. She tells us how comfortable she is; how Nicholas, for such is his name, resembles his father, how he loves him, but how he fails to acknowledge him. A feud160, with its consequences, is kept up between the two cabins; and while she makes many insinuations about her rival, tells us she knows her features have few charms. Meanwhile, she assures us that neither good looks nor sweet smiles make good mothers. "Nicholas!" she exclaims, "come here; the gentlemen want to know all about papa." And, as she extends her hand, the child answers the summons, runs across the room, fondles his head in his mother's lap,-seems ashamed!
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celebrity
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