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A recent traveller in The British Colony Of the
Cape of Good Hope, relates the following incident.


Having learned that there was to be sale oil
cattle. farm stock, sc. by auction. at Weld Cor
nets in the vicinity, we halted our Wagon one day
for the purpose OF procuring fresh span OF oxen.
Among the stock Of the farm sold, vas female
slave and three children. The two eldest child en-
were girls the one ebout thirteen years ot age, and
the other about eleven the youngest was boy.
The whole family were examined together, but they
were sold separately, and to different purchasers
The farmers examined them as if they had been so
many head of cattle. While the sale was going on,
the mother and children were exhibited on table,
that they might be seen by the company, which was
very large. There could not have been a finer sub
ject for On able painter than this uohsppy grouPe.
The tears, the anguish Of the mother, while she
met The gaze of the multitude, eyed the different
countcnance OF the bidders. or cast heart rendlng
look upon the children, and the simplicity and The
touching sorrow OF the poor young ones, while they
cung their distracted parent, wiplng their eyes.
and half ealing their faces-contrased with The
marked sibty and ocular countenances Of tn e
spectators and purchasets,-furnished a striking
commentary on the miscries OF slavery, and It's de
basng effects upon the hearts oil its abetors While
the woman was in this distressed situation she was
asked, Can you feed sheepf' Her reply was so
indistnct tha, il escaped me; but it was probably
IN thc negative, LOT hcr purchaser FeJ"h'su ~ ouu
and harsh voice" Then will teach you with a
rhinoceros hide The mother and her three chit
dren sold to three separate purchasers, and
they were, literally tern from each other"


yfrtful question.-D Dominica, the harlequin, go
ing 10 see Louis XIV at supper, fixed his eye on a
dish Of partridges. The king. who was fond Of his
acting. said, "give tha, dish 10 Dominica" "And
the par,rdges foo, Site,' Louis penetrating bis
art, replied, and the cartridges too The dish
0as gold.