Watch and Wait; or, The Young Fugitives

on the present occasion. There was no fear of consequences to deter him from smiting his bondman, even unto death. If he had killed him, though the gentle-hearted might have frowned or trembled

from his cruel master, would have been of no avail, fo

articular purpose in his mind, except to avoid the blow of the club, he retreated in the direction which led him away from the point where they had landed. He ran at his utmost speed for a few moments, for the impetuosity of his m

by nature, and Dandy hoped that a few moments of rest would restore him to his equilibrium. Archy's faults were those of his education; they were the offspring of his social position. He had been

Master Archy. He had never before carried his fury to such an extreme. Though he wa

d the movement before he had advanced many steps; but without making a demonstration of any kind, he rose from the ground, and mov

nd he was still more bewildered when he saw Archy step into the b

ome wid us?" said Cyd, who was even

for home," replied Archy, as he adjust

His orders were, of course, obeyed. The bow oarsman pushed off the boat, and she was headed up the Crosscut. By this time, p

d, Master Archy, and I hope you will

d made no reply to this

orgive me!"

ill I give you permission to do so,

e it rapidly through the water. The events of the morning were calculated to induce earnest and serious reflection. The consequences of the affair were yet to be developed, bu

th the fury of a tiger, and struck him several severe blows. His face was even now covered with blood, and his nose ached from the flattening it had received. He could not feel that he had done a

sion, the white blood, the Anglo-Saxon inspiration of his nature, which coursed through the same channels, counselled resistance, mad as it might seem. As he thought of his situation, the

d caprices of a wayward boy. They had nothing to fear but the lash of the driver, and this might be avoided by diligence and care. And then, with the tears cou

walked back to the shade of the trees. "If I resist, I shall

t down upon a stump at some distance

. The free states were far, far away, and he might starve and die in the deep swamps which would be his only

y will travel some time. He may go to Newport, Cape May, or Saratoga, with his father, this season or next, and I shall go with him. I will be patient and submissive-that is what the

. Watch and wait was the only north star which blazed in the darkened firmament of his existence. He could watch and wait for months and years, but constant watching a

is heart he had forgiven Master Archy. He determined to do all he could to please him; to be patient and submissive even under his wayward

o sell him for the moderate sum of five dollars. He read, and the blessed words gave him new hope and new courage. He felt that he could bear any thing now; but he

ted the arrival of the boat. It was the barge of Archy; but the young gentleman was not a

r-mirthful Cyd were veiled in darkness beneath his ebony cheek. He looked sad and terrified,

d us down to fotch you

dy, trying to be cheerful in the face

w 'imself into a horrid passion. Den he roar and swear jes like an alli

" asked Dandy, wi

end for L

, his cheek paling and his f

" replied Cyd,

on the plantation. He was to be whipped! It was a barbarism to whi

illing to believe that he was to be subjected to this trying ordeal, and impelled by the resolutions he had made, he at last determined to mee

he was soon gliding swiftly