his examination affixed the mark only to one 

 of them. The other, with a look of unerring 

 expreffion, and, with an impulfe of marked 

 difappointment, caft his eyes up to the pur- 

 chafer feeming to fay— " and will you not 

 have me too ?" — then jumped, and danced* 

 and damped with his feet, and made other 

 figns to fignify that he, alio, was found and 

 ftrong, and worthy his choice. He was, 

 neverthelefs, paffed by unregarded ; upon 

 which he turned, again, to his companion, 

 his friend, brother, whichever he was, took 

 him to his boforn, hung upon him, and, in 

 forrowfui countenance expreffed the ftrongeft 

 marks of difappointment and affli&ion. The 

 feeling was mutual : — it arofe from reciprocal 

 affection. His friend participated in his grief, 

 and they both wept bitterly. Soon after- 

 wards on looking round to complete his pur- 

 chafe the planter, again, paffed that way, and 

 not finding any one that better fuited his pur- 

 pofe, he, now, hung the token of choice 

 round the neck of the negro whom he had 

 before difregarded. All the powers of art 

 could not have effe&ed the change that fol- 

 lowed. More, genuine joy was never ex- 

 preffed. His countenance became enlivened. 



