Mrs. G. Now, Hannah, brother Pinchen is gone, do you get the cowhide and follow me to the cellar, and I'll whip you well for aggravating me as you have to-day. It seems as if I can never sit down to take a little comfort with the Lord, without you crossing me. The devil always puts it into your head to disturb me, just when I am trying to serve the Lord. I've no doubt but that I'll miss going to heaven on your account. But I'll whip you well before I leave this world, that I will. Get the cowhide and follow me to the cellar.
[Exit Mrs. Gaines and Hannah, R.
ACT II.
Scene 1.—Parlor.
Dr. Gaines at a table, letters and papers before him.
Enter Sampey, L.
Sampey. Dar's a gemman at de doe, massa, dat wants to see you, seer.
Dr. Gaines. Ask him to walk in, Sampey.
[Exit Sampey, L.
Enter Walker.
Walker. Why, how do you do, Dr. Gaines? I em glad to see you, I'll swear.
Dr. G. How do you do, Mr. Walker? I did not expect to see you up here so soon. What has hurried you?
Walk. Well, you see, doctor, I comes when I em not expected. The price of niggers is up, and I em gwine to take advantage of the times. Now, doctor, ef you've got any niggers that you wants to sell, I em your man. I am paying the highest price of any body in the market. I pay cash down, and no grumblin'.
Dr. G. I don't know that I want to sell any of my people now. Still, I've got to make up a little money next month, to pay in bank; and another thing, the doctors say that we are likely to have a touch of the cholera this sum-
