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Chapter 7

           Richplanters,havinglargeestablishmentsonBayouBœuf,areaccustomedtospendthewarmerseasoninthesewoods. Heretheyfindclearwateranddelightfulshades. Infact,theseretreatsaretotheplantersofthatsectionofthecountrywhatNewportandSaratogaaretothewealthierinhabitantsofnortherncities. 

           Weweresentaroundintothekitchen,andsuppliedwithsweetpotatoes,corn-bread,andbacon,whileMasterForddinedwithMartininthehouse. Therewereseveralslavesaboutthepremises. Martincameoutandtookalookatus,askingFordthepriceofeach,ifweweregreenhands,andsoforth,andmakinginquiriesinrelationtotheslavemarketgenerally. 

           Afteralongrestwesetforthagain,followingtheTexasroad,whichhadtheappearanceofbeingveryrarelytraveled. Forfivemileswepassedthroughcontinuouswoodswithoutobservingasinglehabitation. Atlength,justasthesunwassinkinginthewest,weenteredanotheropening,containingsometwelveorfifteenacres. 

           InthisopeningstoodahousemuchlargerthanMr.Martin’s. Itwastwostorieshigh,withapiazzainfront. Intherearofitwasalsoalogkitchen,poultryhouse,corncribs,andseveralnegrocabins. Nearthehousewasapeachorchard,andgardensoforangeandpomegranatetrees. Thespacewasentirelysurroundedbywoods,andcoveredwithacarpetofrich,rankverdure. Itwasaquiet,lonely,pleasantplaceliterallyagreenspotinthewilderness. Itwastheresidenceofmymaster,WilliamFord. 

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