Truly, Asa Sharman, If Thy Wife
Was Silent By Name As Well As By Nature, Thou Wert A Fortunate Man!
But to return to Uncle Joe.
He made many fair promises of leaving
the residence we had bought, the moment he had sold his crops and
could remove his family. We could see no interest which could be
served by his deceiving us, and therefore we believed him, striving
to make ourselves as comfortable as we could in the meantime in our
present wretched abode. But matters are never so bad but that they
may be worse. One day when we were at dinner, a waggon drove up to
the door, and Mr. - - alighted, accompanied by a fine-looking,
middle-aged man, who proved to be Captain S - -, who had just arrived
from Demarara with his wife and family. Mr. - -, who had purchased
the farm of Old Satan, had brought Captain S - - over to inspect the
land, as he wished to buy a farm, and settle in that neighbourhood.
With some difficulty I contrived to accommodate the visitors with
seats, and provide them with a tolerable dinner. Fortunately, Moodie
had brought in a brace of fine fat partridges that morning; these
the servant transferred to a pot of boiling water, in which
she immersed them for the space of a minute - a novel but very
expeditious way of removing the feathers, which then come off
at the least touch. In less than ten minutes they were stuffed,
trussed, and in the bake-kettle; and before the gentlemen returned
from walking over the farm, the dinner was on the table.
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