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Colville.
COLVILLE .
A WEST INDIAN TALE . ' "Tis that very iriincr , Trim , quoth my Uncle Toby , which recommends her to protection , anil , her brethren with her— - ' tisthe fortune of war which has put the whip . nto our hands now . -where it rnav be hereiher ; Heaven knows ! but be it iWiere it will , the brave , Trim , will not use it unkindly . ' . STUKNI :.
T TNDER the influence of the Torrid Zone , in an island enriched ^ with the most abundant efforts of Nature , Mr . Colville bad for some years resided . The family of the Colvilles had , for upwards of a century , enjoyed a very considerable estate in Barbadoes . ' Blest in the possession of a lovelv woman , and two charming children , the p ledges of her affection , Mr . Colville , 'engaged in the joint concern of a husband and a planterknew not a pang . Colville-Hall wa-s
situ-, ated on the brow of a small eminence : the fields around in a state of the highest vegetation , with the works and mills intermixed , agreeably blended pleasure with interest . Mr . Colville , from his humanity and attachment , had rendered himself adored by his Negroes : they looked up to him as their master and as their benefactor . The horrid lash had . rarely been lifted within the borders of Colville-Hall . Mr .
Colville had not been blinded by the mist of prejudice , or led away by the delusive idea of superiority : when he recollected they were slaves , he did not forget that they were men . Often would he , in the generous effusion of his heart , exclaim , ' Unhappy children of Servitude 1 doomed as ye are to drink deep of the bitter cup of Adversity , yet shall ( as far as in my power lies ) the ingredients of Lenity and Compassion sweeten the draught . ' Was there a Negro seized with
illness , Mrs . Colville ' s- kind hand administered relief : was one of them a mother , the infant was nurtured with all the attention of parental solicitude . Their acts of charity were the theme of the neighbourhood . William and Louisa , their only children , were , under their parents ' care , daily ripening into perfection . William had attained his thirteenth and his parents now began deeply to consider concerning
year , the completion of his instruction . Mr . Colville had received his education , at Eton , and had there imbibed those principles of humanity and honour , which shone forth in every action of his life . This seminary his former attachment pointed out as a proper place for the completion of his son ' s education . William was already master of all the lesser branches of puerile knowledge - , but a larger scope than
Barbadoes could afford , was necessary for the acquisition of more important sciences . His departure for En gland was finally determined upon , and a parent ' s grief for the temporary loss of a child was amply compensated by the anticipation of his returning with a more perfect knowledge of letters and of the world . The attachment of the slaves to the family was strikingly exemp lified on the eve of William's departure ;—not an eye but glistened / not a tongue but poured fortij
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Colville.
COLVILLE .
A WEST INDIAN TALE . ' "Tis that very iriincr , Trim , quoth my Uncle Toby , which recommends her to protection , anil , her brethren with her— - ' tisthe fortune of war which has put the whip . nto our hands now . -where it rnav be hereiher ; Heaven knows ! but be it iWiere it will , the brave , Trim , will not use it unkindly . ' . STUKNI :.
T TNDER the influence of the Torrid Zone , in an island enriched ^ with the most abundant efforts of Nature , Mr . Colville bad for some years resided . The family of the Colvilles had , for upwards of a century , enjoyed a very considerable estate in Barbadoes . ' Blest in the possession of a lovelv woman , and two charming children , the p ledges of her affection , Mr . Colville , 'engaged in the joint concern of a husband and a planterknew not a pang . Colville-Hall wa-s
situ-, ated on the brow of a small eminence : the fields around in a state of the highest vegetation , with the works and mills intermixed , agreeably blended pleasure with interest . Mr . Colville , from his humanity and attachment , had rendered himself adored by his Negroes : they looked up to him as their master and as their benefactor . The horrid lash had . rarely been lifted within the borders of Colville-Hall . Mr .
Colville had not been blinded by the mist of prejudice , or led away by the delusive idea of superiority : when he recollected they were slaves , he did not forget that they were men . Often would he , in the generous effusion of his heart , exclaim , ' Unhappy children of Servitude 1 doomed as ye are to drink deep of the bitter cup of Adversity , yet shall ( as far as in my power lies ) the ingredients of Lenity and Compassion sweeten the draught . ' Was there a Negro seized with
illness , Mrs . Colville ' s- kind hand administered relief : was one of them a mother , the infant was nurtured with all the attention of parental solicitude . Their acts of charity were the theme of the neighbourhood . William and Louisa , their only children , were , under their parents ' care , daily ripening into perfection . William had attained his thirteenth and his parents now began deeply to consider concerning
year , the completion of his instruction . Mr . Colville had received his education , at Eton , and had there imbibed those principles of humanity and honour , which shone forth in every action of his life . This seminary his former attachment pointed out as a proper place for the completion of his son ' s education . William was already master of all the lesser branches of puerile knowledge - , but a larger scope than
Barbadoes could afford , was necessary for the acquisition of more important sciences . His departure for En gland was finally determined upon , and a parent ' s grief for the temporary loss of a child was amply compensated by the anticipation of his returning with a more perfect knowledge of letters and of the world . The attachment of the slaves to the family was strikingly exemp lified on the eve of William's departure ;—not an eye but glistened / not a tongue but poured fortij