her lips were thick and her black face
shrivelled.

"Your sisters up stairs, Massa Harry. They so glad you come back," she
exclaimed, and dragged me along. She opened the door where they were
seated at work.

"I have brought some strangers to see you," I said, after our greetings
were over. "You remember our cousin Jack Haultaught; he insisted on
coming, he is a first-rate capital fellow, and a true friend of mine."

"We shall be very glad to see him and to thank him," said Mary and Jane
together.

"And I shall be delighted," cried Emily. "I recalled his giving me all
sorts of curious things when he came back from his first voyage. I'll
run down and ask him in."

"Mammy," I said, feeling very doubtful how I could best prepare her for
meeting her son. "You remember the commission you gave me, I did my
best to execute it. I asked all the people I met if they knew Cheebo."

"Ah, you no hear of him," said Mammy, with a sigh.

"I did not say that," I answered. "Mammy, you believe that God hears
your prayers."

"Yes, Massa Harry, I am sure He does," she said, and then it seemed to
flash across her that I had something of interest to communicate about
her son.

"You hear of Cheebo, he become Christian, oh say dat, Massa Harry, say
dat."

"Yes, Mammy," I answered, taking her hand, "I not only heard of him, but
I have seen him; and, Mammy, do you think the joy would not be too much
for you if I were to tell you that I hope you will see him too?"

"Oh, he is come! he is come!" exclaimed Mammy.

I made a sign to my sisters to remain with our old nurse, whispering to
Mary that I was going to bring up her long lost son. I hurried down
stairs, and found that Emily had already invited Jack and his companion
into the house. I led Paul to the door, and my sisters slipping out; we
left the old woman and her son together.

And now it is time that I should bring my yarn to a conclusion. Jack
seemed to find Liverpool a very delightful place; and perhaps it may
account for his so doing, when I say that before he went away he asked
my sister Mary to marry him. She did not refuse. Soon afterwards he
got his promotion, which he well deserved for his activity and zeal
during his long service on the African coast.

Through the interest of the captain of the "Triton" I got appointed to a
man-of-war brig on that station, where, being pretty well up to the
tricks of the slavers, I was instrumental in capturing a number