out him. He seemed a man who had made his own way in the world, and I
subsequently learned that appearances did not belie him. The son of a
"poor white" man, with scarcely the first rudiments of book-education,
he had, by sterling worth, natural ability, and great force of
character, accumulated a handsome property, and acquired a leading
position in his district. Though on "the wrong side of politics," his
personal popularity was so great that for several successive years he
had been elected to represent the county in the state legislature. The
Colonel, though opposed to him in politics--and party feeling at the
South runs so high that political opponents are seldom personal
friends--had, in the early part of his career, aided him by his
endorsements; and Andy had not forgotten the service. It was easy to see
that while two men could not be more unlike in character and appearance
than my host and the North Carolinian, they were warm and intimate
friends.

"So, Moye has been raising h--ll gin'rally, Colonel," said my new
acquaintance after a time. "I'm not surprised. I never did b'lieve in
Yankee nigger-drivers--sumhow it's agin natur' for a Northern man to go
Southern principles quite so strong as Moye did."

"Which route do you think he has taken?" asked the Colonel.

"Wal, I reckon arter he tuk to the run, he made fur the mountings. He
know'd you'd head him on the travelled routes; so he's put, I think, fur
the Missussippe, where he'll sell the horse and make North."

"I'll follow him," said the Colonel, "to the ends of the earth. If it
costs me five thousand dollars, I'll see him hung."

"Wal," replied Andy, laughing, "if he's gone North you'll need a
extradition treaty to kotch him. South Car'lina, I b'lieve, has set up
fur a furrin country."

"That's true," said the Colonel, also laughing, "she's "furrin" to the
Yankees, but not to the old North State."

"D----d if she haint," replied the North Carolinian, "and now she's got
out on our company, I swear she must keep out. We'd as soon think of
goin' to h----ll in summer time, as of jining partnership with her.
Cunnel, you'r the only decent man in the State--d----d if you
haint--and _your_ politics are a'most bad 'nuff to spile a township. It
allers seemed sort o'queer to me, that a man with such a mighty good
heart as your'n, could be so short in the way of brains."

"Well, you're complimentary," replied the Colonel, with the utmost
good-nature, "but let's