an to leave
that night, we did not disturb ourselves. On our ordering tea, the
landlady sent word back to say that we must take it in the kitchen, or
in our bed-room, as she had no other room for "niggers." We replied
that we were not particular, and that they could sent it up to our
room,--which they did.

After the pro-slavery persons who were staying there heard that we were
in, the whole house became agitated, and all sorts of oaths and fearful
threats were heaped upon the "d----d niggers, for coming among white
folks." Some of them said they would not stop there a minute if there
was another house to go to.

The mistress came up the next morning to know how long we wished to
stop. We said a fortnight. "Oh! dear me, it is impossible for us to
accommodate you, and I think you had better go: you must understand, I
have no prejudice myself; I think a good deal of the coloured people,
and have always been their friend; but if you stop here we shall lose
all our customers, which we can't do nohow." We said we were glad to
hear that she had "no prejudice," and was such a staunch friend to the
coloured people. We also informed her that we would be sorry for her
"customers" to leave on our account; and as it was not our intention to
interfere with anyone, it was foolish for them to be frightened away.
However, if she would get us a comfortable place, we would be glad to
leave. The landlady said she would go out and try. After spending the
whole morning in canvassing the town, she came to our room and said, "I
have been from one end of the place to the other, but everybody is
full." Having a little foretaste of the vulgar prejudice of the town,
we did not wonder at this result. However, the landlady gave me the
address of some respectable coloured families, whom she thought, "under
the circumstances," might be induced to take us. And, as we were not
at all comfortable--being compelled to sit, eat and sleep, in the same
small room--we were quite willing to change our quarters.

I called upon the Rev. Mr. Cannady, a truly good-hearted Christian man,
who received us at a word; and both he and his kind lady treated us
handsomely, and for a nominal charge.

My wife and myself were both unwell when we left Boston, and, having
taken fresh cold on the journey to Halifax, we were laid up there under
the doctor's care, nearly the whole fortnight. I had much worry about
getting tickets, for they baffled us shamefully at