And as everything wuz ripe for the exodus, and he felt that he could not remain an hour under Col. Seybert’s roof, now that the necessity for his remainin’ had been removed, everything pointed to an immediate departure for Africa. The party who wuz to go with him wuz all ready, eager, resolute, prepared, only waitin’ for the word of their leader. And he wuz ready to go. But first he must be married to the light of his eyes, the desire of his heart. And under the circumstances of the case we could not counsel any great delay. And though, as I said, Victor wuz a mourner, and a deep mourner for his mother and sister mistress, still it wuz mebby partly for that reason that he wuz so happy in the thought of havin’ a sweet wife and a sweet home of his own. And it wuz a pretty sight to witness the love of Victor and Genieve. And though we all hated to lose her, we wuz happy in the thought of her happiness and her approachin’ marriage. As for me, though mebby I didn’t say so much, I did the more. I wuz a knittin’ some of the very finest linen edgin’ out of number ninety thread to trim a hull suit of underclothes for her. And if any one would examine close the fineness of the thread, they could see the delicacy and tenderness of my feelin’s for her, and the strength. I had bought some of the very finest muslin I could get to make the garments of. So, as I say, if I didn’t say so much, mebby I did the more, and acted. Maggie and Thomas J. wuz goin’ to get her a bedroom set in pretty light wood, and Maggie wuz embroiderin’ some beautiful covers for the bureau, and washstand, and table. It wuz a pattern of pink and pale blue mornin’ glories on a sort of a cream-colored ground. They wuz goin’ to be lovely. Little Snow wanted to do sunthin’, and I told her she should. So I, myself, cut her out some little linen napkins, and let her fringe out the edges, and I laid out to orniment ’em myself for her in cat stitch. Cat is a very handsome stitch. And as I sez, we wuz all happy in witnessin’ Genieve’s happiness, which wuz glowin’ and radiant, and Victor’s calm, deep bliss. For he could not undo the past. And the Bible sez a man shall leave all and cleave to his wife. And he wuz only a followin’ the Skripter. He had been a good son, no better could be found—a good, faithful helper and friend to his mistress; and I felt that he could leave ’em in their peaceful graves and walk off into the Eden road of his happy love with no reflections, and with the desire of his heart.