She often fed him from her hand, decorated him with garlands, talked to him, and ambled about with him in the woods and on the sea-shore.

The visits of black Tom also introduced a little variety into their life.

He went back and forth from Savannah to procure such articles as were needed at the cottage, and he always had a budget of gossip for Tulee.

Tom's Chloe was an expert ironer; and as Mr.Fitzgerald was not so well pleased with Tulee's performances of that kind, baskets of clothes were often sent to Chloe, who was ingenious in finding excuses for bringing them back herself.

She was a great singer of Methodist hymns and negro songs, and had wonderful religious experiences to tell.