"I know nothing of the family personally, nor would I have known anything of their existence, had not chance carried me to the auction sale, at which I purchased Elsy." "Call the girl here for me," Harry said: "I must learn something more of the departure of Mrs.Wentworth and her children from New Orleans, and endeavor to obtain a clue to her whereabouts.

It is a duty I owe to the man who saved my life, that everything I can do for his family shall be performed." Emma left the room as he was speaking, and shortly after returned, followed by Elsy.
"Here is the girl," she said, as she entered.
"So you belonged to Mr.Wentworth of New Orleans, did you ?" Harry commenced.
"I used to belong to him," replied Elsy.
"What made Mrs.Wentworth leave New Orleans ?" he asked, continuing his questions.
Elsy gave a long account of the villainy of Awtry, in the usual style adopted by negroes, but sufficiently intelligible for Harry to understand the cause of Mrs.Wentworth being compelled to abandon her home, and take refuge in the Confederate lines.
"Did not your mistress state where she was going," he asked.
"No, sah," replied Elsy.

"My mistis jest told me good bye when she left wid de children.

I promised her I would get away from de Yankees, but she forgot to tell me whar she was gwine to lib." "Did she bring out plenty of money with her ?" he enquired.
"Yes, sah," Elsy answered.

She had seen the sum of money possessed by Mrs.Wentworth, on her departure from New Orleans, and it being a much larger amount than she had ever beheld before, made the faithful girl believe that her mistress had left with quite a fortune.
"Very well, you can go now," remarked Harry.