The students generally made their own fires and blacked their own boots and drew their own water.
But there was a family of negroes named Lewis who performed those services for such boys as desired, at a compensation of $5 or $6 a term.

The patriarch of this race was a very interesting old character.

He was said to be one hundred years old.

He was undoubtedly very near it.

One morning, just as we were coming out of the morning prayers, shortly after six o'clock, old Mr.Lewis drove by with a horse which he was said to have bought for $5, and a wagon of about the same value.