Morton's agent.
Marion found in Adolphus Morton a kind and affectionate husband;
and his wish to purchase her mother, although unsuccessful, had
doubly endeared him to her. Ere a year had elapsed from the time
of their marriage, Mrs. Morton presented her husband with a lovely
daughter, who seemed to knit their hearts still closer together.
This child they named Jane; and before the expiration of the
second year, they were blessed with another daughter, whom they
named Adrika.
These children grew up to the ages of ten and eleven, and were then
sent to the North to finish their education, and receive that
refinement which young ladies cannot obtain in the Slave States.
CHAPTER X
THE QUADROON'S HOME
A few miles out of Richmond is a pleasant place, with here and
there a beautiful cottage surrounded by trees so as scarcely to be
seen. Among these was one far retired from the public roads, and
almost hidden among the trees. This was the spot that Henry
Linwood had selected for Isabella, the eldest daughter of Agnes.
The young man hired the house, furnished it, and placed his
mistress there, and for many months no one in his father's family
knew where he spent his leisure hours.
When Henry was not with her, Isabella employed herself in looking
after her little garden and the flowers that grew in front of her
cottage. The passion-flower peony, dahlia, laburnum, and other
plant, so abundant in warm climates, under the tasteful hand of
Isabella, lavished their beauty upon this retired spot, and
miniature paradise.
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