Supposing him to be talking with a fellow-servant, I took no
notice of it until I heard him roar out at the foot of the stairs
in a tremendous passion — ■

" Miss Neely, one buckra woman want for track up all de
clean floor."

I ran down as rapidly as I could, and found the elegant Miss
Lawton on the oflF side of his tub of water, held in abeyance by
Titus's scrubbing brush.
The social and agreeable habit of calling at tea-time is al-
most peculiar to Charleston. One evening, having several ex-
tra guests, Titus was summoned to carry the cake-tray/ Long
acquaintance and Lewis's jocose manner made him feel on par-
ticularly easy terms with him ; and as Lewis was helping him-
self, Titus called to me —

" Miss Neely, if Maus Lewis tak two piece of cake, he an't
lef enough for sarve all."

Passing from Lewis he came to a gentleman who was occu-
pied in looking at the paper to ascertain a point of intelligence ;
and seeing him thus engaged, Titus took up a piece of toast
carefully with his thumb and finger, and laid it on a plate in
the gentleman's lap.
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Having served us all, he deposited the tray on a table, and

stood still.
After due time, I said, " Hand the cake round, Titus."
Titus approached the table; took hold of the cake-basket with

an air of importance, and deliberately turned it round, almost

wrenching his arm in his attempt to do it thoroughly ; and then

with a satisfied air, retreated.
