Annettes mother has fled to escape its poison. We must pause. We must not discourse thus in our day, when the sordid web of trade is being drawn over the land by king cotton. The children, like all such doubtful stock, are considered very fancy, very choice of their kind. It must be dressed in style to suit nice eyes at the shambles. Well. Yer right interesting looking, says the sheriffmessrs. Graspum and co. Look upon them with great concern, now and then interrupting with some observations upon their pedigree,taking them