After being admonished by his father, Dr.
Later that evening Henry dresses smartly and saunters through town--inciting catcalls from friends and ridicule from the local white men--on his way to call on.
Henry, who is described as "a very handsome negro", "known to be a light, a weight, and an eminence in the suburb of the town", is friendly toward Jimmie.
Ned Trescott, for damaging a peony while playing in his family\'s yard, young Jimmie Trescott visits his family\'s coachman, Henry Johnson.
After being admonished by his father, Dr