Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-24

was enough for them 10 demand on the first
parley, What business he had there? what
he was there for7 how came he there? and
declaring him runaway" His story was
pretty straight one" He had been to Mr..
BIS after some shoes, was returning
home the night before, and il raining very
hard, he turned into the barn and went TO
sleep; waking in the morning Git was then
late in the afternoon) he saw II still lained,
and went TO sleep again" Pretty straight
but then he hesitated and. choked so, knew
he lied. The young men marched him back
TO the barn before the muzzles of their pis-
tolls, and set some Of the slaves to pitching
over the ":oGder" 10 see if there were .any
other niggers skulked there" None found,
the questioning Of our /" twitched-up
Niger" was resumed. Alter little quib.
bling and an evident clashing Of stories. at
length bis furrid features suddenly Gained,
a shade passed from bis brow, and his quail
ing nerves were still. 81 have run away
! will tell you de truth II am Massa Phil
ips' boy - Massa Philips going 10 run his
hands into Texas to keep 'em from de sher-
if-Did mt want 10 go Texas, cause new
er any more see my wife-My wife Massa
G.'s woman-'spose be sold any how, and
willing be sold-but link let Massa Phil
Ups get started off wild de hands and he can't
end me, and be cotched by de sheriff and
sold here for Massa Philips debts, and then
| see my wife gin - Me no try to run away
me willing TO be sold, only me want 10
be sold so me see me wife," Poor fellow
what perlecr Transformations conscious
ness of truth produced in his whole bearing
and appearance as in moment. A sad and
calm response was on every feature. 1t
was like the breaking out Of sunshine after
a turbulent storm. And how true ard de-
voted was that heart!-there had probably
none Of the nlockeries Of human ceremonies
passed their grave sanctions upon this con-
ljugal lie - it was altogether hallowed
league of the heart speaking its own Lam
guage, and breathing its own vows in the
early days Of IFS deep and mystic feeling
their nup,ials were consecrated alone by the
hearts own rites and sanctioned by the seal
of the recording angel. And yet that soul
swelling within that sable bosom poured
forth The full tide of gushing sympa,hies
alone upon that object whom that league
i had made mystically mis- own. Time had
Irurrowed up his brow, and scattered his
winlry snow-fakes among his thinned and
tangling locks, and yet lie loved with all
1.-THE earnestness and fervor Of youth. rev
ference such love. Il is the essence OF An
Immortal soul Was bewildered in that
moment2 But there was before me heart
shut up in that dark bosom, calculated &c
shed continual sunlight on the domestic
circle to light up the sanctuary o. an unin
vaded hour, with strong and radiant JOY
unceasing till the hearts own fires were pu
out. In my thoughts was there transport
ed into a new world of existence-a worlt
OF truth and fervor and devotedness, and al
!. was personi6ed and made real in that trem
bling serf before me. Beyond that dusk,
I yisase in the deep soul saw. Or seemed Il
! see, mystic spiritual brotherhood, which
e even now and then was flashing out il
. light through the varied and yearning es
" 2ressions that met the eye. do not kno'
l. how il is, but never saw il so before. Fo
a getting myself, / some how Eel, brother lik
d, NY spirit, blind 10 the physical, the corpore
4 al. saw only, and conversed with, the spi
) i:ual, the essence of humanity - and th'
s. spirit was stirred with indignation as il Sc
s. ing an injury done TO a brother. Ever
j. muscle and fibre ia me swelled and qulvere
n 10 smile his bonds and bid him 60 free
~ haste 10 that wife land when the dea
tie struggle comes, in the last moment oil co
by scious existence, feel gathering about, "
p, The warm embraces Of her yearning lov
Isl aud with that sentiment Fly 10 heaven
: | would sacrifice almost anything short
~ a hone in heaven, TO see that man 10 da
z and 10 press the hand of that wife whom
:, so tenderlY loved, AID bid her BY ALI
~ motives that could move a human soul,
e lore her husband, for he deserves It all.
,gs never saw him more - saw him
old attended by dogs and pistols-his soien
ast step bent onward to the prison! | am q
eat tressed that can never penetrate the seq
he Of that history Of devotedness - OF Lo
'gs, God grant tina, those snowy, sorrow blanc
TO led locks are laid, with wife's tears ur
her them, peacefully in the grave, and that u
tell rife sleeps by has side. VlAToR
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