Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-08-22

Sadde her 10 return but she resisted ell The arguments
he employed for this end. lie told her that they
would set her free when she arrived at Mt. Vernon,
10 which she replied, 81 am free now, and choose TO
remain So"
Finding all attempts to seduce her 10 slavery again
in this manner useless, Basset was sent once more
by Washington, with orders to bring her and her M
fdnt child by force The messenger, being acqualnt'
ed with Gov. Langdon, then of Portsmouth, took up
lodgings with him, and disclosed 10 him The object OF
his mission. The good old Governors, TO his honor
be it spokenO mnst have possessed something oil the
spirit of modern Anti Slavery. lie entertained Bias.
set very handsomely, and 10 The meantime sent werd
to Mrs. Staines to leave town before twelve o'clock
at night, which she did, retired 10 a place of conceal
ment, and escaped the clutches of the oppressor.-
Shortly after this, Washington died, and, said she,
'they never troubled me any more after he was
gone.'
Being asked how she escaped, she replied substan-
tally, as follows: "Whist they were packing up to go
to Virginia, | was packing TO 90, dId'nl know where;
for knew that if | went back to Virgins, never
should get my liberty. | had friends among the col.
ored people of Philadelphia, had my things carried
there before hand, aud left while they were eating
dlnner.n
Mrs. Staines does MOI, know her age, but is proba-
bly, not far from eighty. She isa light mulatto, so
iBuI tHal sne might easily pass Tor q WnUe WoHdh,
small of stature, and, although disabled by two sue
cessive attacks of palsy, remarkably erect and ele-
giant 10 her form.
The facts here related, are known through this re-
gion, and may be relied on as substantially correct.
Probably they were not for years given TO the public,
Tor fear Of her recapture; but this reason no longer
exists, since she is too old and lnhrm to be Of suttl.
cIent value 10 repay the expense Of search.
Though a house servant, she had no education, nor
any valuable religious instruction; says she never
heard Washington pray, and does not believe he was
accustomed to. MRS. Washington used 10 read
prayers, but | don't call that praying" Since her
escape she has learned 10 read, trusts she has been
made "wise unto salvation" and is, ( think, connec-
ted with a church in Portsmouth.
When asked if she is not sorry she left Washing.
ton, as she has labored so much harder since than be-
fore, her reply is, "No, | am free, and have, | trust
been made a child of God by the means"
Never shall forget the fire that kindled in her age
dimmed eye, or the smile that played upon her with
cred countenance, as | spake Of that Redeumec IN
whom there IS neither "bond nor Free" who loves
his people TO The end; and as ! bowed with her at the
mercy seat and commended her to Him "who heareth
prayer" and who regards 1.-THE poor and needy when
they cry" | fell that were it mine TO choose, | would
not excnange her possessions, 'rch in faith" sus
tanned, while lettering over the grave, by "a hope of
immortality" for all the glory and renown OF him
whose slave she was. i. II. A..
STRATHAM, May, 1875.