Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-11-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE BEAUTIFUL SLAVE,

touching the sale oil the ELECTS OF a late mer-
chant of that city, a Nj. NJ. This gem
temln was possessed of a beautiful slave,
about eighteen years old. At the North, she
would have beea taken for a brunatte; being
Is unlike thu French Creole as possible. In.
deed, it was said that sh, had mott drop of
French, an1 but precious little African blood
in her veins. Nevertheless, she was a slave
at the time of her m lster's flilure, and as
such, beclme the property of his ereditors.-
An individual, a broker to whom he owed
some $4,000, determined to possess himself
Of the girl, if possible, aud it was likewise,
the intention Of the broken merchant to re-
deem her at all hazards. All the creditors,
except the broker agreed that N might
retain his slave on giving a good endorsed
twelve months note for $500, with interest.
He alone demanded the sale of the girl un-
der the hammer, and the unfortunate mer-
chant was compelled to submit-1etermin-
ing, however, to have some Of his friends
buy her for him. The day of sale having az
rived, Mr.. N was under no apprehen-
sion but that he could retain his Mirtha for
something less than $1,000, and he had made
arrangements to meet that sum in full, and
commissioned one of his friends to make the
purchase for him. But what was his sur
prise and indignation to see his refractory
creditor make the first bid $500! He was
not thus to be banked, and his friend bid
S26OG. The creditor, however, persisted in
overriding, until the beautiful Martha was
struck off to him at $500!
1t was utterly out of the power Of the bro
ken merchant to raise money even for the
last bid he had made upon his Martha, had
1t succeeded in purchasing her, and his cred
itor would doubtless have still ovet-hid him,
had no nonn binIaP ITo p,,zt tIoroc,ro loeo
her or pay the full amount of $4,000 debt,
which it was impossible for him to do
What was then to be donel Martha would
never consent to part with her master. He
had purchased her on his first arrival at the
south, more than eight years ago, al her olUn
request, she then living about twenty miEs
from Mobile. He had given her every adj
vantage OF education, and brought her up as
tenderly as though she were his own daugh-
ter; and now she would sooner part with life
itself than become a Stare.
Her feelings, on learning her situation, (for
N had carefully concealed the announce
ment of the sale from her, were probably
similar 10 those which the proud daughter of
any citizen would experience i'll like predic-
ament; for the fact of her being a slave was
known to but few in Mobile. She therefore
sent word TO her purchaser, that she would
never leave her present abode ahre. In an
swer to this message, he sent two officers to
take her into custody. Meantime, Mr.. N
had encouraged her that she should certain
~ escape her doom, and embark for New
ork, whittier he would join her in a short
ltlme, never again to return, and he would
there marry her.
Martha was shortly after this, placed in
the common Jail at Mobile as a stubborn SER
want; but, fortunately the keeper interested
himself in her behalf, and she enjoyed equal
comforts to those of her masters house.
Just ten days after this, Martha signifed
her consent to leave the prison, and take up
her abode with her new master the heartless
creditor of N. With pleasure and sur
prise she was liberated by the purchaser, who
appropriated a handsome apartment in his
house to her use. The same nigkt she start
ed for Savannah per erpress, unknown to any
one save the faithful n. One thousand
dollars reward was Immediately offered for
her apprehension, and the detection of those
who aided in her escape; and on the fifth day
the reward was doubled-messenpers also
having been sent to New Orleans, andin sew
eral other directions. a fortnight passed, and
no tidlngs of the beautiful slave Martina
Every one suspected, though no one could
PROVE that her former master had aided i'm
cocdpe' MI. " mad now nearly ar
ranged his affairs, and was about to leave
Mobile. His stubborn creditor had tried, by
every means in his power, to procure an in
dictment against him, but without success
when, on the evening before Ms departure.
his friend, at his desire, called upon the cred
ltor, 10 endeavor, if possible, to purchase a
release of the title of Martha. mo- replied
the broker, Il would sooner spend $4,000
than be tricked by the Internal Yankee -
N took his leave, depositing $500 with
his friend, which was all the spare money
he had, and instructing him to purchase with
1t the freedom of Martha, if possible.
Within one month from the time N
lett Mobile, the extensive house of r. NJ. g.
Brothers, cotton brokers, stopped payments;
and In due time the sale of their personal
property devolved upon an auetioneer A.
mong the living chattels disposed of, the IL
tie TO the beautiful slave Martha, then absent.
but who cost $500, was struck off 10 a friend
of N. for SOC!
This narrative is no fiction-~the writer of
the letter first mentioned being the identical
purchaser of the slave Martha. His imme-
date objectin writing to the gentleman who
furnished MS with the above, was to ascertain
ihe whereabouts of his friend N, as he
mad been unable to hear from him since his
important purchase, though he had immedi-
ately written to New York, aequainting him
with 1t. We have been promised an intro
ductlon to the heroine of this narrative. and
her now happy husband.
CoNTEMPTIBLE.-It is said that a Young
colored man, who was DESTROYS of preparing