The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-09-13

That papers of indenlure were secure
in her possessioo. however wrote i'm
medialely, and received an answer in the
course of week that Mrs. Punanfl
woull GLADLY take the child. could sh'
he sent to Troy. 1 communicated md
f,cl to the good blacksmith. whose eyes
spor kled with joy. /
Leave the res, 10 mc, said he, 81
rmScsse The thing. The stage goes TO-
morrow morning at four o'clock'-sh'
sh,l safely be delivered TO your s'S'e
aba, evening. ! will dress her in m,
own daughters clothing, and take he'
30 Troy myself.
was 10 do nothing more in the aBalf
but must acknowledge lrembled lo'
the result Bot quie'ed my sc'Opl :
.hy remembering the abolition doctrines
,of nv hostess, who would have gladly
induced slave 10 iuu away from ms
master and aid and sbei his escape.
The next morning there waS g'es
nuise In the house. and heard sundrN
punlshmen, whenever The little huzzJ
should make her appearance. bu' Gay
after day passed and she did not come
Finally Mis- Wilson's conscience bfgat
10 trouble her, and verify believe Leaf
ed tina, The child, driven 10 desperation
by harsh treatment, had made way win
herself
On going 10 the Post Office, one morn
ing, r. ceived the following le''er,a par'
of which will transcribe:--
My DEAR Miss MARsH;-Wilh your
sisters permission lake liberty OF wrl
sing letter 10 you. Ihave always low
ed YOU, but did not know until Iell,
how much was indebted for your KIDD
ness, Mr.. Kllbourne, TOO, how good ne
has been 10 me. There is nothing IN
the world | remember with more pleas
ure than his face, smu,iy and black as 1t
most always is. ! cannot tell how hap
nv am; YOU remember the little birds
iha, used 10 initiate their notes, and
wish was a.free bid TOO, bu, now
would not change my situation ior any
thing, and ye,I cry grea',dea' 100. D'
moi blame me for II. i am so uhsccns
TONED TO kind words that when Mrs
Putnam speaks TO me just as If | was
child of her own, The tears Will come
though | do try 10 push them bach.
hope Mrs. Wilson is not very angry
bout my coming away. / do not lay VI
anything against her, for l did moi al
ways do right myself. 1t was very
wrong for me to touch The Piano whe'
she fot bidden il, but did love il so,
could not keep my hands from one 'un
when went 10 shut it up for The nigh'
] pray for Mrs. Wilson every night
After I have asked God 70 bless m
kind friends here, and you and MI
Kibourne, then al The end of my pray
or. remember Mr.. Wilson too. w
start for New York 10 morrow, whel
,he steam packet is, 10 which passenge
60 10 Europe.
Mrs. Putnam takes me with her, an
IL seems 10 me shall be almost Graz
with ily 10 see some OF those places III
4 used to read about in the girls geogr
ply. nv,
One thing more about Mrs. WIlso
did not take anything away from The
excepting my Bible and'Arabian Nigh
tn0Se are now lii Ne oo''o"' W ny
lie lr,nk going with me 10 Europ
Every thing Mrs. Wilson gave me is
The lille attic. shall think of you
Mr.. Kilbourne every night when 4 a
ssllug on the blue ocean.
Your grateful little friend.
JANE HENRY.
carried The letter and handed II
Mrs. Wllson, expecting some vloe
demonstrations of anger on her pa
Blu, 10 my aslonishment she was p'
fecly calm. |, seems that true 10 h
principles she still frequen'ed the me
ipgs of the abollionists. .4no,her i
turer had visited the place, one "
was imbued with the spirit Of Je
Christ. lie had dwelt not onI y uI
The wrongs done 10 the colored M
bul upon the wrong and injury OF VIII
different members OF society are gull
lie explained and illustrated the q
law of love. The heart which the bla
smiths hammer could moi soften,
touched by the power Of simple 'r'
Not so with her husband HIS pi
vas wounded, and he ftll indignant
Klbourne, the blacksmith should h
inl,rrrrcd ia his family concern.
used every tfl1rl in his power to CT