Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-01-30

tend to her, and to inform her mistress that
was III, | went in pursuit of the minister.
| had the good fortune to find him. | told
him my story, in words that seemed to burn
me as | uttered them. And what do you
think he said! He said there icqs no help
that | must suJmW Think of that, Chris
tians! a minister of the gospel in high stan
ding, deliberately i~nstructs one member of
his church to sin, that another member may
be Accommodated in sin! Thiuk of that, hus-
bands-yo who have beds you can call your
own! yo who have honor to lose-l must sub
NIT to see my wife polluted! | must submit
to sec her scourgcd, because she would not
yield herself willingly! And SHE must sub
init! Think of that wives! Think Of it, all
yc modest and v%irtuous women, who have
husbands, and brothers, and friends, and the
laws, 10 wall round and protect your purity,
50 that the shadow OF evil may not approach
you-a gentle and lovely, and delicate wo-
malay, and as modest and ~virtuous as any
Of you-aIthough she had been taught by
her own pure ana loving nature-ahhough
she was shielded only by the majesty of in
nocence-she who had borne repeated stripes
and bitter sorrow, rather than pollution-she
was told by her minister-heT spiritual guide
and pattern, that she must commit a damnlng
SAui tldb DIG mus nave iO COtloCltuCC VI Htl
own-that her master was anSWerable for her
o%lleuces! She was told this by the very
man who had placed on her brow the seal
Of baptism-who had Knocked her with the
rite Of marriagei Think of this, all We viz
tuous-all ye pious women Of The land; and if
your virtue, your piety, are not a mere sham
are not a damniug lie-give speedy help
to the thousands of women-all of them
your sisters in the bonds of iIumanity-ma-
ny Of them your sisters in the bonds Of Chris
tldnity-who are daily prostituted on the al
tar of slavery! while the black-hearted, lying
Priests, lift up their bloody hands in conse-
Grafton of the rite!
as it strange that | hated religion-that |
hated the ve-y form of mani for | came to
believe that a devil incarnatc had taken pos
session of it!
Il dreaded 10 communicate this intelli-
gence to Clusy; but she was prepared
When told her all, a superhuman strength
seemed to possess her. The poor, ignorant,
weak, and almost dying woman, was chang
ed at once into the form of a seraph. Her
eyes shone with terrible brightness, as sh C
rose up and sat erect on her couch, her long
black silken hair streaming, with a contrast
almost terrific, over her pale features. Her
eyes were raised toward heaven; and for
somG moments she seemed conversing with
the spirits that dwell there. At length she
turned her eyes upon me, with a dignity and
majesty | cannot describe although it aston
iohed and terrified me; for | thought | had
seen a spirit. "'Fhen he is a liar" she said
-''dnd the Lord Jesus Christ never sent him.
He came from He'll; and he will return to
Hell again. But the innocent will triumph!
God never will for5ake his children!" A ra-
dance not Of earth overspread her features.
She sank gently down upon her couch, IS il
the hands Of angels had supported her. |
could almost feel the breath from their IAN
ming plumcs-for | knew the were watching
her, when she slept so swo,tIy, a lamb IL
proving wolves. let in her simple
faith she rested securely; for God kept
her.
Il viii not, and l need not, recount here
all the disgusting steps in this affair. Clusy
and | were happier than we had been; since
we had 10 secrets from each other. In the
deepest trouble we could knecl down and
pray together; and we were not left entirely
without comfort, bitter and heavy as the yoke
Of bondage was. For God drew near unto
our souls in the day Of trouble; and our
good mistress, to whom the whole affair be-
came known, not only felt for, but shared our
sorrows.
| should nave told you that on the Sab
bath following the Fourth of July alluded to,
the Her. Mr.. Loyegold broke the bread of
life, and administered the communion. Tho
seducer, the adultere,-the teniold murderer
was there, and partook of the holy feast-not
only unrcbuked, but with the smiling appro-
baton OF his kind pastor. Our master, find
ing that had become apprised of his con-
duct, threw off all disguise, and openly de-
clarcd that after the birth of her child, Clu-
sly should be his exclusively; threatening, if
/ made the least opposition, to sell me into
Louisiana. To the birth of our child-that
event so pleasing to most parents, we looked
forward with the most agOnI2ing fears. How
we were sustained | know not; but it really
seemed as if an angel had entered into the
heart of my wife; for what else could have
supported her! From day to day she bore
punishmcnts which | cannot rcpeTt-which |
dare not even think of-with a heroic gentle
ness " hich was nerved to suffer ali things,
to yield nothing. She endured with the
spirit of a lamb; but she resisted with the
heart Of a lion.
sit was early in the month Of September
tint Mr.. C., in uttcmptiug to eXtort a promise
from Ciusy to Eyor his wishes, became so
eXasperated by her refusal. that he ordered
the oyersecr 10 bestow forty lashes on her
which had never been permitted to heal.
She in vain pleaded that fright and agitation
had made her very ill-that she could not
even stand. She was bound to the stake;
and while cruel and vulgar men Knocked her
agony, THERE our baje ,Oas borni Hld |
been there, all the devils in He'll could not
have kept me from defending her. But | had
been Purposely sent at some distance from
home, aud on my return, | found the wretch
ed mother scarcely alive, and the dead child
lying beside her.
"'Oh, bless ind praise God" were the
first faint words she uttered, that he has ia