The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-18
AN INTERESTING INCIDENT

a correspondent of the Baltimore American
thus details most interesting incident which oc-
CURED at Bedford Springs few days since -
"Charles James Faulkner Esq, of Viroini,
who with his family has been here about t,vo
weeks, brought with him very likelv femala
slave, aged about 90 years, as maid. The oirI
had not arrived more than few hours when The
fact that she was slave became generally known
and the spirit of false philanthropy awakened
IN her oehaii. From that moment the most I'M
ceasing efforts, all secretly conducted. were made
to sednce her from her allegiance TO her master
notwithstanding her prompt and repeated reec.
ZION OF the liberal offers made to secure her free
oom For four nights in succession thew had their
horses stationed near the mill, about Quarter of
a mile from the Springs, in the expectation that
she would yield TO their persuasons, but so far
without success. AT length the poor girl, over
powered by their opportunities and by the false
ana deinslVe arguments, and inducements which
they held out TO her. on Monday night Welded IN
the temptation and suffered herself TO he convey.
ed ny them some ten miles beyond the town of
Bedford to place called "the Quaker settle
ment, where she arrived about one O'Clock in
The morning, and found the family waiting To re-
ceve her, who hailed her as a redeemed sister
and showered upon her profusely all the hospital-
ties of their home
one had, however, no sooner retired to res.
~ ''e 'o""'dins oi heT Feelings burst forth in a
HOOD OF tears. which Increased as her memory
dwelt upon the happy and contended life which
she mad led, nnder the roof of her owners, and
when she reflected Upon the dark and UNCERTAIN
tate to which these false and misguided phan-
throPists were hurTying her. She spent NIGHT
OF me deepest anguish and distress of mind -
f,ariy Inc next morning she apprzed the family
OF her fixed and settled dete rmina,ion TO return
e"at Gay 10 her master; whereupon money was
freely offered to her, the prospect of sale by her
master, u she now returned, held out. and every
argument and inducement redoubIed to prevail
npon her TO remain. But she was nexorabIe
Her master and mistress were TO leave the
Springs The next day, and she determined 10 re-
torn to them before they departed.
{" The Aboliiionisis exercised no whence in de-
tanning her, but refused 10 afford her any facili-
ties for her return. She accordingly took mn her
baggage, and, without ouide 10 direct her stens
through the endless hills and mountains of BED
ford, she reached here last night about ~ o'clock
laint and exhausted from fatigue. She imme-
dIately rushed up to the room of her master and
mistress, and begged that The indscretiop which
she had committed in leaving them. MIGHT he
overlooked She was kindly received, and her
master was SO highly pleased with her resoute
resistance Of the wiIes of the ab0lonis,s that he
rendered to her, if she had any wish to leave his
family, her freedom and money to defrav her ex-
penses To any part of the State of Penosvlvania
where she might wish to reside But shs
promptly declined the Offer and declared that no
consideration should ever tear her from family
from which she had received such nnform lind
ness, and to which she looked up without fear for
Pro'ec'on ana comfort, in all the adverse ciJeum-
stances Of liGe'' ''''''"