Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-03-12

will triumph! God will never forsake his chdrenr-
radiance not of earth overspread her features She
sank gently down upon her couch, if the hands Of
angels had supported her. | could almost feel the !
breath from their tanning plumes for knew they
watching her when she sleptso sweety, lamb among
proving wolves Yet in her simple faith she rested
securely; for God kept her.
q will not, and need not recount here all the dis
gushing steps in this affair Clusey and were happi
er than we had been since we had no secrets from
each other. In the deepest trouble we could kneel
down and pray together; and we noteit entirely
without comfort bitter snd heavy as tie yoke of bond
age was for God drew near unto cur souls in the day
Of trouble; and our good MISTRESS to whom the whole
affair became known, not only felt for but shared our
sorrows.
should have told you that on the Sabbath following
the Fourth of July alluded to- the Rer Mr.. Loyegold
broke the bread and administered the communion
The seducer, the ad1lteTer the tenfod murderer was
there and partook Of the holy feast-not only unre
buked, but with the smiling APPRECIATION of his kind pas
tor. Our master finding that had become appraised
of his conduct threw off all disguise, and openly de-
clarcd that after the birth Of her child Cusy should be
his exclusively; threatening if made the least oppo-
stion, to sell me into Louisiana. To the birth of our
child-that event so pleasing to most of parents we
| looked forward with the most agonizng fears. How
we were sustained know not; but it really seemed
as if an angel had entered into the heart of my wife i
for what else could have supported her? Fromday to
day she bore punishments which | cannot repeat
which dare not even think of-wth heroic gentle
ness which was ncved to suffer all things but yield
nothing. She endured with the spirit Of lamb; but
she resisted with the heart of lion.
1t was early in the month of September that Mr.
c.. in attempting to eXtort promise from Clusy to IA
vor his wishes, became eXasperated by her REFUSAL
that he ordered the oyerseer to besow forty lashes
ny back, which had never been permitted to heal.
She in 2ain pleaded that fright and agitation made her
very il-that she could not even stand. She was
bound to the stake; anu while cruel and vulgar men
Knocked her agony THERE or 6a0e lcd8 Oora Had
[ been there, all the devils in Hell could not nave
kept me from defending her But had been pur-
posey sent at some distance from home, and Oh my
return, found the wretched mother scarcely aIye'
and the dead child lying beside her.
ooh, bless and praise Cod! were the first faint
words she uttered that he has taken babe before
she knew what it IS to be slave woman!' Think of
this, We wives, whose maternal anguish is allevated
by all that love- and friendship, and art and science
can do think if ye would see your own daughters
suffer the like and inasnuch as We would not strive
to redeem these also from the bitter degradaton-th
: cruel suffering!
Although extremely weak | found my wife per
fecty sane. Her kind mistress had done everything
that could then be done to promote her safety anC
V comfort When arrived she was holding pa
hand of the sufferer between both of hers and bathing
love; but she could do nothing to save her.
= 7 hree weeks from that night escaped with M
wife for her master had begun to his base pre-
! posals. ] asked her if she dared to undertake tn
Journey in her then weak state. | told her OF tn
bood-hounds of the rifle Shots Of the nameless to-
t lures that would await us if retaken for Cusy ha
been kindly dealt with almost all her lilc and kne
very little of slavery, can die, she replied, 4 al
rea " and willing and must die soon; but cannC
n live here. That answer determined me. bore he
in my arms that night to the heart Of thick swami
and on the cold wet earth we nestled together Their
was no terror IN the numerous serpents and reptile
Il that crept around and crawed over us. They wei
not so cold nor so venomous as the heart Of the slave
Il holder. We seldom stirred abroad by day; but
night we crept from our hiding place, found out ii
north STAR and resumed our journey When she WI
X overcome with fatigue, which often happened, ca
e red her in my arms: and really began to hope tn
If the prospect of liberty would be the elixir of life
completely restore her but | found that there is
Z medicine to heal broken heart True, she SCENE
re at times much stronger her eyes grew brighter eve
S day. and her fair check was tinged with deep spot
4 red but when we had reached the northern boundal
Of Maryland she could 90 no farther.
'e Lay me down. she whispered. 1t is useless
~ strive on have painted for freedom. have stru
o. ged hard for it; but can struggle no longer Pi
n bed of leaves and sit down beside me- for fe
" that am dying There let the north wind blow upC
look once more upon the bright star we have followt
10 so long It has been our only friend Do you thin
10 it will shine in heaven, Iaco? All, now hear angc
~, singing songs of ircodom | shall never suffer al
A. more; have no pain--no sorrow. God send GOO
~ spirit to lead you, my husband, into the land of ii
in erty O., God pity and forgive poor Massa! o
~ Lord bless dear, dear Mssis lis there cloud upc
is the moon? 1t is dark-dark. And now bright lig
~ is springng up within me; and through it | Sc
heaven! Never mourn for Clusy she is FREI
A. FREE. She murmurcd few indistnct words
praise and prayer; then her lips were still; and sa
If that without struggle the free soul had departed.
~ in the deep loneliness of widowed heart sat
f. her till morning, and then by the help of small fit
stone, but mostly with my hands alone, followed OF
II grave in the sandy earth. There buried he
70 There sat all day. so absorbed in sorrow that sa
" nothing of the flight OF tme until it dark aga
y The melancholy owl came out and mourned with m
1t seemed as if had companionshp, as if an INTEL
gent being had spoken to me- and l. for the first tint
s gave utteranco to my grief aloud. At length whiI
poorwill came and sat upon the new grave, and san
n her painve song. thought the pure spirit spoke
r me in the voice of that gentle Bird and then the ang
of peace dropped his wings upon my weary soul, an
q | slept
q Il left her there sleeping in the lonely woods of Ma
l., ryland, but | brought with me shadow, which n
" earthly can chase away Tell my story, he adde
as he arose from the ground publish it abroad, for
= any woman can hear it without wish, determine
ton, to labor with all her might to abolish the Sdrer
q Of roman, impedcA her r'rtuc, She is not tWesh
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