Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-10-14

be safe in this city of brothery love-" nor even
in this State of William Penn Six weeks ago |
was in Boston, and had the pleasure OF seeing
them there, and doing well.
But the best is to come, and next week | will
tell your readers the mothers story, as she gave
it to me, how she rescued her children.
Yours, for the slave, c. d. c.
THE HEROIC MOTHER-THE FLIGHT !
My communication of last week was merely /
introductory to the present, which will consist of
nothing but the plain, unvarnished story Of the
heroic mother, as she gave it to me from her own
lips, narrating the manner in which she rescued
her two daughters from slavery:
&C | started for, the next day after you gave
me the letter, and as soon as could on my ar
rival, went to find out Mr.. After con-
siderable time | succeeded, and gave him your
letter. l told him my object and plans. He
quite discouraged me from the undertaking, say
ing that it would be attended with great many
difficulties and dangers. However, determined
to 60, and early next morning started on foot
Before night, got about thirty or thirty-iye
miles, | cannot tell exactly to within about three
miles of the house of my old master, where my
children were. | stayed there in the goods that
uight and the next day | contrved to see my
slster-n-law, who lived at no great distance, that
she might see a colored man, named, Who
l knew, would he p me in my object and also
tell my children that | was coming after them,
but too charge them most strictly not to speak of
it to any one. She went to the house where the
children were, and got SO frightened that she told
them | was in the neighborhood. The next day
she came back to the a000ds, where | had still
continued, and told me what in her fright she
had done.
AS | had always, whenever had gone into
the neighborhood before, visited my children, |
knew it would excite suspicion if did not 60
now; so | went directly to the house, and saw
the old man and his wife, and my children
This was Friday. | stayed there on Sturdy
: and Sunday, till Mondly evening cooked and
washed for them, and then bid my, children good
bye, as if should never see them again; for
told " master" that could not raise the money
After leaving them, stayed in the moods ROMA
o about for three days. in hopes of seeing that col
4 ored man before spoke of, who would help me
But not being able to see him, | walked back "a
gain the thlrty-iVe miles To-, to see again the
gentleman to whom you gave me letter TOLD
him that if | could get a carriage with faithful
driver, could get my children; that knew sucl
a one in the place. if could get the money tC
/ pay him. Accordingly, he gave me eight dol
J lars on your account The next day | engaged
my carriage, and we got down that evening abou
d 8 o'clock, 10 within three miles of the house.
u told the driver TINT did not think it would be
l. safe for him t. 90 any farther bet that if he woulC
{ stay there and wait for me till break of days.
u would go on, and that if | did not return then
n he might drive back. | walked on and got t
d the house, should think, about eleven O'clock
e As came near to it, the two dogs began to bari
Il furiously | stopped moment, and hid behint
Is the fence, and saw "mlster" get up and open Thu
II window, and look out Not seeing anything hi
e shut down the window. | waited till though
y he was asleep, and then went forward, The dog
n barked again, but did not fly at me, and hurried
Il quick into the cellar Kitchen where my children
II slept and laid down alongside of their straw bed
J. In about fifteen minutes I Weat up into the hOusc
l. to see if all were asleep, and heard "mlster'
= snoring. then went down and walked up thu
Il children, and told them not to speak word
T. got on their clothes as soon as could, and fear
&c ing that if went out by the door the dogs woult
Il bark again, determined to 60 out by the blcl
&c window. | found it was fastened | got up OF
z, the window sill to take out the nail, and as wa
pulling at it, prayed, O Lord, defend me ant
III my dear children this night; | commit myself an,
Is them to thee AT length got out the nail, AM
IT, opened the window, and lifted my children out
a. and then got out myself The two dogs wer
y there, but they only stood and looked at u.s. an
RC0er eUen gr00ted.
&c eve had to 20 through the garden, and to &c
le over three different fences and paIngs, and to
II four miles to where the carriage was. But fea
1t behind, and hope BEFORE animated us, and W
reached the carriage about one o'clock. w
y drove as fast as we could towards, but no
e. intending to go into the city, for knew thu
MASTER would be there as soon as he could
J. after he walked up and found the children gone
E. BY nine o'clock we got to a house inhabited b
At colored people, that the driver knew, within fou
VI miles Of. The next night we started, ant
4 by break Of day got into Pennsylvania, to thu
T. house of good Bunker man, where we stayet
all that day. The next day he took us on abou
y fifteen miles, to another friend and the next day
l. Saturday. this friend took us to Philadelphia
n where we arrived, as you know, at your hous
y about ten o'clock at night"
4 Such was the heroic conduct of this Christar
4 mother, in rescung her children from slavery
y Had they been white children, rescued from AL
a. gerne slavery, the fame Of the exploit would rim
nj from one end to the other of the land, and n
a, praise bestowed upon it would be deemed too eS
~ travagant,
is As remarked before, saw the mother an
lie her daughters last July. The former had oh
" tanned as much work as she could do at excelen
lie wages, and the latter we're at school, learning t
81 read and sew "Ony think, Mr.. c." said tn
ID mother to me, with tears of joy and gratitude i
e. her eyes, "Mary can already say her a, b, abs
lie and yesterday she hemmed handkerchief RICH
IN smart" Nay the God of the widow, of the faith