Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-10-01
Browns Narrative.
The following is an extract from the Mar
rltive Of w. w. Brown.

Toward the latter part of the SUMMER, Cap
tain Reynolds left the boat, and J was sent
home. | was then placed on the farm under
Mr.. Haskell, the o%gersaer. As ! had been
soIne time out of the field, AMI not accustom-
ell % work In the burning sun, 1t was very
hard but ! was compelled to keep up with
the best of the hands.
| found a great difference between the
work in a steamboat cabin and that in a corn
field.
My master, who was then living in the
city, soon after removed to- the farm, when
was taken out of the field to work in the
house as a waiter. Though his wife was
very peevish, and hard to please, | much pre-.
ferrrd TO he under her control than the over
seers. They brought with them Mr.. Slo,ne,
a Presbyterian minister Miss Martha Tut.
ley, a niece of theirs from kentucky and
their nephew William. The latter had been
In the family a number of years, but the 9th.
ers were all newcomers.
MI. Sloane was a young minister, who
had been at the South bat a short time, and
it seemed as If his whole aim was to please
the Shareholders, especially my master and
mistress. lie was intending to make n visit
during the winter, aud he not only tried to
please them, but | think he succeeded admi-
Tdbly. When they wanted singing, he sung;
when they wanted praying, he prayed when
they wanted a story told, he told a story
Instead Of his teaching my master theology,
my master taught theology TO him. While |
was with Captain Reynolds, my master got
religion" and new laws were made on the
plantation. Formerly, we had the privilege
of hunting, fishing, making splint brooms,
baskets, &c. on Sunday but this was all
stopped. Every Sunday, we we're all COM
PEELED TO attend meeting. Master was so re-
Ilglous, that he induced some others to Join
him IN hiring a preacher to preach TO the
slaves.
My master had family worship, night and
morning. At night, the slaves were called
In to attend but.in the mornings, they had
TO be at their work, and master did all the
praying. My master and misirts SIS were great
lovers OF mint julep, and every morning, a
pltcher-iuIl was made. of which they all par
took freely, not excepting Little master Will
liam. After drinking freely all round, they
would have family worship, aud then break
fast. ! cannot say but | loved the iulep as
well as any Of them, and during the prayer
was always careful to seat myself close to
the table where it stood, SO as to help myself
when they were all busily engaged in their
devotions. BY the time prayer was over, |
was about ds happy as any of them. A sad
accident happened one morning. In helping
myself, and at the same time keeping an eye
on my old mistress, | accidentally let the
pitcher fall upon the floor, breaking it in pie
ces, and spilllng the contents. This was a
bad affair for me for as soon as prayer was
over, | was taken and severely chastised.
My masters family consisted Of himself,
his wife, and their nephew, William Moore.
lie was taken into the family, when only a
few weeks of age. His nhme being that of
my own, mine was changed, for the purpose
OF giving precedence TO his, though | was his
senior by ten or twelve years. The planta-
lion being four miles from the city, | had 10
drive the family 10 church. ! always dread
ed the approach Of the Sabbath for, during
service, | was obliged to stand by the horses
In the hot broiling sun, or in the rain, just as
1t happened.
One Sabbath, as We were driving past the
house OF ID. ID. Page, "A gentleman who OWN
ed a large baking establishment, as | was sit.
ting upon the box of The carriage which was
very much elevated, | saw Mr.. Page pursu-
ing a slave around the yard, with a long
whip, cutting him at every Jump. The man
soon escaped from the yard, and was follow
ed by Mr.. Page. They came running past
us, and the slave perceiving that he would
be overtaken, stopped suddenly, and Page
stumbled over him, aud falling on the stone
pavement, fractured one of his legs, which
crippled him for life. The same gentleman,
but a short time previous. tied up a woman
of his, by the name of Delphia, and whip
ped her nearly to death yet he was Dea.
con In the Baptist church, in good and regu.
lar standing. Poor Delphia J ! was well ac
quainted with her. and called TO see heI
while upon her sick bed 4; and | shall never
forget her appearance. She was a membe
OF the same church with her master.
Soon after this, | was hired out to Mr.
Walkers; the same man whom | have men.
toned as having carried a gang of slave:
down the river, on the steamboat Enterprise
Seeing me in the capacity of steward on the
boat, and thinking that ] would make a gool
hand 10 take care Of slaves, he determined t
have me for that purpose; and finding tina
my master would not sell me, he hired IN
ior the term of one year.
When learned the fact of my having beer
hired to a negro Spectator, or a ''soul-di
yer" as they are generally called among
slaves, no one can tell my emotions. Mr.
Walker had offered a high price for me, as
learned, but | suppose my maste
was restrained from selling Inc by the fac
that l was a near relative Of his. On enter.
ing the service OF Mr.. Walker, | found lha
my opportunity of getting TO Il land of libert,
was gone, at least for the time being. IL
had a gang Of slaves in readiness to start 70
New Orleans, and in a few days we were o
our Journey. | am at a loss for language I
express my feelings on that occasion. Al
though my master had told me that he ha
not sold me, and NJ. Walker had told NJ
that he had not purchased me, | did not b,
heye them /; and not until ! had been to Ne
Orleans, and was on my return, did | belle,
that ! was not sold.
There was on the boat a large room on Il
lower deck, in which the slaves were keT
men and women, promiscuously-all chat
ed two and two, and a strict watch kept III
they did not get loose for cases have occl
red in which slaves have got of their chair
and made their escape at landing-plac,
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