Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-06-30

INN at some pIace-so happy would he be to
see HIM again.
Charley lett Canada, and when he reached
Chicago, he told his friends he was going
back 10 slavery, 6ut they ic0HIH hsar from him
dg0ui-and then told something TO DR.. -,
a Jealous advocate Tor the slave, but we were
not let INTO the secret. We, however, saw
the Doctors face grow very significant in its
expressions; and an unusual sparkle in his
eye, and a queer looking smile around his
mouth, told us same things were in Charley's
philosophy we knew nothing about. How
ever. Charley seemed very much afraid to
return, lest the lush should brniSe his poor
back too much, and another letter was writ
ten by his request to his master, stating his
Tears, and adding, " he knew he deserved it
for running away" An answer was soon
returned, assuring him he had nothing to fear,
but that he should have more liberty than be-
lore; and, as he had tried the evil effects of
freedom, he might visit the several plantations
around, and tell the slaves how much better
oil they were than lreemen, and what a hum
bug this abollllonlsm was. So Charley went
back to the South, and in about three months
alter, Who should land at our UNDERGROUND
railroad depot, but Charley and a host of
slaves he had brought with him. OF course
we all wanted to know what all this meant,
ana Chariey told us the following:
Alter he had been back to his slave home
a lew weeks, his master told him he might
90 around, and tell the slaves his miserable
experience about liberty, &c. So Charley
used 10 90 every night to the hutS of the ne
grOes, and tell them how deAghlCui Il thing
Freedom was, how they might make their
escape, the direction of the road, and the sew
eral places on the way where they would find
friends to bid them God speed, and, in fact,
all that was necessary for them to know
Far and near, the slaves around Charley's
home were nursing, away down in their ST.
lent hearts, wild dreams of liberty. While
they labored, they forgot their toll and sweat,
for they had taken 10 themselves a nor. that
told them the ietler was soon TO be broken
and the CALLING chain unclasped. Then, at
night, ere they went to their slumbers, they
prayed, under the light Of the North STAR
AS the Musselman turns to Mecca when he
breathes his prisons; ard as the Jews turn
their faces toward Jerusalem when they bow
before the Holy, so did those slaves look to
the North star, when they asked Heaven to
give them freedom.
Charley's wife had been sold during his
absence, and with her children, was several
hundred miles farther south. He could not
obtain them this time, so, one night, Charley
and his crew were missing. His master, and
the masters OF the other tugitlves, were exas-
perated at such unheard of conduct, and an
enormous sum was set as the pnce OF Char
ley,s head. Forth went the bloodhounds
again. Gold should be theirs, il they return
eu win the ireedom-lovlng slave. Then he
should be dashed and burned, and finally hung
thus teaching slaves what they might en-
pecl under like circumstances. But Charley
ana SIX companions OF his eluded all pursuit.
During The day, they lay, or stood up to their
chins' IN mud and water, which was plenty,
owing 10 an abundance OF swamps, or else
ma themselves In hollow trees, or any other
way they best could. Sometimes they suf-
Tered cruelty from the cravings OF hunger
then an unquenchable thirst seemed almost
ui1ediao'e' nu' merry was before then'
"o ~ '"lo':u - o"uUieu' hey redcn-
~ - u.s. W. -C"I'ey anu MS s'A Ioi-
- OHo'0 y MN pohudSe WIN
neln' u were Piopao'y caiiieu Dack, as lhey
we never "ediu ilomIahu 'nGy oi'eh LOST
eI'" u ~ '"e'l "rnueIlnss' oelnS oDliS-
~ ~ "a'ci SeP"i"'e'J' escdPe tne more
~ ioS,nnS d Onic"so a"hlie' Nhey
- eo't VI y O@,au"' ""eIe they an sale
y "iiiteu' Du' Nhaiiey' no'llhg dannled,
'e'sin.heu " rescue MS WE ana children
u uie III we a''emP'' II was iong' ere ne
u venture io''l Gu thiS heroic eNpedl-
'oN' loi sPiGS were on 'he "a'ch 10 catch
". I'm a"u nc Hne"' i c"uShi' Whata fearful
,i'@l d"aI'eu Nun Du' lIe h"S00"a ana fG-
IEeT yeaIHeu 70 see MS loved ones again.
! ieeupth seenieu TO torture nun wnen he
loug" ol me Grains around MS hearts trea-
'uieS' 90 ior'l ne went again lie was
once more among U.S. ana 'oId his tale OF
"ie'cneuhesS' ana ms suoiime ana martyr
.iN1 iesoites. odIu me- ! must rescue men,
~ ~ 'lo at'etnp'-ahu husband ana Ia'ier
'Io"ueu iouhu hlli' ana wrung his nand once
ho'e' DIS 'ley paa4 MN iafewelI, and saw MN
10, as lneN thOuUht To The SapTlncp. And he