The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-05-19
Miscellaneous.
From the Home Journal.
The Night Funeral Of a Slave.

ieUnT ul btpfktht IehcHsui JUST ~ sunset,
ibs Mansion Of the proprietor through whose
estate, for The Inst dali ldHf Of NY Journey,
Ibnd pursued ny way My tired compnn.
ION pricked his ears, aud with low whinny
Indicated his pleasure ~ turned up the
broad avenue lending 20 the house. Calling
10 a black boy IN view, made him inquire
ofhsoNusr II could be- accommodated with
lodgings for the night
Sly request brought tho proprietor him
elflo lhe door aud from thence TO the gate,
when, hlltr scruIlnz,ng glance OF my'per-
f, snn and fqupmenlH, he inquired my name,
hOsinrssAn ddesIlnation, promptly respond
ed 10 hls questions, and he invited me 10 A.
fgti aiHl enter Iis hoIse, ~ tlIs true spirit
VI -oulheru hospitality.
lle was apparently thirty years Of age,
end evidently mHn of education aud re-
hHeinenI,--l soon observed an mir of gloo-
ny absltacli0n about him he shhl but liule
iri even That little seemed ihe result fHu
6orl 10 obvinio the seeming want Of ciyility
phslrnuger, Atsuppcr tho mistress Of the
nlisiou appeared, and did the h0nors Of the
nhe, ~ her particular department she was
exceedingly lndy-like and beautiful, She re-
tfed immediately after supper, and u servant
handing some splendid lluvauuns on small
silver tray, wo had seated ourselves comfort
Ia
When hseHnnt appeared ~ tie end door
near my host hnt IN hnnd, and utEoTcd, IN
mhdnrd bat distinct tones, the, to me-, start
ling word'-
Master do coffin hnh come
Very we'll was the only rcplyand the ser.
want disappeared.
Ny host remarked my gaze ofinquisliye
wonder aud replied 10 it
have hocn snd, snd,' snid hn today. |
Hc had greater misfortune than ! hnvc
r"rlrncrd since my fathers death | lost.
I '" mornlng Ills trIcst mud most reliable
mud had Ia the world-nue whom have
i,rn accustomed tn honor and respect since
ry earliest recollection hc was the uloy.
male OF my fathers youth, aud the mentor of
nur; faithful servant, M honest mnn, mud
'hcerc Christian, ! stood hy his bedside
Today, aud with his hands cinsped in mine,
Heard tie last words he uttered; they were
Master, meet me IN heaven
His vince ihlieredn nomrni and hc con.
Nuucd, after pause, with increased excite.
meN;
Ills loss is melancholy one tome. III
len my home, ! -nid To him. John, sec tint
all tbings arr taken care Of aud knew that
my w'f'' mud child, property mud nll. were ny
nlc A. though they were guarded lyn hunh.
rI soldiers. Lucvcr spoke n harsh word Ia.
rrI ~ all my life for nc never nicritcd II. i
o. f''c hundred others, many Of them iaith-l
lul mh true, hat his loss j. irrcuamhc
= clnr from section of tie Union where /
-'lasrft does not exist; mud brought WIN +
me- VI Tie prcludiccs which 80 GENERALLY f.
nfc'ul in the free States in regard to this /.
institution, bad already seen much To snl. I
Ten these, bat the observation Of years would .
have Hllcd 10 give me So lenr Ru insight ~. .
10 HE relation between master aud scftuui
" this simple incident. Il WINS not the haurh- .
~ planter, the lordy tyrnnt, talking ot his
dead slave m of his dand horse, hut the kind .
he'urd gentleman, lnmcnrng The loss mud
Wloe'''ug the virtues Of his good old
rrG
Amer mn interval Of silence. my host re-
There are said He, 'mnny Of tho old mans
relatives aud friends who would wish to nj
'enl his funeral. To afford them opporlu-
my several plantations have been notified
W'' he viii he buried Tonight; some, pre-
sumo, have already arrived, and desiring to
zee mat all things are. properly prepared FOR
ms lh'erpcuL trust you will excuse my alb
tcnce few moments
Most certainly, sir but added, &c there
y no 'i'PoprclN would be pleased To nc.
company Won
mere is none he replied md follow.
90 MN to one of long ropx of cabins, stIa-
'eu NJ me distance of SOME three hundred ,
!u'uS from the mansion The house WINS |
No"ued with negroes; uiFnrose on our en- I
'7''rr' NM many or'thom exchanged greet
IVY WIN my host, in tones that convinced me =
wa, 'hey lelt tina: he WINS nh object of sym {
p'uy rom them The corpse was deposited s
mhe collin, alfred in shroud of the finest .
lg a.
black :
Inc master STOPPED nj it's bend, and LAYING d
us hand upon the cold brow Of his faithful ,
ggo9os'nan, gnzed long and intently upon &
fa.Hres with which he Ind been 80 long ia I
"lar, ana winch he. now looked tIuou for 1
10 last iime on earth raising his cyrs nj
myth, aud glaucing nj the serious colntrn-
noes now bent upon his, he said, and with ,
much feeling ., wv p,
lie was n faithful servant aud true Christ.
80; Il you follow his example, md live as he I,
we'd, none Of you need fear when the time =
o'nes TOR you to lie here ,
palrlnrch, with the snow of eighty win
els on his head, answered :
p, Master, it is true, and me will try to live {
like him !
There was n. murmur ofgenernl assent, |
nun Alter giving some instructions reln- q
i've 70 The burinl,we returned to the building $
H. Noout9 o'clock n servant appeared with n
wv no''ce that they were ready ~ move, aud c
" know II father instructions were uecessa- Il
My host remarked to me lhat, by step u
'Ig INTO tho piazza, Iwomld probably be- b
~ 10 me, a novel scene. The process
Y :, mad moved. nnd It's route led within o
Jew yards Of the mansion. There were Y
~. ~. hundred and fifty negroes, arranged Il
~. ueep, and following wagon in which j
.r., paced The coffin down the entire g
nj ~ ~ tu inc, al Intervals OF a few fcei VI
,"c' side, were carried torches of the res. ~
h. s plne here chilled light wood. About fl
centre was stationed the black preacher IL