The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-19
WILLIAM q ELLEN CRAFTS.

hhlrNla ana ifrHcS, Two slave tatChers
1t will DC remembered. were in Boston.
few weeks since. Ia pursui, Of them.
The repori is that the oljcc, of their
search atc now safe H. England. The
account WAS iiis, Published in Boston
paper some SIXTEEN month. ago.
Ia q city about Mite hundfed mile.
south Of Mason and Dixon, line, Ellen
Crafts was held rs a slave. Because
wc find her in ~ degrading condition.
let it no, he undcretood lha, .he was "A
negro. Ellen, though slave, il white,
or rather TO bc strictly correct. n brun-
nelic. She is now about nineteen or
twenty years Of age. and will readily
pass in any circle us dark colorcd
white sir. Girls as dark as Ellen are
rs often met with as those Of iairer
skins. We are not describing the chief
attraction Of bail room. bu. something
Inorc, when we say that iirmnesS. intel
licence; ; and perseverance are distinct.
ly and impres.ively marked upon her
countenance Her hair is long straight
and dark -co!ored, nose prominent. eyes
dark, large and expressive. We arc
thus particular, 10 show her connection
with the Anglo Saxon, and to show how
little there is, Of any feature by which
the enslaved race is readily recognized.
In the city from which Ellen had fled
she acted as body servant or slave to
another young woman, possibly her sis
tei--for our knowledge Of the "pairi-
archal institution" leads readily and
naturally 10 that inference.
While in this situation she married,
1t is for the prof. Of he master that
caIly marriages should be n law OF Gus
tom. The union contracted by Ellen
proved 10 be II happy one. The hus-
band William slaves have no right 10
any other names has proved himself
10 b. every way worthy Of her. by
lis industry. aud by turning night into
day, he contIived TO procure enough
money TO purchase portion Of his time
from the man who claimed 20 own him.
1t cost William all he had. bu, procur-
ed him privileges which enabled him by
asSiduous application. to lay by another
store,--a larger portion Of which, the
lions share, went to swell the master 5
ill-gottcn gains,--tor new and dear
bought privileges.
by dint Of saving and starving, Will
lam conttived 10 accumulate for h;ms"i!
and wife enough to purchase for each
many little comforts and privilc yes -
They were thus enabled to amcliorat,
their condition, and were for time hap,
py. Though not permitted 10 see eacl
other Oitercr than once a week, they
had many Secre: meetings.
I These stolen Interviews were swee
and precious. Were they not. yc, who
love the wife of your affections ?
Thoughts of their condition, their hare
lot, mingled with unavailing regrets
without doubt, were the principal ono
exchanged between them. But thl
condition they were constrained 10 en-
dure, almost ioyfuIly. in view Of th
greater deprivation and suticringi c
their fellow slaves.
Privileges like these, however, wer
destined To bear their Iich harvest
{ Thoughts Of liberty are hevcr long ri
| sent from slave or prisoner. III
; was the great subject between Ellen an
William. In the long, lone hours
the night, that were bu, usherne in
>, them. another day Of bondage, the si'i
/ il Of liberty visited them.
p
h il is quite certain that they cou
| escape from the city in which iht
: we're. But whittier could the, fee ?
: Without "a place. wihou, means Of su,
1 port, hunted by every slave-catche
=, - like the partridge upon the mountain
/. surrounded by the eneinic-, their ca
: ,ure was certain and stripes, separ
/. ton, accumulated woes, would be The
# lot.
.r These considerations filed their hear
=. with sadness. But liberty ever brig
n and fair, bid them to hope on. l.
"a many weeks they thought over exc
a, plan Of escape, which promised succe
" but tlcy could find none,
n They had heard vaguely Of ilie al
:" litioni.is of the North but they b
y been represented Ia them As monsi'
more dreadful than The sla,c-dri'
himself, aud their hope' led them
that way. Sill they would inquire q
corning them, and ore day, .uiiici
was learned 10 determine their cour
= They ouId flee TO the aboliiloni.ls.
- Their ,iar in the east had arisen,
how could they follow it glorious pa
de The neares, city 10 them was Phiiat
~ phia, a distance Of 1000 miles, a we
~, way for iugi,i,es from slavery.
ol the deierm nation once formed, ey
ne. obstacle was TO be overcome. Acco
o in.ly ihoir sleeping and Wahing 'houG
do we're given 10 ind out the way TO
n spo, where liberty dweli.
We The hr,i obstacle 10 be o'ercome
iih 20 secuTe the necessary fund, for
m, proposed fight. BY double toll, b.
-. more Than miserable ''sa,ir-, .ufic
are sum wa. acquired. They were,
M slaves, really rich, aad nos freedom
Le' death, rather than slavery, was I
's- joint language.
us' The plan ad9p'ed, displays De.
ca of ingerai,y which could no, have