The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-08
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soon aflor he got religion he asked me lfthey
might got married, and ! prssu@s they wore
b, iWhAt will you tAks for lrr sgd t1s
children r EFWFa. ~
q, Ifyoprant them Cor yonT own u-e ]
will take stoo, but shall not sell them nor
Moses 20 20 out Of the State.
Is, j wish them all Tor ny own USE and
will give you slApO, tr.IU
Ms H. and Col e. then wsnt 10 D,'s store,
and drew up the writing and closed the sale
Afer which they returned 10 the Vessel, aud
Mr. Is. approaching the negro, who sat with
illj siyp Gps9 upun The deck sepiingly Bspt
IN meditation of.l,s most awful forebOdings,
said 4hohV Dol - I" ~
Well Moses, 1 have bought you.'
Moses mad~R very lew bow and every
muscle Of bis face worked Wip emotion an he
replied 'tItNt fII iiI -IH|I
Is dis you, uassa where Is gyine,m
"a Il gwine A. George -,
no said Sir u, n anl a merchant here in
ths eItyi yonder IA my slore asd want you
20 attend on the store and have purchased
your vito and children, TOO, that you may not
be- separated
NJ. "Drsss Cod for dat aud n,Assa Kind l
go 20 mectln sometimesr r
Il, Yes, Moses, you can 70 to church
three times OF Sabbath aud every night Ia
the week, aud you can pray as often as you
choose aud ss long a. YOU chooss, and get rs
happy - you chOo-e;And every time you'pray
whether Il be at home or in church, 7 want
sou 70 pray Coz me, my wife and all my ehil-
droh, aud singls-hAnded iOoi for n you arv a
good man your prayers will do rs no harm,
and We need them very much and if you
wish YOU may pray Cor everybody Of the name
Of u. IN she SiAts OF AlAryNnd. II win not
iijuro tham-'
While MrBvAa dealing out these privi-
ieBos 10 Moses, the heRros eyes danced in
their sockets, and his fiil heart laughed out
right for glAdncs,, exposing two rows % as
even clean worries as any African can boast
aud his hearts response was Dress God, bress
God all dc time, aud brcas you too, mASsA;
Moses nober links bout he gwine 10 have all
desc conmodaiiouers; dis make me tink bout
Joseph in dc Egypt
Aud ancr Moses had poured few bless
ing, on ColC.anj bidding him warm Adieu,
and requesting him to give his love aud fare
we'll TO his mistress, tho children, and all tn
servants, he followed u, TO tho store, to enter
upon the functions of his new ofl'~e.
The rcturn Of the schooner brought to Mo
scs hh wife aud chiidren.
Early the next spring, AZ Me- n. vAg one
day standing at the store door, he saw man
leap from the deck ola vessel, and walk hur.
riodly towards the store. He soon recognized
him as Col, G, They exchanged sAlutAiions
NIl to the Colonel's inquiry aOer Moses, Mr.
Is. replied that ho was up stairs measuring
grain, and invited him to walk up and see
him. Soon Mr. BIS attention was arrested
by very confused noise above, lie listened
and heard unusual shufiling OF feet, som,
-obbiNg violently, and some one talking very
7 iTurriudfy-; HrIrt When tG reflected on Col. c.
I singular movements and peculiar expression
Of his countcnnncc he became alarmed, Snt
determined to go up and see what was trans
piring. 'i.
When he reached the head Of the stairs, h,
was startled by seeing Moses in tho mdil,
Of the nS9r down upon one knee, with hi
s,s sFs4sRtl tl.e t,l.,s,,-l's ,saist and taikiuT
most rapidly, while the Colonel stood weep
ing oudibly.. SoSooi " the Colonel couIt
sufficiently control his feeling, he told MIR b
tina, be had never been able to free himself
from the influences Of Moses prayers, anr
that during the past year, he, and his wifi,
and all his children had been converted Il
/ God.
Moses responded 'Brcss God, Massa C..
doe ! way mp hCa, ncber fcrgit you in my
pEararsi J elleFs t.,t, rras-r riir
new one. Bress God dis make Moses tink
bout Joseph in Egypt agin."
The colonel then stated TO Mr. b., that hi,
object in coming to Baltimore gas to buy
Moses Andhis family back agnin. But Mr.. d
assured him that was out Of the question, fol-
he could not part with him and he intended
to manunit Moses and his wife at forty, ant
his children nj IS years OF age.
Moses was not FAR wrong in reference to 10
seph. For when Joseph was cold to Egypt
God ovcrrulcd it to his good, andhe obtained
blessings that were'far beyond his cxpecta
tions; SO with Moses. Joseph eventually
proved the instrument of saving the lives of
those who sold him. Moses proved the instru..
ment in Gods hands Of. Aving the mans life
who sold him.
Old Moses is still living and doing we'll
! IIe long since obtained his Freedom md a,
present occupies comfortable house Of his
own, and suppose siugs,and pray land shouts
to his hearts content. .....
RT The BopdcW, Times contains some
striking statements in regard TO the spread of
Protestantism in Ireland. The writer alton
ded the combinations, by an episcopal Bish-