Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-02-20
AM Y
on A THRILLING OCCURRENCE.

That none Of the following statements are
exaggerated, will appear by reference to an ar
ncle which was published in the Richmond
Wing, and Louisville Journal.
NANNY, its long time. since I've been over
to Richmond, 10 see aunt Hannah. Mayn't
go this evening and stay all night? Ktty's at
home now, and | want to see her most mighty
bad
No Amy said the mother, you'd better not
goto Richmond to stay all night They say kid
naPpers are mighty plenty there now, and can't
get anybody to write pass for us since good old
Miss Edward died Our blessed master knows
we have got mighty few friends in this world,
bat it'll all be right sometime
We'll nanny, may 90 in the morning and
stay all day, can get home before the toll gate
shuts, and then won't need a pass 2
Yes child, you may go, and mind you tell
your aunt Hannah heard from the old place last
week, and how old AIissus is dead, and Nassau
Jim has gone off, nobody don't know whar, and
the old place is gwyne to be sold to pay his debts
It's mighty good thing we was set free long
ago, or we'd been sold along with the rest of
EN-
Yes maam, III tell her and maynt pick
some strawberries to carry to little Sally Fetch
er can't never forget how that dear chile
used to steal into her garden with her book when
she come home from school, to learn me my let
ters. I'd a soon know how to read if her sister
Jane hadn't found her out, and told her father =
How sorry the little thing looked when she said
Amy, cant teach you any more. Father says
mustn't, but never mind don't cry, and if live
to be grown up woman and have a home of
my own, III learn you to read and give you
Bible too, a nice new one for yourself That
child amt like the rest of white folks-she told
me all about God and the Bible, and how must
t7y to be good and respectable, if an colored,
for that makes no difference with God, for he
loves his colored children as well as his white
ones, and we will be all alike in heaven
'Well. Amy, the child told the truth about it,
and that's more than some grown folks do;-but
90 TO work now, and mind you get up early in
the morning to pick the strawberries, they don't
look nice when they are picked IN the hot sun
Amy, q little girl of fourteen was living with
her mother free colored woman in Manchester
Virginia. The city of Richmond lies on the op-
posite side of James River which is crossed by
several bridges connecting the two places. Col
ored people, whether slaves or free. cannot safe
" pass the night in Richmond, or indeed, any
where from home, without a written permit or
pGsr from their owner, or some responsible white
person II they are found out after night with
out this permit they are taken up and put in
Cage, Ga small bird cage-shaped building.) where
they are kept it slaves, until claimed by their
owners, and if free, until baied out by some re-
NpCnStbie white persons. Cases have occurred
in which they have been sold TO pay their Jail
fees. rs in the instance we here record, which
substantially occurred within the last year al
Richmond.
Early next morning, Amy was on her way
over the bridge, with her basket OF straw5 ,rries
en- her arm. and "a she passed the green Island
rIat lie, below the falls and heard TIE song of
the birds among the trees mrngHng wiki the gen
tie murmur OF the waters She felt very happy,
Tor She knew that God had made them all, and
thcuga known and cared by few on earth, she
could claim him for her father and friend She
soon pissed n" bridge, and made her way thro'
Tie city, not forgetting 10 take the sirawb rries
70 tie Good little girl who had shown her so
much kindness.
II.r aunt and cousin We're glad to soa her. and
she Speu, tie day very pleasantly in visiting her
old friends and buying some things from the
shops for her mother Towards evening She
began to thiuk of starting home. But 50 pleas
aut!y had 81" been employed, that She had MOI
observed dark cloud which threatened heavy
storm. uunl as She stood with her bonnet in her
hand ready to start, her amt said to her
Amy, my child, You better not 90 home to-
night. tn. RAIN VIII ketch you before YOU get half
,,,-,r I'LL anJ - ,.yrvno +, rain nGya,lnI
A,,l r.,L,I, yop'l botfrr not CO.
.Rnt aunt lIannaI, how am | TO sey, 7 a;D'f
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NO naarn, but they mought find it out and
mammy SAYS there are heap of kidnappers
hanging around. know she won't sleep none
this night il stay here
~ clI airy now, You'll have 70 stay pass or
10 pass. for here comes the ram as hard as It can
pour, a She got up 10 shut the door Look,
She continued, don't Won see how dark il is
The io.l-gaie would be shut atore you &c, there
and Won could not uaye! home tonight any
how
w en-, cunt It'nnaa' reckon | must ont
"0" ''N' 70. somehow leel Ike something
was 4"[Re 10 happea' Wish was nome WIN
nanny
'Saoo emo don De io2hSn' you amt the INST
one oats Sia'd all nig"tIn Richmond 'hout pass
come ge' y9AF supper ana go 10 ned II you
want %, recNeh you mighty urea running
round az DAY.
Poor Amy. sad at heart, sat down to oct, and
when She had finished, not caring 70 go 10 bed,
she drew chair INTO dark corner that she
nigh, not be observed It any one Should come
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