Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-01-02
yoLXXXVE-NhOIe No. 1853,

'1ander he is, lis comm to de wharf,
As Mr.. B. started for the shore, he heard
Moses give heavy sigh, followed by
deep groan. Moses was not at all pleased
/ with the present phase of affairs. He
was strongly impressed with the idea that
b. was trader and intended to buy him,
and it was this that made him so unwilling
to communicate to Mr.. B. the desired in
formation. Mr.. B. reached the wharfiust
as Col. G. did. He introduced himself
and said:
Il understand YOU wish 10 sell that ne
gro man wonder on board the schooner
Col. G. replied that he did.
What do you ask for him p
i expect to GET seven hundred dollars p
How old is he ?
About thirty
is he healthy p
Very he never had anv sickness in
/ his life except one or two spells Of the
ague'
Is he hearty ?
! Yes, sir, he will eat as much as any
man out, and it will do him as much
! good
/ Can he work ?
es, sir, be Is the best hand on my
! place. Tie IS steady, honest and industri-
Gus. He has been my foreman for the
last ten years, and more trusIy negro
never knew
! Why do you wish to sell him 2
Because he dlsobeyed my orders. As
l SAID, he IS my foreman and that he
might be available at any time | might
want hlm, built his quarter within hun
dred yards oil my own house, and have
never rung the bell at any time IN the
| night or morning, that his horn did not
answer IN five minutes after. But two
| years ago he got religion, and commenced
what he terms family Prayer-that Is,
| prayer IN his quarter every night and
morning and when he began has prayer,
1t was Impossible to tell when 1t would
stop, especially II las he termed 1T he got
| happy. Then he would sing and pray
| and halloo Tor an hour or two together, that
| you might near hlm mile OIL. And he
would pray for me and my wife and chill
dren, and all my brothers and sisters and
their children, and our whole family con-
nectlon 10 the third generation; and some
times, when we would have visiters, Mo-
/ ses' prayer would interrupt the conversa-
ton and destroy the enjoyment OF the
whole company. The women would cry,
/ and the children would cry, and it would
send me almost frantic; and even after |
had retired, it would sometimes be nearly
daylight before could go to sleep; for 1t
appeared to me that | could hear Moses
pray three hours after he had finished. |
bore it as long as | could, and then forbid
him praying any more. Moses promised
obedience, but he soon transgressed; and
my rule Is never to whip, but whenever
negro proves lncorFlglble, sell him. This
keeps them IN better subjection, and is less
trouble than whipping. pardoned Moses
twice tor praying so loud, but the third
time L knew | must sell hun, or every ne
gro on the farm would soon be perfectly
regardless OF my orders.
on spoke OF Moses quarter; | sup
pose from that ne has family
es, he has woman and three chill
dren-or wife, suppose he calls her now,
for soon after he got religion he asked me
if they might get married, and | presume
they were.
" hat Will you take Tor her and the
three children :
II YOU want them Tor your own use.
will take seven hundred dollars; but |
shall not sell Moses sor them to 60 out OF
the State
Il wish them all for my own use, and
will give you the fourteen hundred dollars
Mr.. b. and Col. {. then went to BIS
store, drew up the writings and closed the
sale, after which they returned to the yes
sci; and Mr.. B. approaching the negro,