The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-03-04


hour loosed and parted from every hope IN the
life that now is and offered his own win an
unquestOning sacrifice 10 the Infinite. Tom
looked up 10 the silent everything stars-types
Of the angelic hosts who ever look down on
man--and The solitude Of the night rung with
the triumphant words Of a hymn which he had
sung often in happier days but never with
such feeling as now
Tho earth shall be dissolved like snow
The sun shall cease 10 shine
But God, who called me here below,
Shall be forever mine
"And whom This mortal liio shall lal
And aosb aud sense shall cease.
/ shall possess within the veil
life ofjoy aud peace.
Whom we've been thers toa thousand years,
Bright shining like the sun
We've no loss days 70 sing Gods praise
Than when We Arst hogun.'
Those who have been familiar with the reli-
gious histories of the slave population know
that relations like what we have narrated are
very common among them. We have heard
some from their own bps Of very touching
aud affecting character The psychologist tells
as Of o state, in which the affections and images
Of the mind become 80 dominant and oyerpow-
ering, that they press into their service The
outward senses and make them give tangible
shape 10 the inward imagining Who shall
measure what an all-pervading Spirit may do
with these capabilities of our nOrtalitY-Of
the ways in which He may encourage the do.
spending souls Of the desolatel II the poor for
gotten siaVs tssEt~>-=s;- nth appears1
aud sp2keR 10 him, who shall coutradict him ?
Did He not say that less missien ia AL ages vas
70 bind up the broken-hearted, and set Rtliber-
y them that are bruisedl
When the dim gray Of dawn woke tbs slum.
| berers to 90 forth 70 the Geld, there was among
those tattered aad shyering wretches one who
walked with an exultant tread for hrmer than
i ths ground he srod on was bis strong faith In
Almighty, eternal love- All, LegFee, try all
yOnr forces now. Utmost agony, woe degra-
datiOn want and loss of al things shall only
hasten on the process By which he shall be
made a king and priest unto God
/ From this time, an involable sphere Of peace
encompassed the lowly heart Of the oppressed
one and an eVer-pesent Saviour haliowed il
as temple--past now the bleeding Of earthly
regrets; past its fluctuations Of hope, aud fear,
and desire the human will bent aud bleed
ing, and struggling long was now entirely
merged ia the Divine. So short now seemed
the remaiaing voyage Of life; 50 near, 80 vivid,
seemed eternal blessedness, that LIES uttormost
woes Tell from nim nnhNflnlnE
All noticed the change in bis appearance
Cheerfulness and alertness seemed 10 return 10
him, and quietness which no insult OK injury
could ruiIls seemed 60 possess him.
What the devils got into Toni Legree
said to Sambo Awhile ago be was OIL down
in the mouth, and now he's as peart as q
cricket
Dunno, mass'r gwine to run Of, mebbe 2
"Like to see him Cry that said Legree, with
q savage grin, . wouldn't Wa Sambol'
Guess we would Haw haw, hol said
the sooty gnome, laughing obsequiously.
| Lord de fun To see him stickin in de mud
chasing and tarin through de bushes dogs
holdiH on To him Lord, / laughed 81 10 split,
dat ar time we cotched Molly. I thought
| thoyid had her al stripped mp afore 7 ennld
get EN- Oh. She cars de marks o dat ar spree
yet
g reckon she viii TO her grave said Le-
gree But now, Sambo, you look sharp III
The nigger's got anything Of this sort going,
trip him up
aMassr, let me lone for dat" said Sambo.
"I'll tree de coon. Ho, no, no.
This was spoken aE Legree was getting on
10 his horse to 60 to tho neighboring town,
That night as he was returning be thought
he would turn his horse and ride round Che
quarters and see If all was safe.
II was superb, moonlight night aBd tho
shadows Of the graceful China trees lay mi
nuteiy penoiled on the turf below, and there was
that transparent stiffness 10 the air which It
seems almost unholy to disturb Legree was
at little distance from tie quarters, whea he
heard the voice Of some emo singing Il was
not a usual sound there, and he paused to list
en- A musical tenor voice sung
when can read my title clear
TO mansions In tho skies,
I'll bid farewell 70 every fear,
Aud wipe my weeping eyes
Should earth against my soul engage,
And helllsh darls be hurled
Thon 1 can smile at Satsn's rags
And face frowning world
Let cares like Wild deIugo some
And storms Of sorrow fail
Mas i bat safely reach my home,
Ny God my Heaven, my all
$50 no, said Lepee 70 hinself, he thinks
10, does he How hate these cursed Method
ist hymns Here you Niger, said he coming
suddenly ont upon Tom, and raising his Fidng
whip show dare you be gettin mp this yer row
when you ought 10 be IN bed Shut yer old
black CASH aud get along in with you
"Yes, mass'r,V said Tom, with ready cheer
fnlnesa ~ he rose 10 % in
AeHf&c was pftf0keu DeSotNA thS~1ufo "
Tom's evident happiness; and siding up 20
him, belabOred him over his head and shoal-
eere
aThere YOU dog he said, see Il you'll feel
20 comfortable after that
fut the blows fell now only on the outer
man, and not, as before, on the hearf. Tom
stood perfectly submissive; and yet Leqce
could not hide from himself that HIS power
over his bond thrGll was somehow gone And
as Tom disappeared In bis sGbln, and be
wheeled his horse suddenly round, there posed
through he mind cue OF those VIVID flashes
that often send the lightning Of conscience
across the dark and wicked soul. He under
stood fall well that Il was Con who was stand.
leg between him and bis yictiIn, and be bias
phesnad him. That submissive aud silent
man, whom taunts. nor threats, nor stripeR nor
cruelties could disturb, roased a voice within
him, such as OF cid his Master reused in the
demonac soul, saying, "What have we 10 90
with thee, thoa Jesus Of Nazaresh ara thos
come 70 torment as before the timef7
Toms whole soul overfowed with compss
son and sympathy for the poor wretches By
whom he was surrounded TO hise IL seemed
a. IL his lfe-sorrows were now over aud as IL
out o. that strange treasury Of peace and 10y,
with which he bad been endowed from above
be logged 10 pour cut sgmething Cor The relief
VI their woes. Il Is srae, opportunities were
scanty but ca the way 10 the Fields and back
again, and during the houss Of laboy, chances
Esll IL biz way Of extending a helping hand 70
the weary, the disheariaEed, and dlecoaragad
The poor, w0rn-dcwn, DFataAlzeA creatures nc
first could scarce comprehend thlsi but when
II was continued week after week. cad a0ash
after month, IA began 10 awaken ioag-aient
chords In their beRu1nbed hearia Gradually
and impercopsibly che strange, silent patient
man, Who was ready 10 bear eYofy one's bur4