Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-01-15
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h'lNh W ilNll+UlOWIi lOHt-DtiU. size WAS SO
delicate aud fair. She proved kind aud
gentle mistress. All the slaves loved her. as
well they might, for she did everything in
her power to make them comfortable and
happy.
When she came to Oak Grove. she chose
me TO lie her waiting. maid. Zipha and
occupied large pleasant room next to her
dressng.room.
She made great pet Of ZiIpha. Nobody
ever told her that she was her husbands
child. No one would have dared to tell her,
even II she had not been too much beloved,
for any one to be willing to grieve her, as the
knowledge Of this fact must have done.
In due time she. too, Ind little girl. beatt-
utul as herself Iilphn was delighted with
the baby. She never weared of kissing lis
tiny hands, and talking to il in her sweet
conNlng tones. Mrs. Leo said Zipha should
lie lda's little maid. The children, accord
ingly, grew mp together, aud when they wero
old enough TO he taught from books, every
thing that Ida learned. Zilpha learned also.
Wien Iupha was seventeen, she was
more beruiiltii Than her mother had ever
been, and she was MS gentle and loving ms
Elsie had been passionate and proud. There
was beautiful, pleading look in her large
dark eyes, when she lifted the long lashcs so
that you could see into fhcir clear deptis.--
She was graceful us young iawn, and play
tul as a kitten, ard she had read and studied
so many books, that J thought she knew al
most MS much ns the master himself
Mr.. Minurn lived at Ilybank, the estate
joining Oak Grove. lie was an Old friend
of Mr.. Lee, and the families were very inii-
mate. About. this time relative of Mrs.
Mnturn died at the far South, and LEFT her
large number of slaves. don't know how
they were all disl osed Of, but one Of the
number, very handsome young man, NAM
ed Jerry. was brought to Lilybnnk, and
becnme Mr.. Miniurn's coachnnn. He was
considered great priZc, for lac had a large
muscular frame, and capable of enduring a
great amount of bodily fatigue lie was,
also, for a slave, very intelligent and from
being at FIST merely the coachmau, he soon
became the contidait servant of his master.
Owing TO the intimacy between the heads
of the two families, the Young people of
both were much together. Ida often spent
whole days nt Lilybnuk, and MS Zilpha nj
ways accompanied, she had ample opportu-
nifty to become acquainted with the new man
Jerry.
1t so happened that J. being more closely
| confined by my duties at home, had never
seen Jerry, when ia the summer following
his coming TO Lilybank, Mrs. Lee went 10
visit her friends at the North, and took me
with her. Ida and Zilpha remained at home.
We were gone three months. A few DAYS
after our return, Zilpha told me that she
was soon TO he married to Jerry. The poor
child was very happy. She had evidently
given him her whole heart. We talked long
that day, for wanted to know how it had
been brought about, aud she told inc all, with
the simplicity aud arllessness of child
They had felt great anxiety lest their mas
tiers should oppose the marriage. But that
fear was removed. Mr.. Lee had himself
proposed it, and Mr. Mnturn gladly con-
senled. | rcjOiced TO see my darling SO
happy, aud felt truly thankful to God that
the warm love of her heart had not been
bligh,cd.
That same evening jerry came TO see I'll
! pha. She called me Immediately, for Ind
never seen him, and she wished us 10 meet.
The moment looked upon his fice, knew
lIe was my poor Else's sou. ] grew sick
and faint, aud thought ! should Iave falleu.
Zilpha made me sii down, and brought
me II glass of water, wondering all the time,
poor thing, what had made me i'll so suddenly.
! soon recovered sufficiently TO remember
that must not betrny the cause of my agi-
taton. did not speak much, but watched
Jcrry's face as closely MS | could, without
nrresting their attention. Every moment
strengthened the conviction that my suspi-
con was correct. There was the sanie
| proud look that Elsie had, the same flashing
eye, and slightly CURED lip, mud when le
carelessly brushed back the hair from his
forehead, saw scar upon il, which knew
was caused by fall bnt lille While before
his mother died. o God / thought, what
| will become Of my darling child
soon left the room, on the pretence that
my mistress wanted me, but really that |
might shut myself into my own room aud
think. did not close my eyes that night,
aud when the morning dawned, was as far
as ever from knowing what ought to do.--
At last resolved 10 sec the master as early
rs could, aud tell him ALL
Ailer breakfast | went to the library TO
fetch book for my mistress, and found tho
master there. lie was reading, but looked
up as entered, and said kindly "What do
you wish for, Philis ?" | named the book
my mistress wanted. lie told me where il
was. | took II from the shelf and stood
with il in my hand. The opportunity which
! desired had come, bnt | trembled from
head 10 foot aud bad no power TO speak.
don't know how ] ever found words TO tell
him that Jerry was his own child. tried,
afterwards, TO remember what | said, but 1
could not recall word. lie turned deadly
pale, and sat for some minutes silent. Az
lenghI IN a low, husky voice, he said, "You
will not he likely to speak of this, and it is
well, for il must not he known. | shall sat-
lsiy myself il what you have told me is true
II find that it is, sh0ll know what to do.
You may CO."
took the book TO my mistress and was
sent hy her to find Zilphn. She was in tho
garden with Ida, aud when called her, she
cains bounding toward me with such a
bright, happy face, that ] could scarcely re-
strain my tears. Zilpha was beautiful
reader. She often read aloud to her mistress,