The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-12-09

""'c more mo'tSh TO bid on the imuJc Of f;oH
al ""cf'on than they could afford to expend
upon the poor synagogue they have here
And (mnst tell it : or shall 90 backward
an" hr!e the shame y there was profcsScd
MINISTER OF God, with the badge of his order
round his throat, and who. but sun previous.
had offered salvation and heaven to all.
-Blddlng was tolcrahlv swift, and compe-
tition keen.
-1he first negro offered was very dark
mIddie-aCed man, OF. should Judge, about
40 years Of ace bit whose care-worn, brok-
en-'iown, and disriritcd countenancc and
deeply wrinklcd brow. inimatcd that the toll
and trouble Of at least twice forty wears had
been compressed into his brief existence
lie went oil at pretty fair price. Bv-ancl-
by another was put on the block. - went off
still better.
\ middle aged woman then mounted for
her turn. She had a vacant, careless stupid
!ooA-and aS the auctonccr praised up her
high qualities. a ciiaoti, crin would now and
then f:t across her coun:cnancc. He ,e.!air,-
rd about her. and continued repeating her
praises. as This splendid scam>trcSs and cut
ter, Lucretia. She is splendid scamS.rcss
ard c"ttcT. rs as a sewer and cutter. am
told Lucrctia has no equal besides being
Ia he,
that. We poor but ii'co sewing girls and YOU
also. We hac-workinr but noble and free mai
dcns of Lowell y She was knocked down
toa man who | learned is going tokecpa tav-
crr.
The next that came upon the steps was the
last to be sold She was a Young woman.
who Cher owner and the auctonccr SaitNwa>
inst eighteen wears OF ace. She was of a
dark olive coor.-not near 50 swarthy as The
others had been. She hal 4 very fine fore
head. pleasing countcnancc. and mild lu~trouS
eyes. The auciionccr took of her hood TO
show her countcnanrc. and. when She rcpar-
ed It, acaia took it off. and in arprai>in-: her
by word and action appealed to the lowest
and ha,c>t passions OF the assembled crowd.
She cla>pod to lcr bosom a lirht-colorcd'
blue-cvcl. curly >ilken haired child, only ten
weeks oil. and WHO. voun. as it was. >c,nirl
to cast terrified lcol. on auc;ionccr and hil
,;ers.
Ia, In ,,I 4 I ~
mon. did YOU ever sec such face and had
and form as that: (taknr off her hood y
She is only IS years old. and already has a
child-a male chiid-lo weeks old-wiIl con-
ScGucntlv make valuable piece Of property
for somc one. She i a splendid hou>ckccp-
cr and scam>trcsS,'
The bir tear stool c!ittcrinc in the poor
"irl's eve and at every liccntious alIu>ion.
she cast a lool. Of pity ana Of woe al the auc-
tionccr and az the crowd, which was re-
SponGcd to only by a loul, un:cclin. and bru-
tai laugh She was knockcd down to- know
not who. for my ewes We're too dim 70 discern
She descended from the Court House steps
locked at her new master. looked a; the ;u-
dicncc. looked tonl!v into her swcc: chiid's
face. pressed it warmly to her BOSOM with
the auc,onccr's hare, ,,-hcartcd remark rim Gin :
in her ear tina; '.th,u child wouldn't trouble
her purchaser ion@.
! male my way TO n temporary home.
ovcrpowcrcI with a chao, OF horrors lni
when ! entered the hail of the house. the
merry clcc and loud laugh of the female in
mates at their own triiing wit and silly iokcS,
too plainly announced TO me the fact, that tl.c
dark eyed and ebony daughters of the golden
: rvercd land OF the plantan find but few on
; earth who will she'd for their sorrows Si>tcr!v
> tear Surely the sweet and blessed Virgins
} OF the heavenly land will descend at times tc
comfort their woiul hearts. while God him
self will ''.atEcr their tears in his bottle"
EGO EMAUTON.
p. ST soon after, picked up Lon. .clow
a Poems and read
Il There : loor,hnd Samson in .hi> anl
Shor OF h;- :rci 9TH and bound in bonds ol>tec
It Who may, IL some grim rcvc rai-c his hand
.\ud shake the pillars Of tIli, Connio lvca
:, DO YOU blame me if at that moment did ,.o
= >av. 'God forbid it,"