The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-15
From the Erie tPa.) Observer.
A STRANGE FUGITIVE,

Seldom have we witnessed much fun aud at the
time much food for serious reflection, developed
by case heard before Judge Sterre Thursday of this
week The facts about these gentleman from Mis-
sissipp who formerly resided here visit his
relatives and has been staying among them several weeks
With him. for domestic purposes he brought negro nurse
who is a slave As the gentleuans relatives are all or
nearly all, rampant aboonstsone of them having ed
tied an abolition paper hereit became standing Joke
among the political wags about town. that although the
country absolutely ruined by the passage Of the Ne
braska bill il all right for abolitioniss hold slaves
OF course we have coored population, who hearing the
Jokes upon this point began TO prick up their and
scratch their wool and wonder If there really mig
ger in the fence" So, Wednesday, 'colored person
courageous than the rest determined that he would
try the virtues of writ of habeas corpus The writ
issued and the of the slave brought forthwith before
antiNebraska contemporary Of the Gazette Judge Ste
rett C. W Keso, esq of the gentlemen pu down in
the bills for the anti Nebraska meeting week appear
ed the part oonr "coiored population. j. b. Johnson
editor OF The Constitution, an-Nebasa paper appear
ed for the gentleman from the sunny South
Our readers will from this that all the parties-udge
lawyers defendant and complainant belonged the POI
ltical household of antiNebrnska The opened
by Mr.. X. in flaming abolition speech When he had
concluded friend the Shanghai Of the Constitution
opened himself out like Barlow knife, and il LEM
ons tooth and toe-na, spurs, feathers and ali The hits
back and forth between the two an-Nebrska lawyers
excellent in The language Of another they were
sweet delicious, ana taSteluy ornamented with person.
aes. Then the Judge decided that Mrs Dina must be
forthcoming But Mrs Dina didn't obey the order Of the
court for the that Mrs Dina wasn't in town Then
there worthy Of CrGiksbank The plaintiff
the arkevlooked 5acand the darkey counsel storned
The defendant looked defiant but promised that Mrs Dina
should be forthcoming the next day at H. The judge then
adjourned the court and the parties retired to sleep and
breathe.
At the hour named Mira Dina and her master aud all
and singular his abolition relatives hand 90 also
eolored brethren the aulge and so were
his free and independent constituency. gain the lawyers
had Of words and again, meiaphorcay, each made
the fur fly like couple of cats III dark garrett The one
contended earnestly that the Niger wanted 10 be free
but coFed down by The presence q her master At
this the BarowKns 9pepea itself looked savage ever
It's soctaeieS, aud responded
It's not SO, your honor know it's not So for myself
have INTERCEPTED her have been with her sIoyr when
her master wasn't within twelve miles have been with
her IN the street in the byeays and in the aeys and in
the lanes I've hope the darkeys husband be jealous
Tor the honorable counsel only speaking in Pick
wckan sense and know She Is not restrained know
sEe wishes to remain with her master
The Judge then informed Mrs Dina" that she free
she could do she chose il she wished to stay here she
could, and if she wished 10 return with her master she
could say Then up the darkey the observed Of
al observers Well boss said she II list tell yer what
it am st warni to 60 back to Mississippi and OATS all
Is got TO say
That plump and plain, aud the court SO understood
it aud adjourned.
The master then took her by the arm when the eolod
gentlemen present made a rush at him. and there came
very being abolition riot Bowie-kniyes and ps-
tolls flew from their hiding places while the uninerested
spectators well of the interested no, liking the
looks Of suoh instruments flying through the court
house windows into the Among the latter the
junior OF the Constitution the that has been born
three times made mos, excellent time. Close upon his
heels like section OF hose unwindng from cart came
his senior Just he landed he capped his hand behind
him very much though fellow had been applying
piece Of sole leather to bis person wag in the crowd
however, who Witnessed the performance and Who per-
haps might hago been little dry uey Giy inquired II he
had broken his osh Our contemporary didn't have time
TO reply for just then two "coOred ladies' foamng the
mouth with rage landed plump at his side through the
same hole and he loft like quarter horse at the Of
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