Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01
Re. Union of a Sundered Family.

Forty-elght years ago, two little colored
boys, named Peter and Levin Still, were
playing in the highway near their fathers
house, on the Delaware river, in New Jer-
sey, no, far from Philadelphia, when a
stranger passing by in gig asked them to
take ride. The boys did 90, and were
thus kidnapped and carried to Lexington,
KY, where they were sold to one John
Fisher. They were ultimately sold to
other masters, and after thirteen years Of
slavery in Kentucky, to John Hogan, Of
Franklin, South Alabama. At the age Of
twenty-four Levin died, but Peter CONT
nued slave for thitty-one years. During
this period he married female belonging
to one Barnard M'Kinon, a neighbor Of
his master, and had three children, two
sons and daughter. by years of extreme
economy, Peter at last saved five hundred
dollars. This was enough to purchase his
freedom, and a worthy Jewish gentlmcan,
acting for Peter, paid the money.
Peter bate farewell to his family, and
went North, to Philadelphia Gn 1900, We
believe,) to discover, if possible, his rela-
tives. BY serie, of extraordinary provi-
dences, (the story of which was published
soon afterwards, } he found his aged mother,
and eight brothers and sisters, still living
He labored for some time to save enough
to buy the freedom of his family, but, as
this accumulations were slow, and the
amount to be raised very large-s5, 600
be at last determined to appeal to the cha
ritable public for aid. lie went from place
to place, telling his story, and asking as
.istance. In the meantime, his family run
away from their master, Travelling by
night and lying by in the daytime, they
escaped from the Slave States to Indiana,
where, however, they were captured by o
white man named Anderson, who resides
near Vincennes, and who returned them
to their master. The Abolitionists Of In
diana made an effort to get them off, but
did not succeed.
Upon being taken back, they grew hope
less of ever getting free. At last, after
four years of effort, Peter succeeded in
raising S. 900, and an agent was recently
dispatched to Alabama to purchase his
wife and children ard restote them to his
embraces The agent was successful in
his mission, and on Saturday, December
30, the sundered family were reunited,
the father meeting his children in Cincina-
ii, at the house of Levi Coffin, well known
Abolitionist. The Cincinnati Columbian,
after narrating the above facts, says that
the interview was deeply affecting. One
Of the sons is trcnty-seven, and the other
is twenty -four years Of age. One Of them
had wife in Alabama, who died, leaving
babe only few months old. When
coming away, the father begged hard for
this little one, but it was worth $500. He
had nothing, and came without it.
the sons informed the editor Of the Co
1umJiian that, after they were taken from
Indiana back to their master, they used to
be sent for to make private revelations to
slaves, who resided as far as twenty
miles distant, and who wished to know
something ofthe route North and the people
of the free States.
We shall doubtless hear further particu.
lars Of this interesting case, which is but
one out Of thousands of the evil workings
of the Slavery System-as itis-and as it
always must be.