Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-12-01

freedom hanging out its light OF love- fascinating
me, and intcing me to make a death struggle to
| gain it.
One day, rs was thinking Of my hard fate,
/ and how did all the work and master got all the
money for it--and how | had to live and how he
/ lived master came in looking good natured. H.
approached mc, shook hands with me, said I was
worth my weight in gold, and asked me how
would like to he free. told him | would jump
Tor JOY, would sing praises and be glad all day
long
/ Hint you contcned lerc, Nicholasr he inquir.
cd. told him did not dislike him, but freedom
was sweetest. Give mea chance for my freedom
master, and yet You may know me as man, said
!, feeling that to be free to be among the liv-
ing; to be slave was to be among the moving
dead. 10 this he said, hc always liked me- was
proud of me, had unbounded confidence in my
directions over his men, and always felt safe
when he went from home leaving things in my
Charge.
In view Of this case, Nioholas' says he | have
come to the couclusi0n-aud it's Mrs. Grabguv's
conclusion TOTO let you work evenings on over
time Tor yourself. You can earn deal of money
that way if you lease Just save it up and let me
keep it for you, and in consideration Of your faith
iulncss will set you free when you get a thousand
dollars put into my hands. Now that's gcncr-
ous-I want to do the straight thing. and so Mrs
Gra6guy wants to do the straight thing: and what
money you save you car put into Mrs Grabguy's
hands for safe keeping. She's n nobe-minded Yo.
man, nud'll take good care of it,
This was to me like entering on q new life Of
hope and JOY. How my heart yearnod for the
coming day when | should be free like other folks,
| worked and struggled night and day, and good
Mr.. Simons bcfriended me, and procured many lit.
tie orders, which / executed, and for which ] got
good pay. All my own earnings | put into Mrs.
Grabguy's hands, and she told me she would keep
It for me safe till got enough to buy my freedom
My confidence in these assurances was undivided.
looked upon Mrs. GrabGuy as friend aud moth
er; and good Mr.. Smons, who was poor but hon.
est did many kind things to help me out When
got one hundred dollars in missus hands jump
ed for JOY; with it ! seemed to get ovei the first
difficult step in this great mountain.
Then missus said must take .erusho for my
wife. didn't like Jcrushe at first--she was al.
most black but mssus said we were both slaves
hence that could ho no objection. As mssus or
der3 were equally positive masters, there was
no alternative but to obey it, and Jerushe became
my wife. We were lawfully married, and missus
made up nice little party for Us, and Jerushe
loved me and was kind to me- and her solicitude
tor my welfare made me repay her love. | ptied
her condition, and she seemed to pity mine; and
soon forgot that she was black, and We lived hap
PLY together, and had two Children which missus
said were hers. 1t was hard to reconcile this, and
yet it was So by law as well social right. But
then missus was kind to Jerushc and let hor buy
her time at four dollars q week, which, having
learned to make dresses, she could pay, and have
... Iui"l. urPius 10 iay py eyeFy week; JeruSIe
S"G" / was Struggling loT ireeGom' ana She WoGiq
help me to buy that freedom knowing that, if |
was free ! would return her kindness, and struggle
/" ,l"he heT lTeo ana our GhlGren 1ree'
,I ears roilfo oi-wg hau }laced nearly hve nun
roI are uo.i'ts II! pr hi,suS nahus put now vah were
une hopCs 'nat I nHu Dofhe US throngh SO many Pr
N":lo's '1i ,'ie Tl 'IS portion Oh our
sol theml lie will not tell ire where nor to
N"on nlSsuS VIII neither @ see nor near me ana
master threatens ~ 70 sen me TO New orleans II
:esehv als e[ &t.. 10 WH'' Ilouha can appear ioT
Ju9l'cc' Shut from 'he laws 9l my hatVc lanu
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