Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-07-26

uWAy' Inc sihve-trader gave an ominous look to
the poor child, such "a | had not seen on his face
oeiore. beg pardon, sir" (said he grufly) "thoy
only came from Virginia yesterday. and haven't
phasis.)
Poor little Sue!
The purchaser next turned to Martha, the elder
sister, a bright, Topsy looking thing.
Wv hats that ON her cheek" he asked, pointing
to a sort OF scar or streak Of paleness. Martha
grinncd.
Somebody g whackod her chops, most likely"
said the slayetrader, coolly lin whose face | saw
nothing good natured after that. Nothing more
was said about it.
The gentleman drew tho child to him, lrlt the
muscles of her arm, and questioned her a little
Her price was 500, that of the next $500, and
little Sues $3.50.
"Well, Martha" said he, at last, "wouldn't you
like TO 20 with me and have a pleasant home ?"
Strange to say, the African smile left Mnrtha's
merry face too "Pleaso SIR said she, 81 wish |
could stay with my mother"
"ConiOund tae girls" said the good -natured
purchaser, turning to me in despair, they must
be sold to somebody, you know. OF course, | can't.
buy the whole of item, and the mother too" OF.
course not; and there was the whole story in a nut.
she'll.
Nonsense, gals" said Thompson; "your moth
err III be up here, may bo some day." PLEASANT
prospect in the lottery of life for three '~articlcs'
under twelve years.!
III inquiry, IL appeared mat tNc mother was IN
Virginia, and might or might not be sent to St.
louis for sale. The intention was. however, to sell
the children in a day or two. together or separate
ly, or else to send them South with Mr.. Mattingly
(See ADVERTISEMENT.
To avert this, | hoped earnestly that my good
natured friend would buy ono or more Of the poor
things. For" said he to me, Il mean to bring
her np rel. She'll be a pet for the children; black
or white, it will make no difference; and while |
live | shant sell her-that is, while it's possible to
help it." "a formidable reservation, considering
the condition of most Southern %estates.)
The little pink frocks were ordered of, and a
bargain was finally struch for Martha, quite to Mr..
Ihompson's chagrin, who evidently hoped TO sell
Sue, and would, no doubt. have done so, but for
her ignorance chow 70 treat gentlemen"
Girl is sound, | suppose?' carelessly inquired
the purchaser.
wind and limb" responded the trader. "But
strip her naked and examine ecerB incl Of her, III
you lciSh," he quickly added; 81 Rcrer hare any
disguises riM my cu8tomers."
So ended the bargain, and | presently took my
leave. ] had one last glance ut little Sue. 1t is
not long since | set foot on the floating wreck of
an unknown vessel at sea, and then left it drifting
away into the darkness alone. But it was sadder
to me to think of that little wreck of babyhood
drifting off alone into the ocean Of Southern crime
and despair.
st. Louis must unqucstionably be a very rcli-
giOus place, however, for in returning to my hotel
| passed a church with inscriptions in four differ.
ent lanUuaqes. There was ,Iebovob in Jebrory
Dec Uno ct Trino,' ain honorem S. hudovici ~
FIually, in English and French, My house shall
be called the house of prayer" toiH the rest Of tie
sentence, IN both cases., omitted. Singular accident,
isn't it?
July 3 1851 forgot to mention that | asked
Mr.. Thompson, out of the dozen children in his
yard" how many had their parents or mothers
with them. mot one" he answered., as if rather
surprised at the question; | take 'em Ms they come
in lots. Hardly ever have a family"
Il suppose you would rather keep a family to-
gether ?' | put in, suggestiyely.
Yes" he answered, carelessly. Cant think
much about that though. Have 70 shut up shop
pretty quick, if l did. Have to take EN- as they
come"
This was evident enough, and | only Inserted it
in the faint hope of enlightening the minds of those
veriant i~nnoccnts who still believe that the sepa-
ration Is AaszftisxizzEFNKsgq&snxEence, when every
New Orleans newspaper c~oifalhs a dozen adver-
tisements Of "AasorfSds lots 81 y6tng negroes"
Another delusior I must correct also. 1t is Of
ten asserted that slavetraders are generally re-
garded as a degraded class in a slaveholding COM
.inunity, that no gentleman will associate with
them, &c. This, if true, would only add another
to the absurd decentralization Of a system which
creates such n class Of men, and then desplses
But | havo no belief that the fact is gem
orally correct. The two whom | saw Yesterday
morning for instance, fMessrs. Thomson and
Mattingly.) had entirely the bearing of men en-.
gagged in a respectable business. Decidedly more
50, for instance, that men engaged in the retail
liquor trade usually have in New-Englnnd. The
purchaser, MIR. -, was evidently "A gentleman
II good social standing, and of favorable appear
in every way. Yet he treated the slavetraders
Is any gentleman would treat any other with whom
he lad dealings, and with no reserve or SUPERIOR
y. Except in some illusions to the Underground d
and precautions against it in the way of t
rails, dogs, &c, at Mr.. IS house, there was q
lot a word which might not have been spoken in
my respectable intelligence office.
| have since visited the other establishment T
lmed above MT. Lynch,s' here, also, was re-
eived conrteousiy' and shown over the premises
men ana nos take long. Mr.. L.. was one OF those
..ersons whom one rather likes TO see I'm a bad bu-
inGss)-an acute, robust, uncompromisinG sinner;
ueh a man as one often hnds IN the liquor traffic,
Slth us lie believed that money was the god OF
his world, and he went for getting all one could