The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-06-14

e ,es''sIned no longer, but broke out ini
oua ana 'ons-continurd applause. When
had died away. Mr. Breci,rr said: .Whr,
the Jews went up to jerusalem to their feast
'neir religious exercises we're mingled wit
shouts, at which the mountains echoed I an
opposed to uneodly c!appines in the house oi
Tod, but when app plaus- is bnt giving ven,
IS now. to Joy at good deed we'll done. I BE-
,rve ne, 1t Is heard with joy by God in heaven
when the offerings were all gathered in. h,
>a."; And nov let US sing this hvmn;
mink we shall sing it as We never sang h-
lore. And she shall sing with Us her frs
hymn OF freedom" The whole ass.mbl,
theG sang. from the Plymouth Collection. IN,
hymn commencing
DO not love thee. o NV Lord"
Inc congregation was then dismissed. bu,
large portion OF them still remained TO hear
the result Of the collection. After Sarah had
'eft the church and while the money wa, hp.
ing counted. Mr.. Brecher said that there v,s
one portion of the story which ho bad no,
might not be able to bear it that her broth
rrs and sisters having a white mother. bu,
the same father, found themselves 50 much
inferior to her both in endowment and attain
m"nts, that they treated her like furies, and
on this account she requested to b. sold
10 get away from them; also that phvsi,.i an
IN Batinprc,'akIng advantage OF her .ervile
condition and her wish for freedom, had be-.
come the father of child BY her: and that
this child, now about two wears old. had also
been bought by the Slavetrader, and she
could have its freedom with her own for be-
tween two aud three hundred dollars more.
which, 1t the collection amounted to enough.
would be secured at once
The collection did amount to enough, for it
reached the sum o: $3.50.
We have learned some further facts con-
rernins Sarah's history, which will b. inter.
e>fing TO our readers:
She is an intelligent, sensible and we'll
pred ChrIs'ian woman. twenty two wears of
age. and daughter of white citizen OF Vir-
g'nia, married man Of wealth and influence.
She has been his housrkerIer. and his most
'rvalna'le servant, taking the entire charge
OF his family affairs. But the jealousy Of his
legitimate daughters towards her. and the
harsh treatment which she received. from
which her master endesvo:rd to establish, be-
tween herself and him, induced her 10 quit
her home. She entrra'pl her owner TO sell
hrr-that she might escape from his iniqui-
tous presence. As he refused to do this, she
ran away from him last Christmas Dav. She
arrived IN Baltimore by the cars from Wash
'ngton. In the same cars with her was par
~ OF slaves e>cap'n9 from South Carolina.
Tor whom the police OF Baltimore. having
been notified by telegraph, we're in waiting
at the railroad station
lhr south Carolina party resembed her
own party IN numbers and appearance 80
closely, that the Police did not know which
party they were 10 arrest and ~ neither
could give a satisfactory account of them.
selves, thrv arrested both, and locked them
in jail. At 2a,iuore
The "chi> a!rou," Virginia gentleman was
now willing 10 sell his slave daughter. AZ she
would no longer live in his family. lie fix
Ell her value at 800 and advertised her
as an excellent sean>tre>s. cook hou>ckrpprr,
nurse. ~, a. she was-and a good look in.
youn" woman withal. H. determined that
size should he sold South. where she would
br buried from his sight in the 1repeSt titp,hs
"f Slavery. She was then bough, bv the
slave-tradcr. As Mr.. Beecher related.
1t Is the intention to give her the ,liamon,
cross. which was put in a. contribution. that
she may wear it As a memorial OF her redcup.
tion from Slavery.