Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-03-14

a reason. You snail sec what IL lsi II you Will IOl.
low the director, who, after enjoying the sight of
the Teasing creole children and tho starving Her.l
man, slowly withdrew. He returned home.
lie sat down in his verandah, aud a servant
brought him his coffee. While be was INDUCING
in this tasty beverage, two female slaves slowly
appron shed their master. One was a woman o!
about forty, though to appearance much older; the
was ner daughter, n beautiful girl CT that
dubious ago when the child merges into maiden
hood. The ~iei-black eyes, That otherwise shone
with light aud life, had become red with weeping,
while her mother shed bitter tears, and sol bed
aloud. Both fell on their knees before the merci-
less director.
ePardon for Herman" ~implored the mother.
"Pardon fer my father" sobbed the child.
The director very complacently put down his
coffee, and with a smile curling up his lip, he star
ed at the two women kneeling before him.
pardon? But what is that cowkeeper to
your"
"Oi you know, massa," said the woman; che is
my husband-my husband whom l love; he is the
father of my child"
"IIe is my father % said the girl.
"So. so. my child. Your father you mny con-
slider him if you will, but that lie nothing 10 me.
You have no father-I am your only family" And
he laughed as amiably as his distorted features
would permit him, and endearingly patted her
cheeks.
20. massa, pardon for Herman" again sighed
the mother.
NOns lIOuRH IOu nv WY Y Nh"h u hh
not bound to acknowledge your relationship to Her.
man, nor that of your daughter, yet am inclined
to DO considerable. l will set the rogue at liberty
but on ono condition. You must give your
daughter to me. You must come and live With
me, my dear child; you shall have everything you
desire"
But | may not consent to that, massa. My
child is still so young. When she is older she can
do as she likes, but | may not give her up now.
Wait 50 long massa, beg, / implore you; and par
don now my poor Herman"
The director cast n look on the beautiful form
of the maiden, still kneeling before him. and who
trembled from head to foot. He grasped her by
the arm.
DO what desire, Diana, and your father is
saved, " said he.
The child broke loose from his arms, and, sob
hing audibly, fastened away with her mother
They left the director in a fearful state behind
them. His legs trembled; hi. whole nervous sys-
tenn was unstrung; his whole body quivered. He
sank down upon his chair, and it was some time
before be was sufficiently collected to be able to
speak. The most frightful curses on himself-on
The two women slaves-on Herman-on all that
was near him-were the first words he uttered.
III pay you out for this! You shall know what
it is to resist me. First the cowkeeper, and then
YOURSELF"
In the meantime, the negro Herman remained
shut up in the coffee loft. Hunger became to him
more and more insupportable; but his thirst was
uncomfortable. As the sun rose, and the heat in
creased, bis sufferiugs became more and more in
tense.
20, a draught of waterl q draught of water"
he groaned; but nobody heard him. What pen
can describe the intensity Of the poor fellows suff'
ering when the day was at its hottest, and the nat
ural heat was increased by the oppressiveness OF
the loft in which he was o prisoner! And there,
in the distance, he saw through the opened win
dow the river flow; there saw he the water for
which his parched palate thirsted.
Ahn,t tho Iiraotnr cant for tho lo atm ad0
as Herman still locked up Z" he asked.
Eyes, massa."
"And has anybody brought him anythingi"
"Nobody."
$50 that since yesterday morning he has had
nothing to eat or drink 2"
Nothing"
"Well then, he'll be pretty hungry now; so 20,
may put an end to his fast. Take him q herring.
''Good, massa," said the bastinado. in a yer.
different tone, and at once executed the order,
Both the women who in the morning had solic
tied pardon for Herman, belonged to that categor.
of plantation slaves called domestic slaves. Thei
i, occupation consisted Of household labor, and the,
never left the house or its neighborhood. Ii nee
not be said that the director so took his measure
= as to prevent them from going in secret to assis
. the poor cowkeeper. But still he could not pre-
vent them from anxiously watching all that trans
: PRED with regard to the imprisoned slave. Thu
they saw the bas,Inado ~hurryiNg to the cofee-lof
;. What he carried they could not exactly make on
. but they supposed it was food for the poor slave
and the thought gladdened their hearts.
The bastinado entered the cofee-loft, spok
>, not a word, but laid the herring down on the foo
{ The famished negro seized it as q tiger seize
his prey. He planted his teeth in the fish, au
though the salt fayed his tongue, palate and throf
y it did not prevent him from eagerly swallowing tn
i food thus placed before him,
But who can describe the state of the man wht
: after having been kept without a drop of waite
. for twice twenty-four hours to cool his burnin
. lips and parched palate, now endea,
ored to still his hunger in such a way az this? WI
can describe the fire that was consuming his burr
ing entrails-the fearful thirst that tortured him
|" His sufferings made him desperate; HE despa
=. drove him to madnets.
water" he groaned; "water !" And like or
deprived Of reason, he PAGES up and down II
loft. Water !" he cries, and groans, through Il
open window; but nobody answers him. And Il
intensity of his agony increases every momen
ID and the blood seems to settle on his brain; and h
eyes start from their sockets; and his chest heav,
with oppression and torment; and all the time /
sees the water Of the river-he hears its ripple;
draws him with irresistible power to it. Suddel
ly he throws himself out of the window; he fal
on his head on the stones below; a fall-a hea'
fall is heard; the bastinado and the slaves, moth,
and daughter, rush frantically to the spot, ar
hnd-a corpse!
We afterwards ind this Legree director punis
ed by fine and Imprisonment, by the law of Il
Netherlands; not for his diabolical cruelty to POI
Is old Herman-his death remains unavenged-b,
for his subsequent violence to Herman's daughte
The law is strangely tolerant of the STAKEHOLDER
T. cruelties; while, as Mr.. Van Hoevelrs work abul
dainty proves, it is brutally severe in respect
r. slaves.
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he The Moravian Brethren, it seems, have ma
IN this colony Of SuTinam a field for their missiona
'es enterprise. We quote the following characters
sketch from Mr.. Van Hoevells volumes.
he "There are two more Moravian brethren j,
Ter come; have you heard of it?" asked Pastor A.
Ip. Elder b., who had called to pay him a visit.
.er $50 ~ answered the vestry official; and he a(
Gu ed, with all the contempt that words can expires
III Pm not at all partial to these people; they co
here only to spoil our slaves, and make them
or fractory."
lis Tho pastor stared at his brother elder with CT
lis sternation. He had not been long in the color
nd the society in which he lived was still new to hi
m Such a INDIGNANT IN men fnr uhcsa sa1fdapial