Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-03-06
A Grandmother that Would BIO
buried in Free Soil.


One of the editors of tho Cincinnati;
cosmere'a! relates the following touch
ing incident. Hc was travelling on the
ears up to Cleveland, to report t1e pro-
ceclinSs Of the Lake Underwater Con.
vention, held last week He says
Il must tell you of rare scene that
witnessed on the cars coming up. At
Crestline, a very aged woman apparently
in dying condition, was borne into the
rear by two brakcmen, and left in charge
of lad of fourteen years, who proved
to be her sole attendant. The passen-
gers were astonished that she should be
moved in winter even so far as the next
station, and they gathered round to help
the boy. for she was gasping as if for her
last breath. Presently, the fresh air
aad cap of cold water reyiv ID the a5el
sufferer, and we asked the boy why he
had hesn left alone with such charge:
The boy told his story with clear
mani voice, and it was this: 1t was
his grandmother he had brought her
TINS from Greene county Missouri, near
the boiler of Arkansas and Kansas. by
'tafs 70 Jefferson City, thence by rail-
road, aad was taking her to Scotland
sle a.1 come ont from the old country
- die among her children, who were
wei Ito do planters in Southern Missouri.
but SAs had taksr al insane dislike t. the
country, aud rothin, would do out she
rust b. carried back to Scotllnd. She
woI.A receive no attentions. would not
wear the clothes prov!d d for her, would
rot D. waited upon by tae servants.
though father had two aissars 10 do no.
thing bat wait on her, would not ride
in the carriage tina; cost $500 and was
bought FOR her pleasure from Cincinnati
She would hardly take enough food to
keep her body and soul Together She had
endured all but death II the removal
rom Scotland 10 Missouri, bat in the
t.fst month after arrival this craze came
IN her and We We had no peace since
la vaia his tdther-the Old woman was
fae lads grandma her-had cxpostuis:ed
md begged I'LL his patience and hlill
cove was exhausted, AMI he had to
ne crazy house in St. Louis or back to
Scosland, but he wad ma gang vi her,
20 came mcSci.
..'A wee bit O air-c wee bit, wee
bit" sasped the old woman, and we hur-
lied to help her, for it really seemed that
is;.sA was there to free the spirit from
tie Nern and shrivellcd body. She re-
,ive,. 4 Little, aad we could not help
asking the boy further questions. His
story was straight. and evidently trae
lie In / clear voice, with metallic ring,
that rosa above The din Of the whirling
cars, and we listened and wondered
BY accident a passenger. DR.. Cook, of
the House of Representatives, l believe,
asked. and was there no cause of COM
plant whatever
None, none answered the boy,
.only she ca d out she could not breathe
for the slavery. and she could M die in
peace for the bluid on father. and she
must gang owre the sea and be buried
on the hills wi the free folks"
Now we saw another person. The
wi;hcred, old crone was translated. as it
were, before our eyes. We saw the
will Of an heroic Scotch woman staying
the dissolution OF a worn out body that
It might not be LETT in ground from which
n her ears, almost cold in death. was
crying out the blood of her brethren,
She will not die yet her dccayed body
may no longer respond even to that
sublime will, but the spiri. will cling to
its notifying temple till that is brought
o It's Highland kirdyard, and laid
l..g.ons the free by the free