Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-03

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Oh my God Jm me 60 crazy to Oe took iro''
you !"
II can't help il, girl" said jim, swapping h
his eyes, and the muscles around his lips qul'
cred.
oh jim. what God makes ~ for 2 lie ei' {
rs hearts for love now lie let Us bo sold lik,
cattle. Oh. Jim oh, God oh, God "
Shut up there ~ bawled one Of the men sav
agely. holding up his whip-handls.
Down with that !" cried Marshall whose 'r'
had been tightly locked, and whose face was blood
less during the transaction. The man turned
round scowlng, but lowered his whip.
"Will the last owners como this way to give
bills Of Transient" asked the auctioneer. The
men designated stepped upon the block. They
were Deacuns Peuinton and Ruebuek
"By the heaven above u.s. cried Marshall,
"ths is too bad !" Harry was gazing in anguish
on the suffering creature, who had not even the
right uf II poor brute to the lover and mate OF
her choice lie was almost beside himself, but
felt ccnpe!led. by some strange law OF facination
to stay and see it ous.
This is no christian act. I'll candemn those
men-l'll bring it up before the chureh-thc Ii"s.
hearted hypocrites p epoke Marshall through his
quivering lips.
They came from the block to part them. Rosa's
screams grew Eercer. Her eyes glared. They
beckUned to her former owner. lie came to her.
Rosa" he said, with smooth, oily tongue, 81
thought you prolessed to be good Christian
go 'wav massa ~ screamed the half crazed
woa,an don't talk of Christian to me Go read
you Billie What God hab Joined iogedder. let
not man put 'sunder."
Upon this volley Of coarse slang resounded on
the outskirts.
But, Rosa" peid this huttery tongue, God
wills that you should part, just as he does that
white mon and women should, when the mission
aries - to the heathen !'
"Oa, debils deacon :" shouted the mulatto
while her eyes blaZed don't you talk dat way
to me. You none Christian you cell me fro my
Jim, you break my heart Heart feel, as we'll as
yours, nars'r :" she exclaimed III tones of nieh>e
bitterness. Then changing into mos pathetic 81
treaty. she cried, "Oh mars'r, ondo it; don't
part Jim an me spose you sold, way from you
wife ? Oh, mars'r. now do try let Us 60 togedder.
do, blessed mars'rw
Il can't, Rosa; you're already sold" said the
deacon.
She looked in his eyos--a long, glaring, savage
look. Then she tured to jim.
well. jim, we say good by-forever, in this
world. You never see Rosa gin; ! never see
Jim any more"
A flood Of passionate tears brokesupon the pa
thos Of that speech but she soon spoke again.
Deed, Jim--Rosa 40 forget you. Heart feel
heavy--full of misery. | no want to live any
longer jim deed doesn't deed I knows
shan't live"
BE over with your parting-I want you now,"
said her new master, coming up.
The poor girl the ught she had worked hersolf
into resignation but all her anguish back at
this. She screamed, she raved, she called down
awful imprecations upon the head of her former
master and when at last they succeeded in seps-
rating them, she went again into the must terri
BILE conyulsons. Nobody, however. seemed TO
pity her much, except Marshall and Harry.
''She was always very headstrong grl," said
the deacon cody TO bystander whom: he knew
uba her m fbprv sold nd wa NJ
then much over seven years old, we had to whip
her to keep her from going into these Gts. don't
know but u little wholesome correction would do
her good now. think her new master looks as
il he wouldn't bear much. She won't find every
body as indulgent as Ihave been Sorry to sell
the girl I'm sure but need the money more
than / do her,"
Marshall overheard this speech. lie glanced
at the deacon, and then at the struggling
BODY which they were just taking of.
THAT man. said he TO Harry, "is looked upon
as one of the pillars of his church Oh, the pious
exhortatiOns | have heard him make ! Oh, the
tears have him shed over poor sinners -
and vet he can thus torture q soul for whom
Christ died !"
"Do you think they imagine these slaves have
souls ?" asked Harry.
They pretend TO-" said Marshall as they gal
oped from the place. They call them brothers
and sisters in Christ, and then sell or mutilate
Chrisi's brothers and sisters The whole thing is
II shocking libel upon the Christian religion - he
exclaimed Indignantly
Why are you not ooutherner ?" asked Har-
ry il surprise.
by birth and affection. yes. and love my
home and every association with which it is CON.
neced, save slavery All the fair beauty of the
Suuth is hefuued by that one black stain don't
seem like Il fanatic, we consider your Northern
My dear fellow, never yet met with an aboli.
tionl-t who was fanatic" said Harry sminsly.
Don't they want to destroy the Union ?" asked
Marshall.
No! They pould perpetuare the Union, that the
Unioa may lie .tiee!"
But they pour contempt upon our Constitution
bee ause they say it upholds slavery"
On the contrary, they prove that the spirit of
the Constitution cOndems slavery