Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-06-12
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.


and raising his hand upward, from thy Father
in heaven"
'The old gentleman is somewhat excited" said
Mr.. DE Courcy. to n man at his side. quite q
scene, here, indeed. Almost a tragedy, SIR"
Did you hear what the old fellow said" asked
one OF the drab-coat men, turning to another
dressed IN the anne garb.
mo not particularly" was the reply.
why. sir, he actually called this a den Of sin.
| heard him with my own ears, and cannot be
mistaken about it. lie classed slave-buyers too,
with slave sellers. 1t is q gross and open insult.
| can't stand it,"
This was said SO loudly, that all who were in the
room heard it. The crowd became instantly excit-
ed and moved toward the Quaker.
Take him out. Tar and feather him. No
apology can be made for such insults to gentle'
men,"
Tom Gilbert, the auctionccr, who had stepped
off the stand but q moment before, now leaped
upon it.
Look here, men This mai is my father
The first man of you that lays the weight of a
finger on him, or who utters anothers in
sulting word, gets the whole contents of this"
pistol land tthis," Showing another from the
Same drawer land as many more as will satisfy
him."
Gentlemen, the sale for to dly is over. Well
close the doors, if you please"
81 don't know any thing about that SALE" said
Tom Giles. "and what don't know, in course you
can't expect me TO tell. I've seen the girl o thou.
sand times arter she were brought home, and she
was as pretty a niger as ever | sot eyes on
Jest such a gal as the auctioneer said she was
and | did near too, there was some kind of a fuss
at the auction, and that she was the last the auc-
tioneer ever sold but that's only hearsay, mind
you, don't set it down for u fact. But there's one
thing | can tell you squire, that you ought to know,
and as you come from Connecticut, | 'spose in
reason you don't know it. 1t will never do to
put niggers in your book along with white folks.
| am conscientiously and tse-totally foruinst it,
Indeed | am"
what shall 1 do, then ?' said Mr.. Strong.
This, you know. is a part of the story, and this
girl must often be mentioned in it,"
81 don't know, indeed | don't, squire, how you
can fix it. But it scenes to me you had better
have a kind of kitchen to your book. add put al
the niggers in that. Can't you have something a
the end of the book-a kind of quarter like for the
niggcrs?"
"And the Indians, ALSO" said Strong, "for yor
know that Grey Eagle and some other Indian'
must be mentioned"
"No,squire, not the redskins; you can mix then
with white folks. But, as for putting nigger'
alongside with white people, ] am conscientiousl
and ee.totally ioIninst it. Indeed ! am. But
from Connecticut, whar, in course, the people
don't know no better. Squire. I've seen book:
that are like houses with closets and cupboard
all over 'em. Can't you have kind Of closets t.
!, your book
81 don't understand you. Q said Strong.
"Why, down at the bottom OF fem are places
for things not fit to be in the room"
"Notcs ?"
81 s'pose so. squire. Put all about IIuldah il
the notes at the bottom, and then, them that like
to read it, can DO so,or not, just as they please
Go on, squire"