The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-07-08

to do for commercial house, while Loo Loo
instructed little girls in dancing and embrQid-
cry. Her character had strengthened under
the severe ordeals through which she had pass !.
ed. She began TO question the rightfnlness Of
living SO indolently as she had done. Those
painful scenes in the slave-pnson made her re-
feet that sympathy with the actual miseries
of life was better than weeping over roInancrs.
She was rising above the deieterlons Influences
OF her early ed,ication, and beginning to feel
the dignity OF her usefulness. She said to her
husband, II shall not be sorry, il We are al
ways poor. 1t is so pleasant to help you, who
have done so much for sNe! And Afr a, dear,
want to give some Of my earnings to Aunt
Debby. The poor old soul is trying to lay up
money to pay that friend Of yours who bonght
her son anu sent him to Canada. Surely, J, of
all people IN the world, ought to be willing to
help alayes who have been less fortunate than
have. Sometimes, when lie awake in the
night: have very solemn thoughts come over
me. twas truly awonderful Providence that
twice saved me FROM the dreadful fate that
awaited me. can never be grateful enough
to God for sending me such blessed friend
as my good Alfred"
They were living thus contented with their
humble lot, when a letter from Frank Helper
announced that the extensive house Of Gross
man q Co. had stopped payment. Their hu-
man chattels had been put up at auction, and
among them was the title to our beautiful flu
gitive. The chance of capture was considered
so hopeless, that, when Mr.. Helper bid sixty.
two dollars, no one bid over hiu; and she be-
came his property, until there was time to
transfer the legal claim to bis friend
Feeling that they could now be safe under
their own vine and fg-tree, Alfred returned to
the United States, where he became first a
clerk, and afterward prosperous merchant.
His natural organization untitled him for con-
flict, and though his peculiar experiences had
imbued him with thorough adherence of
slavery, he stood aloof from the ever increas-
ing agitation on that subject but every New
Years ay, one of the Vigilance COMMITTEES for
the relief of fugitive slaves received one hun
dred dollars '.from an unknown. friend" As
h'S hCaHS iHeIcoScu, uc
several slaves, who had been in his employ at
Mobile, and established them as servants in
Northern hotels. Madame Iabasse was ,i.vi-
ted 10 spend the remainder of her days ti,aer
his roof; bat she came only in the snnnrrs.
being unable to conquer her silivering dread
of snow-storms
Loo Loo's personal charms attracted atten-
tion wherever she made her appearalec Al
church, and other public places, people point
ed her out to strangers, saying, : That Is the
wifs of Mr.. Alfred Noble. She was the er-
phan daughter OF rich planter at the Soath,
and had a great inheritance lefi to her but
Mr.. Noble lost it all in the financial crisis OF
1891" Her real history remained secret.
locked within their own breasts. OF Their
three children, the youngest was named Loo
Loo, and greatly resemhied her beautiful moth
er. When she was six years old, her portrait
was taAen in gypsey hal garlandei with red
berries. Sne was daucing round little while
! dog, and long. ssreamers of ribbon were float
ing behind her. Her father had it fra med in
an arched environment Of vine-work, aud pre-
sented it to his wife on her thirtieth birth day
Her eyes mois;ened as she gazed upon it then
kissing his hand, she looked up in the old way
and said, II thank you, Sir, for buying me.''
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