Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-11-24
Transactions Of a swindIsr.
a BtIys PROHrsID A HOME II CANADA.

A gentleman Of our acquaintance, by
che name Of Samuel Radcliffe, who cult,
EaIes hus farm . few miles from Flor.
,snce Kentucky, called Of the Ninth-strse
Station House on Saturday morning. and
inquired for the Chief Of Police, aud b,
happened to make the inquiry Of The Chic
himself. He was shown into the Chief
private Office, whele We we're sitting al
tie time, aud on being sssted be men
iious1 that be had some impoFtunt busi'
iusss to communicate We aEoas 10 20,
,wheFeupOn be requested US 10 remain, Al
what be bad to say could not Be made too
public.
Mr.. Radcliffe then went on to state
that, on the l9tL instant, be sent bis ne.
gro, ''Sam," man about thirty. FIVE year.
Of sgs, whom he had considered the mosI
Trustworthy out Of ten he had on BIZ
plantation. to our city. with q wagon load
OF potatoes to cell, which wss drawn by q
splendid pair Of farm horses. He had
frequently sent the negro TO The city bs.
fore on similar occasions, and he had
always performed bic mission faithfully,
On that day, the negro-s1 bis story goe,
--was met by q well dressed man, on
Seventh street, who inquired the price oil
potatoes. and to whom he sold couple sI
bushels On making the payment, be ask
ed where be was from. Snd on being told,
he exclaimed, "What you a slave, and SC
Uear the borders Of Freedom?" Come in
and take . glass Of wine with me-"
The nsgrO's failing was old Bourbon,
aud be bitchsd hiV horses and followed
him into the back room of 9 grocery,
which he thinks was located on q corner.
Aitsr poursg out for him a pretty Hifl
born of ole Bourbon, which bad the de-
sired effect, be started of on the wrongs
Of the slave, and expatiatsd largely upon
,hs beauties Of Freedom, impressing upou
him that be Was free man At that very
moment. See what glorious opportu
n'ty you have got now, Of not only being
free, but Of becoming rich; you owe no
duty TO your master, Is he H c4lled-the
man who rsstrsinS YOU Of your liberty
Why 60 back to him? Be q man, and
act for YOURSELF The negro, being 10 a
half drunken condition, siammered out
something that be didnt know what to
10. Dot III tell you what to do; sell
your potstoes, and III sell your horses
and with the proceeds 60 with you to Can.
ada, where with the money you can pur.
chas fifty acrss Of land aud turn farmer
yours If. We can leave town tomorrow
morning on the six O'Clock train, aud be
in Canada before your master can arrive
10 town. The darkey was just in that
state to consent to the project. and 10
did consent.
he remembers that the man went out,
was absent but minute or two, when be
returned, and said to him That the pro-
pristor Of the house that they were in
Sould take the balance Of the potatoes; |;
end they we're delivered to him 1t eighty
cents per bushel. They then drove TO a
wagon yard, unhitched the horses, put the
barnes in the wagon. mounted the darkey
on one ofthe horses, giving him the other
70 lead, and bAde him follow. EIe (the
darksy) thinks it was about the middle
Of the afternoon, when they reached the
stable whsFs they we're selling horses at
auction. They did not sell The horses at
auction. g the man said, after being there
. few minutes. that be bad found a Gus.
toner there who wanted them for the
Southern market. He cav them cold.
and then took them down himself, and
cav them shipped on the Martha Putnam
10 Memphis.
After the horsss were shipped, It being
pretty near night, the twain went up to
the little Mama depot, and took lodgings
at a ANAL tavern close by, preparatory T.
a departure 10 the morning, the darkey's
new friend telling him thst be must be
ready for start ct SIX in the morning;
and both went 10 bed iD the same room,
but not without taking few more hen.
y drinks.
The repeated draughts of old Bourbon
hsd The effect to put Sam to sleep. and hs
slept soundly until daylight in the morn
ing, when he awoke to find that bis
fIisnd had gone. He Immediately went
down to the bar. room, and asked where
AT Spills was-thAt being the name that
be gave to Sam. The Clerk 10 attend.
aucs told hin be had left in the six o'clock
train, leaving word for him to follow With
the luggage on the next train, as be in.
tended to stop ct one or two places before
ysacbiDg Cleveland.
The fumes Of the whiskey had left him,
and Sam saw at onoc that be had been
duped. A wholesale swindle bad been |
practised upon him. The money for bis
load Of potatoes was gone. bic horses we're
gone, and be could not tell where bis wa.
gon bad been lea. He was in q quanda
TyP He dared not return home, nor had
tho courage to start to Canada on his own
book. ln that awful state Of feeling be
wandered back 10 the CoVineton ferry
landing, where be found Mr. Radcliffe ina.
king inquiries about him OF the captain Of
the ferry.boat. Sam made clean breast
Of the whole affair TO bis master, and then
vent to 60 with him 70 the house where be
6rst met the man. They went to Seventh
street, and Sam pointed out the house Of
one Of our most eminent citizens, aud a
strong prO.slavsry man.
Mf Radcliffe saw that Sam was mista,
ten, and aa Sam appeared just then to
know 90 little about the matter, be conclq-
led 10 60 home and await the return Of
SANS memory, which gradually came to