The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-07-23

! the Vlctlm caught, ana the rObber
r rejoiced in their ingenuity, an,
, mocked the poor boys grief. Lon.
: land dreary was the night. lie slept
but it was broken sleep, the sleep 0
sorrow, full Of the remembrance o
those whom he should never sc,
, again; and when he awolle, thcr,
was nothing around him save tn,
wide waste Of waters. He sat silen
and broken down; for help, the hell
of man, was far away, and of Coz
and his help he knew nothing, for h,
was a poor heather boy. Poor Chow
Boam, for that was his name, SC
young, and yet 80 iriendlcss! IlC
was only very little boy, and might
they not have spared him9 Alas
no. Slave dealers have no pity.
Three days had passed away since
they had left the Kittin river, and
every hour brought them nearer thcil
destination, and then they should al
be sold to the white man; when, 10.
a schooner hove in sight! Righ,
well the slave dealers knew her, and
her mission too. She was British
one cf the cruising squadron, on the
lookout for miscrean's such as they
were. The boats sail WIS lowered
and they lay still upon the waters,
in the hope they might escape no.
tice. Bnt the watchiul glass, as it
sweptthe waters, had detected them,
and the schooner soon bore down up
on them, and a. the waters shoaled &,
the ships boats were manned, and
then commenced the chase. Ear.
nestly did the Susus strain and toll
to reach the shore and bolt into the
jungle; but the English boats gained
rapidly upon them, and then did
these bad men prepare for fight. -
Muskets, knives, and poisoned ar.
rows were formidably brandished.
But the muscular hand of the British
sailo~ was soon upon the neck OF
his PROSTATE foe, and the boun and
pinioned slave dealers found them
selves dealt with as they had dealt
with others.
Lieutenant Ilareer soon carried
his prze into Frectown. The court
pronounced the seizure good and
lawful, and all the slaves we're set
at liberty, among whom were four
boys and four girls, our friend,
Chow Bnam, being one of the NUN.
Der. He was sent to Regent, and
placed under the care of one of our
missionaries, and there both soul and
body were cared for. and he was ten.
derly dealt with. Poor little fellow!
it was, indeed, happy change for
him. But, while grateful to his new
friend, he could not forget those
whom he had loot, and he won Tered
if he should ever see them again,
when one day he heard his name
called, Chow Boaln! He could
scarcely believe his ears, for it was
the sound Of a familiar voice. Tncy
were friends, sent bv his parents to
look for him. They had heard that
he had been rescued, and it had put
joy into their hearts. The Governor
called Chow Boam before him, and
dismissed him with words Of kind
ness; and the boy left in n few days.
his heart bounding with JOY at the
prospect of soon seeing his father
and his mother in his own home.
Alas! there is a worse captivity,
to which we are conscnting parties.
which takes us away from one better
and kinder than any clrthly parent
Who shall rescue us from this, be.
fore we are forever lost? There is
One! He is on the watch to deliver
enslaved souls! lie has freed many
very many. May he look with com
passion on millions tied and bound
with the chain OF their sins, and
break their bonds asunder! and NAV
the words OF instruction which he
heard at Regent be so blessed to
him, that Chow Boam may be
amongst the number Christian
Missionary Cleaner.