The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-04

down the Alabama ftves H. IN
board . large gang Of nesrea In
charge Of . most inhumaa drvef;a
second Legree in looks Ny y-hso.
thee talked with him i'littie, and
found his1 s1fsegs good index ,of his
lchaTacters terssses-ssoass-<sr.a
~ As,ter myselfs" !" sasd hs, '.that
I understand msnsgipg niggers . lit
tie better thss most tolks do. Whip
ping 10 worn out, they know what
THAT 10, and win besS Il even 10
death; besides, 4 hurts thesFscDhs,iM
They live. They won't sell ss-~ell
with their backs deeply SCARED.
"I'll just tell you how ] manage
mine, and il you have any unrnly
ones, you can try the treatment on
them Composing my brother to be .
Southern many just take the mig.
ger alone-tie him-blindfold him.
bare his back. land then take some
sticks of sealing-wax and candle,
and let the burning wax drop ell
over his back. He'll think he is be-
ing dissected alivei You never have
to wax a nigger but once. 1t does
no oharm--only works upon him pow.
erfully, and he never knows what
was done to him" . es
In visiting plantations, l have Of.
ten been urged by female slaves to
talk with their masters about having
a regular ceremony performed when
they are married. They are sont>
times legally married. and have q
. large party given them, butsuch oc-
caslons are not frequent. One day
went into cabin (after the hands
had come in flom the 6eld) where
we're half a-dozen young women ca.
ressing their little ones. Said one
to me, "Missis, desc are odi chil'ren,
and there aint one OF us married as
l white folks are. When we got big
> enough, massa built some cabins
and put two together in cabin and
told us we were married! dat We
must lib together like man and his
! wife. Some OF US love our men
, well enough, but we want to be mar.
ried; and We want you to ask massa
! to make q party for us and let us
stand up and promise! Pears you
, wouldn't like to be married widout
. saying uot'ing yourself, would youi
'Taint right nohow; but masss won't
{ take q word from us; he will from
, you, missis." And, following me
7 to the house, they listened eagerly
, for nassa's reply to my request
The promised party and grand wed.
ding never came off; it was made
only to quiet the slaves for the time.
J This same master called up to him
a bright little fellow OF six years,
! and said: "Now tell mistress how
much you love old massa." The
child put its finger in it's month and
, began to look very sullen, without
d, saying q word. Say my massa
feeds and clothes me WE'LL" said the
, master, sternly. In a quick, mono
e tonons, and uninterested way the
child repeated, my massa feeds and
J clothes me we'll" "Massa is very
= kind to me-" sharply suggested the
= master. "Massa berry kind" said
e the child, hurriedly. Il love massa
e berry much.' This was sufficient,
a and the master triumphantly ex.
n claimed that "the whole OF his little
n niggers loved him as we'll as that
I one.n He was evidently satisfied
/, that he had made deep impression
r on my mind that slaves had strong
affection tor their master.
e In one cabin, lying upon the ground
e one day found white child, with
o blue eyes. and soft, bright, straight
i hair. was visi,ing this plantation
] with the mistress and her daughter.
d. The overseer was the only white
person living on the place. The lit
tie child was very i'll. asked,
n "Whose child is that2' ut is NINE"
said light mulatto gill, standing
near. 1t cannot be-" | said; "see
: how fair she is; she is as white as L."
"Who was her father" | asked
"She hain't any," replied the moth
er. A snicker burst from some one
: standing by, who said, "It's de ober-
: seer's-dat's plain enough" Twas
''Ithere alone, without the mistress. as
n exclaimed. and II do hope this
l. child will die!" "What's that you
y saidi" and q pair Of black eyes HssI,
a ed into my face. repeated, IL do
J. hope this child will die!" "Whyl
!. What do you meant" said she. 81.
will be the most valuable nigger on
J. the plantations; | would not take two
II black ones for it." "And, mother,
a when the niggers are divided. re-
!. member, had rather have this one
d than any two black children" said
6 the young Miss D. had TO
speak out, and tell them OF the
}. child's fate, if che lived-sll the
y worse for her beauty-but all in
G vain.
= A young lady Of great beauty and
{ wealth married gentleman Of tai.
: ent, soon alter he completed his stu
: lies at one Of our colleges, and they
went to live npon their plantation =
7 1t was not long before sle became
u jealous Of her husband, and suspi
cious Of one OF her slaves. She in
d sisted upon her husband whipping
the young slave. girl (who had been
q estrangng her husband from, her nj
e e she declared) as long as she desired
70 him to. lie whipped her to death;
= TO satisfy his wife and became . hope
l. lees maniac himself. The young wife
l. soon got divorce, and was married