, 1859-11-14

From the Newport. II. L. Daily Nex.. Tov.b.
4 story so strange as 1ardIy to he believed
has for some days beea whispered among our
ci'izens, and has at length taken form 20 d..
finite that We cannot longer hesitate in giving it
to our readers. For the sake of humanity We
hope that some explanation may yet be given
Of facts which seem SO attrocious. In this hone
VIC suppress nj! natncs. and omit also circum.
stances which deepen the criminallty Of the nct,
but which are not Jet confirmed By strict legal
evidence.
Safe ten years ago. there appeared in fam
i!y OF this CITY child about five years Of aee.
Her parentage was unknown, or hinted only ip
hide whispers. She w1s treated rs child of
the fan,ily, WINS admitted TO our public schools
Ms white child, and ,sas for some time men,
ber Of Triuity Church Sunday School with 9TH
er children of the same family. Hundreds Of
children now growing up to maturity in our
midst have been her associates in play snd
study.
Atthe death Of The Ia y I'm lad lrou. .ht her
here. The child has committed 10 q daughter Of
tic tnu,ity, and by hcr put out TO ecrsce, ut frat
IN l1lis city. and Altesward in Providence. In
tue latter city, nbou: year ago, appe. rcd two
persons who clairnad 10 represent the girl.s
no'her, s'ase in New Ollie Ms, an.l carried her
thltaer, much against her own vii hes III il re-
presented by those who Ind Charge of her. In
Ne~ Orleans it is supposed that hLe lived ior II
while US d domestic il III. family Of the dauSh-
ter Of HAT lady Nho had been her 1,at7oue.s
Lctc. She had Dow become young woman, if
teen years Of age-so white TINT no one who
bad Known Aer ever Suspected the mixture Of
negro blood--so attractive til It she war worth
thousand dollars fur purposes such as we c aunot
sulty oar theet br plainer expression OF them.
Tic next thing We hear Of her, is the following
latter from herself;
~Szw os1sAks Cnr, Oct. .. 1889.
g. now take my pen in hand to write you
these few lines to let you know what sr. -
and Sir. - are. You know them. Lust vim
Ter my mother came for me; l was in Pravi-
dencc, and Miss - said that my mother mirht
Aell nle IT cn1ne here. On tie ninth Of SEP
tcmber 1 was arrested by two police of1ice1s
which Mr.. --- got the order frvm Mr.- to
carry me to the negro .rader's yard, to be sold
to the highest bidder; but the officers took me-
and locked me up in JUL. but the officers took
pity on ME, and put the in there for safe keep
der's yard my mother would not see nc nrain,
for Miss - wus all The time tellp. ME thai INV
notllce would sell me. But now Sir. - has
turned around and done such mean thing,
every body here thinks ycry little Of the family,
I mean the -, for they are not any more re-
spccted Than common working man. They
want one thousand dollars for me. Iuerer huu
the thought thu. Mr.. would do The ike Of
that Tie officers think that it is rery mean
thing indeed must put my letter to q close
hope you and all your family are well. um
rot very we'll; have d very bad cold from be-
in. ia jall. Mr.. -, please write me letter as
s"on ns you can. aud when get a letter from
yon will write you more. fyou tell
him all about il from m--. When was At The
North they called me -. When wanted to
come back, Mr. - suid that they had dressed
me up so that would not know mr. work.
When there had about a. work; now 1 never
go out but have 500 On my back"