Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-06-04

es sat under the shades wGtchinR their dinners, |
sewing or chatting, with evident enjoyment.
These schools are established by the Danish
government. and all under the charge Of the Nor
avians. There are nine Of them on the hland-
These WE'RE children Of the field hands. Mark
that as one evidence Of degradation
Then we turned to the field laborers. We saw
them poughing, hoeing, planting. wedding and
gathering. we saw no Whips, no driving, no ma
kedn6sS, no gloom. The women wore colored
dressesof calico cotton goods, striped, blue and
white. Every one had her head protected either
by fancy colored handkerchief, in the shape of
thrban or hat of straw or palm leaf. The dresses
were ,bfg reaohing, when unconlned, to the feet ;
but in the fields they all wore them cunnngly
looped up about the hips with cord, making at
once puff, Aounce and BlooE!er. Many wore
leggings, fastened below the knee. earrings, neck
laccs and finger rings were very common, indeed
universal One girl wore three white skirts, loop
ed up SO as to show the three embroidered edges
making full display about her knees, as do our
public dancers These embroidered skirts were
clean and white, and her plaid gingaa;n above
them sat neatly to her form and was we'll made
Her turban was put on with care and her gold
earrings, with their long coral pen1ants danced
merrily as she 1ourished her hoe among the cane
bills with the air of princess. saw in all this
not false pride, but sublime self respect "A de-
sire tc do as ho white pe6pio do, to whom all peo-
pie bow and Tho ,cW not tear the chains Of slaces.
| Their houses on the estates looked comfortable,
and through the open doors we saw tables, chairs,
beds, pictures on the walls (not from RaphnPs
hand. to be sure1 around their doors chickens,
ducks, turkeys and young goats, which they have
the privilege of raising and selling.
We know that the law will net allow over
seer or manager to strike them we know that
they work only ten hours per day, unless they
choose we know that Saturdays and Sundays are
their own, that each man and woman is entitled to
spot of land, to till for vegetables that the la
borers on an estate own all the fruit that grows
upon tie estate, and that each laborer is paid
ny law for ali his lawful working hours he chooses
to work, and extra for all hours he choose to worl
that are not lawful that men and women receiv
the same price (mark that too,) for the same labor
=, Your readers can draw their own conclusion
upon the question whether the state Of these pei
. Pile now is worse than at first. l have been
: numbers of their houses, and find many of the
y better kept than those of foreigners who live upt
our TullTOau anu oHnaI lOutest muCu rutler tHaH
), negro cabins. Besides the nine government: scho
houses, there are MANY others-so,ne kept UP |
' private endeavors. some by church influence,
u that great many of the children are being taugl
to read. have conversed with some of the teacl
0 ers. and they tell me that the children lear
= quite as fast as white children. One gentlema
here, who has human heart, assures me that tn
children born in freedom are much brighter
smarter and better looking than than those borl
in slavery, taking them en- masSe; and no one ha
yet asserted that the emancpated slaves were no
e as moral before, while many admit that they ar
e more so, and improving.
:. But my letter grows too long. | will treasure W
a thoughts as 60 and preserve them till get home
as shall the beautiful shells and seeds Of the Is
!. land for future Use. Yours,
:, FRANCIS D. GAGE.