Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-06-23

] Mr.. IrOSSIla0 was at Der sue.
Come, my beauty" said he. "The car
riage is at the door. If you behave yourself,
] you shall be treated like queen. Come, my
| love !"
He attempted to take her hand, but his
touch aroused her from her lethargy spring
ing at him. like wild cat, she gave him
! blow in the face that made him stagger-so
powerful was it, in the vehemence of her dis
trust and anger.
! His coaXing tones changed instantly.
We don't allow niggers to put on such
airs" he said. I'm your master You've
got to live with me +; aud you may as well make
up your mind to it first as last"
He glowered at her savagely for a moment
and drawing from his pocket an embroidered
slipper, he added
Ever since | picked up this pretty thing,
I've been determined to have you. l expect
ed to be obliged to wait till Noble got tired of
you, and wanted to make up with another
wench but I've had better luck than l ex-
! pectcd."
! At the sight Of that gift of Alfred's in his
/ hated hand, at the sound Of those coarse words,
/ 50 different from his respectful tenderness, her
| pride broke down. and tears welled forth
Looking up in his stern face, she said, in tones
of the deepest pathOS
Oh Sir, have pity on a poor unfortunate
girl Don't persecute me y
Persecute you ?" he replied " No, indeed,
my charmer ! If you'll be kind to me, I'll
/ treat you like princess"
| He tried to look loving, but the expression
was utterly revolving. Twelve years of unbri-
! died senSuality had rendered his countenance
| even more disgusting than it was when he
shocked Afred'S youthful soul ny his talk
about Duncans handsome wench"
Come, my beauty" he continued, persna-
sively, I'm glad to see you in bad temper
Come with me, and behave Yourself"
She curled her lip scornfully, and repeat
ed =
Il will never live with you Never -
! Wen see about that, my wench," said he
= may as well take You down peg, first as
! lost Ii you'd rather be in the caiab00se with
uiggers than to ride in a carriage with me, you
may try it, and see how you like it. | reckon
you'll be glad to come to my terms, before
long"
He beckoned to two poIlce-oficers, and said
Take this wench into custody, and keep her
on bread aud water, until | give further or
ders."
/ The Jail to which Loo Loo was conveyed
was wretched place The walls were dingv,
the floors covered with puddleS Of tobacco
juice, the air almost su'ocatng with the smell
of pent-up tobacco smoke, unwaShed negroes.
and dirty garments. She had never seen anv
place 50 loathsomc. Mr.. Jacksou's log house
was palace in comparison. The prison was
crowded with colored people of all complex
ions, and almost every form OF human vice and
misery was huddled together there with the
poor victims of misfortune. Thieves. murder
ers, and shameless girls, decked out with taw-
dry bits OF tinery, were mixed up with modest
looking broken hearted wives aud mothers
mourning for the children that had been torn
from their arms, in the recent sale Some
were laughing. and singing lewd songs 9th
erS sat still, with tears trickling down their sa-
bIe checks Here and there the fierce express
/ sion Of some intelligent young man indicated a
volcano Of revenge seething within his soul
Some were stretched out drowsy upon the fl
4 thy floor, their natures apparently stupefed to
the level of brutes When Loo Loo was
brought in, most of them were reused to look
at her aud she heard them saying to each
other, d" By gum dat arn't no nigger :" What
fur dey fotch Ter here p "She be white lady
ob quality, she be-
/ thy planter remained in this miserable place
two days. The jailer, touched by her beauty
aud extreme detection, offered her better food
+ than had been prescribed in his orders She
( thanked him, but said she could not eat. When
he invited her to occupy, for the night, small
room apart from the herd Of prisoners she ac-
cepted the offer with gratitude. But she
could not sleep, aud dared not undre>s In the
morning, the jailer, afraid Of being detected in
/ these acts of indulgence told her, apolo-etcal-
/ y, that he was obliged to requSt her to return
] to the common apartment.
! Having recovered somewhat from the stun.
ming effects OF the blow that mad fallen upon
I her, she began TO take more notice of her com
( panjonS. A gang of slaves, Just sold, was in
/ keeping there, till it suited the traders cOnve-
nience TO take them to New Orleans and the
I parting scenes witnessed that day made an i'm
preston she never forgot Can it be-" she
said to herself, that such things have been
/. going on around me all these years, and so
unconscious of them - What should | now
be, ii Alfred had not taken compassion on me,
and prevented my being sent to the New Or
/ leans market before was ten years old p
/ She thought with Shudder of the auction-Sale
/ the daT before, and began 10 be afraid that
+ her friends could not save her from that vile
mans power.
I She was aroused from her reverie by the en-
trance of q white gentleman, whom she had ne
/ Yer seen before. He came TO inspect the ira
/ der's gang Of slaves, to see If any Que among
/ them would suit him for houSe-serEant and
before long, be agreed TO purchase a bright
/ looking mulatto lad. He stopped before Loo
Loo, and said, " Are you q good seamstress r
! She's not for sale answered the jaiIer-
&" She belongs to Mr. GroSsman, who put her
/ here for diSobedience" The mac smiled as be
snnkn and M |. % hlnshad crimson