The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-06-16
SELLING AUNTY STOWE

body is garrulous Yankee travelling in
England, where lie meets Aunty Harriet
Stowe and has talk with her. Lon"iuus
having heen mentioned, lie mistakes the
ancient celebrity for negro pirate who
Was bansol at New Orleans:
STILL said Aunty, drawin- herself up n
h't, AS if the joke stung tender spot, "stiI,
Air. Peabody, YOU feel for the poor negro,
don't you r. "Well," says |, "marm, TO bc
serious, between you and mo, | must say.
through it's only in cunfi,lcncc," card I
looked round as if I was anxious no one
should hear ne,) ii am not altogether cert
fled do feel for people that arc unable to
feel for themselves" do you think sir" said
shc' still percki"' up, as proud as a hen with
one chick, "do you suppose, sir, negro,
when tied up and tlogged, don't feel as
arutely as we should Do YOU DENY he
has the same flesh and blood AS VIC have I?
or that he is as sensitive to the torture Of
the lash rs we should he -
""eiI, marin" sais looking very grave
and very wise, Qor all lellers tha, say little.
ana look solemn, arc set down, in n gene
raj way, rs wise) "as to the same flesh and
blood, won't say, though should doubt
It, Tor they tell me sharks, (and they amt
overly nice in their tastes,) when a boat is
"pct, always prefer whites, not liking the
flavor OF blacks ; so won't dispute t!.at
point with you; but this will maintain,
they lain't tho same color, nor the same
feelings we have "Of course they hai,t
the same color, but minimum nc crcod col
ta'y," (though what that means when the
tusk is took off, and the nut cracked, don,
know show do YOU make out they have
not the same feelings We have e. "Why,"
sals |, "you have heerd tell Of Longinus,
haven; vou?" "ln course have saiS. she.
"he was great man in the court Of Zcno.
ba "tic was great man, and a great
william" sails I, "and no mistake. for he WAS
the wlckclest, iircest, most cruel pirate ever
seen. lie was mt tried in the court a, Ze
nobla, Tor that's an inland town Of Texas,
but at New Orleans. I was present ut the
trial, and saw him hanged, and the wov
the crowd yelled was a caution to sinners
fthey had had their way, they wcuII have
thought hanging too good for him, can
tell you, for once nigger gets the taste Of
blood he is more like awolf or n tiger than
human being. We'll, there was one ,Je
delhan Flag, Connecticut pellar, there
who bought the holy of the sheriff on spec
clation, and hired doctor to take his hide
off, and he dressed it with alum and lime
cut itup III narrcw pieces, 'anl made razor.
strors Of it." "Pray what has the dcad
negro to do with scnsibiIity and pain
said she "WeII, I was going to {, II Won,
sals |, 81 bought ono of the strops, anil I
have got it now. gave fifty dollars for il.
Would YOU believe il, the leather is near
halfan'inch thick. 1t is like pig skim that
they use to cover saddles with, soft and
pl'aOIe, and oily too, just like that, and has
lIttIo wee holes in it., like as if a needle had
made them it's the grandest strop ever
had in all my life. Now, if nicccr'<
hIdeis AS thick as that, how in the no,ur'
OF things can he feel whipl WHY it
dont stand to reason and the natur' Of
leather that they can any more than rhi.
nocer"s." Mr.. Peabody" said she. sis that
fact" "r'ue as any story you have oot
IN your book, says l. and that. fact T
assure you." "WelI, I never heard arv
thing 30 horrible" sails she. "Oh. Mr.
Peabody, how slavery harLens the heart
how debasing it is. What will become Of
our great nation, when we not only huv
and sell negroes, but make taflic of their
skins. l like an authentic story. am de
lighted TO be able to publish this horronc
tale to the world. What sensation it will
create. May make use of vour name Z,
"Certalnly," sais I, "say Amos Peabody
told you, and refer them to me for further
particulars" | left her max ing Il memo
randum !: ard what told her III swear 70
and that is, that it is as true rs any story
she has heard.
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