Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-22

"1Neo Oah
was lighter by far than bis own-aud in whom the
negro blood was hardly visible. The mother died
ten years ago, leaving her daughter with it's faith,
er's solemn promise that she should be educated,
and should live as a free woman, rather than as a
slave, and that she should pass as his daughter,
as she was. The planter gave this promise be-
cause he had been really attached to the dying
woman, and was greatly attached to her and his
beautiful child. And SO she grew up, radiantly
notwithstanding a reasonable education. all
that her father could give her, and in time took
the management Of bis household. She never
knew that there was any negro blood Ia her veins,
and never dreamed that she was q slave.
Last fall. a series of misfortunes overlook the
planter. His house burned down, and in it the
notes, books and papers that composed a large
portion of his fortune. His crops failed to a great
degree, and some heavy speculations in which he
was engaged resulted disastrously. Added to all
this. be had lost heavily at play, the besetting
sin of Southern gentlemen, and had completely
exhausted all his ready means, and found himself
in the terrible situation of having more money to
pay than he could possibly raise in q given time.
lie applied to his attorney For counsel in his ex.
tremity. The attorney. after examining the stu.
alton Of his affairs, advised him to sell off a por.
ton of his negroes. The planter objected strenu.
.ously, first objected to the sale of negroes, and
secondly, that his force was barely sufficient to
work his plantation. But, after full deliberation,
he found this to be the only alternative, and sor.
.~rowfully consented. A list was made out. and
every head that could possible be spared was pu.
down. After all was done, and the mos. fayora.
BILE prices for them, the aggregate fell FIVE thous.
and dollars short of the sum.
The attorney remarked quietly that he had not
included all that could be spared.
Il have put down all / can dispense with, re-.
piled the planter.
4 do pot see Mary, your housekeeper's name in
the list replied the lawyer. She. if offered to
the right person, would make up the deficiency.
| would give that for her myself Aud the eyes
of the lecherous brute sparkled with unholy pa,
sion.
AT anysother time, the planter would have tax
ed the suggestion as an insult, but necessity is a
hard master, and he grasped Of the idea. and be
fore an hour the transaction was closed. IL
troubled him not a little to disclose the matter IN
her, but the fear of bankruptcy and ruin drove
him to it. The poor girls horror and distress
may be imagined. She had known nothing but
happiness, and now was to be plunged into the
deepest and most hopeless misery. She had been
sold, and was then the property, soul and body,
Of one who purchased her merely for the gratiGca.
ton Of his beastly lusts. The idea WAS too horri.
BILE, and she swooned, remaining almost delirious
for several days.
There wne an0ther ppnp ubop, ~ ;,tn1l:-.na.
came with crushing weight. Ajunior partner in
a produce house in Louisville had frequently visit.
cd the planters house on business, and struck
with the beauty and intelligence of the supposed
daughter, had become enamored-and after prose.
cutting his suit a proper time, had declared his
passion, and unknown to the father, the two had
bethrothed% themselves. As soon as possible after
her father had told her her fate, she dispatched
a messenger to him, stating the facts, and implor.
ing him to save her from the doom that awaited
her. Though thunderstruck at the intelligence
that his afianced bride was a slave, and had Just
been sold 10 a fate worse than death, like a true
man, he determined to rescue her. That night he
saw her, and a plan was formed for flight.
The day she was transferred to the possession
of her purchasers, they fe1, and in duo time ar.
rived at Ci1cinnati,w where they we're married. Our
hero obtained an interview with one of the agents of
tbeUnderground Railroad, located in that city, who
Immediately telegraphed instructions to the differ.
ent agents along the line to keep strict watch, and
if woman. catchers were on the watch, at any point
to telegraph back, and give the fugitive timely
notice, that they might leave the train. Accord
ingly they started, purchasing tickets for Crest
line.
In the meantime the lawyer, as soon as he
discovered his loss, had commenced active meas,
ures to recover it. He had no difficulty in tracing
them to Cincinnati, and none whatever in ascer.
tanning that their destination was Crestline. But
having arrived several hours after their departure.
he was obliged to content himself with telegrapb,
ing toCrestline TO the proper officers to arrest them
at that place. But, unfortunately for his lros.
poets. the intended arrest got wind, and when the
train reached GALLON, two citizens of that nloce
stepped into the car, and q conversation of A few
moments ensued. in the lowest kind of whispers.
at the close of which, the four left the car, A
was in waiting, and in two hours the fair
fugitive and her husband we're domioiled in the
eouse of one of our whole.souled farmers. near
Bucyrus, who has long taken pleasure in helpipp
on their way to the Canadian Canaan.
When the train. in which they embarked reach.
ed Crestline, the officials were unutterably cha,
grined at no. finding the fugitive, and more so
when they learned that she had been within four
miles Of them: q
After a lapse Of two weeks, they ventured a
move, and went to Detroit by the way of Sandus.
ky city. and without accident reached the Cana.
dian shore. where they can snap their fingers at
that freedom which sells woman for q price.
They are now residing in Toronto.
The father is irretrievaLly broken up, notwi,b.
standing the sale of his own daughter, and as for
the lawyer who purchased her, we have lively
of reading, ere long, an account Of his
hanging. -Bucyrus Ohio Journal.
ILLNESS OF THEODORE PARKER.