Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-08-20

j Well, Mrs. Kilso' said Dinah, you see | went
80 prayer meeting at eight o'clock. I told Mrs
j Carpo, when | came to live with her, that must
go 30 prayer meeting two evenings in the week.
from eight to ten o'clock but should always do
the work up before went. Did not always do
the work up before | went to meeting, Mrs Car
lpo p
+ oh, suppose you did, after fashion,
Il We'll, went at eight o'clock, and found the
meeting just begun. In about half an hour, sis
ter Slower came in sobbing and crying if her
; heart would break. The pastor asked her what
! made her cry so-what great trouble was upon
her "Oh," she said, ''she was 'frad to ell-'frad
the walls had ears" The pastor goes to the door
turns the key, and says, snow sister Stover may
speak softly aud tell the of her mighty grief
mighty grief it is" said sister Stover "the
blocdhounds are on the track Of our dear sister
: Barry
when she said this, we all gathered round her,
and the pastor told her be calm, and tell US all
/ she knew. So she was little Gained down, and
told us. THAT morning." she said, "wheu sister
Barry was going out to market, che saw man on
!, the other side of the street, who seemed to be
! looking very close at the house. Sister Barry
drew back, and peaked out at the window. The
man walked back and fore two or three times
Sister Barry knew him the second time be passed.
and all her blood rushed straight to her heart.
She crept up into colner Of the room, and tried
TO pray, but she could not think Of any thing but
t the man. "Oh, Lord-a-mercy, LorG-a-mercy," was
all she could say. Well, she peaks out at the
window again and the man gone. Now is
the time, she thought so, taking her two boys
and little girl, she started and goes right straight
to ssler Stovers's'
And what was all this for p said Mrs Kilso
| Who is this sister Barry
i vas just going to tell you,' said Dnah. 'She
ran away from Maryland twelve years ago ; she
, was just sixteen years old then. She got cafe to
Boston,a and being a mighty smart girlgot into SER
yoe right away. She joined the church that year,
and next year after that she married brother Barry
very smart, respectable man, brother Barry ie
Il been for eight gears steward on the packet-shp
Liberty that tsails to Liverpool. Well, they
, 'have three chldten.- comfortable, and very
resaeeiable ; have everything good and nice, and
sister Barry very happy until the law pass, and
they tegin to hunt up The poor slaves. She live
nmuch fear after that law pass, and brother Bar
ry cay, that after another voyage. be quit the sea-
go 20 Canada, and buy farm.
Wsllsahe ship Liberty ives expected just at the
time fhe man from Maryla came but the ship
did not come for six days after. The slave man
from Maryland went to the house with officers,
but found nobody there that he was looking after.
The man watched about the house all day for
sister Barry to come home. Sister Stover's little
Tommy looked aitor the man all day, and saw him
sneakng about after dark. Now, you see, Mrs.
Kilso, this was the circumstance that troubled
sister Slower so much fear that, after all, sister
Barry might be catched
| When she had told all the story, the Pastor,
first thing, kneeled down. and we all kneel down,
and pray for more than an hour but all pray in
heart, not loud, for fear some outside hear, and
Gnd out the trouble We all felt sure, after pray
er, that God would helpus. The brethren consult
and it was agreed that one get a carriage. and
bring sister Barry to the pastors house. and that
all the sisters should go straight home, and ge.
some clothes and things for sister Barry, for che
must leave Boston that very night. 1 went home
to mothers, and got something-got all l could
When l got back to the pastors, it was past elev
en- o'clock sister Barry was there and the other
sisters. Soon two brethren who had been sent to
look out for ship returned, and said that the ar
rangements were all made. A vessel was to leave
with the morning tide, about three O'Clock, for
Greenock and passage was taken and paid for.
We all now prayed for our dear sister, and for
poor Brother Barry, who would find all his treas
ures gone when he returned. We thanked God
for all his many mercies in the darkest times and
we prayed that the stakeholder might be enlighten-
ed, not TO hurt and drive Gods dear children from
, the face Of the earth. Then we all kiss sister
[ Barry, and the children, and in the name of the
Lord bid them farewell. They were taken in a
coach to the vessel, and the old Scotch captain say
some mighty profane words about American re-
, liqion and American liberty. So ell that was the
reason why stayed out so long on that night
Did Barry return p said Mrs. Kilso, who was
inclined to believe all that Dinah had stated.
just six days after his family had gone, and he
went light straight back with the first steamship.
They are all safe now we have had a letter; the
, pastor read it to US the other evening. Brother
Barry thanks the Lord in his letter, that all the
world amt America
y don't see but what Dinah's story looks true
enough said Mrs Kilso.
It's Gods TRUTH, said Dinah.
There, there now,' said Mrs. Carpo, you have
sworn to it any one that will swear will lie,
that's certain
Mrs. Kiso saw it would be dangerous to vind-
cate Dinah. as Mrs, Carpo was determined to
have it oil a niger story; Have you any place
now, Dinah p she inquired.
No, maem, have not been able to get place,
as Mrs. Carpo would not give me a character
How dare you say so, Dinah Did not Mr..
Carpo wIte you a characterr
'Yes ma'am f; but when showed it, ladies said
they did not want~me-all said so.'
I 4 presume Mr.. Carpo did not mean 10 deceive
; any body A Christian man must tell the truth
without respect Of person. suppose he told no
; thing but the truth, did heP