The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

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more money 70 pay than - could possibl
raise in : given lime. ssse-
~ applied % his attorney for counsel il
me- extremity. The attorney, after examiuin,
] the situation Of his affairs. advised him /,
sell of a portion OF his negroes. The plnnte
J objected strenuously, first directing to IN,
sale Of his negroes, and secondly that Nj;
force was barely sufficient to work his plan
tation. But after full deliberation, he FOUND
this to be the only alternative, and sorrow.
fully consented. A list was made out. and
every head that could be possibly spared
was put down. Alter al was done, and the
most favorable prices set for them, the az
gregate fell FIVE thousand dollars short tho
sum.
The attorney remarked quietlythat he had
not included all that could be spared.
have put down all can dispense with,
replied the planter.
90 not see Mary the honsekeeper'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
AT another time the planter would have
taken the suggestion as an insult, bur nee
essity ls . hard master, and he grasped at
the idea, and before an hour the transaction
was closed. 1t troubled him not little to
disclose the matter to her, but the fear of
bankruptcy and ruin drove him to it The
poor girls horror and dismay may be imag
med. She was plunged into the deepestand
most helpless misery. She had been sold
and was then the property, soul and body
OF one who purchased her, merely for the
qualification Of his lusts The idea was too
horrible, and she swooned, remaining almost
delirious for several days
There was another upon whom the intel
ligence came with crushing weight A Junior
partner in produce house in Louisville,
had frequently visited the planters house on
business, and struck with the beauty and
intelligence of the supposed daughter, had
become enamored and after prosecuting his
suit proper time had declared his passion,
and unknown to the father the two had be-
trothed themselves. As soon as possible after |
her father had told her her fate, she dis
patched messenger to him, stating the facts |
and imploring him to save her from the |
doom that awaited her Though thunder
struck at the intelligence that his affianced
bride was slave, and had just been sold
to . fate worse than death, like true man
ne determined to rescue her That night he
saw her, and a plan was formed for their
fight
The day she was transferred to the DOS.
session of her purchaser they fed, and in
due time arrived at Cincinnati, where thew
were married. Our hero obtained an inter
view with one OF the agents Of Of the under
ground railroad located in that city, who i'm
mediateiy telegraphed instructions to the
different agents along the line to keep strict
watch, and ii woman catchers were on the
watch at any point to telegraph back, and
siye the fugitive timely notice, that they
night leave the train. Accordingly they
started, purchasing tickets for Crestline.
!. In the meantime the lawyer, as soon as he
discovered his loss, had commenced active
measures to recover it. He had no difficulty
q tracing them to Cincinnati, and none
whatever in ascertaining that their desti-
nation was Crestline. Rut having arrived
several hours after their departure, he was
obliged to content himself with telegraphinc
Q Crestllne to the proper officers to arrest
hem at that place But unfortunately for
lis prospect the intended arrest got wind,
ma when the train reached Gallon, two
citizens Of that place stepped into thecar,
IND aconAersation of a few moments ensued,
n the lowest kind of whispers, at the close Of
which the four left the car Il carriage
vas IN waiting, ard in two hours the fair
fugitive and her husband were domiciled in
ne house ofone ofour whole souled farmers,
lear bucyrus, who has long taken pleasure
q assisting fugitives on their way to the
Canadian Canaan.
When the train on Which they embarked
cached Crestline, the officers were unutter.
bly chagrlned at not finding the fueitives,
nd more so when they learned that she had
'een within four miles of them.
Alter lapse oftwo weeks they ventnred
move and went to Detroit by way of San
usky city ,andswithout any accident reached ,
ne Canadian shore They are now residing .
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