St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-03

ten years ago. Leaving her daughter Will,
- zAt'.ers solemn promise tibet she elpu]d
be educated, and should live ~ a free wc~
man rather than as slave, and that sbo
should pass as his daughter, as she was.-
Ute planter gave his promise. becaue be
hat been really attached to her and bic
beautiful child. And so she grew up II
diant'y notwithstanding a. seesopable
ed uca ION. i'll that Fer father ccuid aire
her, and in time took the mansgemenf upf
his household. She never knew that thera
was any negro blood in Ter veIes md ns1-
CT dreamed that she was slave.
Last Fall series of misfortunn oy<R
took the planter. His house burned down
and in it the notes, books and .paPers,
that composed large portion of his foe.
tame. His crops failed to great degree
ana soae heavy speculations in which be
Was engaged resulted disastously. Ad-
dcc to all this, he had lost heavily At
ply, the besetting sin of Southern gentle
men, and had completely exhausted Ill
his ready means. and found himself in q
terrible situation of having more money to
pay than he could possibly raise in giiy-
en- time.
lie applied to his attorney for course
liz his extremity. The attorney after sx
aiming the situation of his Affairs: 1adv:.-
Cd him to sell Of a portion Of his negroes.
The planter objected strenuously, first, OBJ
jecging to the sale Of negroes, secondly
that H.; force was barely sufficient to work
lis plantation. But after full deliberation
lie found this then only alternative, and
.sorrowtuliy consented. A list was mads
out, and every head that could be possibly
spared was put down. Alter all was done
and the r:ost favorable prices for then, the:
aggregate fell $1,000 short of the sum.
Tie attorney remarked quietly that he
had not included all that could be spared.
Il lave put down all I can dispense
WITH, replied the planter. - -
Il 10 not see Mary the housekeepers
name in ahe list, replied the lawyer
"She if offered to the right person would
:...;<e a,J the deficiency. would give
IT,: i::s her myself
5tsny other time the planter would
have taken the suggestion as an insult,
Tut necessity is hard master, and 10
! ::yyr:sred a: he idea, and before en- hour
he tlans sc.icn was closed. It troubled
aim lot a little to disclose the matter to
!,cr, A':t he fear Of bankruptcy and ruin
drove him to i. The poo girls horror
:: a:a c.:#t--ess my be imagined. She had
E::o7i, but khsppiness, and now
wss 10 - !:..aagged into the deepest and
n:ost IL. c:sss misery. She had been sold,
! and las t'<n tie property, soul and body,
c: o!;e vino purchased her merely for the
! <,'z::: Ecat;o'. Of his Density }usts. The
idea vas too hcrlible, and she swooned.
:eu.a:nins; almost aeiir!ous for several
"!!::,-e vas another upon whom the in
5@il;s orcc fill with crushing weight. A
;v:i {. partncr ii. produce house in Louis
vile .,a,! frequently visited the planters
;,ou,e ca business, aud struck with the
:,c,uty and Intelligence Of the supposed
oa1.:itc;. had become enar1ored, and after
pr scouting his suit proper time, had de-
clare; lis passion, and, unknown to the
!: her, the Two had betrothed themselves.
IS soon as possible, after her father had
tod her her fate, she dispatched 8 mes
sen:s cr to him, stating the facts, and in
l,,,'ns him to save her from the doom
H. awaited her. Though thunderstruck
=. ,:::c in;ell;yenc that his af6anced bride
as Il lave. and had just been sold 80 =
i:tr worse ,'lau death, Ike a true man he
i determined TO rescue her. That night he
saw her, ard plan was formed for fight
The day she vas transferred to the pos
! s*&&s:en Of Ter purchaser they fed, and III
due time arrived at Cincinnati, where they
I we're married. Oar hero obtained an in
;,::;lew w::.:h one Of the agents ofthe Cu-
foreground Railroad located in that city,
Vao :n,n:ed3. atciy photographed instructions
to the diife: ant agents along the line to
keep strict watch, and it woman-catchers
I were on the watch, at any point, to- tele-
graph back; to give the tugitiyes timely
! notice, t,la; they might leave the train
4 ccordingly they started, purchasing tick
its For Crcst!ine. ''t4@ ~
In the meantime the lawyer, as soon -
liz discovered his loss,@ had commenced
:ctive measures to recover it. He had ne
difficulty in tracing them to Cincinnati,
AID uone whatever in ascertaining that
the.r destination was Crestline But hav-
.. ~. arrived several hours after their de-
p;,. 1.,a,A, he was obliged to content himself
" tn teIesrar hing to Crestline to the pro-
2,cr authorities TO arrest them at that
rI:cc But unfortunately for his pros
7 Iccts,' re intended arrest got wind, and
! wn&,t he train reached Gallon, two citi-
sI'7 :.r d: the place stepped into the car, and
"a OK: :.:s:,tion Of a isw minutes ensued, in
ii:c lowest kind Of whispers, at the close
!. @ ci:c!s the four left the car, 4 car
rage WAS in waiting, and in twothours the
Fl. ingitsse and her husband were domi-
; c:!ed in the mouse of one Of. our Wkole.soul.