Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-10
From the Newport R 1DaiIv News Nov E

TALE OF HoRRoR-A White Girl (Reayed
IN NeUpot) an a NeD Orleans .SlaUe Pen-A
story so strange as hardly to be believed has
for some days been whispered among our
citizens, and has at length taken form so
definite that we cannot longer hesitate in Civ
ing it to our readers. For the sake of human
lty we hope that some explanation may yet be
given OF facts which seem so atrocious. In
this hope we suppress all names, and omit al
so circumstances which deepen the criminality
OF the act, but which are not yet confirmed by
strict legal evidence
0ome ten years ago, there appeared in fami-
ly OF this city child about five years of age
Her parentage was unknown, or limited only
IN side whispers. She was treated as a child
OF the family, was admitted to our public
schools as white child, was for some time
member of Trinity Church sunday-schooI, with
other children OF the same family. Hundreds
OF children now growing up to maturity in
our midst have been her associates in play and
in study.
AT the death of the lady who had brought
her here, the child was committed to daugh-
ter OF the family, and by her put out to service,
at first in this city, and afterwards in Provi-
dence. In the latter city, about year ago,
appeared two persons who claimed to repre-
sent the girls mother, slave in New Orleans,
and carried her thither, much against her own
wishes, as is represented by those who had
charge OF her. In New Orleans it is supposed
that she lived for while as a domestic in the
family of the daughter of that lady who had
been her patroness here. She had now be-
come young woman, fifteen years of age
so white that no one who had known her ever
suspected the mixture of negro blood-so at
tracuVe that she was worth q thousand dol
lars Tor purposes such as we cannot sully our
sheet by palmer expression of them The
next thing we hear of here, is the following let
ter from herself
"NEw ORLEANS CITY, Oct 8, 1859.
Mrs. -: now take my pen in hand to
write you these few lines, to let you know
what Mr.. - and Mr.. - are. You know
them. Last winter my mother came for me
l was in Providence. and Miss - said that
my mother might sell me if L came here. On
the ninth Of September Twas arrested by two
police officers which Mr.. - got the order
from MIR. - to carry me to the negro ira
ders yard, to be sold to the highest bidder;
but the officers took me and locked me up in
jail, but the officers took pity on me- and put
me IN there tor safe keeping, because if they
mad carried me to the traders yard my mother
would not see me again, for Miss - was all
the time telling me that my mother would sell
me. But now Mr.. - has turned around
and done such mean thing, every body here
thinks very little OF the family. | mean the
-, Tor they are not any more respected now
than common working man. They want
one thousand dollars for me. | never had the
thought that Mr.. - would do the like of
that. The officers think that it is very mean
thing indeed. must put my letter to a close.
l hope you and all your family are well. am
not very well have very bad cold from be.
ing In Jail, Mr.. -, please write me a letter
as soon as you can, and when get letter
from you l will write you more. If you see
-, tell him all about it from -. When |
was at the North they called me -. When
! wanted to come back, Mr.. - said that they
had dressed me up so that would not know
my work. When there, l had about 81 worth
now inever go out, but l have $50 on my
| back" ~