Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-23


dents upon Prospect, Erie and Huron streets
and that vicinity may have frequently met
in their walks, or seen pass their doors, a
bright, intelligent, active little girl, with long
black eurls, a complexion not yellow or
brown, but combination of pure black and
white, she being always accompanied by
grave and dignihed colOred servant of per-
haps As years of age. There is a family
history vOnnsvto1 with that little sirl which.
will not be uninteresting.
The girl is an OctOrOOn, and the daughter
of very wealthy Mississippi planter, who
has a plantation about ten miles from
Natchez, where his family of slaves number
about two hundred. This gentleman is now
about eighty years old, and the girl about
eleven. She was the daughter of favOrite
slave of his, and he desired to have her well
educated and brought up away from the in
fuences of slavery, for, while he is large
STAKEHOLDER himself, he is not blind to the
disadvantages under which she would nee
essarily remain in a slave State. For sew
eral years she has lived in a seperate estab-
lishment in Natchez devoted exclusively to
her use.
This year her father concluded to send her
to the North to be educated. Accordingly
in April his agent came to Cincinnati in
search of favorable location. He was re-
ferred, by Cincinnati parties, to Rev. J. O.
White of this city, and came to see him ac-
cOrdingly. Arriving here upon Saturday,
he made inquiries the next day for Mr..
Whites church, and attended service there
in the evening. It so happened that the
Reverend gentleman that evening preached
upon slavery, and those acquainted with his
style, need not be told that his bold and
scsthing denunciation of the system was
not calculated to prejudice a sOutherner in
his favor. The agent listened for time and
left the church in high dudgeon.
Not caring to go back, however, with his
mission unfulflled, he called upon Mr..
White the next day and explained the object
of his visit. It was recommended to him
that the best plan would be for the girl to 60
to 0berlin, into some pleasant family, and
pursue course of study at the college
This, however, the agent would not hear to.
He had been entrusted to provide for his
charge house for herself. After one or
two consultations, and examination of sew
eral houses, one was purchased of Mr..
Clark, the former owner, for $1,000. 1t is
situated upon Prospect street, east of Erie,
the grounds extending through to Huron
street. A young lady in the interior of the
State was sent for, and offered $500 if she
would reside in the house and take general
charge of the girls education and training.
Being unwilling to do so, unless her parents
could reside here and board the girl and her
self, she was not engaged, and finally a
daughter Of Mr.. White was engaged to at
tend to the educational department. Special
instructions were given that thorough in
struction should be given in the common
branches and in music.
The agent returned to this city with the
girl and her attendants about the Ist Of June.
The family consists Of herself and FIVE SER
wants, from the homestead of her father I;
the eminently respectable man servant above
spoken of, who attends to the commissions
af his young mistress, to the garden, &c,
and accompanies her in her walks foster
mother or housekeeper; a cook and two
maids, girls of about ten and fourteen years.
The name of the man servant appears upon
the door.
The girl is quick to learn, and of a traeta-
bic, simple disposition, not at all spoiled by
having been made the pet and delight of her
father. An ample amount of money was
deposited in the bank for her use, and ap-
parently the whole household have an abun-
dance of funds. The agent also invested
$4,000 in her name in Cincinnati property.
Mr.. White was requested to exercise gem
eral guardianship over the family, and thus
matters move on, smoothly and pleasantly.
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