Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-07-07
AN oCToRooN IN CLEVELAND.


The residents upon Prospect, Eric and Hudson
streets and that vicinity may have frequently met
in their walks, or seen pass their doors, bright
intelligent active little girl with long black curls
a complexion not yellow or brown, but combi.
nation Of pure black and white, she being always
accompanied by grave and dignifed servant Of
perhaps 45 years Of age. There is family history
connected with that little girl which will not be
uninteresting.
The girl is an OctoroOn, and the daughter OF q
very wealthy Mississippi planter, who has a planta
ton about ten miles from Natchez, where his fam
lily of slaves number about two hundred. Thi,
gentleman is now about eighty years old, and the
girl about eleven. She was the daughter of fa
vorte slave Of his,and he desired to have her well
educated and brought up away from the influences
OF slavery, for, while he is large STAKEHOLDER
himself he is not blind to the disadvantages under
which she would necessarily remain in a slave
state. For several years she has lived in a sepa,
rate establishment 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 favor
able location. lie was referred, by Cincinnati
parties, to Rev. j. G. White of this city, and
came to see him accordingly. Arriving here upon
Saturday. he made inquiries the next day for
Mr. Whites church, and attended church there in
the evening 1t so happened that the Reverend
gentleman shat evening preached upon slavery,
and those acquainted with bis style, need not be
told that his bold and scathing denuncaton of the
system was not calculated to prejudice Southern
er in his favor. The agent listened for time and
left the church in high dudgeon.
Not caring to go back, however, With. his mis-
sion unfulhlled he called upon Mr., White the
next day and explained the object of his visit. 1t
was recommended 20 him that the best plan would
be for the girl to 60 to Oberlin, into some pleas
ant 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 ono or two con-
situations, and examinations of several houses one
was purchased Of Mr.. Clark, the former owner,
Et $1,000. 1t is situated upon Prospect street,
east of Erie, the grounds extending through to
Ieron street. young lady in the interior of the
stare was sent for, and offered 5000 If sho 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 herself, she was no. engaged,
and finally daughter of Mr.. White was engaged
to attend to the educational department. Special
instructions were given that thorough instructions
should be given in the common branches and in
music.
The agent returned to his city with the girl and
her attendants about the lst of June. The fami-
ly consists of herself and i've servants, from the
homestead of her father the eminently respecta-
BILE man servant above spoken Of who attends to
the commissions of his young mistress, to the
garden, &C., and accompanies her in her walks E
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 tractable,
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 apparently the whole house.
hold have an abundance of funds. The agent also
invested $50 900 in her name in Cincinnati prop
erty. Mr.. White was requested to exercise gen
eral guardianship over the family, aud thus, mai!
ters move on, smoothly and pleasantly. Cieveland
Leader.