Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-26


children with her 1t is not the custom,
there, to allow anything for childreu's
clothes the parents must steal, beg, or
earn them a, odd hours as they best can.
Mr. T, however, declared to her master
that be would not have them in his house
in such state, and he was compelled to
grant a pittance. Susan many times, af-
ter hg:I days WORK, would sit up until
eleven and twelve at night, washing aud
mcnding their scanty clothing, il order to
have It nea; ana decent"
"And yet" we remarked, "Nrs. Mason
could boast, in trumpet tones, in her let
ter, OF Virginia ladies' sitting up until the
small hours to make dress for negro
cAiIl. Il seems they have need of dress
es. Well might Mrs. Child reply, that,
in the North, We consider the labOrer
worthy os his hire aad such things are
unnecessary. The idea Of the chivalry'
appropEiating a.. the Lard earnings of poor
negro women, and keeping them and ,heir
children in rags or nakedness :. ~
"This is 70: the worst ofit," continued
Mrs 7. "In Virginia, slave woman, al
ter the birth Of an infant, is allowed seven
days respite from labor. In Arkansas,
fTe. 1T the time We vent On to Virginia,
Susac's child was seven days old, aud the
Oyerseer went to bor room, ard command
ed her to &c; Up and 80 to work. She told
hin sic could not, sbo was sick. Ee re-
piled that i; was nothing brt laziae.s, aud
ste must g:t to worl,, or be tied up an
take ~hifgirs. WIKI these words, and
many threatening gestures, he left the
room. Alter bis departure, she fastened
tie door, ana ol bis return be found ne
could not cat:g w;thcc: breaking it open.
Ga this, &c gaze va to tie ,-oat terrible
passion, acd swore il brutal LAM asuags that
tie day should net 60 o7er before she was
whipped. Fortunately, however, Oh leav-
iug the cabin, he encountered the gentle
man to whom she had been hired week
or two before, Mr. T. He informed him
Of TIE state Of aff4irs, ard the intended
whipping, aad .ir. T. Immediately pro-
coedcd to the cabin. After knocking o:
the door, he Informed Susan be was her
pev master, when sts opened it, ana at
oaco commeased :o sob and cry. 'Inceei,
master sail she, q am no. a6le to work,
or would v:lliog!y 10 It. l am very,
very IL Here she Iacountei trials and
suEeriugs we ear not 1sTrlte in this place,
and concluded by asking ii she must 5e
whipped? IS Ir. I. had some knoE.edge
Of medicine, he examined kcr symptoms,
and found Ger in the ar.t stage Of puerpe-
ral fever. She Lad Inflammation and a
burning fever. 'TLsy viii whip me frst,
said M T, you shall have nurse, aud
lie well taken care Of For three weeks,
he a.! her properly attended, and during
this time tie whole anxiety Of the poor
slave s2Pearol to be ,ha. she was giving
aer ne, master 50 n1cl t.ou5le, and she
many zines -7inoed her appreciation of bis
friendship Jy tears of gratitude. On her
recovery, tho overs e7 still urged the whip
ping, ard wen; SO f!c as to go 20 her OWL
er art Insist upon it. The owner, hover
er, vas iudla.sa2, On the subject, aud as
She had been hi.ed previously to Mr. 7,
got cvsr the ogP2sen: necessity in this
way"
Suppose she lad not been hired to Mr.
T." We asked, "wou!l she have Keen
whipped? aad wha. for:"
"Nost assurelly," returned Mrs. T,
"wAat for, can not tell-sorie Imaginary
d;srespec,, l presume; it is their mode Of
management, and Cod help the slave.
When We were about leaving Virginia."
she continued, "5usan asked Us to pur-
chase her. She fell on her knees before
my husband, and promised to work 70.
him faithfully all her life long if be would
cnly buy her, that she might, cs sLe ex-
pressed 1t, at least de free. At one time,
we entertained the idea, but her master
asked SO large sum for her and her III
fan. child, that we afterwards abandoned !
il"
So much for trifing portion of the !
priieate history Of one oft4e cheerful, hap /.
py class" called slaves, and the mode Of
management SO much e1to!led BY our
Democratic friends.
LeMisburg, Oct, 1890.
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