Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-06-15

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ana sl'le@d Oh 'he disease III VnIs 9'',9 ana
/ requesting that exhibitions OF Cattle. SIC
/ Agricultural Societies mirht h, .u.rrr,j.I
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IH@ LAST SLAVE EsS-L NA>I u My
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steamer Crusader. -iy.s am account ., a..
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ported AN unknown vessel uu4sE iI-''A
c3lJrs. The lJatLs1mo oI3r of crowded
slave shin WA. DISTINGUISHED AZ interval, as
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oll.s "Ai-n '''la-' Il'r' "''o. at " ,'"'.''-
cradle distance. The c'-ers ami papers were
All .f~,,-n overheard WHOM +b-v found 81 ...-.-
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-''- zoe -0 7-i - --'' --
tu1ue Sc papers.
As soon as the steamer. S boats reached the
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hundreds. lAe writer SiJs
lneY climbed up all along tHe ran they
"~"@ u" ',l --.o"", '.1y 0'">'s'e ' I'"9
s"lILlInS bees IN the rigging. WINE r1et
from sea % sly the widest acc4tma1i'ns o.
uellSAJ Iaey danced anu Raped anu waved
ther arms M the AR, and screamed ana
yelled I'D dIscordant but pathetic concert.
There was enc thlnS' however, even more
touching tnan all TINS cutlery Of bdroiTI' re-
Joic!ng. Ny attention was attracted To a
group consisting OF somewhat moe than "a
huhdrtd women "lthdra|h AZ art from tHe
NOISY men. Iaer behavior was In strong
contrast with that OF the others, and was
ch"racteTisuc OF Their sex. Entirely nna',
but lnnocenty unaDashed, they sat or kneIt
IN fearful ana silent thankiulness. Several OF
them held infants ID their arms, ana tarou-h
their tears, IKE sunshine from hellud
cloud Deamel an expression Jl the greatest
gratitude and happiness. The men looked as
though they had Just been raised from de-
spar ID the most eXuitant gladncs- but
with the women 1t seemed as though resls-
nation and patient suffering had been
changed INTO hope ana gentle joy.
l could not help beng reminded OF AunSo
FarA simple ana touching account OF the
kindness ana Sentlenes5 OF theAtrican women,
as contrasted with tie unieeIinS cruelty Oh
tle men-a i"ct cohnrined by my own expo
rienJ &c IN different parts oil ''uihs' anu along
'he eS'erh COAST Oh AFRICA
another striking thIhS ABOUT 'Hese women
was their submissive nee%nesS-A tril1 OF
character wen Uescrlocu py -dic ,eie'' ne says
t tne African woman Is oi Seht'e ana chIU-
llke humlilty-neyer sure OF Pleasins-iuWays
ready 70 90 any lhihS IN oruGr 10 uisPIease
less. Nc tyranny "ealies her oDedIehce-she
can only treihoi ana ask your PARDON. VI
course, 'HeIe are some exec 70 'hi> lul''
as III the amazon army OF thc hlhg OF ia
money, when consists OF IZ'VVV women
trained ilI 10 deeds Of blood ana rapIhe.
Inc hfst use me slaves made OF tAeIf Aoerty
was 70 Satisiy their munger ana thirst' Wh!ch
tney dld ny breaking INTO the bread oarrei'
ana water casks anu theh running ABOUT,
eaun6' urlhklhS, danemS ana screaming All
at once; IL mattered ilttie to them what sort
OF vessels they drank lron-Ducke's' boxes,
ana toughS were an Drought ihto fequlNItoh.
l even saw several fellows. happy ana &c,
lighted, with piece Of bread IN one hand
and wooden spIttoon, iull OF muddy water
IN the other.
As soon as their appetItes were satlsned,
the African tondness for tinery began to show
itself, and all the loose articles IN the ship !
were employed as personal ornaments. Some |
fastened Delaying pins to their wrists some |
tied cid rusty tin kettles around their waists,
and some strutted proudly about with copper |
ladies hung around their necks. !