Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-09-29

look into those cheerful homes or speak with these
families of our better classes. There is bright
side as we'll as dark to our condition, although
somo say we are all da,k
u He laughed shortly at his own wit but there
wos more of thought than Of humor in his speech
u We passed into one Of the Rodman street dwell.
ngS, nnd, while the host was being SUMMONED,
looked over a music book which lay upon the piano.
There was variety Of operatic music, and most o.
the popular ballads. Tho coored owner of the
establishment referred with pride, when be
made his appearance, his daughters accomplish.
ments. She had gone to Cape May with her mo-
ther, during the hot season. She was a very good
girl, and he had determined to give her what h
had often vainly pned fOr-an education. lie
spoke for some moments, in his homely way, of hi:
business success and integrity, We heard him
with some pleasure. AS we were about going, be
pressed US to take some domestic wino-his daugh.
ter's 'make'-anl we we're able, upon trial, to do
Justice to q small, bottle.
FASHIONABLE CoLoRED DWELLING IN SOUTH TWELFTH
STREET
We passed up to Twelfth street, near Pine, and
paused before magnificent four-story brick dwell
ing.
The sidewalk was Swallowed by adult NAPLES,
and the white marble steps Of the dwelling were
guarded by iron railing. a quadroon girl was
sitting upon these. She sauted our conductor in
a pleasing voice and led the way through broad
hall. From the ceiling swung lantern, the light
of which disclosed the furniture Of tho hail. A
fine hat rack sat against the wall and the vestibule
was splendidly papered The girl gave us seats
! -, ,bo half hn riaI n
spring ottoman, and went out to seek her mother.
We found here, also, piano the furniture was
of costly character, and had we been blindtoded,
and here regaiued our eyesight could have imag-
ined ourselves in some cosy Caucasian home.
Here, as elsewhere, we found upon the shelves and
tables all varieties Of anti slavery books Sum
nar's speeches. Whittier's poems, Parker's SER
mons, Phillips orations, etc. Against the wall
hung q magnificent engraving Of Mrs. Stowe, and
on the opposite side full length portrait Of Fred
rick Douglass In few minutes the hostess came
in. She talkedIfamliarly with ourI guide while
we conyersed with the daughter. They neith-
er forward nor embarrassed. The Miss replied
courteou,ly to inquiries about her music lessons
and studies. She was of an olive complexion, al
most white, aud had what we conceived to be a
winning address. Tho latter was favored by very
mild, dark eyes, and round white seeth.
The mother wore white laco cap and black
silk Dress We imagined that the mother and the
daughter found each others society comfortable,
and said SO, whereupou the mother went into an
enumeration Of her daughters good qualities, which
indicated q fondhess not altogether unpleasant
coNvIvIAL SCENES IN THE DWELLING OF A CoLoRED
CATERER.
Our next stopping-pIace was also in Twelfth
street. at the house of a noted coored caterer. We
found four men seated in a small 'serVrg-up room
opening on a balcony. Another Of the party sat
on tho balcony outside of the window. He occa-
sonally ducked his head into the room, and on be-
ing observed ducked back again in a very guilty
manner. We could hear him laugh sometimes as
| if to indicate that he hadn't fallen of, and was
paying very rapt attention. This friendly gather.
ing was regaling itself with cigars and brandy
and water Care was at once taken that we should
be provided for.
One Of the party recognized US instantly as the
reporter who had abused late colored convocl l.
ton, and held its prominent speaker up to ridi-
cue. lie nevertheless treated US in very gen
tee manner. and charitably abstained from cay
ing anything of our folly until we had been over
whelmed with kiukness, and were on the eve of
departure
However, the influence Of the cigars soon made
the entire party communicative and we launched
into terrible discussion of the slavery question,
in which, TO bring out the energies Of the party,
our associate asitated the reopening of the slave
trade, and we played the part of fiery Abolition
ist.
All ebony individual, whom we will call Jinks
nailed US at once by relating his experience. HI
told his story with so much feeling that he founC
himself unable to continue. We gathered from
somewhat confused narrative that he had been ,
slave in Virginia had lnbored many years to lay
up money wherewith to purchase himself; and il
tho course of long and bitter period OF toll, ht
had bought into freedom his wife and children
His mother and sister were sold before he coulc
purchase them, and being taken somewhere in tn,
extreme South he never heard of them again.
Another party had, meanwhile, been nervousl,
slipping bis brandy, anxious to ciinch Mr.. Jnks
experience with his own. He was large mulat
to- heavily-built, and carried large gold'hendeC
cane, with which he frequently raped his fore
Iutuui 40 ~ W HiNo hOtlNlNJ W ulo W. uu
derstood that be Was the natural son of certain
Judge of one of the counties of western Maryland
who had been treated kindly during his father
life.
When the latter died it was found that he heC
made no provision for Mr.. Briggs freedom, ant
{ with the fathers estate the son was sold. Th
son at once ran away. When we inquired as Il
! the nrObabilitiea of anv cnnnection hetween hi
running away and the underground railwa.
train, Mr.. Briggs said, with laugh, Their
wasn't anything else.' However, after Mr.. Brigg
had comfortably married. and fixed his family il
t Philadelphia, he was recognized, captured, en-
D taken South His wife walked for nearly yea
through the streets, begging from house TO house
, for money to aid ia her husbands purchase. Sh
regOusly refused to appro pirate penny of thi
6 to the immediate necessities of her family, and
last had The ioy of snaing her 'nId man raClored