Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-02-16
For the AntislAYsry Dugls.
CHRONICLES OF THE CAPTIVITY.
By VIM HICK.
G II A p L L Il /.

CHAPTER /.
/. And it came to pass that the lsmaelites Of AL
lance w~ickedly congregatod together 10 encourage
each other in violence; for they we're manstealers.
2. And certain of the sons Of Beiial said, 60 to
now, le. us cast in our trinkets and silver offerings
for q goldbeaded staff ns q present to Cieland the
Chief Conductor, for see be 10 faithful and exceed
ingly skillful.
3. Moreover, has he not by his council and stra-
tegy defeated the Inmates aud brought to naught
their plans by which they int nded 10 set free Lucy
the bondwoman! Has he not preserved our craft
and saved the lives our Philistine brethren from
sacrifice at the ambush, and rendered, once more,
practicable our Fugitive Slave Law, which was in
danger, and preserved our Union with The Assy-
riaEs Of the SOUTH
A. And it came to pass when the mobiles Of AL
lance heard these words, that they shouted with o
great shout and said let Cleland the Chief COnduc-
tor be honored with a great honor after the man
ner cf Bully Brooks when he smo.o the Jew sum.
ner.
S. LIE. skillful ~artifcers and craftsmen be found
to make q Cane or Staff with a head of gold, and
let it be given him, lest our Allies. the Virginians
be discouraged and fee like as they fed from be
fore the fourteen men and one old Gov, led on by
Brown the Osawatomite.
6. So the STAFF was made, and 10, a great moi
was assembled in that Golgotha place called the
Round House; and all the giaats of the land with
the Goliah of the BAnqueting House werc present
and a great company Of fogies and hireling lick
spitles and Mobiles to do the shouting.
7. And it came to pass when the multitude had
gotten together and had obtained their standing
seats, and there was n great silence, that Mckee
Captain Of the kilPem and eaten corps of man
s%layers, and chief scribe and recorder to the Ali
~anceites stood forth with the Cane and made g
great speech in the tongue of the Crndleplunders
to the praise and the glory of UlelAnd the famous
defeater of Ambuscades.
s. And Cleland took tho Cane, albeit he wa
of q sad countenunce, for he thought of Brooks tn,
Carolinaite and the cause of his death; ne though
of Herod whom God smOte; he thought Of BALKAN
who sought the ways of un:ighteousness; b.
thought of Judas.
9. And conscience said, "behold now l have on
Heroded Herod, out Brooksed, Brooks, out Bal
aamed, Balaam, and out Judased, Judas, for
have returned TO slavery the helpless Captive Luc.
the bondwoman, and 10, here is my reward tn
price Of blood-notf for thirty pieces Of silver, Blu
for this Cane, l have betrayed and sold my Savior
for inasmuch as | did it not unto the least Of thss
my brethren, ] did it not unto Christ.
10. And this staff when ! lean upon it will say
thou leanest upon villOnyl Thou walkest wit
bloodmoney! I clutch thee, thou reward Of m
doughfacednessl Thou tool Of the despotl Oh
my soul thou art soldl"
IL. And Clelaud went his way stricken in hear
from the Mobiles of Alliance. Fearfulness an
trembling 60 with him. lie sees an ambush a
every station, and the Inmates are his terror
He is back to the city, but the men OF Clevelnn,
cannot hide him from the frown Of him that si'
teth upon the throne.
IL. For thus saith the Lord, like as the execra
tons Of humanity pursued and slew Brooks SO sha
public opinion pursue thee. Decent men Sha
avoid, and thy friends shall be afraid to own ,he'
Thou shalt be a b~Jeword and a scOrn among me
and be known only az the dough faced COudu'
tor"
. ID. Aud now call betimes upon the rocks au
I the mountains upon Virginia to hide thee. l.