Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-01-30

aus lIt6
A very tall, homely man, with black
whiskors and honest eyes, came down the
steps. | caught his hand. He looked at
me as il surprised and spoke:
"Well what is itl ~
81 ain free man. I came from Hog
hole Swamp Arkansas 1 am hungry and
ooldn
80 go way" replied the man. "Don't
bother me, I'm sick Of the very sight of
you niggers !"
"Sir," said, "you insult your equal
am your peer. The Proclamatou-"
"Confound the Proclamation 1 almost
wish had never issued it,
CHAPTER ".
A lot Of Congressional magnates stood
near, chewing tobacco. I approached, to
ask for chew, and heard one addressed
as Mr.. Loyejoy.
"lou are friend at least !" cried
with real emotion; "[ was a slave. / am
now at liberty!'
The gentlemen drew down his under
eyelid with his little finger.
"Do you see anything green ,here?" ho
asked.
Mock NE noti l exclaimed Gam
not a man and brother -
"Why don't you go to work you lazy
fellow asked another Congressman, who
had u smell Of cobbler's wax about him :;
Il used to work down at Natick."
T ""ir,' | answered scornfully, II am
free"
They laughed vulgarly,aud / went away
with heavy heart.
CHAPTER V.
still farther Northward. Colder, more
in hospctablo. Vague doubts and half
regrets crept into my brain. Is this Lib
erty! Ali poor heart, take courage!
Still l was free; and free to confess that
had never suffered so much before.
! Some one showed me Mrs. Ncgrophsile'
house. A splendid carriage stood before
the door. rang. A servant came.
"I wished to see Mrs, Negrophic. Tell
her newly freed slave wishes to see her,
The lacky returned very soon.
Your card, please"
~ have no card. am cold and hum
Cry
/ The lacky went and came again:
"She dosent see that kind" he said, |
shuddered, and went to the Office Of the
Ti}usse. l found two Young mon there
with their feet on the desks"
! "Helo = said one, "hcro's friend Of
Old Greedy Thpeak up, bruddcr! yah,
yah
"Young man. l said, 81 am friend Of
all mem
Gle keeps the place next door," said
the other.
Il came to YOU in the name of human
ity."
Look here" said the first, 81 don t
want any blowed nonsense round here
Clear out before I put you out,
/ els Mr.. Greeley in ?"
7 "Not for you. Leave this =
1 He raised paper weight threatopipgly,
departed,
a Democratic compositor gave NE six-
pence that night, and 1 had something 10
eat, for the first time in two days.
CHAPTER VI.
Northward still. l found Gerritt Smith
at length, A large, white haired man,
with a restless, vacant eye.
my friend" said he, "ethnologistic
sideral influences are antagonistic in their
magnetism. The arbitrary enunciaiion of
a dogmatic alloculon is not productive Of
habiIiary condiIious.'
/ 81 am cold and hungry" said.
"Certainly. lsothermal relations can.
not be ignored with impunity. Whistle
pipes and thunder HoW's your mother
John Browns body hangs dangling N the
gravel Take 'em away Take 'em off ~
| His eyes grew very wild. and he
paved the air vigorously. was afraid
and went away, sorrowing.
80 Ljberiy, Laberty q" 1 cried 'com-
ben deS crimes som. commits SouS ton
nom !"
A gang of laborors were at work upon
railroad near by Invent to them.
"What wages do you get 7"
"Sevonty five cents day, in railroad
script,"
/ What do you do With it -
at passes at the storo.'
"What storei''
"Railroad store. Divl place else"