The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-09-12
RrsIaarI1abIe slory OF q Negro.

lbe correspondent 90 the Oircfnaai
GioztHs, Agate, who accompanied Ju3gt
Chase b his recent tour. describes graph
icaliy a. ol3 negro shom the party ioanl
a key West
Presently there came hurying up !
sialwaH negro. with the physique oi
prize fighter body round as barrel
srms knoaed sith muscles that nigh, hav,
belonged 70 race.horse's log, chest broa,
and deep. with room inside ior the play o
40 ox's lung. So magnificent physca
development have never seen, before oi
siace, 'rhe head wise large, bat The broac
forehead was very l1g. Above il ras,
the risp. grizzled wool, almo / perpendic
ularly tor height quue a. great as lha
o. the exposed pat Of The iorhead anc
the bumps above he ears and IL the bach
OF tte head we're Of .ponding mag
niiude The face was ubmisiakable Al
nc IN glossy bla k, with widrly.distendc
nosIriis thcs lips, aud liquid but CLEAN
! ing eye. This was Laudie himself--al
old mah-'now IN my sebeIny tree yeah
sab, he said himself yet tie slfonae,t
man on he Island, the richest Of de ne.
grors, TIE best farmer there, and wilh !
( history rs romantic as that of an Indian
whom song aud s,ory have combined 4
I make famous. lie was native of Mary.
laud had bought himself ior three thou,
and TWO hundred dollars from his master
aud had earned aud paid over the money
had removed 70 Florida, aud been enrar.
I'd at work on a railroad. where he had III.
read accumulated what or iiim was
| handsome competence, when his little
loise urned down AID his free paper,
were lost in the fre. A gangbf uhprm.
cipled vagabonds 1t oiice detrrn,ne,t
there being no accessible evidence oil hi,
freedom to 5e produced agans, them. Ia
seize him, sell him in the New Orleans
market and pocket the proceeds. lie
frustrated Their attempt BY whipping the
whole party OF six; thea hearing thai they
were TO be reeriorced AID were to try Il
again, he deliberately proc .eded 10 Inc
pu' iic square accompanied by his wile
cot The leaders OF Ills ankie Joint, PLUNGED
knife into the hip,jont on the OH .r side.
aud then sinking down on Mheelbarrow
finished the work by choppig Of with i
halchet the finger OF his left hand Mean
while, an ave struck crowd OF white men
gathered round, but made no attempt IT
interference. Finally, brandishing The
bloody knife; Landie shouted to the crowd
thal finley persise in Their effort to sell
free man into slavery after he had oace.
al an extortionate price, bought himself
Out OF II, his right arm was YET strong, and
he had one blow reserved, alter Which
they were welcome TO sell him for what
ever he would bi1ug
That the essentials Of this story are
true, there is unquestionable evidence.
Tn fingers on his ieft hand are muttiated.
and the scars on the lip AID ankle are
sdll ieartdlly distinct, while besides there
are still eye-wiInesses to testify to the
main facts. Lande's powerful constitu.
lion brought him through; he was conin.
ed 10 bed six months; then lie began 10
hobbie about little, and at the end of the
year WINS again able TO support himself
lie showed US thi oush VIII at he proudly
called bis plantation. Ripe sapadilloo
hung from The trees and a part cuIarly
large 'soursop' was pointed Out as special-
y intended for our dinner. lie had a lit
tic patch Of tobacco green cocoauuts rest
ed at the tops OF the palm-llke stems and
iamarinds we're abundant the African
cayenne pepper berry was hanging on lit
ne bushes, and one or two Of The party
who had Deen promiscuously experiment
Ing on Landies fruit came TO grief when
they reached it, and were heard complain
ing that their mouths were afre. Pluck
ing two or three little berries OF an lher
kind, Landie handed them to the Chief
Justice. Take dem home and plant EN-
in you garden, and you'll hab you own cof-
see aftah while But coffee wo.'l grow
where live, Landie.' Don't know bout
dal, sab. Dai's juss what dey told me
heal; but you see it ,loes. didn't know
40 reason why il shouldn't, and so | Try.
Now you juss try too I Fiaally he asked
for picture Of his guest, and the Chief
Justice handed hun one dollar green
back The scene that followed was curl
Gus. Old Landie, bareheaied ard with
his shirt thrown loosely back from his
brawny bosom, stopped down, spread lir
bin out Oh one kuee, and gazed from !, 70
Mr. Chase and back 10 the bill again for
some moments in perfeci silence. Now
knows you be broke at last, 'you's Ole
Greeubscks hisself You mout c3me
heah fifty yeah from now and I'd know
YOU juss de same, aud tell you all about
sitting in dis yeah piazzy heah.'
Discovery Of Dante's Remains.
The honors paid TO the memory Of
DAME 10 Italy have tot been confined to
the celebration Of his birthday. Soon al
ter lliai occasion, his bones their place