Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-01-23

/ first understand her; for she spoke an African di
aleci, gptlDhlett Hith few words OF broken En-
| glIsh AID when she could not make herself un
derstood, slie ed to vetiety Of gestures an,
| sigcs- ohs did not know ber own age, but, from
her shedding her front teeth al tina. time, She wa
/ supposed % ba about seven years old. She couis
not Ell now long it since the save-trad-r
tore her from her parents, uor where she mad beer
since that ;ime. The poor little orphan had pro
badly gone through much suffering and terror
and been so unable 10 make herself understood
by any body, that be. mind had become oew i.dereC
core ernlng the past. She soon learned to speak
English put she could remember nothing abou
Africa. except thai She used to sec her mother
pour cut water beloe the rising sun. Almost al
the ancient nations Of the world supposed that a
Ore,t opiit had his dwelling in ttc sun, and the,
worshIppe1 that Spirit in various forms. One oi
the most common modes OF worship as 20 pou.
out wa ter, or wine, at the rising Of the SUM- and C
utter bi.et praJer to the Spirit of that glorious
unnary- Probably tbI> ancient custom had been
handed Gown, age AFTER age, in Africa, aud il that
fashion the unjaugHt mother Of little Phihs con
unueQ TO WCIahil the god q her aI.cestcra. The
sisn5 OF tbe great splendid oro, com:lg she kne.
not whence, rising apparently out Of he hills 10
make the whole world glorious with light, and he
devout reverence with wnich her mother hailed is
retlrn every morning nasat materially impress
tue c.i.d's in aslu4i-u - teepIy, Jnul M
about her native and.
a wonderful charge took p.4c+ ia lie little fol-
Iofn stranger II. tIt coGt oi Z yeas am = ht',
sue not Only lFAe4 ~ speak flG5.ish correctly.
Du- sne was sos @ r, iieh'iJ y 'n5 Pr q 'Ae
n'oIe' sac e'-Ge1 "o's m" N"c1ir'h3h '4-
te.!ioehGe aid ois-l @t'i!e !oT Aao"truSe- cie
was often fround I,las to make etters with char
coal on the walls ana fences. Mrs Whe4tley 5
daughter. psrceivias Aer el,erRess 10 learn, un-
dertook to teaca ael 10 read anI write She
found ifi;s an easy t-s' ior her pupLi e rned win
astonishing qQ'cNhese- ~ lhe SANS Nne 9ae
showed sach "a aIHiao-s, fiecslonale dlsno'itlon'
that all members 81 ths i-nl!y became attached TO
ner- ier gratitude y her sind, motherly mis-
tress was uaooundel, and her greatest delight was
70 DO anything TO peas= her.
" len she VS. about fourteen years OLD, sha he
gan to ws-te poetry; aHd il was pretty sood poe
Try, tto. O"!uS 70 iLeee uncommon m4nlissta-
tons Of intelligence, aud 10 the delcscf 81 her
nea.th, she was never put t. bard household work,
WIS iuteadea at lae time OF her purchase. Sac
was kept constantly with AIRS. Whe4tley and her
daughter, employed in light aud easy for
them Her p9-uy attracted attention, aad Irs.
W hcatiry friends leu1 ner books, winch she read
w.CA great eagerness- Sne soon acquired 3 good
r. OWlea+,e OF geography history, aud Ea1lsb
poetry OF the is. she Was particularly fond.
Aitsr 4 hIle, they found she WIS trying to learn
L4un when sne Sd far mastered is 10 BE- aols t)
u ass4chusetts against slaves learan1 70 read snd
Wit, as there have been ~ many II the States;
anu her mistress, So Tar from trying tu hLacr her
did everything to encourage her love ri learning.
o0e always called her atiectoH4telY, hy PM
is, .ad .eemec 10 be IS proud VI her .ltaiomeuts
a. Il she nad 6een her o"a daughter she even
allowed her TO have fire ard Eight in her own
chamber IN the evening that she might study and
write down her thoughts "h@ne'sr 'hey clms 70
mex
PbAu- WAS q a Ner, religious tufA oi mud,
and when she was about slxltel she I9uei tGe
orlhodo& Church. that woIeh:pped il the O.d
South Aeetiae Aoosa ~ h.ss,on, Ter character
ana dePo'l'n@-1 we're a'loh ii1- m VII oohNid-
eLed ah ornament 20 me CAuIch- C-eIel men
ant ant o-"sr A49f =! persons VINO VISITED a Mrs
y " AeAee! ; lool> " Yea, oea4 oi hotce o. her.
htE P0ems We're Drought lJ1"4fd y De read tO
Tie company, a-a We're oi en mncl praised. sa=
w. ~ ualrs4uenuy invited 70 me houses o.
"eaiN5 90 distinguished pope VINO liked 10
snow nef oiI a. hihd oi wonder Nest youaS
eli' "9o-u nave Aaa 'nef heaas completely
tfd " 20 u4cu n'tts'! ana attenlioh bui
seit34aies7 ahu mummy seemed 70 o. natural 70
l hlll-a- Aohe Always retained tHe same gentle,
lh9.'e,' I aTf'o. 'iAehl lnat hau won -hIs. neat
Iet AeAit "heA she nfSt sa" htr 10 the slave
HAfkt1, cohel.mes' Wieh she went abroad, she
" as mite II 81 q t1o-7 "5h oeGe1 guests hr
az 'e' 1ea.el tha'
: :, PC " y ioOo ~ ~ va " 81 'ao'e-
Dtins "t' d"aie VI tAs c'ihtnoh Fleiu4ice against
nSt coul l9.eA'oD, eng iedrea thal some oit mi5nt
'e oiieliueI y heI com iht = e't meas ~ .
lui'u'D5 iis 0ouise &c nlaiiiie''eo ha'uiai Pc +
tehes5' WHICH proven HeI 70 Ve more lfuit it-
.ii1u "'J i'0iso" o'u.N "0 wiz '&ie0-eu Y .
III oesiue H5f on account OF hef color.
Although she was tendprly cared for ard not
o,,,.-s.,t -, 1 90, ..;4..,;,..- ,,~L 49, ~.
eP-liSH - ~ Guy .'s's''-T ""iA, neI COh9tItu
ION never recovered from the shock IL had ie-
sIyed in early childhood When she ,x,s a hon.
ihetrSh o 0tS1 i4Fi i'nti' iate'+ - Idiiulf tlat
physicians ut Ii nectcSsiF Tor her TO = ke a
~ vo,zre \ s0f, al Mr. y. besti.,-s :, i ,,oi,,
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