The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-10-26
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81. N.-a,iic rcnn Pre-. .fi.i Tms. saws
IL .,t+',. ~l" has tsid tnc'e Tom Cabin will
'rln'i'lrr The character Of Lcgrce the brutal, un-
o.. az AVE uveTsecr. That character has found
"a Counterpart 10 the person Of resident Of viii
HuJ-.,n county. Tennessee. whose terrible treat
n,.st "f two mula,o children sounds more like
ta' deeds of "a hend incaTnaie than ofa man. We
obtain the details VI the irightful story from
,'lciA! sources which pass them beyond doubi.
In 'hr wear SO, man named Henry Jackson,
"A" !i,rs NJ Triunc Williamson county, sold
one ot his slAvrs-a woman named Sealy-to a
man ia Mississippi The woman was torn IRON
her home and her chidrCn-a little boy and girl
.'i IN infancy and was carried the long, weary
Journey, she never expected to retrace.
The war came on, aud swept fhs hated system
OF slavery away like chat, even as all evil. no
matter how firmly grounded, mus, at last disap-
pear in the onward march o. righ, and truth.
THE poor woman who. years before, had been sold
into dis'an; bondage, relieved by the emancipa-
iion proclamation, toied faithfully, onimes Tor
mere piiianec, saving her means that she might
return 10 Tennessee. A few weeks ago she ac-
comp,ishcd her object, and her weary feet trod
once more the soil Of Williamson county. She
sought ont her old master, that cruel, bad man
and asked for her children. They were shown
20 her two wrcichtd liii r. ,iu,es, fcarfully
..tgg,d .ha !c!ogil,d 4, i.r constant inhuman
treatment they had SUSTAINED a, the hands OF the
brute Jackson. Nun- hu, a mothers heart can
i, .t;h la, feelings this poor woman contcm-
p'''i Ter offspring. seen with the marks of
such 'ti=hiful abuse upon their bodies, after
ah.-nrc Of almost ten teats.
lh,.t children. IL seems have been kept in
worse than slavery Tor ,ears past. Probably in-
Ccnsgd lay the breaking up OF a system which pla-
ccd under his entire control helpless victims TO
cruelty. jackson seems To have vented all his
spleen .pou 'hcsr innuccn, beings. The little aLd
untu ;uuai. brother aud sister are now respective
j. = tcn ,nl ten wears Of age. The littls girls
bnca shows thc sears Of fearful laceraiions. and
ia, to, head has grown misshapen aud OF un-
natural size from lic knocks and bruises snsiain-
81 ~ ihr hnnds oi Ja,kson The little fellow
has lr.i. compelled Ia work in all sorts Of weather
with ,sln,y c.o,hing frighifnlly exposed On
pac u' the coldes' sun DAYS Of last winter Jack
son compelled him 20 20 out and chop wood
w,hnu, roScrng 10 his feet. Ills toes were fro.
lcr. and sevrial OF ihsm Toiicl of he received
no r,rc whatever The man threatened often to
ir,wn him in pond near the premises, and the
s.irr winter actual, threw him into the water.
rhr TO, succeeded ia crawling out with his life
~ ,n"iher time, when Jackson was buichsring
h., d. he threatened t. scald the boy IN the hot
water bat was dissrs,ls.l hy colored man who
iutet,.'lrl .n hehalf Of the little fellow.
Al .nmmrr long jackson has compelled the
to-, io WORK ia the corn field when the poor
Wutrh Mas actually picking the maggois from
hs fr".i-lii.n limbs hut why ennmerair
ffih.r
~, lnuau authorities have been informed OF
tiu'e iuhuman "uitaacs aud will take steps for
ii. st.,-s aud punishment of the Ierpetfaior. lie
c,.. ,,uh ought 10 be- brought io speedy justice.
p.i. ans rtl.i beet tluuh, the truth ofour state.
tn.ut W, refer io Rureau hradquarieFs from
whal, iin., wrn obtained.
ni.,rruiNnp WoMAs.--A lew inonihs since
% ,,nt'ennu had the misfortune to loee bis wife,
fttla at Kta
iir inf number of weeks, bright idea eniercA
ii i. .l -. the widoWcr. he thought that he could
do onr'hn- Ia lc.srn his sorrow, and for that
rntta he called upon lady of his Acquaintance
anh '~lu' 'i,h 'o pax word with her In pri-
,an Thinking that she WAS about 10 receive
pr"ln,.l The lad, prepared to listen with beCom-
uf rsisuaii"n
M,rrha said. be- with downeast eyes, ~ he
nuh tar hand " you knew my wife9''
" tstiatnlV
!, u.t good for man 10 hs alone.
" f,timi- not
" I'D t"u ever reflect upon that part ol the
uarfia,., s,r,,c which requires couples 10 cleave
nut".a, e "il,' ii,l death Io them part
3. has"
have often reflected upon Il myself Now
i'nili ha- parted ne FROM ~! wife and feel
ser, lonely "
d should think !, likely
think | mus; dn something Ia restore 10 me
e. hiiih tAtftTtiihtthNss ANu Wv htfhott
,utuss.
llc pr,ss.d the lad, hand and sighed She
returned ihr pressure. also suffered sigh to es-
cape her.
'My dear be said. after long pause, IN
come 10 The paint At once. have proposal TO
make
a proposal 80
&" Yes ! have resolved io write my wife's bi.
ognrh Nov have hut little skin IN literary
matters. aud " you will correct ~, manuscript,
,ui write headings fui the chapters. will give
son iin, dullais"
She sprang from his side aud h,r eyes flashed
with anger
" Nuu Wrceth munster ~
lug Butn llutEN a man in the dreas OF =
workman was hie, walking In the streets Of
lirflim With package 10 his hand, sealed with
ive seals, anl inscrihcd with an address and n
uoie tia, II contained one hundred thaleFs In
treasury bills As the heareF appeared 10 be al a
loss. be Was ac,oslcd " passenger, who asked
him What he was lrokWg Tor. The simple eoun-
iryman placed lhe packet 10 the inquirer hands,
aud requested tina, he would read the address. -
The trtl, was made ~ with an agreeable sur
vfisr VII, this letter is ior me have been
expecting il for a long time The messeng@
upon this demanded ten thaefs for the carriage Of
ihc packrt which was readily paid, with hher-
ri addition To the porter. The new pusssssor OF
tl, t,a.ket hnstpunl ta au .sharuse carnRR tn 50.