The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
tYon ADDrrroNA1 LOCAL IrBNs SEE INSIDE PAGES.

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] "AUNT MARGARET" CoLoRED CENTHNARIAN.-
Many, many years ago. Ger aIa dark skinGed tribe
some fancied grievance. Fortune did not smile upo
esp1e ON the sd Of battle IN SSoe DAYS wsre ts
| IN human hesh was st ts zenith, aud even in the
| women provided, always that their skins were of
royal disposed OF BY their oonSueoors no 10
an American SLAYER @ who brought them to this city
one Abraham Y9ndagraff, farmer living near the
Children were born to the King and Queen Of
Ssm.' Gn,nea' ,bS and nst one Of their Odspring be.
turn, the youngest OF this thriving FAMILY re ,ein
about and i've SSe years ss so saw Gs g9
@itaSss re- 81 bad no children OF her own, and 50 she
sa0p.l4n little fellow by the name Of John II ART
MES and n m fber 70 the care OF the picanin
wren lhe colonies revolted againt The unbearable
Meut TO, the wars, accomplished by HSssSVh one of
MarsareEs ~ brotheTs and rose 70 the rank Of
CbpIhn IN lnt Con lnet tai army. During his absence
rom home the care OF the large herd OF cattle on the
attended them in true pastoral style. Bat her task
WINS oy no means an easy one for the Tories and red
cnhIge apo carry off portion their booty or VIII at
and chickens and swing the savory care isses Over
,neir ,b sd@o1e-o0ws @ Margaret bore under these
failhful services was rewarded With the gt of ber
Bpt This was the mere com mencement of her trials
q enaS Gay, ss az me present the idea prevailed that
wa sb blnGspa6e OF taking care Of her own fortunes
new bonSSSn 5S bc 4 STgaret was coupled with
should be greatly benefited She was und on for n
MPhla@dephia. I'm @ who was expected to ndocirlna e her
h.S , Sne ways Ut liberty before she should be
uleiy upon the world and her resources This
Shrslian Hese ought TO have lived In the year Ammo
and well qualified to with the
bef6y OF these latter days In other words, he
black woman had no rights which white man was
his charge for the of $500 farmer bS the name
OF James Collins. who resided near Germantown be,
Margaret was removed and there she was to-
and berator kno wing nauRht Of her sdvess 0whet n
tunes But James Collins proved to be a shiftless in
himself of his financial troubles by bandonng his
Of the proprietor worldly man by the nj name Of
Which then a held MHen % sR ion5 IN
Of A BbUp %eTs fss% set free BY an act
Saiet oo9d 9 h nay Dy 6riStian Hese and before Mar
was transpoEed to the home Of one Of BIshops S5
on the Ser IN SaT Tgns s lust south Of the
mouse 9 Oh David Walton her new master, the sheriff
place to levy on ths chaItes in satisfaction OF debt
he d Tcs M the 10 Of this
ss,lon ana Margaret became the sole booty OF the
himself self became her purchaser and removed her 10
Ms Swa sg nrn a6shIsnt m zen near ROpney II
master: Sheriff Pearsey was inveterate gambler,
O ms n was se GsSrs Rey 2
IN b 1y LICK OF the cards Reynolds resided
Tered the thrittess Sheriff in Ronlney while Visiting
n wPS PSSrfq s of gve S slave a
he arrived there celebrate his luck with drnS AZ
Of Mareare! fl the sum of $3.50. The landlord had
end % py hS Sy The trials Of the poor
ownership appears to have alernated regularly be.
belong like Hese Bop to SsyPod SSy orneFP proved
cory. All the way from Romney to Winchester the
mule receive the blows ana curses of tSe
tho fortunes of card table It was this treatman
that touched the somewhat kindly heart OF mine host
Caspar, ana with him lived for Hftaan
years presiding over his sti during greater por
One day friendly Quaker CHANGED to listen to the
story OF her, her life such was his indignation at the
for hwith wrote to his friends in Philaoeipha con-
tlan Heise, who denied ali knowledge of the Woman
But the document by whch she had been apprentced
he fed. The kind Quakers who had embraced the
in purSu nS ana DO at BGrngon j. theS 9p
Wifa the ipS Tive He & was brought back to Phade
OF actlon-both of them exceedingly dstastetul How
Pententiary chose rather to proceed to Virginia
and procure the release from bondage OF his vcsim
therenpon she was again, and for the third time
Since then, she has not been moested by the slave
hunters ana is now at the rare old age of one hun
another world. She is dependent upon the cOntribu-
kindhearled gentleman, in moderate circumstances,
bears the whole burden OF the rent of her abode.
the house at No 1921 Sergeant street adjoining the
tpiligent Hose House Access S TO her humble cham
stairs, and there at any day she may be
ON her Knees. Her complexion IS extremely dark,
presenting strange contrast to her snowwhte hair,
jaw TO protrude in singular manner while her eyes
are Deeply sSnken So and her form bowed down with
retaining al her faculties to a remarkable degree,
remark able sGraightforwsrdness and energy. Her
career has had many examples, but by the blessing
lnC6 Of brave the future win furnish