The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-10-22
The Blood of Harry Lee.
THE REMARKABLE ANCESTRY OF SARATOGA
WAITER-A ROMANTIC EPISODE OF SLAVERY
TIMES-HOw wEBsTLR AND CALHOUN HELP
ED WILLIAM JACKSON TO WIFE


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| Year after year Robert Jackson has been
the second waiter at the Grand Union but
the careless crowds that frequent the nam
moth hosiery have not known that through
his veins courses the proudest Virginia
blood
i Robert is small, vell-made quadroon,
fashioned, perhaps, in about the same mold
as Stephen A. Douglas. for his head closely
; resembles that of the Little Giant. His
grandfather was General Harry Lee, of Revo-
lluticn&ry lighl-Lorse-cavalry fame, and bis
mother was slave woman named Jenny,
q maid OF Mrs. Lee. Soon after he birth Of
William Jackson the Lead WATERS father,
Jenny Was sold to Colonel Stewart, of Fred
erick County, Md The boy William sho ell
extraordinary int diligence, and become pet
of h s master, and ON the death Of Colonel
Stewart found himself .ree by clause in the
will William went imm edlately to Wash
ing on, where he had been many times with
his master There he met John Mclean,
Postmaster General under Martin VauBuren.
ana trend oishis OLD master. jude Me-
Lean appoin ed him messenger in the
Pos Office department at q salary Of 5000
per annuin.
Whiie messenger in the Post Office De-
part mtnt, William Jackson met beautiful
long naired octoroon, he slave of ola Judge
John Stewart, OF Baltimore. The nlave girls
name was kache. and she came TO attend
Miss Stewart IN" If The fashionable Balti-
more be les. ut one IF President Van Buren's
RECEPTIONS VILLAIN lost his heart with the
dusky maid and soon went to Baltimore 10
g'tJudge Stewart, who .wned her, to con-
sent TO their marriage.
No, SIR said the Judge, Indignantly, J
'Rachel Is slave, and she must marry a
Save. Il she marries free Niger she will
c running away hersel and, besides, 1 !
d"n'' Know when may want to sell her to |
The New Orleans raders''
"rhen can ever marry her ?"
Never, until melody buys her from
me- replied he Judge.
R"cbe was sent 20 he Frederick County |
farm and thlther William went in the night |
to hold a conversation with her First it |
was reeol' ed 10 run away. But there was no |
chance for success. The Fugitive Slave law |
wssln effect, passes were required by the
slaves on the plantation. and to run away
was surely to be caught, returned, and then
dreadful whipping followed.
What eau we do" sobbed Rachel.
~ know" replied William, 81 will buy you
myself"
"But you have no money"
II can work and earn it," replied the de- |
termined lover.
How much will you take for Rachel ?"
he asked OF Judge Stewart the next day.
"Wtll. q thousand dollars will buy her."
replied the hard hearted Judge.
William went to work-every cent was
saved he even going on foot into Frederick
County by night to see Rachel where they
held solemn consultations. and hoped only
for the time when he could buy her and own
her and make her his wife.
Think of that, mcrcenary beaux, heartless
fortune hunters of Congress HGll-think of
tolling night and day, and then think of pay
ing our last cent for the love of woman.
Two years rolled around. and nine hundred
dollars gladdened the sight of William Jack
son. Christmas came.
"What shall I give you for Christmas this
year. William ?" asked the good old Post
master General o: his trusty messenger.
Anything, Mr.. Secretary"
"But what would you like most ?"
Then William told the story of his and
Rachel's troubles-how he WAS afraid she
would be sold, how he loved her dearly,
buy her.
The old Postmaster General took of his
specs wiped his eyes, then put them on again.
Then he fumbled in his pockets. "Five-ten
twenty thirty" he counted. and then he
handed William hundred dollars.
Too happy to live, William started for
Judge Stewards.
"Herc, Master john" said he, with his eyes
all aglow with JOY mere is the thousand
dollars-now want Rachel"
"My God !sWiliam, you don't tell me sol"
exclaimed the Judge. "Why. sold Rachel
yesterday for 81 200 to go to Mobile"
"When is she going ?" asked William, nerv-
ously. ,
s'She's gone already-went yesterday.
She'd be in Lynchburg in three days, by the
boat"
| Broken hearted and crushed in spirit,
William hurried back to Judge Mclean, in
Washington. The Judge heard his story.
Daniel Webster and John G.. Calhoun were
In the Judges room, and they both took a
dee D interest
| "Let's raise the money and send William
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