The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-05-08

pray anu HallOO lOr an hour or two
together, that you might hear him
nearly a mile off. And he would
pray for me and for my wife and
children and our whole family con
INJECTIONS to tAe third generation
and sometimes when We would have
visitors, Moses prayers would in.
terrupt the conversation and destroy
| the enjoyment of the whole company
The women would cry and the chill
dren would cry, and it would get me
almost frantic: and even after / had
retired, it would be sometimes neal
daylight before l could 90 to sleep
| for it appeared to me that l could
hear Moses pray for three hours af-
ter be had finished. l bore it as
long as l could, and then forbid him
praying anymore-and Moses prom
ised obedience, but he soon trans
Igressed; and my rule is never to
whip, but whenever a negro proves
in3orrigible, l always sell him.
This keeps them in better subiec-
ton, and is less trouble than to whip.
And l pardoned Moses twice for dis
obedience in praying so loud, but
the third time I knew / must sell
him, or every negro on the farm
would soon be perfectly regardless
of my orders"
"You spoke Of Moses hut. I
suppose from that he has q familyf''
eyes; he has a woman and three
children-or wife I suppose he calls
her now-for soon after he got re-
ligion, he asked ne if they might be
married, and I presume they were. -
"What will you take for her and
the children"
off you want them for your own
use, / will take seven hundred dol
lars; but / shall not sell Moses nor
them to go out of the State"
Il wish them all for my own use,
and will give you the fourteen hun
dred dollars"
BIr. B. and Col. D. then went to
BIS store, drew up the writings, and
closed the sale, after which they re-
turned to the vessel; and Mr.. B. ap-
preached the negro, who sat with
his eyes fixed On the deck, wrapped
in meditation Of the most awful fore
bodings, and said:
well, Noses | hare bought you"
Moses made very low bow, and
every muscle in his face worked with
emotion, as he replied:
'Did you, massa? Is I guine to
Georgian"
'No," said Mr.. B., 81 am a mer-
chant here in this city: yonder is
my Store, and ! want you to attend
on the store, and I have purchased
your wife and children, too, that yop
may not be separated"
''Bress God for dat; and massa
kin 60 to meetin' sometimes?'
yes, Moses, you can go to church
three times on the Sabbath, and ev-
cry night in the week, and you can
pray as often as you choose, and as
loud as you choose, and as long as
you choose: and every time you
pray, whether it be at home or in the
church, 1 want you to pray for me,
my wife and my children; for if you
are good man your prayers will
do US no harm, aud we need them
very much; and if you whish to,
you may pray for everybody of my
name in the State. It will not in
| ljure them"
While NIB. was dealing out these
privileges to Moses, the negro's eyes
danced in their sockets, and his full
heart laughed outright for gladuess,
exposing two rows Of as even, clean
worries as any African can boast;
and his hearts response was, 'bress
God, bress God all the time, and
bress you too, massa; Moses neber
thinks bout lie guiue to hab all desc
commOdationers; dis makes me
think bout Joseph in de Egypt" "
And afteI Moses had poured few
blessings upon Col. c., and bidding
him a warm adieu, and requested
him to give his love and farewell to
his mistress, the children, and all
the servants, he followed Mr.. B. to
the store, to enter upon the func-
tions of his new Office.
The return of the schooner
brought to Moses his wife and child
ren.
Early the next spring, as Mr.. B.
was one day standing at the store
door, he saw a man lcaping upon the
wharf from the deck Of vessel, and
walk hurriedly toward the store. He
soon recognized him as Col. G. They
Iexchan ged salutations, and to the
lColonels inquiry after Moses, Mr..
B. replied that he was upstairs
measuring grain, and invited him to
walk up and see him. Soon Mr..
b. s attention was arrested by a very
confused noise above.p He listened
and heard an unusual shufling of
feet, some one sobbing violently, and
some one talking very hurriedlys
and when he reflected upon Col. C.'s
singular movements, ana the peculi-
ar expression Of his countenance,
he became alarmed, and determined
to go up and see what was transpir-
ing.
When he reached the head of the
stairs he was startled in seeing No
ses in the middle of the floor down
on one knee, with his arm around
the Colonels wais5 and talking most
rapidly, while the Colonel stood
weeping audibly. So soon as the
Colonel could sufficiently control his
feelings, he told Mr.. B. that he had
never been able to free himself from
the influence of Moses prayers, and
that during the past year he and
his wife and children had been con-
veIted to God.
Moses responded: "Bress God,
massa c., doe 1 way up hae, neber
forgot you in my prayers; I oilers
put de ole massa side the new one.
Bress God, dis make Moses tink
about Joseph in de Egypt again"
The Colonel then stated to Mr..
B. that his object in coming to Bait,
more was to buy Moses and his fam.
| lily back again. But Mr. B. assured