The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-26

danger on the sea. And David's bluff,
CHEEKY voice trembled a > little: now and
then, 'for!the honest sailor loved: his snug
home onrthe Merrimack, with the dear
wife and her pretty boys: But presently
the wherry came alongside, and David
was Just stepping into it when he turned
back to kiss. his wife. and children once
more. .-,.,;;!i
~ s'In with you, man.: said Pelatiah Cur,
It's, ttThere' s no time. for kissing and
such sfoo,eries when the tide serves
And 50 they parted Anna, and: the.
boys went back 10 their home, and David
to the port, whence he sailed off in the
Lively Turt!ee7y And; months passed.:
autumn followed, summer, and winter the
autumn; and then spring came, anon. It
was summer on the, river; side, and he
did, not, come back. And, another year
passed, and then the old sailors: and fish,
ermen; shook their heads, solemnly, and
said the Lively Turtle was a lost ship, and
would never come back to port. And
poor Anna had her hombazine gown dyed
ii black.,hsr. straw bonnet trimmed in
was known as the Widow ,Matson. =.
And how wasi all this time with David
himself! ,r-.5,.~ ,...,, 521HE
Now you must know that the Moham-
medan peaple of Algiers or Tripoli,, and
Magadore and Saflee,| On: the Barbarry1I
coast, had for long time been in the
habit Of ,fi # g. ont. galleys and armed
boats to seize upon merchant vessels Of
Christian nations, and make slaves Of
-n7aR9 aua passengers, just as men
calling themselves Christians in America
,W eEs ending vessels to Africa - to catch
I;veIv Tu1f1sa i: their plantations. The
q. these roxing xahhass-.aadzt6He cffs9&s
was taken to Algicrs and sold in the mar.
ket place as slaves, poor" Dssit M q
When a boy he had learned the trade
Of ShipeaEpenter; with his fathers, on the
Merfimack, and now he was set at work
in the dock yards. His master, who was
nsatqrally;a kind man, .dstlt. not overwork
him. He had daily his three loaves, Of
bread, and when his clothing was worn
out, its place was: supplied by the coarse
cloth of wool and camel's hair, WOW ed ~
the Rerher women, Three hours before
sunset he was released from work, cand
Friday, which is the Mohammed Sabbath,
is, d day :: s: 'os:,roV~ =.
Once year, at the season called Ram.
alden, he was left at leisure for Whole
week: So time went >on-days, weeks,
mouths, and years. His dark hair. he
came gray: he still dreamed, of his old
home on the Merrimack, and of his sgood
Anna and the boys. He wondered
whether they yet lived. what they We're
| doing. The hope of ever seeing them
again grew fainter and fainter, and at.1ast
nearly died out ; and he:resigned himself
| to his fate as slave for life. ~, :
But one day a handsome. middle-aged
gentieman,;in the dress of,one of our. own
eeaRtfymen,~atte ~by~a~great officer
eaAedup before him ! the American cap
tives. The stranger was none other than
Joel Barlow, commissioner of the United
States to procure the liberation of slaves
belonging ~ that gS0;sver6ment. Hertook
! the men by the hand as they came up,
! and told them they were free. As you
might expect the poor fellows were Very
grateful; some laughed, some wept7 for
JOY, some shouted and sang and threwup
tttksil daps,' while otherswith Ovid Mat
son among them. knelt down on the chips
and thanked hqn!seea God for the great deliver.
This is i very ~ affecting scene,',rs.id
the commissioner, wiping his eyes. II
Observation-Disclosures f III for my
! sColpmhiad. 49,. -. and drawing ont his !ftab!
lets he proceeded: to write an 4nestfephe
to freedom, which afterwaT4 found %
place in his great epic. - T.
Il navith Matsml had1savedH 1rttIe money
during his captivity, by odd jobs sid sid
work on holidays. He got passage to
f&aassss where hebough HIDE shawl for
his vito. and 4 Ratohzfor each of hib efi3sf5e,
boys. He then went to the quay, 1AeFS