The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-06-22
The Quadroon Slave--A Daugh-
ter's Revenge.

ter6 Revenge.
in the Summer of 1854 Simon Gel.
low, n cotton planter, who owned
rearly three thousand ACRES of land at
no grea. distance from Macon. Ga.
ard one hundred and fifty slaves,
went with his wife Georgisna. and
hi. s,epiangh:er. Mary. u the White
Sulpher Springs Of Virg,nis.
Mrs. Cal!ow was ssven year, Older
than her husband. and having been
for long time past in poor health.
she bal bsoome extremely irritable.
and. in consequence, she had become a
burden 70 NJ Ca!low. who had mar
ned her oo!y for the sake OF her
money.
Her daughter. Mary Roqaeby. q
young lady of nineteen .. the time
when our narrative opens. was . very
beautiful blonde. Although she was
worth a hundred thousand dollars.
none Of the young men who had be-
come acquainted with her proposed to
her. for she WAS known 10 have q
violent temper, ana il WAS rumored
that, in an ebullItiou of anger. when
only fifteen years old. she had mur-
dered a young slave girI who WAS
waiting upon her. Nothing had IN
said about the affair, owing to the
wealth Of Miss Mary's mother aud
stepfather.
But her most marked traits were
her almost idolatrous love for her
mother and her equally intense batr, d
for her stepfAther
The Caliow family had not yet
been two days st the above mentioned
famous watering place whsu Mrs.
Callow MAS taken seriously ILL., Two
days later she died. A heartrending
scene took place q. her death bed
when it became certain that her lie
was fast ebbing away
Mary said Mrs Csllow, in a
trernuloas voice. pointing at her hus-
band. who was standing 1T tho foot
Of the bed. "that man. who married
me for my money alone, has killed
me. curse him. now that I am on
the verge Of eternity. and you wilt
have 10 ayenge me upon him"
Callow laughed contemptuously.
Mary looked daggers at him; then,
bursting into n nit of violent weeping.
sank down a. the bedside of her
mother, who i,cd shortly afterwards.
After tho funeral of her mother,
Mary Roqnebv went to Baltimore.
where some distant relatives Of her
father lived
Her steptather went TO Richmond,
where on the day after his arrival.
he attended large slave sale.
Among the human chsttels put under
the auctionecr's hammer was beau
t!fnl quadroon Her name was given
AS Annie Berdan, slave Of the late
Geo. Berdan. by his mulatto girl, Min
uie "
Look at her. gentlemen" shouted
the auctioneer. pointing at the blush
ing, shrinking girl. "She is only eigh.
teen, as pretty as picture. and war
rsnted IL be of the most afec.ionate
disposition. never sold such desir-
able girl Her form Is as perfect as an
ancient statue Her teeth are good,
her hands small, her waist like that OF
a wasp--how much do you bid. gentle
men
Thore was large crowd in attend
ancc.
Two thousand dollars - shouted q
dissipatei young tobacco planter from
Williamsburg.
Two thousand dollars for such q
lovely creature" criad the snc,ioneer.
Indignantly Why she is a colored
Venus"
bidder.
Three Thousand five hundred" cried
CalIow. who had kept his eyes fixed
upon the poor girl ~ if he WAS strau -e.
ly fascinated by her truly sarpassins
beauty.
The girl was knocked down 10 him
for that sum.
After paying 1t To the auCtioneer. CAL
low had long conversation with his
newly purchased slave. Amid tears Of
bitter sorrow the poor girl told him
that th" ate George Ber!an Was her
father, and that lie bad s)lemnly and
frequently promised tha, he would
cmancipate her. He hal treated her
ike his legitimate children. aud had her
carefully educated At a Nerth.rn Semi.
nary But he had died very suddenly.
his affair. were found to be greatly en-
l'arrassed. and So it had happened that
she had 10 suffer the disgraceful fate Of
being sold on the block
Mr tsllow kindly assured Annie that
be would treat her as lady. and that.
his wife having die ! recently. he would
install her rs houseke-per ia hi. fine
Georgia mansion.
lie took her ,o = boarding house
where he remained with her during
the next three days.
Daring ihs, tune he bought her fine
dresses aud costly jewelry.
Ii was evident that hc was very fond
If her. and size seemed TO recip,ceste
her masters affections
Al la, they started f,.r Macon IL. .
coach and four. for which Callow had
to pay a, the rate of thirty dollars .
day
The driver MAS e,,inred mau. " ho,
whenever they stopped a, waysiie
inn. ALLUDED iu the strange intimacy
between "Masr Callow aud la, weller
girl"
Fbat ess reSsion. however. Was un-
iust - AGnie. fnr hc- skin WAS as " bite
as .hst os any q. ler (. irrss Caucasian
sisters
Five day la'ef thr, arrived ii; Gal
lows plantation ansi an the following
dav Ann, br,isu ss>ulues. her duties
- hausekeepeF.
TIE I'll. .lsYns IN The h..u.e u.rn