The Red Cloud chief., 1878-09-12

How She Wa stolen FROM Madagascar
aud sold ~ slave IN New lurk.

20 wv iva ~ 'N' HN". p
Ar,hInt'd Mercer. the uNu"t ~ the
mill property At Milestone. y J d.
bought = .iny" girl 90 tn. cts II is
the legend about her that t,r feature.
wct' almost p. clear cut go, tbu-r - a
'au,t.iru. and her complexion e. q
light cOpp"r hue 81, Vas SLENDER and
.hiprly. and h,r hr,rlug Ma proud
almost hnughtt hf'cr .to became
somewhat i~rooupil,l to Mr Mrrc,r q.
service. and could speak English 'hr
beautiful Young Law" told a sad ,iur,
~ her life She was. she -l.i. a KIM, +.
daughter, aud iu hrr native land Mad.
nyt-,ir. n, wore a dress fashioned II
the plumagr 4 the biightr.t hur,l
bird. Her head irr-- WI, also Il
feathers. aud her neck. arms and
ankle. wor" "uolrci"i With bands II
gold aud string, II many cuiurod bead.
Ore dnN .hc wandered to ~" .oa shore
20 pick up -hrll. Tor a necklace ~h"
VA, alone, and intent upon her pt,'imr
suddenly she frl, herself grn.pci from
behind hN rude houd- 81" hat been
captured by the crew ~ a slave ship
The SLAYER. TIED 4 handkerchief over
her mouth and carried her 20 their
bor's lhcnthcN ruNci swiftly toth,ir
shin
Drcndiug her father, anger. the
Captain ordered SAIL 20 be- made a,
once The captive primes, was forced
Ia exchange her costly attire iur "A
coarse cotton gown. and to herd with
the slaves irunrd between decks. No
m',ntcl"S w.r" put on her, hcctls" She
wa pa-NiSrly ob"iiru' 10 every com
mnud The slave ship entered a port
81 the United states, and ia" girl W.
brought to this city for sale.
within u few years tn" captive
princes, fell IN love with aiollow slave.
OF "a lighter hu" than his comrades, and
they w"r" married Th. first child was
born ahuu, l5.3 They called her
Rachel About this time, Mr.. Mercer.
Ia" girl owner, Sold his property and
moved to Newark. Their" Thrudor,
frciiughuN~cn, ON" of the founders of
the well known New Jersey family. 1T
which senator frclinghuy,"u is "a
member, won IN" hand oi his daughter.
Charlotte. Mr.. Mercer gave the slave
princes, and her child, Rachel, to his
daughter on he" wedding day, When
Rachel grew to womanhood, she was
~ beautiful ~ her mother had been.
She was married to Samuel Williamson.
"A slave belonging to Mr.. Frederick
~frclinghuy- sen. Six children. two of
whom are living, were the frui, Of this
marriage.
Rachcl's mother lived until Sh" was
fully one hundred Years of age. She
was IN her later Years An object of Al
%irctionatc Solicitudr on the part of the
Fr"linghuyScuS. She WAS not allowed
to do any work. and AT eleven o'clock
every day, II glass If fine Old wine was
sent with her masters aud mistress hes,
wishes, She was Of i~ucorruptibl" hon
r~ty, and wells, plate, and money of
very larg" value w"ro often lett under
her charge 10y the FrclinghuyscnS.
Rachel, who has been living for ma.
ny Years in the household Of MIR. Du-
mon, Frrlinghuysc "a brother of til"
senator. and a gentleman of indcpcnd-
en-, means. in Somcrvillc. y. j., fell in
To- her dotag" about a year ago, when
sh" attained her 10th birthday. On
Saturday. the 10th of August, Mr.. Free
~linghuysrn determined to send her to
her daughters house. on the ou,Skirt-
Of S%omrrvillr. Rachel seemed pleased
with tn" change. On Sunday her daugh-
ter, who is about eighty years Of age.
had n great mastering of her friends I"
show OF Rachel, on NANNY" rs she
WAS generally called. On Monday Ra-
chcl was in fine spirits, and ate hearth
ly. In the evening she was stricken
with paralysis of the right side and
throat. She fingered without solid food
until Tuesday. the 10Th. and then died.
Her body was Inferred in the colorcd
cemetery near Somrryillr, 10y the side of
n colurcd woman who died AT the age of
lo3. The whole trclinghuyScn family,
including the senator, attended the flu
neral in carriages.
Mr.. Dumont Ficlinghuysrn said YES.
tcrdiN that hr does no, doubt that Ra-
chcl Williamson was about lOj Years vi
age. Sh" often spoke of PLAYING with
the Mercer children. who. if they were
living, would he between lO3 and lO7
years Of age. ~. y. SHH, .i"g"St -.