The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-04-25

Matte recovered herself sufficient
ly to narrate the event of the even
ling. When she had finished, he ex-
claimed
"Oh, that I should have lved to
see tho day that old Tennessee was
to be thus disgraced Here, Joe T.
AT tais, the other person in the
wagon alightod aud entered the
shop. lie was stalwart negro.
"Joe,' continued the young man,
'you would like your freed om ?"
"Well, Missa John, l wouldn
like very much to leabe you but
den I'so like to be FREQ man"
"Joe, the whiis race maintained
their liberty by their valjr. Are
you willing to fight for yours Ay,
fight to tho death
Use fight for yous any time,
Massa John"
III believe you, Joe. But have
desperate work on hand to night,
aud do not want you to engage in
it without prospect OF reward II
l succeed | will make you. FREQ
man. 1t is matter of life and
death-will you 60 T.
II will, ATassa'
"Thcn kneel down and swear bo
fore the everlasting Col that, if you
falter or shirk the danger. you may
hereafter b. consigned to everlasting
fire !" Fr.E
al swear, Massa," sail tho negro,
kneeling. aud 1 hope that q Jr
Almighty may strike me dead. IL I
dol't % wii you through iiro and
water and eberyting ~
II am satisfied, Joe,' sail his mas
ter then Turning TO tho young girl,
who had been mute spectator OF
this singular scene, he continued:
Now, Matte, you get in the wa
gon, and I'll drive down 81 the par-
sonaSe, and you remain there with
Mrs Peters aud the children, until
bring you somo iutolli sence OF
your father"
While tho sturdy old black smith
vas awaiting tho return of his
! daughter, the party that no had 70
pulsed had returned wi,h increase
nunbers and domanlol tho minis
ter. 4 fierce qurrrel ensuol, which
resulted in their Selling tue smitt
and carrying him of They convey
el him to q tavern half mile dis
tant from the shop, and thsro he wa,
arraigned before what was term / u
vigilance committee.
The committee met in q lonc
, room on tue ground floor, dinly
. lighted by a lamp which stool upon
u small table in front OF the chair
man; Ia ,ap2at dAsldf sldftts "A itftrocr TO 30
t6fs tSfs ssls s,iairman for ,e,;S;9,miqa'ioq
nevertheless, he cast a defiant lo.l
upon those around him.
"Brai!ey, this is grave charge
against you What have YOU tc
say 2! said tue chairman.
"What authority have you tc
ask demanded the smith, fercely
eyelng his interrogatDr.
The authority Of the people ot
Tennessee was the reply.
II deny it
"Guur denials amount to nothing
You are accused OF harbOring au
abolitionist, and the penalty of that
act, You know is death. What have
you to say to the charge p
II say that il is q lie, and that he
who utters such charge against
me is II sconndrel y
simpson" said the chairmen to
the loader of the band that had cap,
tured Bradley, aud who now appear
cd with large bandlge around his
head, to bind up wound which WAS
the result Of blow from the list OF
Bradley. "Simpson, continued the
chairman, "what have you to say !
The leader then stated that he bad
tracked the preacher to tho black,
smith 8 shop, aud that Bradley had
resisted his arrest, aud that upon
their return,he could not be found,
and that the prisoner refused to give
any information concerning him.
"Do you hear that. Mr., Bradley p
said the chairman.
II do. What of it p was the re-
ply.
us it trues p
"Yas,"
"Where is the preacher 2
THAT is none of your business.
Mr.. Bradley, this tribunal is no.
to DO insultei with impunity, la
gain demand TO know where Mr..
Peters is. VIII you tell.
No.
"Mr. Bradley, it is we'll known
that you arc not only member, but
an exhorter in Mr.. Peters church,
and, therefore, some little excuse is
to be made for yous goal in deleud
ing him, lilo is from tho North, aud
has long been suspected. aud il now
accused Of being an abolitiouist aud
u dangerous man You do not do
ny sheltering him, aud refusing to
give him up, II you persist IN this.
YOU must take tho consequences. |
ask you Tor the last tims ii you will
inform us OF his Whereabouts Z"
"And again l answer Mol
"Mr, Bradley thsye 10 another so.
Iriaas charge against you. aud your
conduct in this instance eondrns ii.
Yoa are accused Of giving comfort to
the enemies Of yeas country, What