Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-04-09
.skrd me il they mlght be married. and

presume they were,'
What will you take for her and the
children
If you want them for your own use,
[ will take e7e0 but shall not sell
Moses nor them to 90 out of the State.'
i I wish them all for my own use, and
will give you the tl .4s0.'
Mr.. B. aud Col C. then went to B's
store, drew up the. writings aud closed
the sale. after which they returned TO
| the vessel; and Mr.. b. approached TIE
negro, who sat with his eyes fixed ur-
on the deck, wrapped in meditation ct
lthe most awful forebodings, and said:
We'll, Moses. have bought you.'
Moses made low bow and every
muscle in his face worked with emoticn
when he replied:
Is YOU. massa? Where is swine'
massa? Is gwinc to Georgian
NO. said Mr.. B., L an merchant
here IN this city. Yonder is nv store,
and I want you to attend on the store,
| md have purchased your wife aud
-bidreu too, that you may not be Sc
parated.'
.Bress God for dat; and, massa, kin
90 to meetin' sometimes?
Yes. Moses, you can 60 to church
,hree times on Sabbath and every
night in the week, and YOU can pray az
often as you choose, and as loud a.
YOU choose, and every time you pray
whether it be at home or III church, l
want you to pray for me- my wife and
all nv children, tor if you are a good
man your prayers will do US no harm,
and we need them very much; and II
YOU wish to, you may pray for every.
body Of nv name in the State. 1t VIII
not injure them
When Mr.. B. was dealing out these
privileges to Moses, the negro's eyes
danced in their sockets, and his iuii
heart laughed outright Tor gladness, ex'
o sing two rows Of as even, clean ivo'
rie. as any African can boast, and MS
hearts response was, 'Bress God,bres'
God all de time, and bress you, too,
massa: Moses neber think bout he
cwine to had all desc commodationers;
dis makes me think bout Joseph III
Egypt And after Moses had poured a
few blessings upon Colonel {. end
mad bidden him warm adieu. and re
auested him to give his love and fare
we'll to his mistress, the children and
all the servants, he followed Mr.. y. to
the store, 10 enter upon the functions OF
his new Office.
| The return of the schooner brought
20 Moses his wife and children.
Early the next spring as Mr.. B. was
Que day standing at the door, he saw
man leap upon the wharf from the deck
| of vessel, and walk hurriedly toward
the store. He soon recognized him as
Colonel c. They exchanged salutions
aud 10 the Colonel's inquiry after Mo-
ses. Mr. B. replied that he was up
stairs measuring grain, and invited him
to walk up and see him. Soon Mr. B.h
attention was arrested by a very con-
/ fused noise above. He listened and
heard an unusual shutting OF feet,
some one sobblng violently aud some
one talking very hurriedly; and when
he reflected upon Colonel C.'s msve'
ments and the peculiar expression OF
his countenance, he became alarmed
and went up to see what was trsnsplr-
ling.
| When he reached the head OF the
stairs he was startled at seeing Noses
| in the middle Of the hoor down upon
one knee, with his arm around the
Coloneps waist, and talking mosI
RAPIDLY, while the Colonel stood weep
| NJ audibly. so soon as the Colonel
could sufficiently control his feelings
he told Dir. 3. that he had never been
able 10 tree himself from the influence
of Moses 6 prayers, and that during the
past year he and his wife and children
had been converted to God.
Moses responded: 'Bress God. Massa
c.. doe way up hea, l neber forgit you
in my prayers; | allies put de old massa
side de new one. Bress God, dis make
Moses think abou. Joseph in de Land J
, Egypt again.
The Colonel then stated TO Mr. b.
that his objcctin coming TO Baltimore
was TO buy Moses aud his family back
, again. But Mr.. Is. assured him that
was out of the question, for be could not
part with him; and he intended 10
manumit Moses and his wife at forty
, and his children at thirty years OF age.
Moses was not far wrong in his refer
, euce to Joseph. For when Joseph
, was sent into Egypt God overruled 1t 70
his good, and he obtained blessings
q that were far beyond his expectations;
so with Moses; he eventually proved
, the instrument, in Gods hands, OF
saving the mans soul who sold him.
Old Moses IS still living, aud at pre-
: sent occupies comfortable house OF his
!. own and is doing we'll for both worids'
SHE DipS'T.-A young man with
very white eyes and girl OF eighteen
with very long curls, stood together in
...... n.tr0it IN GAIA