, 1880-09-20

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come superauous things!"-selectsd.
Sold in Marriage. Sold into Slav-
cry and Dying a Pauper.
The following remarkable story is
told by the Chicago Times of negress
who, under the name of Nellie
JONES'" recently died in a station
house in that atty: Years ago, per-
kaps in the early part of 1850, James
Mink, a colored man, educated above
the average, started line OF stage
coaches in Canada. and also opened
livery stable at Toronto. Fortune
smiled on his efforts, and before long
he could count his gold by the hun
dred of thousands. He lived in a
beautiful suburb called Richmond Hill,
and with wife and daughter, then
about Is years of age, was as happy as
monarch. His daughter Minnie,
prepessessing girl, was given the best
education she land could afford, and at
the age of 40 there were few SO accom-
plishsd as she. Highly-educated col
ored men being few in Canada, the
father conceived the notion of marry
ing ler to white man; and knowing
that no Caucasian, under ordinary cir
Gums stances, would be willing to take
a negress for wife, the old gentleman
offered as an inducement the sum Of
100000, to be paid to any respectable
white man who would accept the hand
of his daughter. Among those who
heard of the offer was one James An
dreWs. an Englishman, who at that
time, 1857, was driving a cab at Kings
ton. and being possessed OF fair edu-
cation and genteel appearance, pre-
sented himself before the father, and
asked the hand OF his daughter. He
was accepted, was married the follow
ing year, and received the full amount
offered by MIR. Mink. He suggested a
wedding trip to his wife's home in
Virginia, and, well prepared for long
tour, they set out together. All went
well until Norfolk was reached, and
here the unfeeling husband deliber
ately sold his wife to planter for ST.
500. and, putting that and his original
present together, sailed away TO the old
country.
After many months the old father in
Toronto was made aware Of the fact
that his daughter had been sold as a
slave ia Norfolk, and proceedings were
commenced to recover her. Sir Henry
Bulwer, at that time British Consul at
Norfolk, was successful after infinite
trouble in securing her release, return
ing the planter his 81, 500. She reached
home broken-hearted, weary, and SUI
fering in mind and body, and for many
weeks was confined to the house. AS
soon as she was able to move she left
home and visited Elmira, N. Y, where
she remained for some time, seeming
to have lost all love for home and its
surroundings. About this time the
Grand Trunk railroad pushing its way
through the dominion, broke up the
stage line, and one misfortune after
another gradually reduced the old man
until there remained but few thou
sand dollars. Minnie became wayward,
it is claimed, and, being unusually
beautiful for a colored woman, was
able to get along very easily. She
hoated about from one city to another
under the alias of Nellie Jones, iEally
bringing up on the West Side, taking a
small cottage, and paying for it by do
ing laundry work. 1t was here that
she died. The daughter of wealth,
the slave, the pauper. Once she
came to the notice OF of the po-
lice. 1t was when she was induced to
"squeal on some parties who had
robbed German of $500, and she re-
vealed the hiding place of 5000 Of the
stolen sum. That, so far as known,
constituted her criminal career. She
was good looking, even in her old age,
was very light-colored, with regular
features and pearly teeth. She was
pleasant Ii demeanor, and in her con-
versation showed her superior educa-
ton.
AN ELEPHANr's HUNANIIY.-Our
reporter, who was present yesterday
morning when the circus animals were
disem barked, noticed very interest
ing example Of the friendship aud re-
gard which one animal sometimes has
for another. Soon after the elephants
were taken from the train they were
grouped together in body and fed.
Their breakfast consisted of hay and
oats. They naturally went for " the
oats first. One of the aninaals-a very
old one--did not seem SO expert.
" Goshen" however, the biggest one
of the lot. looked after the old one,