Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10
A Romantic Story.

years OF age, III one OF the Uufcr WARDS,
who in substance told the following
romantic story OF slavery days:
About the year lSiS, IA young Pitts
hureher, q" Knight of the razor pom
lerel over the advice of Horace Greeley,
go West, young MAJ, until it seemed
10 him to be inspired, and he resolves.
TO obey the behests of inspiration. Bid
ding farewell to father and mother, old
associations and the scenes OF child
hood IN the Smoky City, he werdcd
his way westward. When he reached
81. Louis he found aH opportunity to
ply his vocation, ana Concluded to stop
there for The time being. Ere mauy
months Lad PASSED ne made the uc
uuaiutance of Il beautiful octoroon
Acquaintance suoh 1lpened INTO friend
ship, friendship into intimacy, intimacy
into love; but she was slave. tn.
goods, the chuttels of one Of his wealthy
patrons. As 81 love laughs at locks and
bars" so did it at the bonds of slavery.
They were married. In little more
than n year afterwards came the first
pledge of their affection. 1t was then
he more fully realized the hell born ma.
ture of the institution of slavery.
The child must follow the condition vi
the mother. Could it he that his flesh
and blood belonged to another than
her? His only remedy was to purchase
that which by the eternal law OF right
was already his. lie did SO, ami then
he resolved to buy his wife, so that his
cs,Mdren might be free born. I've
tnSusand dollars seemed large under,
taking, but she was worth lniinitel,
lnt tn H,l
was prosperiuS, and the contract WAS
signed aud sealed. Tney went to
housekeepi, <, and sheassiste,l byevery
means III i!er power to meet the month
ly installments. Almost two years had
passed, and only tive hundred dollare
Of the money paid, when 1t became ev.
ldent there Was To be another heir t.
slavery, rs the mother WAS not yet irec.
The young PIt,sbGrgher saw the i'm
possibility OF paylug for the mother
aud children and he ieterniued to make
short work of 1t. He put the none,
Tor the next lnstulltluut IN his pocket
provided niluselI With the moauo vi de
Tense uAd provisions sufficient to last
them several days, and soon after dark,
about the first OF September, 1913, by
tue help of some colUrod friends, he
crossed the river into Illinois. With
his child on one arm. his provisions on
the ether, AMI his wife by his side, the,
started tor the north star, travelling 10y
night and coEceailhg themselves by
day. Tho hope Of freedom and the
dread OF pursuit gave elasticity 10 then
limbs, and they sped over the prairio
with Incredible speed. On the fourth
night out fearful storm overlook them
on the vide, "liu praliIc oil lIlnois.
The noith star Was hidden from view,
and they Were compelled 10 stop. The
vivid lightniDgs flashed brish than
the MONDAY sun, then left them III the
dakness which might almost be felt
IhNthunders cracked and rOared along
the seemingly bouuuless prairie. The
ram ielI lu turreutS for q muiueat, then
gave place to IA fearful storm of hail.
Ihe mother kuelt III the grass. The
child stood close to her bosom. The
father stood over them both, his manly
back to the storm to shield and protect
them from the pelting hail.
Ina few hours The storm had passed.
Tho north star again beckOned them
lnvitingiy, bat the mother WAS unable
to proocud. The alternate SUCCESS Oh
hope and fear Inch for days had strug
gled tor the mastery i'll her bosom
the over-tXertiOn III travelling and the
fright occasluLed by the elements war
ring upon the battlefield of al almost
unbounded prairie. was too much for
her nerves. She found herself already
III lhroes oil pArturition.
Let the readers imagine, if they can
Imagine, the condition of those persons
F.,rs h.
1t cannot be written. Before the dawn
OF day the little stranger came. As
soon AZ it was light enough to see II
house. the father started to seek con-
yeyance and place OF shelter. He
went but few miles until no espied u
house, to which all were taken, medical
aid summoned, aud every assistance
given which humanity and generosity
could suggest. Strange to say, i'll two
mSnths they were able to go ON again
aud were sent on their way re- 'iclug t.
canada. The father, mother, and eld.
est child afterward died, but the chill,
born amid that terrible storm upon the
open prairie still lives, aid Is now Il
resident OF Pittsburgh, and she Lerse,
was the telator of the story ROchsste,
Chronicle.
nFOxEs ARE No Fools "A former
4sident OF New Hampshire says thai
oboe. when "a citizen of that State, ht
was out chopping, and hearing the bay
ing of the hounds Ill the distance, lie
looked up and saw the fox passing hin
and making directly for IL pasture il
which was round hill with Il steer
ledge Oh one slue Of it. Tue fox sn
down at the top of the ledge MS if t
consider for Il moment. He then pnsset
entirely around the hill and sat dowI
In the same place again. Alter passing
around the second time III the sam,
track, he gathered himself up for tire
mendous leap and landed III the sof
snow at the ioot of the ledge, and raj
Tor dear HE. When the hounds cam,
up, they found the arrangement com
piete, and 1t would have done hunts
man good to have heard them Civ
tongue rs they darted around the circle
This was repeated until the hunter
came up and saw the state Of affairs
They were then called of and took