Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29

nursed back to life by Mr.. Henson, who
shortly after made up his mind that the
Lord helps them that helps themselves,
took his wife and four children, and
made his successful break for the free
dom which he had once paid $500 for,
and which he had really paid for a
thousand times by his faithfulness to his
different masters.
Uncle 81: "We packed up few pro-
visions, and put two little pickaninnies
in bag and slung them over my back.
My wife she led the two little ones, a
fellow rowed us across the river. and we
trudged through the swamp and on to
liberty. And last week left the two
little darkies that totea away in the
bag, now men grown, workin' the
farm at Dresden" and the old man
laughed until his sides ached as he said;
"My farm, do you understand? NY
farm"
81 Henson, with his little family, set
tied in Colchester, Ont, but few miles
from Detroit, and, with $50 colored men,
Of whom he was Captain, served Her
Majesty during the Canadian Rebellion
BY holding Fort Maiden until Colonel
Erie took possession of it IN 1888. At
the close Of the trouble he went up Big
Bear Creek, now Sydenham river, and
took up large amount of land near
where is now the tiourishins little town
OF Dresden. Here he lived, and became
regarded by all as exceedingly we'll of,
being always pastor of a church. Here.
at the age of fifty five, he learned to
read and write. In 1850 he went to
England, and in the winter of 1S5O51 he
lectured III London. Previous to this
on severa! occasions, he had met Mrs
Harriet Beecher Stowe, and had told
her the story of his life. He had also
written an autobiography, which was
published in Massachusetts.
In 1852 he went back to England again
and when there he first learned that Mrs.
Stowe was writing novel of which
he was the hero. Aunt Chole
died long ago, having borne Uncle
Tom or 81 several children, one
OF whom Mrs, Isaac Clay, widow,
recently moved from Detroit to
Dresden. She has a son employed at
the Glass House. But Mr.. Henson mar.
ried again, and in 1865 determined to
visit England and take his wife. who
was out of health, along with him. He
lectured about fifty times in London,
formerly stood Wesley and Whitfield.
He left England to go through Scotland
and ireland and then return home, and
had got to Edlnburg when summons
from the Lord High Chamberlain
brought him back to "Lunnun toun' and
Windsor Castle. Queen Victoria re-
ceived him with great cordiality, declar-
ing that she could not let him, whom
she had known Of since she was young
lady, return to America without seeing
him, She gave him her photograph,
which bore her autograph, the whole
set in a solid gold frame. He also re-
ceived fine gold watch from a wealthy
English family during his stay in Lon
don. Mr.. Henson was never on a race
track and never visited theatre or cir
Gus but once in his life, and that was on
the evening Of October IA, 1878, when,
by special request of the reporter who
interviewed him as above, he occupied
box at Whitney's Opera House, and
for the first time in his life saw Uncle
Toms Cabin played by the Gotthold &
Rial Company. He was also introduced
to the audience from the stage.-Detroit
News