The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-06-20
A SLAVE SALE I'm TANarER.
How the Inhuman Tranc is openly Carried
IN in An African City.

SM III Al AACACa0 V1Cys
Correspondence Leeds Mercury.
Sunday, j learned, was the day on
which these human chattels were gen.
orally disposed of; so, on the first Sun
day after my arrival in Tangier 1 laid
.1avSalans. l went for q walk, and pres
entity found myself in the crowdediittle
l~xarlet within the walls Of the city,
"a .eading my way past the stalls laden
with spring vegetables, with delicious
oranges, bananas, and other fruits, and
among heaps Of fish, over which Arab
housewives were battling eagerly with
the statesmen, Visions of scenes de-
scribed in the pages of "UncIe Toms
Cabin" and other works of fiction ia
miliar to Inc in my early days, flashed
before my eyes. [ turned eagerly and
followed my guide, expecting shortly to
witness a melodrematic scene.
Just ahead of my conductor was a
tall, Unbranded Arab, with fine face and
long, gray beard, whom 1 recognized as
one Of the %auctioneers who patrol the
High street of Tangier, carrying pieces
of calico, horse-trappings, knives or
other articles on their arms, and carry
ing the price at which they are offered
to the public. He was moving stolidly
along through the crowd OF market peo-
pie, who we're all too busy to spare so
much as a glance for him. Ny guide
pointed to him.
"Voila!" he cried.
But where is the slave!"Idemanded.
"Voila, monsieur, VOLTA" he repeated
pointing again to the auctioneer.
And then ] saw walking YEARLY be-
hind him, pausing when he paused,
moving on when he advanced, looking
with eyes of pathetic apathy upon the
busy crowd around her. q girl of thir-
teen wears or thereabouts, with uncov-
cred face, clad in a single scanty gar
ment of white cotton. She was black
but not %uncome1y, and she had evi,
IDENTIFY been carefully prepared in the
bath for the ordeal in the morning.
There she stood, alone i'll the crowd
friendless. detected, travel-worn; hardly
to be distinguished in outward appear
ance from the other girls around her.
and vet deprived of the first of all rights
which human nature claims for ITSELF
slave, without ever the commonest o.
humanity The little girl looked uI
with a dull curiosity visible on her fea,
lures when she observed my European
dress. Then she turned away with the
same sad face.of hopeless detection. J
asked her price.
""Tl.irty-tive dollars" cd was the an
swer.
Seven pounds as the price fo1
this little bit of humanity
She had peen brought from tn,
Soudan. the auctioneer told me. She
had been captured there by a slave
dealer, who carried her to Eogador, ant
passed her on to another dealer, b,
whom she had been taken to Tangier
She was q pagan, absolutely ignorant
but she was healthy, she was active, sh'
was good-looking, she was-but no; m.
pen refuses to chronicle the list of vari
pus qualities as they We're glibly mum
Grated by the salesman. He nigh
have been talking of horse or a sheep
nay. he would hardly have talked $
coarsely of either of those animals as Ii
did of this fellow creature of mine
Presently he turned away disappointed
finding that no bid wa forthcomin
from me. / followed him at a little dis
,ance along the narrow, winding street
The girl was ever trcading in his foot
steps. Suddenly q woman benkone
him to a door. He entered it, still fol
lowed by the girl: and when, a fe'
minutes afterward, he emerged, he wa
alone. Through ny conductor | learne
that he had sold the girl to the woma
of the house for the sum of 9S.