The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-01-29

she would tell her story to US in the
morning, and assured her that [ and |
my wife were true friends, and that !
Casey then left US and went to his
home: | went up to my room and
told my wife that Casey had brought
fugitive woman in mems clothing,
and asked where should put her to
Sleep She told me to take her to the
fourth story and let her sleep with
Jane Clark, our colored hired-girl, di-
recting me first to go into another
room where we had some clothes for
fugitives, and get bundle of women's
clothes. and tell Jane to dress the fu-
gitive in proper apparel. | acted ac-
cording to my wife's directions, and
conducted the fugitive to the fourth
story When we reached James door
I knocked on it and called her by
name, requesting her to open the door,
as I had bpd-fellow for her. She
rose and unlocked the door, then slipped
back to bed. I opened the door and
took in Sally who looked like a man.
Jane glanced at us wildly, then COW
cred up her head.
| felt little mischievous and spoke
commandingly: "Jane thou must take
this person in bed with thee"
81 shan't!'' she exclaimed from be-
meath the bed-clothes."
"Now, Jane," I said, don't act so
ugly; he is a good-looking fellow.
But if thou dost not like the idea of
sleeping with a man, get up and make
woman Of him; here is bundle of
clothes with which Aunt Katy said he
could be dressed" She uncovered her
head, opened her big eyes, stared at
Sally and exclaimed:
"That's no man; you can't fool this
chile"
Sally smiled for the first time and
said: ''Dear child, | am woman"
I retired to our room and left them
to arrange matters to their own liking.
Next morning Sally was neatly
dressed and made the appearance of a
good-looking, middle-age colored
woman, below medium stature. Her
expression was intelligent, but sad,
and her countenance denoted anguish
Of heart. After breakfast she was
| brought into our room, and related to
me and my wife her touching story.
Her heart seemed ready to break with
trouble for her children. She felt
that she could not go to Canada and
leave them to suff and die in slavery.
She was sold, with her youngest three
children, to man Of whom she knew
nothing, and did not know where her
children would be taken, or whether
they would be separated. Her eldest
two daughters might soon be sold and
taken to the cotton-felds or rice
swamps of the far South. Why her
mistresses sold her she could not tell;
she had no warning Of their intention.
It might be that they were pecuniari-
ly embarrassed and needed money.
Her heart yearned especially for her
youngest child, about three years old,
who had weak eyes and was almost
blind. She would cry, "Oh, my pre-
cious child, what will it do without
mother?" then her tears would stream
! down her cheeks.
We advised her to compose herself
and remain quietly at our house and
await the result. Perhaps now that
she was gone, her children would not
he taken away. That day the Anti
Slavery Society held its weekly meet
ing at our house. and my wife intro
duced Sally to the ladies and left her
to tell her story. which she did with
so much pathos and simple eIoquence,
that when it was finished there was
not dry eye in the room.
Most Of the ladies present were
mothers. and could sympathize with
her feelings as mother. Her friends
took measures to ascertain the fate of
her children. and learned that they
had been sold to man living near
Lexington, Kentucky. Sally was
much grieved at this news, but still
hoped to gain possession of the two
who were hired out. She staid with
us several weeks; then, fearing for
her to remain longer in the city, I
took her to the house Of trustwor-
thy friend in the country, few miles
away, where she stopped several weeks,
hoping to hear some news OF her chill
dren. A vigorous search for her was
kept up. and feeling uneasy about her.
] brought her back to our house. Ef-
forts were made by some Of her col
ored friends to secure the liberty of
her two children who were hired out,
and we endeavored to purchase her
youngest child from her master in
Lexington, but all these efforts failed,
and Sally was finally sent on to Can
ada alone l heard from her frequent
ly afterwards. She married again in
ahout two years hut the consuming
grief for her lost children never left
her. One daughter finally escaped
and went to Canada, but her mother
died just before she reached her. There
was never a reunion of the family on
earth, but let us hope there will be a
reunion in heaven, without the loss of
one. There all their wrongs will be
righted, and their benighted souls will
expand in the light and freedom of
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