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

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this juncture her servant returned,
but the bundle seemed to be on the
person, who had turned to man. We
recognized Jackson, the barker, at
once, and greeted him with hearty
hand.shake. Then followed an intro
duction to his wife, full explanation
and a hearty laugh over the whole af-
fair. 1t was decided that it would be
unsafe for Jackson to remain in Gin
cinnati; he was too we'll known here.
He concluded that he would go to
Cleveland, where he was not known,
and where he could be on the lake
shore, so that, if danger appeared, he
could step on board steamer and
cross to Canada. It was decided that
his wife should remain at Cincinnati
until he had made preparations for
housekeeping, and established him
self in business, if suitable opening
presented itself. His wife had means
on which she could depend for sup
port in the interval.
Weapproved of Jackson's plan, and
the next night he took the train to
Cleveland. He soon secured a COM
Portable house and shop. and wrote
for his wife, She Joined him immedi-
ately, and when we last heard from
them they were living comfortably
and happily at Cleveland. Jackson
had a good business in his barber shop,
and was troubled with no fear of mo-
lestation.
SALLY, THE SLAVE MOTHER.
Sally, an intelligent woman of
brown complexion, belonged to a
couple of maiden ladies who lived in
Covington, Kentucky, having become
their property by inheritance. She
had been we'll trained in household
work, and was an excellent cook and
housekeeper, besides being skillful
with the needle Her husband, who
belonged to another family, had been
sold from her when her Youngest child
was a few months old, leaving her
with five children, all girls. He was
taken far South, and she never heard
of him afterward. Sally's two eldest
daughters were hired out, but the
three younger ones. being too young
to be put out to service, were left with
her at home.
F Sally was good and faithful SER
want, and had never suffered the sting
of the lash, or abuse. Her mistresses,
probably to dissuade her from taking
advantage of her proximity to a free
State and from running away, often
told her that they intended to set her
| and her children free, but the time
! was deferred from year to year. Sally
often reminded them of their promise
without getting any satisfactory re-
ply, and she began to feel that its full
fillment was mighty onsartin," as
she expressed it, but she had no
thought of being sold until her mis-
tresses called her into the house, one
morning, from the kitchen and told
her that she and her youngest three
children were sold, and would be taken
away that day. She said this an
nouncement was like a thunderbolt;
it struck her dumb. She almost fell
to the floor before her mistresses, but
they did not seem to pity her, or to
pay any attention to her. When she
found speech she begged to be permit
ted to go and see her two girls who
were hired out, but her mistresses re-
fused her request. and ordered her to
go upstairs to the room where she
slept, and pack up her own and her
children's clothes, in readiness to start
away with her new master. When
Sally reached her room upstairs she
set her wits to work to find way to
escape. She managed to get out of
the window on to the kitchen roof,
then on to an adjoining shed-roof,
from which she slid down to the
ground in the back yard. She then
slipped out the back way and ran to
the house of a widow lady living near
by, whom she knew to be friendly,
and hastily told her sad story. The
lady deeply sympathized with her, and
being a mother, she could understand
the distress she felt on her children's
account. She concealed Sally in a
safe place, thinking that the children
would not be taken away unless the
mother was found.
Sally was soon missed, and dill
gent search was made for her. The
news spread throughout the neighbor-
hood that Sally had deserted, and
company Of men started in pursuit,
anxious to capture the runaway slave.
They searched among the colored peo-
pie, thinking that she had taken ref
uge there. They did not think of her
being so near her home, and thus
overlooked her place Of concealment.
In the afternoon, when the ardor Of
the search seemed to have abated a
little, the widow lady came over to
Cincinnati to consult with some of her
friends, whom she knew to be aboli-
tionists, in regard to Sally.
William Casey, worthy colored
man, who was good manager in such
matters, was consulted and plan was
soon agreed upon. Sally was to be
dressed in mems apparel and taken
about midnight to point in the up
per part of Covington, near the Lick
ing River, where William Casey would
be to receive her, and bring her across
the river Sally being small woman,
it was somewhat difficult to find mems
apparel to fit her, but with her friends
assistance, the widow obtained suit
of black summer cloth belonging to
youth, which she took home with her.
Sally donned the suit and made pre-
sentable appearance in it, but it was
rather thin for the season, it being
cool weather in early spring. The
undertaking was hazardous one, both
for Sally and for William Casey, for
the bank might be watched; but Sal
ly's liberty was at stake, and Casey,
who was ever ready to aid his people
when in distress, felt it his duty to
risk his own safety in order to rescue
her from slavery. Sally's lady friend
sent trusty companion with her to