New-York tribune., 1890-08-05
STORIES ABOUT OWEN LOFEJOY.
From The Cornell Magazine.

From The Cornell Magazine.
IT,, Wa ~ a massive frame and stood upon tho
g,,irUd with n nimness calculated to resist all the
Sre,.i,r- that could be brought go bcT on one m4I:
lie wns Of medium height WIN uroi@ o"eS ,Sic,. a
shouder, that gave him IN. appearance Oi an ateC,
hi, head M crown ths fran, ios.heau O,n %
hair blue eve, that c)ud smile or hash stlsh. s nDs
,,,e unuth and aW that had the decision Oi couis
~ fost auDttI Ihis was the man Who, from l24oot,
in Cong'ss and in the N~t. lived ana worhea Ior . s'
,LolitI1n cause Iet he had the gentle, Winning haii
nrr, of = woman and cordial alike To Ilc"u ~
foe 10 yoruls and O!d. lie haI learned wen , o,y noi
~ ,tiir, back at every dog that barhed at me ~ !
rode along the highway. ont nave 'eas" no,ns s, y
l,nr si.,.. and let them bite the iron ildt eN'l'Is
va vhn.l'~ n Wa, IN his family he was i''t dut
greatest there he gave all the oVe oi NSl,i ~ p, On
scnegou, heart and 10 nehyei eNc' u J, ,, 49, ev,r
even repNNIng W0id LOOK was al '''' va" "
inflicted. ,.,....,.., h, ,o,,.o vras
the ,tati0n where all trains on The hacfEiouiu @ ha'.
ny .fourcd fDi dinner. AID that road dld It'to
passenger business liz house aue pam Me trrd,v r,
fugitive Ac-lut> nom ear 80 49,. ',i, ito fh,,
niIAt twelve ,talWart blacks came cmu'hIs Ho ,, ~
house hcens rom pursuit ne EaN. ,n'T' n~ ari
took tle round dozen 10 church the neAl H.y'I'e ba
,I.rd then in hi, sermon an Illustration nI xo
lniqulte, Of slavery. he was lls1"cy agS.u nss ai
violation Of the fugitive slave law, pdla ms i -
alwav, announced 20 IL" toult where the neat ana
slavery meeting VA 10 De her - -, ,.o.,
\ fugitive slave once captured I'D tiie n''Aoes,
field ana tahea To the housc for preliminary udi
before being .rturncd SoIh inc aUlF 'l.a.N & 80 =,
Excitement IN III, neighborhood Inc anu si1' nt
member. of the district soon sunnlon~h dNo
leaving their pov> In the furrowN cuWtcd on ~ ~
hruc~ ,cd horse, aud came HllDpius 70 town. Love-!
lived ohou; thtec uar.rr, 0f mie from me vllltA
ic WAS at once notified, and hi fleet h'nilcy n'o
wa, soon in front Of TIE court house, Nhee ne Pr
scntcd hu,elt in bi> slippers. IL ei'FN tho coy.
room walked straight up to the ncSp aGd .nl ~"
rome put lie knife In nj, hand, ara WIN ulc o.,
and thcn pointing ou the mare told him 70 l.c ps
hi, life. The frantic negro sia,n"d WllIn d, "
natter severed IT, and sas.d the shoulder o. the nslg
ont managed mount ana "d> on IKE ne E.tn ~.
What "A race was that! The crazy nlSltened iuEltNe
fr ahead digging with his heel, thc side lid Icing
with nj, black tls> The shoulders Of The nNlhS t"o
hor.e The "cmbsttlcd abolition farner', saupPms
m,dly after the ian cling chains Ot the harness 'uIkhs
their clumsy horses, rll-h'st 10 "hdt 'cy
knew voud bc the asylum Of the fugitNi. 49,,
rh, nr-l, trembling With fright rii>lcH lhto tso
hoI. and w,s concealcd ny Mrs.. Lovcjoy iier mus
h,ud VA, among The Ia arrive. having lost botn
.lrgrrs on The way followed 10y ofhccr slave catchers
,"d a howllnc mob. lie planted h'm>cr lnst lhslno
me rate and in quci voice but VIA l'rn.Nt lur
warned an, man against putting foot INSIDE tl ga'
Vhai, stood LpNc,Jy and there >o)c ne crowd uo,n
wIongh 10 the hghr,t pitch OF anger The a,pect u
hr crowd Vas frightening. but thc f''e ot Vf!'i va
50 tc,rh!, thar not dared approach MIN. WITS
bi> wa, happening IN front of the house, man WIN
"A Hack face was 10 emerge from WlhuoW ailh
90 ,clrrring off across the i"d, lie was follower y
hc entire pack of blood hounds, and when cangns
moved 10 bs a deacon ~ Mr. LoVcloy'> church NMto
bc mob vrrc chasing The deacon. man under pFSat.
br1mmci straw hat walked quietly T. thc Darn Ihls
VA, the fugitive and NJ Wa, soon In the bottom Oh
wagon neA with wool, and on his way to Canada A-e
tn Freedom.