The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-21
REFo, DE Wan.
How q Bright Young slave Escaped
Being Sold TO Dealer.
Richmond Gilman

Being Sold TO a Dealer.
Richmond Climax
little while ago colored man from an
adjoining county came over into this
county. his former home. and met many
old friends. To one he related 4 remark
able episode of the days @befo de wah ;"
he said be was as tough mulasto as the
country ever produced, and his young
master resolved 70 send him down the
river. as the slave owners used 70 express
/ Il. One day the young master told him TO
have the horses ready. and they would
depart early the next morning for Knox
vile. The young master had received
information that a certain slave buyer
from the cotton fields would visit The
city mentioned in quest OF likely negro
men,
The early dawn found the young farmer
and his valuable human property speeding
away over the smooth road South. After
they had gone a little wav, Rich, p for that
was the cognomen By which he s'likely
boy" was known. inquired of bis master If
be was going to Knoxville TO put into exc
cution a threat he had often heard him
make~to sell him 10 a cotton planter The
master told him IL was his mission. Rich
became much affected by the announce
ment and she'd tears. lie recalled the
hours OF their boyhood and shed tears. He
recalled the hours OF their boyhood, and
dwelt upon the pathetic in general The
young masters heart was touched but his
resolve was not.
Night came on. as il always die when
travellers by the ''Oid Wilderness Road
got well into the mountains A Jug of fine
Old Bourbon steaaied their nerves and
brought halny sleep 10 the restoration of
their strained energies
Next morning they were up with the lark.
and all day they talked about the endless
separation soon 10 follow, pausing occa-
sionally TO admire the rugged scenery and
take drink. The rabbit hunts by dav. the
coon hunts by night, the romps, the fights
I they had. the fioggings they had caught
from '.the old man" were ali lived over
again.
Another night and another day and their
journey had ended But the raid on the
Gig Jug had not They hit il party lively
/ that last night on earth together forever
ard evsrm0re. They were comfortably
/ fun long before midnight. Al least the
young MASTER was fall of old liquor and
the slave was fHll Of pretense. lie bad
dropped npon q scheme.
With dawn. Rich was up moving about
the eity. A shave, clean clothes, a cigar. a
cane and Inauy extras we're added. Finally
ne sought the slave buyer, and introducing
himself "a Mr.. Of Madison county.
Kentucky, stated THAI he was in the city
with the splendid young niger" Of whieh
he HAD writer him, ard was nov ready
far trade The boy was described ia
gsosiag terms, and the price Exesi az 81 500.
wh}ch sAe trader said he would give. Fro
vsara fhe description was accurate So
they proceeded 70 the tavern and inso
iittie hack roem, where the Young master
vas found snoring away en pNi1es beside
the hed y here Eich bad taken the precass-
zion - tumble him before going Out His
heard o. seyessi days growth. dusty and
a0iled attire. unkempt hair ard general ar-
rearaHcs MAS anything but attractive.
Fifteen Hunarsa grnfsiF remarked
The eld aealer. A. BE glanced al the patifnL
ioak3ns object Fifteen hundred aallsrs
FOR that & q thing ! woul1n't give voc
esat more thAa bali thai much. and he
walkei oat on THE street II l. useless %
SAG that shes slaR's get thsss prices near
onoasA loF trade.
Aaoas noen the ycang master awoke,
nus fess8ug tie best in tie word BE waz
compelled 10 hornow shoe horn to put on
his hAs. ard there Was = nstghsy bza taste
" his msatA 10 ssy nothing os consider.
a0le rsa "a bis eye ard 3 feeling Of = sort
gaf xoaenass ia general about AS stomach.
Rlss t0s6 hiza that be bad been oas 10 see
tie haver, ard the cd fellow
Nsntss 20 know the rE.ee. a. aiE
depended en- sAas~-the leAss he'd take wKs
tie qssesaAaa. aaa 10 80 n a hurry a. he
the sszyeF had uua5s 81 The purchases BE
xau 80 and w2s ready T. lsAye town. The
voaag master e2lae4 saF rzpsg ard enyslcf4
SD aro&s a. fass1ws
Dear Sls Yoa hsFe seen TIE hey Ny
bawNss rssse Is 81 - He b onFth egery
cent q o. TIE nsse waz daily eanveysa
aHl mas Aoom getaFasa wzsA ~ Answeg un
she bach sayIar, We eaa : trade
The fe.sswing asy the sell rested hoxses
sae haHgs ranl&sso And = aEs&ppssnsest
wAase nsaa naiEhs Azge heez seen weaa1ag