The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-05-11

houses for food, as roasting ears were
All that Yves left to them and they daT--
ed not light fires to cook them There
were men in Indiana who abominated
slavery and these runaways did not
ask of them In vain, Notwithstanding
Justice Taney's law. But all were
not of this way OF thinking. One ask
ed for bread and was covered by
shotgun. He surrendered. Another was
taken at a bridge and third was
trailed by dogs, surprised and taken
in, his hiding place In daylight The
fourth was successful in passing the
Gordon of guards and escaped 10 Cana
da- The three were taken by the In
dianaians. 1t is supposed they had no
part in inciting the runaway, for they
returned with the Kentuckians to get
the rewards.
The little town in the slave state
was kept in a state of excitement for
a week A neighborhood of anti-slav-
cry people a few miles out was kept
under surveillance. The negroes we're
afraid to stir at might, so awed were
they by the unusual display of arms
made by the citizens, but they caught
every word that fell upon their ears.
They ventured 10 ask questions Of
children about the ruEaways. They
were not entirely ignorant of the COM
ing conflict. They bided the time.
1t was daylight on theSunday morn
ing following the escape that the
band of captOrs, with their prisoners,
reached the town. The noise of their
approach aroused every living thing.
They went to the Jail and the three
negroes were locked up. A great
crowd had gathered around, eagerly
seizing upon every detail of the pur-
suit and capture. The Indinaians were
lionized. They got their rewards and
departed for home. The kind-hearted
taller gave his prisoners a good break
fast. The latter seemed thoroughly
cowed. They were in dOubt as 10 their
fate. This was decided on that day.
One had been master He was carrie ge
driver and boss of che younger slaves.
Why did he run away? Domestic in
felicity. Gan we imagine such a state
under such conditions? Yes, he had
wife and had fallen out with her.
He took this way OF leaving her for
ever. Asked what he desired TO do, he
chose to be sold Sou.h. One of the
pursuing party, a young physician,
took him next day TO Alabama and
brought back his value in current NOR
ely. Another was repldmanded, and, on
promise to do so no more, re-
stored to his former relations in his
masters household. And you, Levi,
why did you leave? This one belonged
TO a man who owned ard operated a
small factory. There was no McKin-
ley bill then. The business was wool
carding. The plant ore of those old
wheezy treadmills, where the old dun
horse and little blind mule on the
wheel were no Less slaves than the
poor negro in the dingy carding-room
one and alike with the bury wool
and the strong-smelhng grease-day
by day, and until late at night. The
master was not an unikird man, but
peoples wool needs must be carded
even in the hea. of summer, and un-
consciously he overlooked the burden
he put on his slave in his efforts to ac-
commodate the public. The slave bore
the burden for years, but at last
naturally sought 20 escape it. But he
toiled on there, the narrator does not
know how many years longer. His
master was a man of ecoentricities
One of these was that he was more
concerned about small matters than
larger ones. This Urait was fully eX-
empMfied when he went to Jail that
mOrning 20 reclaim his property. Sew
eral persons were standing in the
hall at the time They expected the
master would berate the runaway for
mis- conduct, and especially that he
would allude to the big reward he had
been compelled to pay out. The
negro crouched in fear, but the mas
ter, in his customary jerky tones, mere
ly said: Levi, you black rascal,
where's that Ratchet you carried off?'
The ten-oent Ratchet caused him
more annoyance than the hundred
dollar reward.
But Taneys and shOtguns and blood
hounds and lynchings failed to sup
press the "irrepressible conflict" 1t
burst upon the country with all its
fury and lasted many weary years. At
Us most critical period Rosem'anz
buried the dead at Stone rdver and |
Bragg performed this sad rite at |