,e t.
H. 1 mo. 3 mos. 6.moe.
ins Sqnare. . 1.50 1.75 3.60 6.50 12.00
two 84thtres . ' . 3.00 3.63 0.40 9.(21
Three tlqoaron . • 4.tr l 5.23 9.00 17.00 26, Ql
Sin Squares, . . . 11.60 17.00 26.00 46.1.0
Quarter Column. . 13.60 22.50 40.00 00.121
Half Column .• . 9103 40.00 WUXI 110.01
Ono Column •
.• • ..30.00 133.91 110.00 709 0)
Professional Car& 141.00 per line per year.
Admlnlstratoill A . tllltor'll'Hotleee, 40 .00.
City Notices, 93 cents per line let Insertion, 15 cent. per
Ina each eabaequent lop:intros. •
Ten !knee ikate conetltnte s agnate.
•
•. ,
ROiIERTIREDELL, Jn., Puniasunn,
I=!
(Tod ttnb Lumber
ER.""f' JACOBS & CO..
VirE101.111111,11DII•LIIRS IA
ROUGH & WORKED LUMBER,
RASH DOORS AND BLINDS,
WILLIAMSPORT. PA
Oil - Orders from the trade okoliclind
I MIMI . . B. OTTO. IL M. OTTO. n. W. WILIAM
FILBERT, OTTO do MILLER,
lIINUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
LUMBER,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA
VILE ON CANAL. WEST
E III a N L A R D STREET.
F. CRANE, AOSICL. 1. nut GO.ly
REMOVAL!
SMITH & OSMtTN'S
COAL AND WOOD YARD I
The shore Coal and Wood Yard halt been removed to the
mat eh.] or the Jordan Brldae, SOUTH 81DB, where will
hoconntautly kept a Coo and roll ..DPIT or
Egg, Stove Nut and Chestnut Coal,
elected from the best mine. to the country.
OUR COAL
under cover—and It he to the Interent of every on to
porch..
. DRY AND SCREENED COAL
Sir A large stock of nll kinds of good Wood constantly
an hand. nod dnllvered to all portent tho clty at the lowest
market micro. •
BRANCH YARD.—A branch yard Is kept at the Lehigh
Valley Depot, known as the former yard of Lentz and
Becker.
.BTTIIIB ISTIIC PEOPLE'S COAL YARD.:IaI
Uppr
regten olitotwitildrrTr inee In trllT l gad r ttiot fort wi
perfect eatlefertion. thren no too Or d enring to rmuno
he money. All we o. k t oa trial. taken at Ilenh3
er'• hat es. re.
PIfANALIO SMITH,
July Illh
COA L CONSITMERS,
1.001 TO YOUR INTEREST !
STELTZ & HEEBNER
Hereby Informs the eltlreaa of •Ileotown, •od the pub
Ile In 'amoral, that Ito le prepared to furnish all klods of
C 0 A 14
from hie well Mocked Yard, formerly H. Guth & Cu.'s. at
the Lehigh Basin, In the City of Allentown, where he will
constantly keep on hand a fall supply of all kindlier Coal,
at the very lowed[ market prices. ills coal le nice and
Mean, from the very best mines, and in quality euporior
o any offered to 'Allentown.
He will melt Coal by the CAR LOAD, at very mall pro•
It., aa he intende to do boldness apoo the principle of
"(nick Sales and Small Drente." Clive him a call, and
upon comparing prices you can Judge for Youraelvee.
He will deliver Coal upon call to any part of the City
upon orders being left at the Yard, or Welosimimer's More
STELTZ & HEEBNER.
REMOVAL.
tnar 31.tf
TREXLER & BROTHERS,
=I
L U M B E R,
Hereby announce to their friends and patrons OW May .
hav Just removed from their old stand to their
NEW YARD
near the corner of Tenth and llemlltno itreete, forinetly
occupied by BMW. & Miller, an Lember Yard. where
they will constantly keep on hand a lore. and neamoued
stoat of
LUMBER,
.ach as all klrds of
PINS, HEMLOCK, CHESTNUT, POPLAR, 'SHINGLES.
PICKETS, LATHS, de.
In fast everything usually kept by the trade.
Arg../111 kinds of lumber cut to order at short notice
• Thankful for past favor. , we trust our Mende, an - well
•• the public In general, will give no a call at our New
lari, where we will use our beet endeavors to render sat•
stadia, both as regard, quality and prices. foci 21'6S-tt
MO CONTRACTORS AND BUILD
1. ERA.
The Undersigned Is prepared to contract for furnishing
SASH, BLINDS, WINDOW FRAMES,
DOOR FRAMES: SHUTTERS.
And ill kinds of building lumber Agent for
HOPE SLATE COMPANY'S LEHIGH SLATE
Wholesale and retail dealer in M.
CELEBRATED CUCUMBER PUMP
Orders loft st the EAGLE HOTEL will receive prompt
ocatlea. Post Wiles address.
Wm. 11. HEREIN
Cl I i
oak ortox D. Bock. Co., Pa.
22.1 y
MEE
REVIVAL !!
Tho subecrlbern having teamed the .. 01r1 Hope Coal
would rempectfully announce to the cltleene of
Allentown and the public ku general, that they havejuet
got
I==l
COAL
Coneletln•ne Wee Ru• Choate t ""d Nnt
n"'"
BU
MOUNTAIN EiTaA ".
Ordenleft
all A. A. Huber, Sieger Al MRtele '
ttt
the Bogle Hotel, !lupe Rolllon MM , or thu Yar d, mill bn
attended to to •
BUSINESS
mortar.
Order. for Coal by the car filled at .kart autica and at
tb. lowest Driee..,
Always on hand ■ large Mork of
BALE iiiky,
whirl will be .01a at the loweat market intro.
L. W. KOONS & CO
I=
Mimiltan Street, corner of Lehigh Valley Ilailroed
I=l
L W. Koos*
act 71
fliethanico
CONS110110(35EN
BOILER AND COIL WORKS
JOHN WOOD, J R.,
I'=l
=
All kinds of Wrought Iron Coll., Toyer. for Bleat For.
nem Chnunneter., litookoSteek., Blend l'inev,lrou Wheel.
barrow.. and everything In the Boller nod Sheet Iron line.
Al.o, All kind. of Iron and Steel Forging. soil Bliteketnith
work, Miner.' Tool. of all kind.,
such an Whom Bucket.,
ricka, Drills, Ballet., tiledinw, 14e.
Steam Hammer and net of tool.of All kind.,
and ekilled worktnen, I flatter tnymelf that I can turn out
work with ptness said.
dianatch, all of 1,1.101 will be
warranted lobeßret-claps.
. . •
Poaching Boller., and repairing iteuernlly, nt
tended to. apr -17
SCHOLARS, ATTENTION
PUPILS, PARENTS AND ALI. OTHERS
WIIO NISEI)
BOOKS OR STATION El
Ara Invited to call at No. MI Went Hamilton Etreet, (Walk
cr'a old Rt.& four door. brio,. Eighth Street , wham , you
will Mud o largo and complete amok of nll kinds of
School Books
used in this comity. at the lowest (W] prices. •
A full line of LAVIN, (MEEK, °ERMAN and FRENCH
books for Colleges, Academies and Schools, always on
haul, at the lowest rates.
A foil as.ortment of Stationery, Blank Books, Memo
randums, Pocket Books, Comb, Albums, icue., Ster
eoscopes mud Views, Windo l'nper, &c.. so P ld t at r the very
lowest cash prices.
English and llerman pocket and family. Bibles, Prayer
Books end Hymn llook•.
A large and spleudid stock of Miscellaneous Rook• of
Prose and Poetry, and Sunday School Rooks All the re.
quiches for kluud•y Schools always on hand at Philadel
phia Prices.
We arecloslng out our stock of WALL PAPER at cost.
Agent for the sale of
BRADBURY'S CELEBRATED PIANOS
Nemo give me • call when you wleh to porchue.
E. .M 013.13,
Hamilton 6t., belowlibth. Allentown, Fs.
VOL. XXIV
THOMAS Foust. J•xss Y. HOPS. O. C. W• 6110171,1
NOW. d. WOSRILL. 0,0000 Pornot
THOMAS POTTER, SON at CO.,
MAXCFACTeIIaRR 0/
OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHADES,
Floor OIL CLOTII8; Enamelled Idnollns, Drilla and
Table OIL CLOFIIS; blobegoey, Homewood, ()ok oud
Marble OIL CIA) Ills; Muir Oil Cloths aml Carriage
Carpels.
SlVAVEn " u A il l) C P :i B rd n r od
.ra S si i Xt?l d oi l u n flaPlVl'llri d Eti F :f u g
418 ARCH St., below FIFTH, PHILA'DA.
mar o.Bmw
I=
H. A. STEEL,
U PHOLSTERIG,
WINDOW SHADE at, BEDDING STORE,
WINDOW SHADES,
'With fixturee complete. from V.OO a pair. op to *MOO.
WHITE HOLLAND SHADES AT ALL PRICES
SHADES OF ANY STYLI.: AND COLOR Al ADE TO OR
. . .
DElt.
STORE SHADES MADE AND LETTERED
LACE AND DRAPERY CURTAINS.
ALL KINDS OF WINDOW DRAPERY
PATENT MOSQUITO CANOPIES.
GILT, ROSEWOOD AND WALNUT CORNICES.
CURTAIN BANDS, TASSELS, CORD. Ac.
FURNITURE STRIPS CUT AND MADE.
STAIR AND VESTIBIZLE RODS.
FURNITURE RE•UPBOLSTERED AND VARNISHED.
Carpets and Mailings, old and new, wade, altered and
put down.
UPHOLSTERERS' MATERIALS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION AT WHOLESALE
A NEW THING.
SILK FINISHED WINDOW SHADES
act 13-ly
L E. WALRANEN.
=I
NO. 719 CHESTNUT STREET,
I. oow reeeltlog hi. Yell ImportAtte., conolxtlng is
part of
CURTAIN MATERIALS,
la Silk. Mohair, Worptadj Lin. and Cotton...bractng
many aovaltl..
Lace Curtains !
of Parini., St. Salton mid Nottingham. tanks.
CORNICES AND DECORATIONS
•f new mad original design•.
WINDOW SHADES,
by the thounand or unite one at ntannfactsrerte price•.
MUSQUITO CANOPIES,
IMEEI
earpaz anb OM Ciotti
NEW CARL ETINGS
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CARPETS,
MATT "D DTGS
Which we nrirollTorlag nt greatly redneod grime. from
180 1114.00.
LEEDOM, SHAW & STEWART,
035 MARKET ST., PIIILAD'A
inn 19.4,0
FLOOR OIL ('LOTH
4-4. 5.4 and 8.41 u New nail Elegittl Do4lgu. of /ow.,
RICH AND ELEGANT
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, &(
ll] =I
AT 10 S. SECOND ST., PHILADELPHIA
rtatiortment of VELVET, Illtl'Sl/ELS, THREE
PIA, INGRAIN mid l'Altl'ETS. Oil Cloth.
Whitlow 8,, at riAticril
ARCH ST.CARPET WAREHOUSE,
BELOW NINTII STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
TIIE OLD ESTABLISHED STAND,
Recelv ing for the Sprtng Trade n Inrge minek nf the
Nem Stylrn of
Porehneed nt the Move/ MAD RATES, Roil will be xotd
nt es preul mletelion frzsm last itensein'm prier, .
EMILISII LIRESSEtinot 41 fio, nod all ether tri.id , In
P
roportion. JOSEI . II BLACKWOOD,
tnitA 21.3 in - ar2 Arch Street, Pliin.
LOOK I LOOK I ! LOOK !
AT FOSTER'S NEW YORK STORE
R. It. box Aroma
—lv.
TILE BEST MA CHINES IN THE
_WORLD!
G RO V ER & BAKER'S
MPROVED lIIOIIEST PREMIUM SEWINO MACHINE
Awarded the highest premium, The Crossof the Le
gion of Ilinoir..• at the Dark MACHINE
NEEDLES. THREAD mud SILK TWIST etinstautly ou
hand. Th e peo
atple of Alleuto No arid vicluitY aro cordially
Invited to call our mdesroom.
Remember the place, opposite the German Reformed
Church.
N. B iustritetioils elver to any persons purchs,
It g Maehlues. All Alachlueli warranted to give nutisfaetiou.
S. M. KEIPER. Agent,
dee= No ID East Hatniltou bt.. Alleututro.Pa
WHEELER & WILSON'S
SEWING MACHIN ES
ARE THE CHEAPEST AND BEST
1-..
...e_.,
c *
W
F.-ti
g=
O
03E
They cost less to keep In repair than any other.
They an, capable of the widest range at work.
They Bare lint oat ITIOtioU to regulate.
They make the tome stitch on both aide* of the fabric
sewed.
nra warranted three years nod TP3IIOI MAIM TO
/WIT /ILL PIISCIIATERO.
•
PETERSON & CARPENTER,
014 CHESTNUT ST.; PHILADELPHIA
Tblrd door below Garman Reformed Church.
d mar 9-ly w mar 115.1 r
Mintiob3 Sbabos.
No. 46 North Niuth Street,
=I
MASONIC HALL,
Closing oat at reduced prices
We nre4 now oponing a foil ❑oe of
OIL CLO'T'HS
=I
RRANIER'S 01.1, CORNER.
S. ('. 1' )t'
CARPET BUSINESS
(Urtwi , •n Markvt awl ChoAtnut 50.,/
832 A RCII STR E ET,
CARPETINGS,
ifor the habits
~ v F V
& Vi
ST
Over 450,000 now• in use
I=l
ALLENTOIVN AGENCY,
No. 2S EAST HAMILTON STREET,
, • , -4
lb
+
rt.
Jinnnctat.
BKJANION &,C 0.
BANKERS,
N. W. COR. THIRDS CHESTNUT STS.,
PIIILADELPIIIA.
nuitinew entruntt d to our care chill have prompt per.
" li.44. " l= 4 eTived and intereet ellowed. Check, on Phil.
adelpblit, Baltimore and New York credited up witbou
c Vlirinty on margin for roeponeible perm - inn, Ran lime
Bonds. Stocks. (Mid. Ooverntnent Securities. Arc.
Engnince, Am. , by letter will receive immediate •lieu
lion.
I ....Ve 2 elgns made on all accemillii . oryle insoN &
cii.
A LLENTOWN NATINGS
INSTITU
TION,
Organized au "Dimes Saving /mai/Wiwi,"
NO. 58 EAST HAMILTON ST.,
(NEARLY OPPOIITRTIIII AMERICAN MOTEL.)
PAYS SIX PER GENT. INTEREST FOR
MONEY ON DEPOSIT.
Thin Inetitution, the oldont Saving Bank to Emden)
Peonnylvan's. Iran been In cootatnottn and Knert , totrn
rE7l l . l" lli'P k.:11 ten V o e trt . a . .. and n
Vt. " te n e" y t e o artin B tl l 3 111 e l ' t• E i ' tt h
rat... er Intermit for nhorter tteriodo•
IMAII &veldts or money will be held oil:icily roan
dentist.
•Executorn. Adrainierafivß,Trußtees, Amignees,
TreaAurers, Tax Collectors, •
fund other enatoditunt of public or private money., lire 14-
(411,1111. ml rote. of totem...
Formern, Merchants, Laborer.. and all who have
money to put on intereat for It long or abort Period will
Endll ur It... Mutton tot agreeable and advantage... one in
which to do bunion... We roperially invite L•DI no to
trat.nct their bank inq banineas with on.
MARRIED WOMEN nod MINORS have special privi
lege. grunted by our charter—having roll pourer to tratta•
noel oob... liedo in their own onto,.
ne depoowith thin I n
IS SAFE AND WELL SECURED,
by It Capital mock rind nor rin. money permityy of over
SIXTY TimusAND DOLLARS. and In addltlen. the
Butted of Trtmtees have. or. required by the charter. glvon
bond. under the mtpervlslon of the Coort, In the PM 01,
FIFTY THOUSAND LHILLA RS. which hundr nre rettlK.
toted In and held by the Court" of Common (lean of till.
county for the ...entity of demmliors.
Our Iron Vault. non or the mad teepee and ORtenedVe
blurt known In thl• country. n. n tmrmult l lu.pr<llun trill
mid to wlrch we Invite tom frlond. and mmtomern.
complete to thi.. believing that Rafe Burglar Ilroot Vnultt.
cho matey and rollalolay of a good SRVIng HAnk
I I.LIAM 11. AINEY . , Prexident.
CHRISTIAN PRETZ, fire Pre.ident
REUBEN STAHLER
Tnetergt,
...............
Militia' 11. Ainry, I lintlen A Au.,
eltri.. I'rv•tn, John S. Sider,
F. E. Annmelr, B J. Ilagrnburl'
George Brulrn, Simnel Sell,
Nathan Peter.
MILLERSTOWN SAVING BANK,
311LLERSTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY.
luatitution will be opened ou or helot, the Ist day
of Atull. Money will 114. taken on 41.pomit ilt toned and
In any mut. from one 41.01nr for which
BTX PER CENT. INTEREST
per tannin, Will be paid.
Deposit*.t o m n
ay Le withdrawn nt any time. Mao. money
loaned ou tay.,roble tern,
3 A al ES WEILER, President.
ett•NllLlNSiiiiirn. Cashier.
J. F. K. Shiner'. fleorge Ludarln.
Frederick C. YoloO, Chrhitinn K. Henninger,
David Honker, Sa
'cane Oreliel, (Thieon F. Elmer,
llorntio T. Ilertiog, Itenjnmin J. Schtneyer.
Jame.hingnmster. 131 sr .am
F RANKLIN SAVINGS BANK,
Located at One corner of ll:unlitan etreel and Church
alley, inn Llon Awry. oppomito the Den - Iran
Reformed Church, in the (Illy of Allentown. organised
and ready for Morino., II ictll pew SI X psr cent. In
terest on all del...lite ',re Ina.ta•pe depaette far au ! ,
pt tale. lobe calculated learn
the.
0.1 el, poet,.
To neon. tin, Tmertee. of itortitittiou Inane
Illed in the Court of Conwtom Pleas of Lehigh C,.nnny.
under the direction of the Court.
_alni um in' the mum of
Tweet)-flue Thotmand conditioned nor tine faith
ful Limping and anproprintion of oil mall roens of alone)
a. .11011 he placed in nrin.rge of cold FRANKLIN SAYINGS
BANK, Wlll.llll, an deposits, or ebores of .hock, which
bond may be enlarged by the Court whenever it may be
deemed necessary.
In addition to till, the Act of Incorporation makes the
Stockholders pro-gond/id /table to the ft. paeritta.s in doa
ble the amount of the Capital Stock of tile Bank, which
Is tiny thousand 'dollars....tit liberty to Increane It to ono
hundred amid fifty thou-nod dollars.
Three provtroone will make it a very desirable and safe
piee of deposit.
It c rorides, ti ninny be Proper tin state that the depondt. will
he kept In ono of the salted and beet protected rutin: Di
this city.
Arriingennint. will he mirtielo furnieh draft. on the cities
of New York and Philadelpia.
S. A lIRIDOIIS. Preehtent.
J. .W t LSON. fire Preetdent
J. E. ZIIMERMAN. Otehfer.
Truster: :
Daniel 11. Miller, R. A. Briages,
John linlhtm. J. W. W 0...
. Willi:ill) Baer, J. E. 7.81111110.12110,
D. N. treat._ Peter (Doss.
Edwin Zimmerman.
MACUNGIE SAVINGS BANK.
Hamilton. between 7th and Sth Street,
LLENToII . .V, PA. •
Mono). taken on depth nt nil Omen and In nny bum
Crum one dollar upward, for m•hlch
•
MK PEN CENT. INTEREST
wl,l be paid
D. {melte may he withdrawn at ally time. Defecate de•
Kiruna of eendatg money to any part of the Culted
or Canadan, will have their wetter. promptly attended
to, nod without any rink their part.
tichd, haver, Coupons, hood. and other sernettlee
bought. DAVID bell ALL, Dreeident.
W. C. Lion, c..vw e t.tsen Calder. 1111, 9.9.0
KuTzTowni SAVINGS BANK,
(Omani:tot under Stale Charter In IRA)
lONEY RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT. and niter rent. In
erect will he allowed. For ;dottier period* special ran:
will be paid.
Al'... money leaned out tot FAVORABLE TERNN. S3l
Bank la located in tho Keyontne llonae, in the horennh
Eutown. 300 N Id FooEL, Pre.odent.
EI,VARIo AL 0. C 114114,
IMO=
V . .I. Slongh M D . . .
.. 3. D. Wanner. 1'..01..
David Fi•too. 11. 11. Scilly ...It, 1 , ...q
W, B. Fogel, Daniel Choler
11g•liatol J. Knorr, Jona,. 31111,
in l:•1/ Jolol 11. Fogol, Eoi.
THE ADVANTAGES WE ENJOY
as the result of a long established
and successful business, enables us to
offer inducements that makes this an
nouncement worthy of
ATTENTION.
Importing cur foreign goods direct,
controlling many leading styles of
American fabrics, employing the best
artistic talent in the production of our
goods, and "constant progress our
motto, we claim to lead the market in
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
of which wo keep full lines of a
grades, for Men and Boys.
CUSTOM WORK
our products arc unsurpassed for qua
ity, workmanship and elegance.
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS
our stock is constantly large and sea
conable. We are the sole manufac
turers of the .
' - t'
P-I—'
e• - •-•
7. :-
i-k
GC
C:5-:
which we supply both ready-made and
to order.
Prices uniformly low
CU
Gentlemen visiting New-York are re
quested to call and have their meas
ures recorded upon our books.
System of Self-Measurement„ and
other information promptly furnished
when desired.
RRLER
•s.
Address Box 2256, Now-York P 0.
DEVLIN & CO.
•
TJEANEN,
el • PHOTOGRAPHER.
Mete of Pldladelphio, I boo ink.. Ole Outlet Y.
No. 11 EAST lIAMII.TON STREET,
Formerly occupied by R. P. Lemereux. where perk,.
coo stet FOIST-CLANS PICTURES token
toutEAUONA.
HU. PRICES. A HMI to ell that iv needed iory every
one. pOIJE 4)N El (tit )IE A if you tenor Pliotourepito,
Cortm de Vl.lteo. Vluuettee. Photo Ambra
Iteleniotypee, Ferrotype... etc. Give ov a trial.
J. JEANEN.
Succeftvor to R. P. Lemereux.
ISO
ALLENTOWN, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, A PRI 1. 27 1870.
trhg QjSoob9.
SEAMAN & 'l'i A EGER,
17 SOUTH MAIN STREET,
BETHLEHEM
BLACK Oroa Orala SILKS. BLACK CIII•TI D'PRANCE
ILKS, BLACK TAFFBI'A SILKS. Thu In• •ud
aualwal wwurtmeut of SI LKS we haveuvor had th)plesa
en ur "'Cerium the Public.
oliormirmw irrz,ss FANCY BILKS,
BE&IILAN k TRAILGEB
FRENCIJ BILK POPLIN, 'MARBLE POP
LINS, PLAIN POPLINS.
BEAMAN & TRAEGER.
BLACK ALPACAS. is all grade., from the lowest
umbers to the Sue,. hlohnlre.
BEAMAN & TRAEGER.
COLORRD 'ALPACA.% .11 pdcew, *err
BEAMAN At TRAEGER
DRESS 1900DS le wvey oratory of Plain rod Peery
Stylon,
BLEACHED and UNBLEACHED SHEB TINOS
fold BHT 1171 NOS In very large neeortment CHECKS,
TICKINGS nod DENIMS.
"SEAMAN & TRAEGER.
SHAWLS. Lar¢¢... and extennly n ftgliorinient a BLACK
T/lIBET, !MBCHB and PAINLEY, BLANKET, CHE
NILLE, MISSES', I 0 grent variety ..f mite and
SEAMAN & TRAEGER.
SPECIAL ATTENTION to requested to our
uD•Ront and complete Ono of LA DIES' DRESS TRISI.
INOS. coloomthig In port utRULLIONond TASSELS,
FRINGE, REAL. GUIPURE nod BRUSSEL LAIR.
GIMPS, BRAIDS, NEIL srrhh: PUTTED TRIM
MING, &e. BUTTONS to movers' hundred illtforeto
Ktylo4.
• SEAMAN & TRAEGER.
HOSIERY, GLOVES, UNDER CLOTH
ING tin. LADIES', CHILDREN and GEN
TLEMEN. WOOLEN YARNS, &c.
SEAMAN & TRAEGER. •
CIE
FLANNELR, sill widths Red. White. Blue. Mixed
ud Real Gen uine llomA-made Flannel.
SEAMAN & TRA EGER.
ZEPHYR SLORSTED, OERV.iNTOWN
WOOL, CASHMERE YARNS, EMBROIDER
ED WORSTED WORK, and a full amortmeut
in that line.
SEAMAN & TRAEGER
Br MAIL we send namplen of any a in eaPnblo of be
ing sent by sample through the mall watt prwun attached
to each piece. %Ve And thin to be a great couventeuce
parties unable to pernunally visit us.
SEAMAN A:, TRAEGER.
ROCERIES, Staple and Fancy, nicely kept
euitaluulY gotten up atilt alba best Qualities.
SEAMAN & TRAEGER
CIt(tcNEXT, everything required In that line forhoune
kolipiog Immune,
SEAMAN & TRAEGER.
Te., Palle. Eneketa, and all aorta or Wooden Ware
ned In Iluueekeeplng,
SEAMAN & TRAEGER.
All, kinds of Country Produce taken la exchinae•for
goods at the highest prier,
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Life of Fred Douglass
WRITTEIi In 11131FiELP
I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough,
and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot
county, Maryland. I have no accurate knowl
edge of my age, never having seen any ituthen.
tic Toni containing it. The nearest estimate
Ica give makes me now about ftUy-two years
of age. I come to this, from hearing my toas
ter say some time during 18:15, I was about 17
years old.
My mother was named Harriet Bailey.
My father was a while num. Ile was ad
mitted to be such by all I ever heard speak nl
my parentage
I do not recollect ever seeing my mother by
the light of day. She was With me' in the
night. She would lie down with me, and gel
me to sleep, but long before I waked she was
gone. Very little communication ever took
place between us. Death soon ended what
little we could have while site lived, and with
it her hard Ships and suffering. She died when
was about seven years old, on one of my
Master's farm, near Lee's Mill.
I have had two masters. My first master's
name was Anthony. ,I do not remember his
first name. lie wits generally called Captain
Anthony, a title which, I presume, he acquired
by sailing a craft on the Chesapeake Bay. Ile
Was not considered a rich slavelmitler. lie
owned two or three farms, and about thirty
saves. Ills farms and slaves were under the
care of an overseer. The overseer's name was
Plummer. Mr. Plummer was a miserable i
drunkard, n profane swearer, and a savage
monster. He always went armed
. tr itlt a cow
skin and a heavy cudgel. I have known him
it cut and slash the women's beads so horri
bly, that even master won't' bwenraged at his
Cruelty, and would threaten to whip him if he
did not mind himself. Master, however, was
not a humane slave-holder. It required ex
traordinary barbarity oti. the part of an i,ver
seer to affect him. HO was a cruel man, hard
ened by a long me of slave holding. Ile
would at times seem to take great pleasure in
whipping a slave. 1 have often been awakened
at the dawn of i:ay by the most heart-rending
shrieks of an own aunt of mine, whom he
aced to tie up to a joist, and whip upon her
naked back till she was literally covered with
olowl. No words.'no tears, no prayers, trout
Ids gory victim, seemed to move his iron
dean from its bloody purpose. The louder
she screamed, the harder he whipped ; and
where tIW blood ran titstest, there he whipped
longest. lie would whip her to make her
scream, and whip her to make her bush ; and
not until overcome by fatigue, would he cease
to swing the blood-clotted cowskin.
My master's flintily consisted of two sons,
Andrew and Richard ; one daughter, Lticretia,
and her husband, Captain 'Thomas Auld.
l'hey lived in one house, upon the home plan
tation of Colonel Edward Lloyd. My master
was Colonel Lloyd's clerk and superintendent.
de was what aright he 'called the Overseer of
the overseers. I spent two years of childhood
m this plantation, in my old toaster's nuttily.
The plantation is about twelve mid..., north or
eALston, in:Talbot county, and is situated on
the border of Miles River.
Colonel Lloyd kept from three to four hon -
dred slaves on his home plantation, and owned
large number more on the neighboring limns
bid 'aging to him.
Thu lunne plantation of Colonel Lloyd wore
is appearance of a country village. All the
lechanical operations for all the farms were
,erformed here. The shoemaking and mentr
lig, the blacksmithing, cartwrighting, cooper
ng, weaving, and . grain-grinding, were all
onformed by the slaves on the home 'nimbi
ion. The whole place wore a buainessdike
Ispect, very unlike the neighboring farina.
l'l number of houses, too, conspired to give
t advantage over the neighboring farms. It
vas called by the slave, the Great gause
!Sinn
Colonel Lloyd kept a large and finely culti•
voted garden, which atforded alo u d constant
floployment for four men, besides the chief
gardener (Mr. Wlthrtutinuly. This garden
Was probably the greatest attraction of the
place. During the summer months, people
canw from far and near—from Baltimore. Eas
ton, and Annapolis, to see it. It abounded in
fruits of almost every description, from the
hardy apple of the north to the delicate orange
nl' the south. This garden was not the least
source of trouble on the plantation. Its ex
cellent fruit was quite a temptation to the hun
gry of arms of boys, as well as the udder slaves
belonging to the colonel, few of whom had
the virtue to resist it. ticarcely ft day passed,
during the summer, but that some slave had
to take the lash for stealing fruit. The colonel
had to resort to all kinds of stratagems to
keep the slaves out of the garden. The lost
and most successful one was that or tarring his
fence till ; after which, if a slave was
caught with any tar upon his person, it was
deemed sufficient proof , that lie had either
been into the garden. or had tried to get in.
In either case, he was severely whipped by the
chief gardener. This plan worked well ; the
slaves became as fearful of tar es of the lain.
They seemed to realize' the impossibility of
touching ear without being defiled.
The colonel also kept a splendid riding
equippage. His stable and erriage-bout(
mesented the appearance of some of our large
wily livery estaidisinnents. Ills horses were
of the finest form and noblest blood. Ills
carriage -house contained three splendid coach
es, three or four gigs, besides dearborns and
barouches of• the Most fashionable style.
This establishment was tinder the care of
two slaves—Old Barney and young Barney—
tether and son. To attend to this establish
ment"-was their sole work. But it was by no
01(0115 an easy employment; for in nothing
was Colonel Lloyd more particular than in
the management of his horse!. The slightest
inattention to these was unpardonable, and
was visited upon those under whose care t t,ey
were placed, with the severest punishment.
Colonel Lloyd could not brook any contra
diction from a slave. When lie spoke, a slave
must stand listen, and tremble ; and such was
li (wally the case. I have seen Colonel make
Old Barney, a man between tilt)' and sixty
years of age, uncover his bald head, kneel
down upon the cold, damp ground, and re
ceive upon Ills naked and toil-worn shoulders
more than thirty lashes at the time. Colonel
Lloyd haul three sons—Edward, Murray, end
Danie!,—and three sons-in-law, Mr. Winder,
Mr. Nicholson, and Mr, Lowndes. All
these lived at the Great !louse Farm, and en
joyed the luxury of whipping the servants
Wlt , n they pleased, (rem Old Barney down to
William Wilkes, the coach driver. I have seen
Winder make one of the house servants stand
ell' front him a suitable distance to be touched
with the end of his whip, and ut every' stroke
raise groin ridges upon his back.
To describe the wealth of Colonel Lloyd
would by alm o st equal to describing tlw riches
of Job. Ile kept from ten to fifteen house
servants. Ile was said to own a thousand
slaves, and I think this estimate.,quite within
the truth. Colonel Lloyd owned so many,
that he did not know them when he ' saw
them, nor did all the slaves of the ()indiums
knew him. It is reported of him, that, while
riding along the road one day, he met a col
ored man, and addressed 111111 in the usual
Manner of speaking to colored people on the
:highways of the South : " Well, boy, whom
do you belong to ?" "Ti, Colonel Lloyd,"
replied the slave. " Well, does the Colonel
treat you well ?" " No, sir," was the ready
reply. " What, does he work yon too hard 1 . "
"Yes, " Well, don't he give you
enough to eat ?" " Yes, sir, lie gives me
enough, such as it is."
" The colonel, after ascertaining where the
slave belonged to, rode on ; the man also went
on about his business, not dreaming that he
had been conversing with his master. Ile
thought, said, and heard nothing more of the
matter, until two or three weeks afterwards.
The p..or man was then informed by his over-
Leer that, for having found fault with his mas
ter, he was now to be sold to it Georgia tra
der. Ile teas hillllediateiy chained and hand
; and thus, without a moment's warn
ing, he was snatched away, and forever sun
dered from his family and friends, by a hand
more unrelenting than death. This is the
penalty of telling the truth, of telling the sim
ple truth, in answer to a series of plain ques
tions.
It Is partly in consequence of such facts,
that slaves, when inquired of as to their con
dition and the elutracter of their masters, al-
most. universally say they are contented, and
that their masters are kind. The slaveholders
h ive been known to send in spiits among their
slaves, to ascertain their views and feelings in
regard to their condition. The frequency
or this has had the effect to establish 'noting
the slaves in the maxiw, that a still tongue
makes a wise head.
As to toy own treatment while I lived on
Colonel Lloyd's plantation, it Wag very . sins•
liar to that of the other slave children. I was
not end enough to work in the field, ;old there
being little else that field work to do, I had
a great. deal or leisure time. The most I had
to do was to drive up the cows at evening,
keep the fowls out of the garden, keep the
front yard clean, and rim or errands for my
old master's daughter, Mrs. Lucretia Anld.
The most or my leisure time i spent in help
ing M'aster Daniel Lloyd in finding his birds,
after he had shot them. My connexion with
Master Daniel was or SOllle advantage to me.
Ile became (mite attached to no, and seas a
sort or protector of Me. Ile would not allow
the older boys to impose upon me, and would
divide Ills cakes with me.
I was Stllll.lll whipped by my old master,
and suffered .little from anything else than
hunger and cold. I suffered nmeli fromLan
ger, but much more from cold. In hottest
summer, and coldest winter, I was kept al
most naked--no slows, no stockings, no jacket,
no trowsers, nothing on but a coarse tow linen
shirt, reaching only to ray knees. I had no
bed. I must have perished with cold, but
that, the coldest nights, I us, d to steal a hag
which was used for carrying corn to the mill.
I would crawl into this bag, and there sleep
on the cold, damp, clay floor, with my head
in and feetout. My feet have been so cracked
with the frost, that the pen with which I ant
writing might be laid in the gashes.
We were not regularly allowanced. Our
food was coarse earn-mend boiled. This was
called mush. It was put in a large -wooden
tray or trough, and set down upon the ground..
The children were then called, like so litany
pigs, mid like so many pigs they would come
and devour the mush ; some with oyster
shells, others with pieces of shingle, some
with naked hands, and none with spoons.
lle that ate lastest got most ; lie that was
strongest secured the best place ; and few let
, the trough satisfied.
• I was probably between seven or eight
years old xi lien 1 left Colodel Lloyd's planta
tion. 1 left it with joy. I shall never forget
the cestacy with which I received the intelli
gence that my old master (Anthony) had de
. tenanted to let me go to Baltimore, to live
With Mr. Hugh Auld, brother to my old mas
ter's son-in-law, Captain Thomas Auld. I re
ceived this information about three days be
fore my departure. They were three of the
happiest days I ever enjoyed. I spent the
most part of all these three days in the creek,
washing off the plantation scruff and prepar
ing myself for toy departure.
pride of lippearance which this would
indicate was not my own. 1 spent the time
in walking, not su much heC1111:! I wished to
do so, but because Mrs. Lucretia bad told me
that 1 must get all the dead skill off my feet
and knees behire I could go to Baltimore ; liar
the people in Baltimore were very _cleanly,
and would laugh at me if 1 looked dirty. Be
sides, .he sus going - to give me a Pair of
trow sets, which I should not put on mikes 1
got all the dirt Mt me. The thought of I,W
ing a pair of trots Kers was great indeed ! It
was almost a sufficient motive, not only to
make me take what would be called by
pig-drovers the mange, but the skin itself. 1
went at it in good earnest, • working tor the
first tinte with the hope of reward. •
The ties that ordinarily' bind children to
their• horns s were all suspended in my case. 1
Pound no severe trial in my departure. .sly
home 01111'111kb:4 ; it was not home tome
-on parting !rum it, I could not•feel that I stns
leaving anything which I could have enjoyed
by staying. ny another was dead, niygrand•
mother lived tam• off, so that I seldom saw her.
I had two sisters and one brother, that lived
in the same ill 'use with me ; but the early
separatitm tit us loam our mother had well
nigh blotted the tact of our relationship trout
1,111. mtcnttu•iot• 1 lOUked for haute elsewhere,
and was confident of finding none nhitch I
should relish less than the one which 1 was
leaving.
We sailed out of Miles River for Baltimore
on a Saturday morning, I remember only the
day of the w eclt, for at that time I had no
knowledge of the days of the month, nor the
months the year.
We arrived tit Baltimore early on Sunday
morning, landing at Smith's Wharf, not fur
from Bowley's Wharf. We had oft board the
sloop a large flock of sheep ; and later aiding
in tidying, them to the slauglacr-house of Mr.
Curtis on Louden Slater's Bill, I was•con
ducted by Rich, one of the hands belonging on
board of the sloop, to my new home in Alli
eiana Areet, near Mr. Gardners shipyard,
on
Fell's Point
Mr. and Mrs. Auld were both ia home, and
met me at the door with their little •son,
Thomas, to take care of whom I had been
!dven. And here I saw what I had never
seen betitre ; it was.a white face beaming with
the most kindly emotions ; it'w as the face of
my new mistress, Sophia Auld. I wish I
could describe the rapture that flashed through
my soul IN 1 beheld it. It was•a new and
strange sight. to me, brightening up toy path
way with the light not happiness. Little
Thomas was told, there was hi, Freddy ; and
I was told to take care of little Thomas ; and .
thus I entered upon the duties or lily new
home with the Most cheering prospect ahead.
I look upon my departure front •Colonel
Lloyd's plantation as 011 e or the utmost Inter
e-ting events or my life. It is possible, and
eventmite probable, that but for the mere cir•
cuinstanee of being . removed Front that plan
'
Cation to 1141iiinore, I should have, instead of
being iu the enjoyment of freedom and hap
piness of home, been confined in the galling
chains of slawry.
Very soon after I went to live with Mr. and
Mrs. Auld, she very kindly commenced to '
teach me the A, 11, C. After I had learned
this, she assisted me in learning to spell words
of three or four letters. Just at this point of
my proffess, Mr.'Auld found out what was
going on, and at once forbade Mrs. Auld to
instruct me further, telling her, among other
things, that it was unlawful, as well RS unsafe,
to teach a slave to read. To use his own
words, further, he said, "if you given nigger
an inch he will take an cll. A nigger should
know nothing but to obey his master—to do
as he is told to do.. Learning would volt the
Lest nigger in the world. Now" said he, "if
you tvaeli that nigger (speaking of myself)
how to read, there would be no keeping him.
It would forever unlit him to be a slave. lie
would at once become unmanageable, and or
no value to his master. As to himself, it could
do him no good, hot a great deal or harm.—
It would make him discontented and \intim).
py." ° ' These words sank deep into toy heart,
stirred up sentiments within that lay slum
bering, and called Into existence an entirely
new train of thought. It was a new and spe
cial revelation, explaining dark and mysteri•
ous things, with which my youthful under
standing had struggled, but struggled in vain
I now understood what had beeu to toe 11
most perplexing difficulty—to wit, the while
man'a power to enslave the black man. It
was a grand achievement, and I prized it
highly... From that moment I understood the
psthw•ay from shivery to freedom. It sus
just what I wanted, and I got it at a time
when I the least expected it. Whilst I was
saddened by the thought of losing the aid of
toy hind mistress, 1 w.ti gladdened by the in-
valuable instruction which, by the merest at
eident s I had gained from my master.—
Though MIA:4MM of the difficulty of learning
without a toucher, I set out with high hope,
and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of
trouble, to learn how to read. The y cry de.
cided manner with which be spoke, and strove
to impress Jiis wife with the evil consequences
of giving ne instruction. served to convince
tie that he was deeply sensible of the truths
he wits uttering. It gave me the best assur-
ance that I might rely with the utmost conti
deuce on the results w Licht, he said, would
low from teaching me to read. What he
Most dreaded, that 1 most desired. What he
most loved, that I most hated. 'lltat which
to him was a great evil, to be carefully' shun
ned, was to me a great good, to be diligently
sought ; and the argument which he so warm
ly urged against my learning to read, only
served to inspire me with a desire and deter
mination to learn. In learning to read, I owe
almost as much to the bitter opposition of my
water, us to the Mildly aid of lay mistress.-
1 aciama ledge the benefit of both. • '
ill Raster Ilugh's tinnily about sev
en years. lAtring Luis time 1 succeeded in
I,unnog to read and write. In accomplish-
tog this 1 was compelled to resort to various
sti,itit4 - enis. 1 had no regular teacher. My
mistress, who had kindly commenced to in
struct toe hail, in compliance with the advice
and direction of her husband, not only ceased
to instruct, but had set her lace against my
being instructed by any one else.
From this time 1 was most narrowly watch
ed.' It . I wits in a separate room any length
of thin., 1 was sure to be suspected of having
it book, and was at once called to give an ac
count of myself. All this, however, was too
late. 'Elie first step had been taken. Mis-
tress, in teaching me 11w alphabet, had given
Inc the inch, and no piecaution could prevent
me Irian taking the nil.
The plan which I adopted, and the one by
which I teas most successful, %Vali that amid:-
ing Iriends of all the little white boys whom
I met in the street. many of these as I
could, I converted into teachers. With their
kindly aid, obtained at different times and at
ditlerent places, I finally succeeded in learn-
lug to reed.
Every little while, I could hear something
about the Abolitionists. It was some tone
lattore I found wind the word meant. Ii was
always used in such connexion as to make it
an interesting word to me. If a slave rail
airily and succeeded in getting clear, or if a
slave killed his master, set lire to a barn, or
did anything very wrong in the mind of ;t
slaveholder, it was spoken of as the fruit of
abo/ilitta, lit aring the word in this connex
ion very often, 1 set about learning ti hat the
word meant. The dietionTiry afforded to
little Jrt no help. I found it tins " the act 01
abolishing;" nut then I did not know what
was to be abolished. Here 1 was perplexed.
1 did not dare to ask any one about its mean
ing, fur I was satisfied teat it was something
they wanted me to know very little about.
Alter a patient waiting, I got one of our city
papers, containing an account of the number
01 petitionslrons the North, praying or the
abolition of slavery in the district tit Cullum
bin, and of the slave•trade between the States.
From this time I understood the words aboli
fior am!
abuliti‘mixt, and alwaysdrew near,
what that it ord was spoken, expecting to
hear something of impornuice to myself and
tellow.slaves. The light broke in upon toe
by degrees. 1 went one; lay down on the
wharf' of Mr. Waters ; and seeing Iwo Irish
men unloading a scow of stone, 1 went, un
asked and helped them. When we had
finished, one 01 them came to me and asked
me if I were n slave. I told hint I whale Ile
asked, " Are ye a slave slur life ?" I told hint
that I was. The good Irishinun scented to be
deeply affected by the statement. Ile said to
the other that it was a pity so tine a little fel
low as myself should be a slave for lite. Ile
said it was a shame to hold me. They both ad.
wised me to run away to the North; that
1 should lind frtentlts there, and that I should
he free. I pretended not to be inierested in
what they said, and' treated them as if 1 did
not understand thent ; thin I feared they might
be treacherous. Wnite men have been known
to encourage slaves to escape, and then to get
the reward, catch them and return them to
their masters. 1 was al raid that these Seem
ingly good men might use me so ; but 1 never
theless remembered their advice; and front
that time I resolved to run away. Hooked
forward to a time at which it would be sate
for me to escape. 1 was too young to think 01
doing so immediately ; besides, I wished to
learn how to write, its I might have occasion
to write my ow ii pass, I consoled mysell
with the hope that I should one day tied a
good chance. Meanwhile, I would learn to
w rite.
I r ks idea as to how I might learn to write
was suggested to me by being in Durgin nod
Batley's shipyard, and frequently seeing the
ship carpenters. alter hewing and getting a
piece of timber ready for use, write it l p the
timber the name of that part of the ship for
which it was intended. When it piece ot tim
ber was Int; nded for the larboard side, it
would be marked thus—" 1.." When apiece
was for the starboard side, it would be marked
thus--'• S." A piece for the larboard side
forward would be marked thus—" L. P.
When n piece for the starboard side forward,
it would be marked thus—" For lar
board aft, it would be marked thus—" L. A."
For starboard aft, It would be marked thus—
"S. A." I soon learned the names of these
letters, and for what they were intended
when placed upon it piece of timber in the
shipyard. I immediately commenced copy
ing them, and in a short time was enabled to
make the four letters named. After that.
when I met with any boy who I knew could
write, I would tell hi n t I could write its wel.
as he. The next word would lie, •` I don't
la;lieve you. Let me see you try it." .1
would then make the letters which I had been
fortunate as to learn, and ask him to beat •hat.
In this way I got it good many lessors its Wri
ting, which it Is quite possible I should never
Lave gotten in any other way. During this
time my copy-lA;(4f was the board fence, brick
will, and pavement , •, my pen and Mlt was it
lump of chalk. With these I learned mainly
how to write.• 1 then commenced and,con
Untied copying the Italics in Webster's Spell
ins Book, t,n l I could mate hmal wituout
looking on the book. fly this time, my link;
Master Thomas had gone to school, -and
learned how to write, tout had written over a
number of copy books. These had been
brought home, and shown to some ,of our
near neighbors. and then lain aside. My mis
tress used to go to class meetim, , at the Wilk
Street meeting-house every Monday afternoon
and leave me to take care of the house. When
left thus, I used to upend my time in writing
in the spaus 'left in Master Thomas's copy
hook, copying what he had written. I con
dotted to do this, until I could write a hand
very similar to that of Master Thomas. Thus
after a long tedious effort for years, I finally
succeeded In learning how to write.
In a short time alter I went to live at Bahl
more, my old master's youngest son, Richard
died • and in about three years and ids months
after Lis death, my old matter, Captain An
thony, died, leaving only his son, Andrew,
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and daughter, Lucretia, to share his estate.
He died while on a visit to ace his danghter at
Hillsborough. Cut off thus unexpectedly, ho
left no will as to the disposal of his property.
It was therefore necessary to have &valuation
of the property that it might be equally di
vided between Mrs. Lucretia and 31aater An
drew. I was immediately sent for, to be
valued with the other property. Here again
my feelings rose up in detestation of slavery.
1 had now a new conception of my degraded
condition. Prior to this, I had become, if not
Insensible to my lot, at least partly so. I left
Baltimore with a young heart overborne with
sadness, and a soul full -of apprehension. I
took passage with Captain Rowe, In the
schooner 1c lid Cat, and after a sail of about
twentydbur hours, I found myself near tne
place of my birth. I had now been absent
from it almost, if not quite, five years. I,
however, remembered the place very well. I
was only about five years old when Ilea It to
go and live with my old master on Colonel
Lloyd's plantation ; so that 1 was now be
een ten and eleven years old.
We were all ranked together at the valua
tion.' Men and women, old and young,.mar
ried and single, were ranked with horses,
sheep, and swine. There were horses and
Inca, cattle uud women, pigs and children all
holding the same rank in the scale of being,
and all were subjected to the same narrow
examination. bilvery-headed ago and spright
ly )null,, maids and matrons had to undergo
tile same indelicate inspection. At this mo
ment I saw more clearly than over the brutal
izing effects of slavery upon both slave and ,
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slave-holder. •
Atter the valuation, then came thedivision.
have no language to express the high ex
citement and deep anxiety which was felt
among us poor slaves during this time. Our
late for lite was now to be oecided. We had
no more voice in that decision than the brutes
among whom we were ranked. A single
word front the white men was enough—
against all our wishes, prayers, and entreaties
—to sunder forever the dearest friends, dear
est kindred, and strongest ties known to hu
nian beings. In addition to the pain of sepa
ration, them was the horrid dread of falling
into the bands of aster Andrew ; a man who,
but a hew days before, to give me a sample of
his bloody disposition, took my little brother
by the throat, threw him on the ground, and
with the heel of his bout stamped upon his
head till the blood gushed from his nose and
tars—was well calculated to make me anxious
as to my fate. After he had committed this
savage outrage upon my brother, he turned
to ine, and said that was the way he meant to
serve toe one of these dam—meaning, I sup
pose, when I came into his possession.
Thanks to a kind Providence, I fell to the
portion of Mrs. Lucretia, and was sent limo
diattly back to Baltimore, to live again in the
nuttily of Muster Hugh. Their joy at my re
turn equalled their sorrow at my departure.
It was a glad tlay to me. I bad escaped a
wm•su than lion's jaws. I was absent-from
Baltimore, fur the purpose of valuation and
division ' just about one month, and it seemed
to have been six.
Very soon atter my return to Baltimore, my
mistress Lucretia died, leaving her. husband
and one child, Amanda and in a very short
time atter her death, Master Andrew died.
Now all the property of my old master, slaves
Included, was in the hands of strangers,—
strangers who had nothing to do with scut,
initiating it. Not a slave was left free. All
remained slaves, from the youngest to the old
est. 1f any one thing in my experience, more
than another, served to deepen my conviction
of the internal character of slavery, and to 011
me with unutterable loathing of slave-holden,
it was their base ingratitude to my poor old
grandmother. She had served my old master
niftlifully from youth to old ago. She had
been the source of all hit/wealth; she hod peo
pled his plantation with slaves; she had be
come a great-grandmother faille service. She
had rocked him in infancy, attended him in
childhood, served him through life, and at his
death wiped from his icy brow the cold death
sweat, and closed his eyes for ever. She was
nevertheless lett a slave—a slave for life--st
slave in the hands of strangers ; and in their
hands she saw her children, her grandchildren,
and her great-grandchildren divided, like so
many sheep, without being gratified with the
small privilege of a single word as to their or
her own destiny.
In about two years after the death of Mrs.
Lucretia, Muster Thomas married his second
%% ire. 11cr name was Rowena Hamilton. She
! was the eldest daughter of Mr. William Ham
ilton. Master now lived in Bt. Michael's
Not long alter his marriage, a misunderstand
ing took place between himself and Master
II ugh ; uhd as a means of punishing his brother,
lie took me from him to live with himself at
:st.
I then had to regret that I did not at least
coke t he attempt to carry out my resolution to
run away ; for the chances of success are ten
fold greater from the city than from the coun
try
sailed from Baltimore for Bt. Michael's In
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the sloop Amanda, Captain Edward Dodson.
On toy passage, I paid particular attention to
the direction which the steamboats took to go
to Philadelphia. I found, instead of going
down, on reaching North Point they went up
the bay, iu a north-easterly direction. I
deemed this knowledge of the utmost import
ance. My determination to run away was
again revived. I resolved to wait only so
long as the offering of a favorable opportunity.
When that came, I was determined to be Qtr.
B. DADD'S CURRENT COMMENTS.
AN effective cartoon—" Ticket, please."
Oun National game—The American Eagle.
A photograph is a sun picture ; but the N.
Y. Sun pictures are no photographs. By no
manner of means.
A. majority of the English press, comment
ing on the conduct of the Captain of the Bom
bay, seem inclined to deal gently with Eyre•
his crime, however, should not be clas
sed with "Trifles light as Eyre."
NEW York's new City Ch ter created
another Evacuation Day—eva ation of the'
city offices.
A member of the Kansas Legislature bears
the noisy name of Gassaway Sprightly. There
are members of Legislatures in other States,
who can gas a way sprightly enough—and
their names are not half so "loud."
Or the three R's—Reading, 'Biting and
Itithmette, you know—Dichosa find, the twe
ormer the most profitable.
Tur. April number of an English magazine
containe the first chapters of a new serial story
called "Tho Landlord of the Sun." A sequel
will probably follow entitled "The Tenant of
tho Moon-"
AN exchange says Ida Lowia hem become •
seamstress. Then she le only a aew•aen her•
ONE of the Wall street female brokers, it is
statel, announces !tenants a candidate for
the next Presidency. Not a Democratic can
didate, we judge ; for the lady must know
that that party goes for Booty—not Beauty.
How to get an article Into the Atlantic—
throw your boot into the Ocean by that name.
A Chicago inebriate has been fined for kick.
ing a woods Indian in front of a cigar shop.
How is that for Lo ?
MEN who oppose Woman Suffrage are In
favor of Woman Suffering.
Dn. Hall says sponge-beds are healthy.
We always thought "Sponges" were un-
Itealthy---especially on the pocket-hook.
"'l'nu• Merriest Girl that's Out"—Judy.
This is far-fetched—Judy, we mean.
"A. gentleman has sent the President a ci•
gerAlsirty..six incises long " Anew yard, we
prestrie, for the White House.
Truly, you might as well be out of the
world as out of the fashion. Here Is "Au
ohl.Fashioned Qirl, advertised for $1.50. •
Ingle gentleman, aged 35, says it Is mor3 than
souse fashionable girls are worth. But he'll
.0 Jilted.
CouNT ICratismayashajewsky Is said to be
the handsomest young Doyar—whataver that
nny_bc—in S Petermurg. We ars BUM he
owns the ugliest name.
A we:l known rebel general is earning •
living to a California town by . sawing woo 4.
lie has discovered that a wood•horsi—'sot•
warhorse—ls him forte.
A Richmond paper says that city is to tas
"the future metropolis." And there is atos►
thing in it too ; for she esa already llama of
one more Mayor than say oilier slay.
Ate Indian suitor Laraod aoara las ham of
a widow who rained kW hand. Whats taw
auming flame to create la the gentlesnaal
break.— Willoington Commercial.
ALLIINTOWN. PA
NSW DZIIOXII
(To be continued.)