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I it l y , e. -4.-- "7" - Q . ) ,_ 1. 1 , " 4 v. _ • • s -... i --- Gc• - :'". -" • /I 'l ift ..... s . 0 \,......._ ,fir 1 . y, 1 f , 1 . , ' I TWiCE F REE. r . 1 :- • 1 In that right ;loyal book, "Patriot Boys and Prisob Picenus," is a story of an es caped slave named Joseph, who was liv ing in Philadelphia when the war broke out, and thbugh prevented by his color from' ; '. enliitarir> l ,as a soldier, managed', to . o get to the front as servant of a captainlin the 9th NO York. The progress of the war tirougtit him again, to the neighbor hood: of his old maoter, who was not above turning a penny by selling indigestible trash to the Yank. , e soldiers: The planter got out the old market wagon, _filed it with stale hams, unripe friut,and pastry heavy enough to sit hard on even his!conscience;, and then,with old David as driver, set out for Charlestown. Entering the village not far from sunset, he directed his stops at once to the spot where the ;lai-gest number of People were gathered. I This happened, to he a strebt corner, where a Union soldier, mounted ou a barrel, was holding forth to a. motley collection ( i f whites and negroes on, the ioesfitnaulc blessings of freedom—now it was a'goud tiling for the white man, and would not Ido tiny sort of harm to the black une.l At the close of one of his first periods, the wagon came to a halt, and old David sung out: "Dat am so, genii:Elan and ladies; but, ye're am pur l line fresh pie,yer nice, jury hain,and yor Emilia, hue,coffee So walk up, gemwan and l-a-d-i f e-s: ; Only s-e-v-e-n-t-y—fi-v-e cents for a slice ob ham, a cup ob cuffee,a piece ob pm what want mad o' shoe leath er." , beginning The orator was at the of an oLer glotving 1 sentence; but; he turned 4ruptly On the old negro, and called out "Shut up you old fool; take your apple. etlri. someviler . else." 1 „ And at a desert ob freedom you'se come duw yer, 3 ter talk 'bout!" responded old ,Dilvid grinning very widely. "1 reck• i l i uusjl had I. bb'il l yere fur sebenty ye:is,, without iilidiul oak dat dat haln't no free dom ter 'preach id nese diggin s." "Go it,l old milli 1" "Give it to him, Vanity© I i "Hustle him out !" and a score !of similar exclawatituts arose from toe 'crowd, which now swanned round the wagon, 11l e tin army 'of flies round a LIJU -1.1•:ICS lio , rsliettd, threatening to devour its sweets ‘vrtivoi. payilig the revenue tpliiiedr. lice keen eye tit tit? old, Wilkey saw the tauter; rt.! atuuo9tuu upon the top ht the pile, le laid about with his whip in a way that kept buthi ttteuds and. eat:Lute , at a , disiabue. At :last his lash, uu!uckily .outact wish a soldiers prude. -- wore thitil the freedman could with a blow on the old [Lail', t him sPiawling into the middle eet., ..1 50 20 - 40 _lO caw? iu. lllLi was bear' :did of tl~o stiff Tic plauter, meal) ! had slunk away into l the crowd, 'leaving his load of eaublesawl his faithful old servant to their late ; <nd there, is no telling what that fate might have been, !Aid netts new actor app•artid on the.scene. It was Jo seph Bbiziiig the soldier by the collar, and tossing him over the wheels of tie 'wagon asi if he, had been a bag of feathers he plaut‘d himself above the prostrate old wati,audrieill out to the now half riotous crowd, ".,otnelon 1 you cowards,dat tackle a ole mad loike dis. Come on 1 and ro guy you la lesson in freedom dat's wurth larnin'." No one scorning . . disposed to' come on, the oldda l . ikey rising to his feet, added to invitation : "Yas,comeon 1" he cried. ..Uwe siAdern man, kin whip live Yaukces, add two can' whip twenty. We are sOd darn i 'meu, so COlrle'oll 1" !rids ridiculous Ichallenge restored the good native of the, assemblage; and,after old David had sufficiently hugged his nu expectedldeli'yerer, they "aottie om" and emptied the planter's wagon, leaviond in the lauds of Joseph, who acted as' SO treaiure and money-changer, a larger quan [ tity of eurrent.coin than could, then be found in the vault of any bank in the "Oiti)Dowinlon." not of Intent. early -,- - - In thib altered condition of affairs. the I plantei emerged from the mass or people, and caw toward Joseph, with a face as sWilicg as an April day after a shower. "Ah, Joseph !" he said, "I am glad to see yon back—glad to see you again serv ing your old waster I," I Joseph drew hichself up with all the dig nity or an exalted functionary receiving some cribging supplicant for dffice, and, answeteci :'.'And who am you, sah ?" "Why I am your old master I" replied the planter,'wich a look, of blank amaze went. J o "[My assa, sah I" exclaimed the 'prop erty,"l hain't no inassa 'eept Uncle Sam as yogi elm see by my eld'es—and you 1 . Now I 'lumber you, youlse one o' dew ule secesh what hung John Brown, and we'se come out yere to baugyeu—'spressly ter do dat, !" The rilauter was now half-petrified with astonisti l ment ; but he faltered out in a coneiliatdry tone : "Old friends shouldn't - quarrel, Joseph. I make no claim to yen. You.have earned your freedom." • At this the dignity of 5 1 130 "chattel" 'suddenly forsook him, and bending for ward ho whispered iu the.oar of his mac- - - eootea to tip ilrilicipies of 'hp glie @isseiiiiiptioil of 4110.419, Y..iteiltttho ifebos: i. •' 1 COUDERSPORT, POTTER COUNTY; PA., ,TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 1866. ter : "Make out de free papers, deo—wake 'em out ter night; and deo, you'll sabe you' neck and get you' 'honey ;" and he cooly placed thebag of specie in the breast of his coat. jl The planter watched the vanishing bag as the British bondholders may be sup posed to have watched the falling inchconfed erate. loan—going down by toch,un till it sunk at last with asudden plunge, fully out of sight ; but he coolly 'said, "Well, I will. Como to f l plantation to night, at nine o'clock, l and the papers shall be ready," f I "D4o, sah ! said Joseph, "you don't cotch ole birds with saki! You come ter me—ter. de camp ob de Ninfh New York —dat's de rigitnen' I b'ongs ter !" "Well, I will," answered his master. "At nine o'clock—you'll be there?" "I'll be dar !" answered the colored gentleman, walking awaY with-the digni fied strut of a New York alderman, who has just thrust his hand (into the "public crib ) " and—is proud of the achievement. In much the same mood, he wtre,about nine o'clock that night, pacing the grass in front of his captain's, tent, when his waster and another gentleman approached him. The latter wore a!blue uniford,and Joseph sliw, at a glance; was the provost marshal of the army. j What could the officer be doiug with his master ? But Joseph was not-long in doubt about his errand. i I "That is the boy 1" said the planter, pointing to his property; without giving it oven a look of recognition. • "Come with me s boy,"isaid the marshal, laying his hand on Joseph's shoulder. "Scutte ine,sah,".answered Jcisephovith com.iderable of his recent dignity—for so much could not be expected to evaporate in a moment. "I'se engaged wid de cap tain," "Neverrmind the captain eornA with alp," .aid th. officer: "I t'ank you salt I'd rather not." an swered Joseph stepping back towards the dior of the tent. The captain, who had listened to this cutiversa.tion from the inside of the tent, now came out, and said to the marshal, •..N.lajur.what does this; r tneau ? What do you want with Joseph 7r • "Ile is claimed by this gentleniad as his - slave," said the ; ...and the &ea cr 'opiers arc to Itarlior no runaways." "But;Joseph is not a runaway. I gut him in Philadelphia. t What evidence have you that ho ever) belonged to this man "[leaps orevidence,l erred the planter in an excited tone. "My word, - sir ! d tell you lice is toy propeity, and has stolen a haz.of my money. life hay it now about him." "You lie, you . ole dchble." shouted Jo s'eph, drawing out the sa g , and launching it at the head of the " p!lauter. "I hain't got you' money,!" • - According to, rule Joseph "aimed low," and missing his face, the bag struck the master in the region Odle pocket. The blow brought him doWn, and a the same time loosened the fasteriing of the bag,and scattered the coin, in a silver 'shower all , over the ground. Risirig soon to his knees the planter groped about for his runa way dollars, apparently. foreetful of his other runaway propertyr,which, even then was not of much value for general circa lotion in Virginia. While the planter kyas searching for his stray gold ; the captain and provost marshal continued the ;conversation. The 1 J former declined to give itp the fugitive, without express brderslfrom the general; but, it being too late to obtain access thitt, officer that evening, he at last con sented to Joseph's being lodged over night in jail to await his deciOen in the moroing So, in half an hour; die slave lad 'found himself a tenant of the little cell froM which John Brown went forth to die on the scaf- . fold. "His'reflections, *hen the great key y turned in the lock, and he was left alone in the 'gloomy room, 'vere, as you may imagine,. not of a very 'cheerful character. He thought of Deborah,of Rubert,of Rob ert's mother, from all lei whom he soon would be:separated forever; ho thought of the far South,of its hot sugar-fields,and deadly rice swamps, to which he Would be sold as soon as the, army went away ; .and he thought of the faithless govern ment, for Which he had offered his lif.e, and Which was now plunging him again into the : abyss of slavery. He thought of this, for already he kriew his fate. The captain had whisp'ered, us he bade him good night at the dook : "Get away, Joe, if you cTin—it is your[only chance. Old Patterson is a pro-slavery man, if not a traitor. I shall do alt, I can ; but I. have no hope. He will g+ you up." G 'et away ?" A.cay3el may go through the eye of a needle; a rich man may go to heaven; but no hUman creature ever went through these 'prison walls." So though , Joseph, as lib looked round his gloonliprison .down to rest on a bundre of straw in the corner. In the morning a 4ldier came in with hie breakfut. The wan had a ktudly face and Joseph, drawing him into converse 'tiori,soon leained that hs was froniMassa• abusetts "Yon didn't cum out yere ter stand guard ober runaway darkies —shore?' sattl Joseph. I didn't," answered the man j "Ilenlisted for another sort of work—for fre'ping 'em. I'd help you if I could ; but I niust obey orders. What do you mean to • 'Die,sooner dan go back into slavery !" "That's the talk," responded the sol didr,"and here's a knife to help you, But wbatever happens don't hurt yourself.—: Kill the men-stealers—never kill yourself" • "Dar's a gall up Norf 'would keep me frum doin' dat any how," said Joseph, putting The weapon—which ,was half girk half butcher•knife—into the lining of his jacket. "Wid dis I'll git my freedoM !" . .. The. soldier left hin3 ) and the hours wore slowly ,a.Way until he Came again with his dinner. The man'sl face wore a look of more than usual animation, and closing the door carefully,he said : "Your captain has just been here. He did all he could, but old Patterson as decided against you. I The sa s your mas ter will no doubt come here wi bin an hour and he.ivante you to go with im peacea bly ; for to-night, with half a dozen men he'll kidnapl you, and have you twenty miles away by morning. He'll do it if it costs him his commissions" ! 1 Tears were in the slave bOy's eyes as he sat down and ate his dinner in silence. He was not utterly forsaken; white men were not utterly false; some of them had yet hearts somewhere about their bodies. This feclina was yet uppermost within him, when an hour o two later, ho was summoned to meet hi master. The old than had dome alone, with an. open wagon, With the lieutenant of the guard, and a half a dozen °that. soldiers. he was stars Ling .t the doorway of the jail as Joseph came out. with the attendant A look of grim satisfaction was on his face when he caught sight of the chattel ; but it changed Ito an expression of serious concern as he noticed that neither his hands nor his feet were manacled. Turn ing to the soldiers, he said : "Here, give we apiece of rope. I'm sure the general dOn!t know You haven't tied the boy.!' The gene i 4al was high, in favor with 'the slave owner; and deserVedly so. He had nut only pOt - ed out loyal gold by the bushel 4n re ) ytuent for rebel crops—which , gold was at rice converted into the sinews 4 rebel war-but had also zilowed every .1 kidnapper to Virginia free access to his camp in pursuit of runaways; and thus afforded Johnson full informationl of the strength and probable movements of his army. ElNtory will beat a loss' for the reason why Patterson with twenty thou sand men, ‘rutarched up a hill and, then marched down again " The lieu l tenant gave no heed to the planters I.cluest ; but one of the men threw him tt. piece of tent-rope,with which he attempted to tie Joseph's ankles to gaiter BOt, strange as it tuay seem, the ankles objeicted to beitig tied 1%,. Only one of them cold poisibly be wade to subutit to the °per , Lion ;' and; after tugging away at the other until he was out of breath and red in the face, he turned to the offi cer, and said—a sickly smile playing round the corners of his sunken mouth— I . say, lefteimt, just let one of your men lend me a hand to tie the boy's legs. He's earned lightfooted." The officer was a Boston boy, and this was work he was not accustomed to. With great effort! he had smothered his 'wrath until then;: but then it burst forth like a clap of thunder. "Begone you infernal ruffian l"-Le cried. "ake your property and begone ! If one of my men touches your rope, I'll give him that will wake hiM bate rope as long as he lives. Be: gone, I say I TAe. your property, and begone I" . . The planter basi.hearci thiinder before; but never thunder that foretold such a Steirm as then was brewing. Hastily turning to JOseph, he said, in a whining pleading tone : '"Joseph, wont you—wont y.o r t-gei, into the wagon ?" ° • Joseph could gain nothing by a refusal. ye could not possibly escape in the midst of the camp, surrounded as Ile was by thousands bound to obey the orders of the general ; so, releasing his ankle from the rope, he stepped nimbly into the warron, and bade goad by to the soldiers. His master took a seat beside him, and apply ing the,whip to the horse ; drove rapidly away. Be drove down the broad street which runs through the center of the town ; but what was Joseph's consternation when, reaching the outskirts, he turned into a road leading directly away from the plan takiont By a flash of thought the slave lad' took in the "situation." He was not 1. g tog "home." He could not be, liberated b the captain. His master had already s Id him, and - was driving him away for ~e livery." These thoughts flashed upon h ru,and his plan was formed in an instant I involved the old man's life; but he would be free, if the lives of forty old wen had to be sacrificed. "Massa," he said coolly, "you se tuck de wrong road." "I know 4hich road I've taken, boy," said the master; "we've not far to go." And he put whip to his horse, and urged him oqeven more rapidly. An oNinary meal bag lay in the bottom of the wars. What' was in it. Joseph did not know ;1 but it evidently contained something wnich his master would not care to leavo behind. %Oen the planter's face was turned a j trifle, Joseph touched the bag wit i! his fecif . ,' and tossed it into the - road, exclaiming. "Golly, massa; who'd ato sieh a little kick as dat Bold a sent lie bag ober. But you needn't weber mind; joss get out and flab it in a jiffin'." I The master looked at him for a moment then said : "No, recon net.. I recon, if yon get out you'll take to your legs. I'll get the bag 'myself." Joseph's heart beat faster; a cold shudder passed overhirr? ; for by this ruse he had hoped to - save his master life i and now he sawlhim rdshing blindly on his fate 1 The !planter of out of the wagon, and with the reins backed the horse . to where the bag lay i the highway. Then he threw it libto th wagon, and was pre paring to get in himself, when a happy thought struck Josdpli—a thought which no doubt saved thi) planters life. The reins were in the planter's hand, and his, hand was on the side of the vvagon,when, quickly draWing hill knife,Joseph severed them at a blowl and, springing up,applied the whip to the hors'e's back. The fright ened animal bounded away, leaving the astonished 'planter standing in the middle of the road, his shouts and curses came down on the wind, but they only struck fire from the horse's heels, and widened the distance between him and his property. On they cv+pt,, ovcr the stones, through mud and mire, till the poor animal could g,o no further.' Then Joseph halted, tied hien to "a tree by the roadside, and opened the meal In it were a revolver, a pair of hanLiffs, and a flask of whiskey. "nese yore are contraband of war," said Joseph to himself; "but Jess be fa'r, and divide; l witih inasp. I'll leab him de bag, and de han'euffs ; and tuck de 'vol verland de, l whiskey.; If I donut, what wid his wrof, and de whiskey, he'll kill hissell wid de 'volver, joss ierreleab hiS feelin's." But he Must baycluttered this soliloquy as he waliltd forward ; for he lost no that iu plunging into the woods, and =kin" his way into Pennsylvania. It as tw., diys h i efore lie reaclicl a place of safety; and, mean while,he lived upon the whisky. For nearlp tlit' l ee years after these event , he remained at home,workiog for the good Quaker and nppy with Deborah in the little room 111 the fourth story. Then he went to war d'ain.—Edmund Kirke. CASE OF LAST SESSION some of the Philadelphia iught they would make some TIE BapE —HLast winter puliticians thot motley out of Western Rail pending befii persuaded a would be nec of itself, was mittee was rat tigate the matii has made a re, testimony. the Atlantic and ?real •oad Company,on a. bill then re the Legislature. They Mr Jackson that $30,000 scary to pass the bill, which unobjectionable. A .com )sed in, the Summate to laves !ter. r Lowry, the chairman Or ,fort to the Senate with the Ye have only room for the Ig,raph which gives the .sum of the case-. following Tara, and substanc , irour cow. that Mr. Alb lam H. Witt were "of one that they coi from Mr. Tat: wischiovous r a pretended o ital in aid of cpposad, the money betwe intended to pa tier of either That they di selves $5000,, sure in the S of this coma money, to wit likewise retai c The above of the so cane' Mr. Witte ha for Governor) cession sy in p order. Nort Congress and morel bitter ti politician of to testify on ibury Amen I l nittee have reason to believe rt R. Schofield, Mr. Will• and Mr. Goor ,, e Northrop, ind" in this matter, and Ibined to extort 630,000 ow Jackson by false and presentations,and that after liciousness around this cap- s bill, to which was no one intended to divide the n thorn. That they never • :any part of it to any mem. 'ranch of the Legislature. d so appropriate to them; and.that, but for the expo 'enate and the apoiotment Itittee,' the balance. of the s2s ' 000 would have been edadd divided among them.' timed gentleman are leaders democracy cfPhiladelphia. s been a standing candidate for the last ten years, a se thiser of the Vallandigham 'crop ivas a candidate for defeated. He is perhaps tan Witte. Schofield is a ihe same stripe, and refused a rofessional grounds.—Sun ,an • e Church Militant. One ;of t The`folio Cartwright, neer in. the in the use .o and when w assert his 1.13 physical strel , lowing ity, is very IP arta pionee I a profane aril i • tlng story is told by Peter he hard-shell Methodist pio !astern prariesi He believed 1 the carnal weapons of war, th rough characters, would stery over them by simple Ingth and daring. The foi •tit, resting on good author one•told of a North Oar , who pummelled grace intu I. fighting bind:smith. I 1 --. ' ` TERMS.- -p1.50 PER AMNUMi One day on approaching the ferry across they Illindis, he heard the ferryman swears ba i t terribly at the sermon of Peter Cart= wright, and threatening that if he ever had to ferry him across, and knew , him he would drdwn him in the river. Etter/ unrecognized, said to , the ferrymail: " "Stranger, I want you to put me acroid the river" "Wait.: till I'm ready," said the terrYz man; and he pursued his converoatiod - and strictures on Peter. Cart*right., flays ing finished he turned to Petet and, said, "Now'il'll put you across!' On reaching the middle of the atteaill Peter thiew his horse's bridle over a stake in the boat, and told the fetryman to let go his pyle. "What for ?' asked the ferrytnati. "Well, you 'have been using my name improper ; and said if ; name .this way you woulddrown me. N got a chance!' "Is your name Peter Cartwright'?'' "My name is Peter Cartwright.' Instantly the ferryman seised the preacher, but be did'nt know !Peter's strength ; for Peter instantly seized the ferryman, one hand on the nape of.. the neck and the other on the seat of his crowsers, and plunged him into the water, saving baptize thee (splash) in the name of the devil, whose child thou art," Then lifting him Peter added : • "Did you ever prey "Then it's time you did." "Never will," answered the ferryman:; Splash ! splash ! and the ferryman is in the deep again. "Will you pray now ?" asked Peter. The' gasping victim shouted , : _lf "I'll ;do anything you bid me." "Then- • n which art me : Our father ,hich art in Heaven," Having acted clerk; repeating after Peter, the ferry,mau cried out : "Now let tne go." i n "Not yet," said Peter, "you • ust make three' promises : First that you . wilt repeat that prayer every morning and evening as long as you live; SeconNthat you will hear every preacher that comes within fire t Miles of this ferry ; l'hirdly, that you ,will put every Meth. 6dist preacher over free of expense.'l "Do yuu promise and ye* F" "I promise," said the ferryman. And strange to say, • that man beeamd a shining light. Caution to Sheep Ostriers. We cupy the, following excellent But. gestions fur Wool-growers from the circu lar of Mr. F.C.F D. McKay, the l general agent'of the American Emigrant Com. pany. The company' has over ten thou. , i and head of sheep scattered among farm ers who have purchased land of it. 1. Keep sheep dri under feet with lit. , ter; this is evert more necessary than ioofiag, for thug ; and never suffer them to lie in mud o. snowl 2 Take up buck lambs early in thd• spring, and keep them until the first of December following, when they may be turned out. 1 / , 3. Drop or take ont the lowest bars as Sheep ) enter the' yard. 4. Count yotir sheep every day. 1 ,',5 De ,, . grinning n•ritinirm with the greatest i • s, care and use the smallest quantity at first. 16. If a ewe 'oses her lamb, milk daily for a few days, and` ix tt little alum with her salt. • I ; 17. Let no hap eat with the sheep-- by no means in the spring. 1, 8. Give lambs a little milk feed in time of weaninm D . I 9. Never frighten sheep. 10. Sow rye for weak ones in cold weather, if you can. , 11. Separate ) all weak, or thin; or sick) from the strong,in the fall, and give them specicl care. 12. If a sheep is hurt catch it at oncd and wash the wound, and if it is fly time, spplypi:its of turpentine daily, and al ways ash with something, healing; if a; limb b broked,l3ind withsplinters,tightlY; loosenrg as the limb swells. Don't let sheep spoil wodl with chaff or burrs. 13. / Cut tag locks in early spring. n 14. For scours,olve pulverized alum id , I wheat bran—prevent in taking great card in chabging drY for green food. 'i 15. If ono N lame, examine the feet, !clean cut between the hoofs, and pare thd hoofs if unsouod, apply tobacco,: wltli ,:blue vitrol boiled in a little water. 1, ' 1 16. Shear at once any sheep earninale.4 ing to shed its wool, unless the weathei is too severe, and save carefully the pelt of any sheep that dies. 17. Have some good work by,to refer to; at least; it will be money in your pocket: Str Morton Peto,the English capitalis,6 said of President J - olibson,in a late speed). in England„ was , with hiM some time , and I, will say;at onde, that he is , a man. , who,--onee seen is osier forgotten, foi is one of natu're's trip nobility—a man , who not only has talent and miati,kut.lo4) • thank god, has a heart.", t
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