Part 2 (1/2)

When at Natchez the second tied to a Mr Broadwell, a merchant who kept a store on the wharf

The slave's name was Lewis I had known him several years, as he was for a steae for New Orleans Mr Walker sentme to inform him on its arrival While there, I went into the store to see Lewis I saw a slave in the store, and asked hi between the heavens and the earth” I asked hio into the warehouse and see I went in, and found Lewis there He was tied up to a bea the floor As there was no one in the warehouse but hi in that situation He said Mr

Broadwell had sold his wife to a planter six miles from the city, and that he had been to visit her,--that he went in the night, expecting to return before daylight, and ithout his master's permission The patrol had taken him up before he reached his wife He was put in jail, and his , and that hat he was tied up for

Just as he finished his story, Mr Broadwell ca there I knew not what to say, and while I was thinking what reply to make, he struck me over the head with the cowhide, the end of which strucka scar which I carry to this day Before I visited Lewis, he had received fifty lashes Mr Broadwell gave him fifty lashes more after I came out, as I was afterwards informed by Lewis himself

The next day we proceeded to New Orleans, and put the gang in the saro-pen which we occupied before In a short ti to the pen to purchase slaves Before the slaves were exhibited for sale, they were dressed and driven out into the yard So, and so cards

This was done to make them appear cheerful and happy My business was to see that they were placed in those situations before the arrival of the purchasers, and I have often set the when their cheeks ith tears As slaves were in good deain set out for St Louis

On our arrival, Mr Walker purchased a farm five or six miles from the city He had no family, but made a housekeeper of one of his female slaves Poor Cynthia! I knew her well She was a quadroon, and one of the most beautiful women I ever saw She was a native of St Louis, and bore an irreproachable character for virtue and propriety of conduct

Mr Walker bought her for the New Orleans market, and took her doith hiet the circuht that ere on board the steamboat, he directed me to put her into a state-room he had provided for her, apart fros of slavery, not to knohat this ly watched him into the state-room, and listened to hear what passed between them I heard him make his base offers, and her reject them He told her that if she would accept his vile proposals, he would take her back with him to St Louis, and establish her as his housekeeper at his far them, he would sell her as a field hand on the worst plantation on the river Neither threats nor bribes prevailed, however, and he retired, disappointed of his prey

The next , poor Cynthia told me what had past, and bewailed her sad fate with floods of tears I coed her all I could; but I foresaw but too hat the resultinto any farther particulars, suffice it to say that Walker performed his part of the contract, at that time He took her back to St Louis, established her as his mistress and housekeeper at his farm, and before I left, he had two children by her But, mark the end! Since I have been at the North, I have been credibly informed that Walker has been married, and, as a previoushad two e!

He soon co We took steamboat, and went to Jefferson City, a town on the Missouri river

Here we landed, and took stage for the interior of the State He bought a nues After getting twenty-two or twenty-three e on the banks of the Missouri Here he purchased a wo to be four or five weeks old

We had been travelling by land for some days, and were in hopes to have found a boat at this place for St Louis, but were disappointed As no boat was expected for some days, we started for St Louis by land Mr

Walker had purchased two horses He rode one, and I the other The slaves were chained together, and we took up our line ofup the rear Though the distance was not more than twenty miles, we did not reach it the first day The road orse than any that I have ever travelled

Soon after we left St Charles, the young child grew very cross, and kept up a noise during the greater part of the day Mr Walker co several times, and told the mother to stop the child's d----d noise, or he would The wo, but could not We put up at night with an acquaintance of Mr Walker, and in the ain coive the child to hily obeyed He took the child by one ar, walked into the house, and said to the lady,

”Madaer; it keeps such a noise that I can't bear it”

”Thank you, sir,” said the lady

The mother, as soon as she saw that her child was to be left, ran up to Mr Walker, and falling upon her knees begged his, and cried, ”Oh, my child! my child!

master, do let , if you will only letfor her child so piteously, a shudder,--a feeling akin to horror, shot throughfor her child:--

”O,breath, His little glassy eye to watch, And srass and leaf, Beneath the large oak tree: It is not sullenness, but grief,-- O, master, pity me!

The ht die, And heard all day, or thought I heard, My little baby cry

At noon, oh, how I ran and took My baby tolash broke My sleeping infant's rest

I worked till night--till darkest night, In torture and disgrace; Went hoht, To see ive me but one little hour-- O! do not lash ratefully I'll go”