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| well send him on for I haf a plase for him ef he ant well please dont send him for this as no plase for a eik possan. The way I got this plaae I went to see a (ran of myen from "Washington. Ban al well and he gave me werke. Pleas ancer this as soon as you gat et you must excues this bad nting (or my chance wars bot small to line this mouch, JOHN H. DADE. • If you haf to Sfnd for my tronke to Washington send the namp of John Trowharte. Sir please rite as soon as you gat this for et as enporten. JOHS H, DADE. ARRIVAL FROM DELAWARE, 1858. GEORGE LAWS AND COMRADE—TIED AND HOISTED WITH BLOCK AND TACKLE, TO BE COWHIDED. GEORGE represented the ordinary young slave men of Delaware. He was of unmixed blood, medium size and of humble appearance. He was destitute of the knowledge of spelling, to say nothing of reading. Slavery had stamped him unmistakably for life. To be scantily fed and clothed, and compelled to work without hire, George did not admire, but had to submit without murmuring; indeed, he knew that his so-called master, whose name was Denny, would not be likely to hear complaints from a slave; he therefore dragged bis chain and yielded to his daily task. One day, while hauling dirt with a fractious horse, the animal manifested an unwillingness to perform his duty satisfactorily. At this procedure the master charged George with provoking the beast to do wickedly, and in a rage he collared George and bade him accompany him "up stairs" (of the soap house). Not daring to resist, George went along with him. Ropes being tied aronnd bott his wrists, the block and tackle •were fastened thereto, and G>eorge soon found himself hoisted on tip-toe with his feet almost clear of the floor. The " kind-hearted master " then tore all the poor fellow's old shirt off his back, and addressed him thus : " You son of a b—h, I will give you pouting around me.; stay there till I go up town for my cowhide." |