Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-02-07 | Page 18 | His First View of a Slave Market

His First View Tie o of a Slave Market Lincoln made a 0 flatboat a young man A viV Journey journe down the Mississippi river to New NeT W T T Organs Orleans where ho hG remained living among the rough boatmen of the water front for tor a aIn In month Now New Orleans was then a rapidly growing growl city a and here for tor the first center or of the tho place lavo industry time In n all Its repellent aspects Lincoln saw the slave marks markt t Ono One day ay he lie left the flatboat where ho lie had been and wandered along the river rl A crowd attracted nt- nt working s him and ho he bent hIs way toward fH the multitude multi multi- tulle tude of eager craning people and then ho stopped terror seized his soul transfixed I Indignation pIty There Thero In the tho midst ot of the hard featured coarse men with the black lIlack skin stood a young youn- not girl a 0 and gnarled taco face of far Africa but u. u mulatto wIth white blood bloo In her veins ono one of the tho most beautiful or of those unfortunate slaves slavos An auctioneer was cryIng cryIng- out her hr capabilities extolling extolling ex- ex health Uh and d tolling the tho firmness mn of her hr limb limbs her ber good disposItion In a loud bawling voice And the girl stood there confused for shame her head downcast Ever thereafter Lincoln hated hate slavery slaver This sight declared hIs cousin John fohn Honks hanks ran Its Iron Into iii him nn To the day or of his death Abraham Lincoln respected and revered women It was a religion lon with him And nd stow how many pardons granted g by y the rough rou and Kindly man when later brok hearted broken hearted n-hearted wIves and mothers and sweethearts sought him In his high heh office Ome in the White house Ho How many women thereafter hr blessed his name oung Lincoln at that auction sale one R Recalling y who knelt to s too the story ot of the woman hIm In gratitude after atter he had pardoned one on she sho loved and how he said flushing Get Jet up dont don't to tome me but thank God Goll and 10 o. o Some who knew hIm bin declared lle- lle th the memory of the tho girl Irl with the tho rose rose red red and white rose face remained with him then then thena a memory burning like a star In n. n night or of sorrow