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The Quick-Witted slave.
About the year 1805, a colored man, who belonged to Colonel Hopper, of Maryland, escaped with his wife and children, who were also slaves.
He went to Philadelphia and hired a small house in Green's Court, where he lived several months before his master discovered his retreat.
As soon as he obtained tidings of him, he went to Philadelphia, and applied to Richard Hunt, a constable who was much employed as a slave hunter.
Having procured a warrant, they went together, in search of the fugitives.
It was about dusk, and the poor man just returned from daily toil, was sitting peacefully with his wife and children, when in rushed his old master, accompanied by the constable.
With extraordinary presence of mind, the colored man sprang up, and throwing his arms round his master's neck, exclaimed, O, my dear master, how glad I am to see you!
I thought I should like to be free; but I had a great deal rather be a slave.
I can't get work, and we have almost st
James Davis.
In 1795, James escaped from bondage in Maryland, and went to Philadelphia, where he soon after married.
He remained undisturbed for ten years, during which time he supported himself and family comfortably by sawing wood.
But one day, in the year 1805, his master called to see him, accompanied by two other men, who were city constables.
He appeared to be very friendly, asked James how he was getting along, and said he was glad to see him doing so well.
At last, he remarked, As you left my service without leave, I think you ought to make me some compensation for your time.
Autumn is now coming on, and as that is always a busy season for wood-sawyers, perhaps you can make me a small payment at that time.
This insidious conversation threw James completely off his guard, and he promised to make an effort to raise some money for his master.
As soon as he had said enough to prove that he was his bondsman, the slaveholder threw off the mask of kindness, and ordered
James Lawler.
James was a slave to Mr. Mc Calmont of Delaware.
In 1805, when he was about thirty years old, he escaped to New-Jersey and let himself out to a farmer.
After he had been there a few months, several runaway slaves in his neighborhood were arrested and carried back to the South.
This alarmed him, and he became very anxious that some person should advance a sum of money sufficient to redeem him from bondage, which he would bind himself to repay by labor.
Finding that his employer abhorred slavery, and was very friendly to colored people, he ventured to open his heart to him; and Isaac T. Hopper was consulted on the subject.
The first step was to write to Mr. Mc Calmont to ascertain what were the lowest terms on which he would manumit his slave.
The master soon came in person, accompanied by a Philadelphia merchant, who testified that his friend Mc Calmont was a highly respectable man, and treated his slaves with great kindness.
He said James would be much happi