was with George in the eternal world, where the slave is free from his master.  But poor Isham was so terrified with this unexpected occurrence and so confounded by the awful contortions of his brother’s face, that he had not nerve enough to follow up the play, and finish the plan as was intended, but suffered Lilburn to go alone.  The negroes came running to see what it meant that a gun should be fired in the grave-yard.  There lay their master, dead!  They ran for the neighbors.  Isham still remained on the spot.  The neighbors at the first charged him with the murder of his brother.  But he, though as if he had lost more than half his mind, told the whole story; and the course of range of the ball in the dead man’s body agreeing with his statement, Isham was not farther charged with Lilburn’s death.

“The Court sat—­Isham was judged to be guilty of a capital crime in the affair of George.  He was to be hanged at Salem.  The day was set.  My good old father visited him in the prison—­two or three times talked and prayed with him; I visited him once myself.  We fondly hoped that he was a sincere penitent.  Before the day of execution came, by some means, I never knew what, Isham was missing.  About two years after, we learned that he had gone down to Natchez, and had married a lady of some refinement and piety.  I saw her letters to his sisters, who were worthy members of the church of which I was pastor.  The last letter told of his death.  He was in Jackson’s army, and fell in the famous battle of New Orleans.”

“I am, sir, your friend,

“WM. DICKEY.”

PERSONAL NARRATIVES-PART III.

NARRATIVE AND TESTIMONY OF REV.  FRANCIS HAWLEY.

Mr. Hawley is the pastor of the Baptist Church in Colebrook, Litchfield county, Connecticut.  He has resided fourteen years in the slave states, North and South Carolina.  His character and standing with his own denomination at the south, may be inferred from the fact, that the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina appointed him, a few years since, their general agent to visit the Baptist churches within their bounds, and to secure their co-operation in the objects of the Convention.  Mr. H. accepted the appointment, and for some time traveled in that capacity.

“I rejoice that the Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society have resolved to publish a volume of facts and testimony relative to the character and workings of American slavery.  Having resided fourteen years at the south, I cheerfully comply with your request, to give the result of my observation and experience.

“And I would here remark, that one may reside at the south for years, and not witness extreme cruelties; a northern man, and one who is not a slaveholder, would be the last to have an opportunity of witnessing the infliction of cruel punishments.”

PLANTATIONS.