ANECDOTES OF FRUSTRATING SLAVE HUNTERS IN OHIO.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3232, 8 November 1881, Page 4

ANECDOTES OF FRUSTRATING SLAVE HUNTERS IN OHIO.

The unselfishness of the pioneers of Oberlin in the work of helping slaves is shown by the fact that they never received r-uy compensation for their services, although often struggling against stern poverty themselves. Their disinterested labors; of love were also sometimes poorly appreciated by those whom they would help. Once Mr Munger had kept in his house a colored man and wife for over three weeks, boarding and caring for them meanwhile. For this assistance the latter had returned no service to their benefactor 1 ?. One Monday Mrs Munger was unwell, and Mr M. ventured to ask the fugifive if his wife would not assist in the washing.

•Well,' said the man, thoughtfully stroking his beard, 'yes, I thing perhaps she might, if you would pay her fifty cents.' This was an actual occurrence. Usually, however, the gratitude of the fugitives toward their saviours knew no bounds.

Various devices were adopted to detain the slave hunters and gain time for escaping negroes. Once a gang of slave hunters came up South Main street in search of slaves who were at the time being transferred to a place of safety. The students heard of the matter, and came from their recitation rooms to the number of 200, books in hand, to a place where the slave hunters must pass. The latter approached cautiously, expecting a mob. Itnagine.thpir surprise at being addressed by one and another on various topics of interest. They were in a hurry, however,' and tried to press on, but the "Indents, effectually blocking tbe way, continued to talk amiahly. With various excuses, and conversation nil the while, which was most obsequiously courteous, they managed to detain the infuriated Southerners for several hours.

At another time slaveholders arrived in town about dut-k. Observing them, the students appointed a large deputation to look after their comfort while in town. All that night the slaveholders were followed about by a body of students, who kept up an animated conversation all the time, feeling that they were in duty bound to entertain their visitors to the best of their ability. At dawn the leader exclaimed with an oath :

'Don't these confounded. Oberlin people ever sleep ?' And the company left town in discouragement, never to return. A party of students once blacked their faces and led the slaveholders a long chase toward Brownhelm. Overtaken at length, they made for a brook, and when their pursuers came up, astonished them by bathing in the water; and lo and behold! the black would rub off.—Cleveland Herald.