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From EdmonstoNE to bush negroes and thence to 

 slavery, may be thought out of place here, but really a 

 great deal more might be said in these matters. We 

 have read of man-hunters in such books as " Uncle Tom's 

 Cabin ;" I have attempted to sketch another type ; this 

 t's true to life whatever Mrs. Stowe'S chara6ler ?nay be. 



Near the border of the clearing at Warrovv's Place 

 lived the eccentric Swedenborgian, "Old Glen." His 

 story was a curious one. Coming to Demerara as the 

 mate of a merchant vessel, he received a grant of land, 

 settled down, bought a few negroes, and in seven years 

 gained an assured position, while after twenty years he 

 became a man of some importance. Going on board a 

 Dutch vessel one day he found the Captain reading one 

 of SWEDENBORG'S books, and being taken with the new 

 religion Glen was very pleased when the owner presented 

 him with several works of that mystic author. From this 

 time he became an enthusiast. His estate was negle6led, 

 everything went wrong, the negroes ran away or became 

 careless and lazy, and every day Glen became poorer and 

 poorer. Having ordered a large consignment of the 

 books of his beloved author, he was unable to pay for 

 them, and consequently the estate was sold. Being 

 destitute he set up as a preacher to the negroes, but this 

 not being allowed, he went to Berbice and enlisted as a 

 private soldier. Here he fell into disgrace for sleeping 

 on duty and was sentenced to "run the gauntlet." In 

 pity the commanding officer would have remitted the 

 sentence, but Glen refused, and was so determined to 

 receive his punishment that he would not pass his com- 

 rades until they gave him the customary blows, even 

 going so far as to chide them if they did not strike hard 



