Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . hia fromthe West Indies where he had become deeply interestedin the condition of the slaves, Benjamin Lay, furious atfinding the same evil existing there, shook ort the dustof the faithless city and took up his dwelling a fewmiles out. Here he lived in a natural cave, slightlyimproved by a ceiling of beams, drinking only waterfrom a spring near his door and eating only refused to wear any garment or eat any food whosemanufacture or preparation involved the loss of animallife or was the result of sl
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . hia fromthe West Indies where he had become deeply interestedin the condition of the slaves, Benjamin Lay, furious atfinding the same evil existing there, shook ort the dustof the faithless city and took up his dwelling a fewmiles out. Here he lived in a natural cave, slightlyimproved by a ceiling of beams, drinking only waterfrom a spring near his door and eating only refused to wear any garment or eat any food whosemanufacture or preparation involved the loss of animallife or was the result of slave labor. On the last Woolman was in full accord with him, but foundit a struggle to wear the undyed homespun which hifinally assumed, as the necessary badge of the simplicityhe preached. Xo concern for the prejudices or feelings of othershampered the career of the irrepressible Benjamin,whose figure was no less eccentric than his life. • Onlyfour and a half feel high, hunchbacked, with projectingchest, legs small and uneven, arms longer than his legs. ^^f?iC^^Sr. LEWIS TAPPAN. EARL Y AB OLITIONISTS. 347 a huge head, showing only beiieatli the enormous wliitchat, large, solemn eyes and a prominent nose ; the restof his face covered with a snowy semi-circle of beard fall-ing low on his breast, this tierce and propheticalbrownie or kobold made unexpected dashes into thecalm precincts of the Friends meeting-houses, and wasthe gad-fly of every assembly. A fury of protest pos-sessed him—a power of energetic denunciation aV)so-lutely appalling to the steady-minded Quakers. At onetime when the Yearly Meeting was in progress, he sud-denly appeared marching up the aisle in his long, whiteovercoat, regardless of the solemn silence stopped suddenly when midway and exclaiming,You slaveholders. Why dont you throw oif yourQuaker coats as I do mine, and show yourselves as youare ? at the same moment threw off his coat. Under-neath was a military coat and a sword
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