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Conwell believes that his real life dates from a happening of the time of the Civil War  a happening that still looms vivid and intense before him, and which undoubtedly did deepen and strengthen his strong and deep nature. CONWELL BELIEVES THAT HIS REAL LIFE DATES FROM A HAPPENING OF THE TIME OF THE CIVIL WAR A HAPPENING THAT STILL LOOMS VIVID AND INTENSE BEFORE HIM OF WHICH UNDOUBTEDLY DID DEEPEN AND STRENGTHEN HIS STRONG AND DEEP NATURE
ground route, he remembers, was from Philadelphia to New Haven, thence to Springfield, where Conwell’s father would take his charge, and onward to Bellows Falls and Canada. Conwell tells, too, of meeting Frederick Douglass, the colored orator, in that little cottage in the hills. “‘I never saw my father,’ Douglass said one day--his father was a white man--‘and I remember little of my mother except that once she tried to keep an overseer from whipping me, and the lash cut across her own face, and her blood fell over me.’ “When John Brown was captured,” Conwell went on, “my father tried to sell this place to get a little money to send to help his defense. But he couldn’t sell it, and on the day of the execution we knelt solemnly here, from eleven to twelve, just praying, praying in silence for the passing soul of John Brown. And as we prayed we knew that others were also praying, for a church-bell tolled during that entire hour, and its awesome boom went sadly sounding over these hills.” AND SILENCE AND DREAD OF IT ALL THIS UNDERGROUND ROAD HE REMEMBERS WAS FROM PHILADELPHIA TO NEW HAVEN THENCE TO SPRINGFIELD WHERE CONWELL'S FATHER WOULD TAKE HIS CHARGE AND ONWARD THE BELLOWS FALLS AND CANADA CONWELL TELLS TOO OF MEETING FREDERICK DOUGLAS THE COLORED ORATOR IN THAT LITTLE COTTAGE ON THE HILLS I NEVER SAW MY FATHER DOUGLAS SAID ONE DAY HIS FATHER WAS A WHITE MAN AND I REMEMBER LITTLE OF MY MOTHER EXCEPT THAT ONCE SHE TRIED TO KEEP AN OVERSEER FROM WHIPPING ME AND THE LASH CUT ACROSS HER OWN FACE AND HER BLOOD FELL OVER ME WHEN JOHN BROWN WAS CAPTURED CONWELL WENT ON MY FATHER TRIED TO SELL THIS PLACE TO GET A LITTLE MONEY TO SEND TO HELP HIS DEFENSE BUT HE COULDN'T SELL IT AND ON THE DAY OF THE EXECUTION WE KNELT SOLEMNLY HERE FROM ELEVEN TO TWELVE JUST PRAYING PRAYING IN SILENCE FOR THE PASSING SOUL OF JOHN BROWN AND AS WE PRAYED WE KNEW THAT OTHERS WERE PRAYING FOR THE CHURCH BELL TOLLED DURING THAT ENTIRE HOUR AND ITS AWESOME BOOM WENT SADLY SOUNDING OVER THESE HILLS
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