neck, and in a commanding tone of voice, and with



a violent oath, exclaimed, "Get up! You can do

the wench no good; therefore there is no use in



your seeing her."

On rising, I saw the cart in which she sat



moving slowly off; and, as she clasped her hands

with a grasp that indicated despair, and looked



pitifully round towards me, I also saw the large

silent tears trickling down her cheeks. She made



a farewell bow, and buried her face in her lap.

This seemed more than I could bear. It appeared



to swell my aching heart to its utmost. But

before I could fairly recover, the poor girl was



gone;--gone, and I have never had the good for-

tune to see her from that day to this! Perhaps



I should have never heard of her again, had it not

been for the untiring efforts of my good old



mother, who became free a few years ago by pur-

chase, and, after a great deal of difficulty, found



my sister residing with a family in Mississippi.

My mother at once wrote to me, informing me of



the fact, and requesting me to do something to get

her free; and I am happy to say that, partly by



lecturing occasionally, and through the sale of an

engraving of my wife in the disguise in which



she escaped, together with the extreme kind-

ness and generosity of Miss Burdett Coutts,



Mr. George Richardson of Plymouth, and a few

other friends, I have nearly accomplished this.



It would be to me a great and ever-glorious

achievement to restore my sister to our dear



mother, from whom she was forciblydriven in

early life.



I was knocked down to the cashier of the

bank to which we were mortgaged, and ordered



to return to the cabinet shop where I previously

worked.



But the thought of the harsh auctioneer not

allowing me to bid my dear sister farewell, sent



red-hot indignation darting like lightning through

every vein. It quenched my tears, and appeared



to set my brain on fire, and made me crave for

power to avenge our wrongs! But alas! we were



only slaves, and had no legal rights; consequently

we were compelled to smother our wounded feel-



ings, and crouch beneath the iron heel of des-

potism.



I must now give the account of our escape;

but, before doing so, it may be well to quote



a few passages from the fundamental laws of

slavery; in order to give some idea of the



legal as well as the social tyranny from which

we fled.



According to the law of Louisiana, "A slave

is one who is in the power of a master to whom he



belongs. The master may sell him, dispose of his

person, his industry, and his labour; he can do



nothing, possess nothing, nor acquire anything but

what must belong to his master."--Civil Code,



art. 35.

In South Carolina it is expressed in the following



language:--"Slaves shall be deemed, sold, taken,

reputed and judged in law to be chattels personal



in the hands of their owners and possessors, and

their executors, administrators, and assigns, to all



intents, constructions, and purposes whatsoever.--

2 Brevard's Digest, 229.



The Constitution of Georgia has the following

(Art. 4, sec. 12):--"Any person who shall mali-



ciously dismember or deprive a slave of life, shall

suffer such punishment as would be inflicted in



case the like offence had been committed on a free

• virginia [və´dʒinjə] n.佛吉尼亚(州) (初中英语单词)


• running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)


• slavery [´sleivəri] n.奴隶制；奴役 (初中英语单词)


• humanity [hju:´mæniti] n.人类；人性；仁慈 (初中英语单词)


• peculiar [pi´kju:liə] a.特有的；奇异的 (初中英语单词)


• shakespeare [´ʃeikspiə] n.莎士比亚 (初中英语单词)


• mistress [´mistris] n.女主人；情妇；女能手 (初中英语单词)


• submit [səb´mit] vt.使服从；使忍受 (初中英语单词)


• atmosphere [´ætməsfiə] n.大气；空气；气氛 (初中英语单词)


• surprising [sə´praiziŋ] a.惊人的；意外的 (初中英语单词)


• patience [´peiʃəns] n.忍耐(力)；耐心；坚韧 (初中英语单词)


• existence [ig´zistəns] n.存在；生存；生活 (初中英语单词)


• system [´sistəm] n.系统，体系，制度 (初中英语单词)


• knowing [´nəuiŋ] a.会意的，心照不宣的 (初中英语单词)


• sincere [sin´siə] a.真挚的；直率的 (初中英语单词)


• faithful [´feiθfəl] a.忠实的；可靠的 (初中英语单词)


• eternal [i´tə:nəl] a.永远的；永恒的 (初中英语单词)


• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• conclusion [kən´klu:ʒən] n.结束；结论；推论 (初中英语单词)


• unable [ʌn´eibəl] a.不能的；无能为力的 (初中英语单词)


• standing [´stændiŋ] n.持续 a.直立的 (初中英语单词)


• farewell [feə´wel] int.再见 n.&a.告别 (初中英语单词)


• violent [´vaiələnt] a.强暴的；猛烈的 (初中英语单词)


• despair [di´speə] vi.&n.绝望 (初中英语单词)


• utmost [´ʌtməust] a.最大的 n.极端 (初中英语单词)


• partly [´pɑ:tli] ad.部分地；不完全地 (初中英语单词)


• occasionally [ə´keiʒənəli] ad.偶然地；非经常地 (初中英语单词)


• disguise [dis´gaiz] vt.假装；隐瞒 n.伪装 (初中英语单词)


• extreme [ik´stri:m] a.尽头的 n.极端 (初中英语单词)


• restore [ri´stɔ:] vt.(使)恢复；修复 (初中英语单词)


• driven [´driv(ə)n] drive 的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• cabinet [´kæbinit] n.橱，柜；内阁 (初中英语单词)


• lightning [´laitniŋ] n.闪电 a.突然的 (初中英语单词)


• account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)


• fundamental [,fʌndə´mentl] a.基本的 n.原理 (初中英语单词)


• dispose [di´spəuz] v.处置；安排；布置 (初中英语单词)


• acquire [ə´kwaiə] vt.求得，获得，学得 (初中英语单词)


• digest [di´dʒest] v.消化 n.摘要；文摘 (初中英语单词)


• constitution [,kɔnsti´tju:ʃən] n.宪法；体格；体质 (初中英语单词)


• punishment [´pʌniʃmənt] n.罚，刑罚 (初中英语单词)


• worthless [´wə:θləs] a.无价值的 (高中英语单词)


• caution [´kɔ:ʃən] n.&vt.小心；告诫；警告 (高中英语单词)


• decidedly [di´saididli] ad.坚决地，果断地 (高中英语单词)


• severely [si´viəli] ad.剧烈地；严格地 (高中英语单词)


• hanging [´hæŋiŋ] n.绞刑 a.悬挂着的 (高中英语单词)


• reckless [´rekləs] a.不注意的；鲁莽的 (高中英语单词)


• separation [,sepə´reiʃən] n.分离；分开；分居 (高中英语单词)


• loving [´lʌviŋ] a.爱的，有爱情的 (高中英语单词)


• avenge [ə´vendʒ] vt.替…报仇 (高中英语单词)


• christianity [,kristi´æniti] n.基督教；基督精神 (高中英语单词)


• seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)


• generosity [,dʒenə´rɔsiti] n.慷慨；慷慨的行为 (高中英语单词)


• indignation [,indig´neiʃən] n.愤慨；气愤 (高中英语单词)


• smother [´smʌðə] v.抑制；覆盖 n.浓烟 (高中英语单词)


• crouch [krautʃ] vi.卷缩；蹲伏 (高中英语单词)


• tyranny [´tirəni] n.暴政；专制政治 (高中英语单词)


• georgia [´dʒɔ:dʒjə] n.乔治亚 (高中英语单词)


• deprive [di´praiv] vt.剥夺，使丧失 (高中英语单词)


• totally [´təutəli] ad.统统，完全 (英语四级单词)


• canopy [´kænəpi] n.(床上的)罩篷；天篷 (英语四级单词)


• virtuous [´və:tjuəs] a.道德的；善良的 (英语四级单词)


• consolation [,kɔnsə´leiʃən] n.安慰，慰问 (英语四级单词)


• reputation [repju´teiʃən] n.名誉；名声；信誉 (英语四级单词)


• devoted [di´vəutid] a.献身…的，忠实的 (英语四级单词)


• poisonous [´pɔizənəs] a.有毒的；讨厌的 (英语四级单词)


• dagger [´dægə] n.短剑，匕首 (英语四级单词)


• shameful [´ʃeimfəl] a.可耻的；猥亵的 (英语四级单词)


• auction [´ɔ:kʃən] n.&vt.拍卖 (英语四级单词)


• planter [´plɑ:ntə] n.种植者；殖民者；花盆 (英语四级单词)


• humbly [´hʌmbli] ad.恭顺地，谦卑地 (英语四级单词)


• plymouth [´pliməθ] n.普利茅斯 (英语四级单词)


• accomplished [ə´kʌmpliʃt] a.完成了的；熟练的 (英语四级单词)


• cashier [kæ´ʃiə] n.出纳员 (英语四级单词)


• louisiana [lu(:),izi´ænə] n.路易斯安那州 (英语四级单词)


• devoid [di´vɔid] a.无…的，缺…的 (英语六级单词)


• unlikely [ʌn´laikli] a.不像的；未必可能的 (英语六级单词)


• humane [hju:´mein] a.有人情的，高尚的 (英语六级单词)


• disgraceful [dis´greisful] a.可耻的；不光彩的 (英语六级单词)


• speculate [´spekjuleit] vi.思索；推测；投机 (英语六级单词)


• forcibly [´fɔ:səbli] ad.强行地，强烈地 (英语六级单词)