It might be in my bag, and perhaps it was lost; but at all events I did not wish to see it again at present; and if she should find it, and put it in some place which I did not know, it would be the best disposition of it.
with a flat boat, and was nearly ready to start; in fact he was to leave the next day, and I must go and take care of him, and help him dispose of the cargo. There are many other settlements which are considerable; and, indeed, the colored population is scattered over a territory, which does not fall far short of three hundred miles in extent in each direction, and probably numbers not less than twenty thousand persons in all. I gave him such an account of my preaching and getting the assistance of friends, as, while it was consistent with the truth, and explained my appearance, did not betray to him my principal purpose. "Why not," said he.
The alarm had been raised at the house, by seeing the horse come back without his rider, and it was not long before assistance arrived to convey me home. At length the eventful night came. It The divine character of Jesus Christ, his life and teachings, his sacrifice of himself for others, his death and resurrection were all alluded to, and some of the points were dwelt upon with great power,--great, at least, to me, who heard of these things for the first time in my life.
To tell the truth, this was a part of my business for which I felt no reluctance.
said I, in astonishment. Mine were to be first in the field, whether we were hoeing, mowing, or reaping; to surpass those of my own age, or indeed any age, in athletic exercises; and to obtain, if possible, the favorable regard of the petty despot who ruled over us.
"Why, father,
Why should you show it at all?
Josiah Henson's narrative is one of 19th century honor, steadfast perseverance, and unwavering Christian faith.
I succeeded well there also. It was nearly a fortnight before we reached Cincinnati; and a day or two previous to getting there, our provisions were used up, and I had the misery to hear the cry of hunger and exhaustion from those I loved so dearly.
However, this was soon over, and the kindness of my companions facilitated the matter very much.
corn, whiskey, and other articles from the farm, and from some of the neighboring estates, which were to be sold as we dropped down the river, wherever they could be disposed of to the greatest advantage. He asked me what I was going to do with my freedom certificate; whether I was going to show it if I were questioned on the road. fears were not removed by seeing me returning with three other men; and she tried to hide herself.
I can't afford to pay anybody for it, and of course no one can do it for nothing." I had never heard of David, but could not bear to acknowledge my ignorance to my own child. Things remained in this condition for a considerable period; my occupations being to superintend the farming operations, and to sell the produce in the neighboring markets of Washington and Georgetown.
Several hundreds of colored persons were in the neighborhood; and in the first joy of their deliverance, were going on in a way which, I could see, led to little or no progress in improvement. The food which I bought, such as it was, put new life and strength into my wife and children when I got back to them again, and we at length And now another of those heart-rending scenes was to be witnessed, which had impressed itself so deeply on my childish soul. I left Cincinnati before night, though I had intended to remain there, and encamped with my entire party a few miles below the city.
crowd him into his buggy, with the ease with which I would handle a bag of corn, and at the same time with the pride of conscious superiority, and the kindness inspired by performing an act of benevolence. They are rebuilding his cabin in Virginia. A little before daylight master Amos awoke indisposed.
A gentleman of the neighborhood, Colonel Warren, who happened to be present, thought I was in a fit, and as he inquired what was the matter with the poor fellow, I jumped up and told him
brought about a revolution in our condition, which, common as such things are in slave countries, can never be imagined by those not subject to them, nor recollected by those who have been, without emotions of grief and indignation deep and ineffaceable. I used every means and opportunity of inquiry into religious matters; and so deep was my conviction of their superior importance to every thing else, so clear my perception of my own faults, and so undoubting my observation of the darkness and sin that surrounded me, that I could not help talking much on these subjects with those about me; and it was not long before I began to pray with them, and exhort them, and to impart to the poor slaves those little glimmerings of light from another world, which had reached my own eye.
When I was about twenty-two years of age, I married a very efficient, and, for a slave, a very well-taught girl, belonging to a neighboring family, reputed to be pious and kind, whom I first met at the chapel I attended; and during nearly Ireland, Republic of their obligations to their Maker, their Saviour, and themselves.
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"Well, I'll get it for you," she answered; and glad was I to see her return with it in her hand, and to have her give it to me, while she little imagined its importance to my plan. The oldest boy was at the house with Master Amos, the rest were all with her. Things went on as usual for about a year, when, one day, Mr. Amos told me that his brother kept writing to him about his want of money; and intimated that perhaps I might be ready to pay another instalment of my price.
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let me have them at a large discount from the price I had agreed to pay, if I would give him cash for the balance I owed him.
He was soon rendered totally blind, and unable to perform his share of duty.
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