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Show 220 Incidents in the l~ife of a Slave Girl. n1othcr, ·who was kneeling by her side. IIi,· eyes 1noi ·tcncd for a ll10nlcn t, as he ·aid.·hc hacl alway· been a faitlti'ul servant, aucl they should. n ever he aLle to supply h er place. ~fr ·. Flint took to her hell, <Inite oYcrcon1c l>y the t:hock. \Vhilc 1ny gra1H.hnother . at alone wilh the dead, the d ')CLor c:unc in, lead ing his youngest son, ·who had al \vays b en a g reat l>Ct with aunt Nancy, and ·was ll1UCh aLLachccl to her. "n1artha," said he, " aunt Nancy lored thi~· child, an<l ·when he con1cs where you arc, I hope yoll ·will Lc kind to hitu, for her sake." ~he replied, ''Your \vifc wa · 111y foster-child , l)r. Flint, the fo tcr-si tcr of n1y poor N aucy, ancl you li ttlc know· n1c if you think I can feel any thing hut goocl '\vill for her children." " I wish the past could be forgotten, ancl that we might never think of it,'' saicl he ; " and that Linua woulcl cotne to supply her aunt's place. ~he would be worth 1norc to 11. · than all the n1oncy that could Lc paiu for her. I wish it for your sake also, ~Iartha. Now that N a11cy is taken away frorn you, she would be a great co1niort to your olcl age.'' lie knew l1c was touchillg a tender chord. Ahnost choking with grief', 1ny grand1nother r cplic<l, "It was not I that droYC Li1H.la ::t\\rav. :1Iy graudchilclron are gone ; and of' n1y nine chih.lrcn only one is left. God h elp n1c ! " To 1nc, tho death of this kin<l rclati Ye ·was an inexpressible SOlTO\V. I know that sbc had been slowly m l~rdcrccl ; a ncl I felt that n1y troul)lcs had hcl poll to finL ·h tho work. .1.\Jtcr I heard of her illness, I listened constantly to hear '\Vhat news \vas lJrought fr01n the great house ; and the Lhougb L that l could uot go to I 1 ( Aunt Nancy. 221 , her 1naclc 1nc utterly 1ni.·craLle. At la t, a.· uncle Phillip can1c in to the hon. ·c, 1 he a rcl so111e 011 ,. 1· · \.1 1H1u1re, "IIow i · she ? " and he an~wercd, "~be i.· dead." 1fy little cell ·ccn1cl1 \Yhirli11g round, and I knew nothing 1:1orc till] opened n1y eyes and funnel undo Phillip bouchng oYer n1c. I had no neL·d to ask any q uc.tions. lie whispered, "Linda, .·he <1ic(l hapvy." ] could not weep. ~Iy fixc<l ga~c trottiJ]efl hin1. " Don'L look so,'' he ·aid. " Don't add to 1ny poor n1olher's trouble. Rcn1cn1l cr how 1nnch ,·he ha · to h n.r, aud that ·we ought to do all '\'t"e can to co1nfort her " 'l • Jl.. 1' yes, that blessed old granchnothcr, ·who for c-rcnty-threc years had borne tho pelting stonn. of a ·!aYe-mother' life. he clid indcecl need co1L·olation! ~frs . Flint had r endered her poor foster- ·ist r childless, apparently '\Yithout any cornpunction ; an(l with cruel ·cHishncss had ruined her health hy y ars of incessant, unrequited toil, and broken rc._-t. Bnt now she becan1c very scntin1cntal. I suppo. c she thought it would Le a hcautiful illu ·tration of the attaclnncnt cxi. ting between ·la.......-choldcr and slave, if the body of her old ·worn-out servant wa: Luriccl at her feet. Rhe sent for the clcrgy1nan ancl askou if he had any objection to burying aunt Nancy in tho doctor's ftunily burial-place. No colored per ·on hau c-r r been allowed interment h1 the '\Vhitc l)COI)lc's hur)'ino·-frrm.n c1 and b0 ' the 1nini.·tcr knew that all the deceased of our fa1nily reposcu together in the old graYcyard of the slaves. lie thercf'urc r plied, "I have no objection to con1plying with yonr '\vi~h; bnt pcrhap.· aun t Nancy's mother 1nay haYe son1c choice a· to where her r01nains shall be depo~i tell.'' l0 ·'il |
