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Show 274 Incident, in the Life of a Slave Girl. \vhcn the hoat arriYcd. I thanked hi1n, nn<..l r eturned to the ladies' cabin. lie can1c afterward. and tolu n1c that the cm1 luctor of the cars \vas on hoard, tllut he had spoken to hitn, an<.l he haJ pro1nise<.l to take care of us. I wa.· very n1uch surprised at rceci-rino· so n1nch kinunef-5s. I don't Jrnow ·whether tho plea ·in~ face of lllY little girl had \v·on hi t; heart, Ol' "\VhCLllCl' tho stewardess inferred fron1 La wyc l' I Ioppcr'. · nutnncr that 1 \vas a fugitiv , and had pleaded with him inn1y behalf. ,,.. .. 11 n tho Loat arriYe<.l at ~-." tonington, the conductor kept hi, prmuisc, and shO\\'Cd us to cats in the f!r:t [' car, ncar 't the engine. lie a keel u to take ·cats next the <.loor, hut as he pa-. cd through, \YC Yentureu to 1noYc on to\vard the other end of the car. No incivility \vas offered us, and \VC rcachoJ. Boston in safety. 'l'hc day after 1uy arrival \Va · one of the happiest of 1uy lifo. I felt as if I \Va bcyonJ the roach of the bloodhouncls; and, for the fir~t tin1c dnri 11 <r b nwlly years, I hacl Loth n1y children too· thor ·with mo. They greatly CJJjoycU. their rcnnion, aucllanghccl and chatted n1crrily. I \vatchcd thetn \Yith a swellillg heart. 'rhcjr CYCl'J lllOtion deli o·hted lUC. I coulcl not iccl fiafc in N C\V York, and. I accuptcd the offer of a friend, that " 'C ·honlu share expcn~cs and kc p hou ·c together. I repro ·en ted to l\fr ·. Hohh: that Ellen n1u,:t have sornc schooling, ancl 1nu~t rc1naiu ·with 1nc for hat purpose. She felt n ·llnl1lefl of Lcing; nnablo to read or spell at her age, . ·o in~Lcad of ... ending her to school \vith Hcnny, I instrnctc<l her n1ysclf tdl ~he \Va.· f1ttecl to enter an intcnucdiaLc ~choo1. [ 'I'hc \Vint 'r pa sou pluafiant1y, \vhilc I \Vas Lusy with · 1ny needle, and n1y children with their books. A Vi fit to England. 275 XXXVII. A v1srr TO E TOLAND. IN the sprjng, sad news ca1nc to 1110. :.Mrs. Bruce was dead. Never again, in this world, shonlu 1 .00 her gentle face, or hear her syn1 path izing voice. I had lost an excellent friend, and l ittlc l\Iary had lost a tcnucr mother. ~{r. Bruce wisllCd tho chil<l to Yi~it so1ne of her 1nothcr's rolativc in EJ1glanu, and he was desirous that I should. take charge of her. 'I he little 1nothcrlcs~ one \va. · accustotncd to nlC, and attaclwll to rne, anJ I thought she woulu be hn.lllJier in 1ny care than in thaL of a stranger. I eould a1so earn n1ore in this way than I could 1Jy 1ny ncc<.1lo. ~o I put Benuy to a trallc, and left l~ll cn to renwin in tho h ou~e with 1ny fricnJ. an<l go to .-chool. \V c ·ail eel fron1 Now York, and arri \·c<1 in Li Yerpool after a pleasant voyacYe of twel\'C <1nyf-;. \\"e lJl'OCU<.'dcd directly to Loudon, anJ. Look lodgiugs n.t the Atlclnidc Ilotel. The supper . ·ccnic<l Lo rue less lux1.nious than those I hacl .. ccn in A.1ncriean holcls; lJut n1y situation was inclcscrilJably n1orc plca:ant. J~"'or Lhc ftr.t LinlO in 1ny lifo I \Vas in a place where I wa · treated according to n1y dcporttncnt, \vithout reference to 1ny cmnplcxion. I felt a · if a great 1nil1 ·tone had been lifted frorn 1ny Lrcast. En~conccu in a plea. ant roo1n, with n1y dear li ttlc charge, I laicl 111y hcn.d on 1ny pillow, for the first titnc, with the de1ightful consciou ·nc ·s of pure, UlHtduHorutccl frcec1om. |