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Show 296 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. 1· ngs, an d 1· et,'-1rni u bo ·s ' the carriage stopped at the h. on:sc of one of ~1rs. Bruce's friends, ":here ~ was kul(~ly rece1· ve d . .Mr rs • Bruce returned un1nechately, to 1n-struct the domestics what to say if any one ca1nc to inquire for 1ne. . lt \vas lucky for 1ne that the eventug pap.er was 1~ot b urne d up be£ore I had a chance to cxa1n1ne, the l1 L of arrivals. It was not long after Mrs. Bru~e s ~·otn~·n to her house, before several people came to 1nq tnre for me. One inquired for n1e, another asked for 1ny dauo·hter Ellen and another sai<l he had a letter fr01n my ~rand1noth~r, \vhich he ·was requested to deliver in person. They were told, " She has lived here, but she has left." " How long ago ? " " I don't know, s1. r. " " Do you know ·where she went ? '' " I do not, sir." And the door was closed. Thi ~1r. Dodge, who clai1ned n1c as his property, was originally a Yankee pedler in the south ; then he became a n1erchant, and finally a slaveholder. lie 1nanaged to get introduced into what ·was called the first society, and 1narriod ~1iss E1nily Flint. A quarrel arose between him and her brother, and the brother cowhided hitn. This led to a fatnily feud, and he proposed to remove to Virginia. Dr. Flint left hitn no property, and his own n1eans had beco1ne circtunscribed, while a wife and chil<lren depended upon hin1 for support. Under these circumstances, it was very natural that he should make an effort to put me into his pocket. Free at Lafi. I had a colored friend, a n1an fro1n my 11 .... t· 1 • u. 1vc p ace, 1n whom I had the n1ost in1plicit confldc11cc I t . . · , en for . lnm,. and tolu hun that ~lr. and ~Ir · Doc]ob· e 1 d 1a arrived 111 Now York. I proposed. that he should call upon thcn1 to 1nako inquiries about his friend at tho south, \Vith \vho1n Dr. Flint's fa1nily were well acquainted. lie thought there \va no in1propricty in his doing so, and he consented. Ile went to the ]1otel and knocked at the door of ~1r. Dodge's roon1, which' was opened by the gcntl01nan hi1nsclf, who grumy inquired, " 'Vhat brought you hero ? llow cmnc you to kno·w I \vas in the city? " " Your arrival wa · pulJlL hod in the cvenino· papers, sir; and I called to ask }fr ·. Dodge about 1ny friends at hon1o. I didn't suppose it would give any offence." "Whore's that negro girl, that belongs to n1y wife?" "\Vhat girl, ·ir ? " " You kno\v \vell enough. I 1ncan Linda, that ran away frotn Dr. Plint's plantation, on1c years ago. I dare ay you've seen her, and know where she is." " Y cs, sir, I've seen her, and know where she is. She is out of your roach, sir." " Tell 1nc ·where she i. , or bring her to n1c, and I will give her a chance to buy her frcedon1." " I don't think it ·would be of any use, sir. I have heard her say she \Vould go to tho ends of the earth, rather than pay any n1an or won1an for her frccd01n, because she thinks she has a right to it. Beside~, she couldn't do it, if she would, for she has spent her earnings to educate her children." ~ This n1ado ~fr. Dodge very angry, and son1c high words passed between then1. ~Iy friend was afraid to |