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Show 8 Introduction by the Editor. ctnnstances 'vill explain this. In the first place, na .. ture endo,vecl her 'vith quick perceptions. Secondly, the n1istre s, with 'vhom she lived till she 'vas t'velve years old, 'va. a kind, conRi<lerate friend, "rho taught her to read an(1 spell. Thirdly, she 'vas plaeecl in favorable circun1stnnces after she cmne to the North ; having frequent intercourse 'vith intelligent personR, who felt a friendly interest in her ·welfare, and "'Were disposed to give her opportunities for self-improvement. I am ·well a'vare that nu1.ny will accuse me of indecorum for presenting these pages to the public; for the experiences of this intelligent and much-injured woman belong to a class which some call delicate subjects, and others indelicate. This peculiar phase of Slavery has generally been kept veiled; but the public ought to be made acquainted 'vith its monstrous features, and I 'villingly take the responsibility of presenting them with the veil ·withdra·wn. I do this for the sake of my sisters in bondage, 'vho are suffering wrongs so foul, that our ears are too delicate to listen to then1. I do it 'vith the hope of arousing conscientious and reflecting 'vomen at the North to a sense of their duty in the exertion of moral influence on the question of Slavery, on all possible occasions. I do it ·with the hope that every man "·ho reads this narrative 'vill swear solemnly before Gocl that, so far as he has power to prevent it, no fugitive from Slavery shall ever be sent back to suffer in that loathsome den of corruption and cruelty. L. MARIA CniLD. CoNTENTs. CniLDIIOOD. • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tnn NEw MAsTER AND ~fiSTREss. . . . . . . . . . Tun SLAVEs' Nnw YE.\.R's DAY •• . . . . . . . . . 'THE 8LA VE WHO DARED TO FEEL LIKE A l\fAN. • TnE TRrAr~s OF GrnLuooD. • • . . . . . . TuE JEALous 1\IrsTimss. Tun LovER. • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.AOJC 11 17 25 28 44 49 58 "\YnAT SLAVES ARE TAUGHT TO THINK OF THE N ORTU. 67 SKETCHES OF NEIGHDOH.ING SLAYEIIOLDERS. • • . . 71 A PniuLocs PASSAGE IN TIIE SLAVE GIRL's LIFE. • • • • 82 Tun NEW Tm To Ln~n. • • • . . . . . . . . FEAR OF INSURRECTION. • . . . . . . . . . . TnE CnuncH AND SLAVERY. ANOTHER LINK TO LIFE. CONTINUED PERSECUTIONS. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCENES AT THE PLANTATION. • . . Tun FLIGHT. • . . . . . . . . . . 90 97 105 117 12~ 131 145 MoNTHS OF PERII,. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 160 Tun CHILDREN SoLD. • • . . . . . . . . . . . . Nnw PERILs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TnE Looruox E oi<· RETREAT. • • . . . . . . (9) 160 167 173 |