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Show Incidents in the Life of a Sl·lvc Girl. . l " )'. anccs 0 Cut ll r r<' ~olYcd to r JllOYC the 111 so1n c Cf 1 • . ol1stncle 1· n t1 w , \\r •, ty of h i~; ~cltCi. llC'; a111 l he ihoup ht he lwtl pla:ll1"'( l I· L ......,o nlt 1ntlL he ~ h ot Lld • eYa.de ·nsptt;lO!l. lie ·wa ~ \\. e l l ,~t \\. .a t.e lloW 1nueh 1 pr1zcll .n 1y refug.e l>y the f'.t lle o (' 1ny, c,· lll au tlt ' and he detcrnlJ ned to di spossess < • rnc oi . .1 t . ,1,1l 0 flr·~ t Hi b1) 'ht the doctor h a<l . the hLLlc . 1 . 0 11 c11ihl 1n us ro 1 alone The next HlOl'lllllF I was ' • · .' • orderell t o 1llt. l l\r.e , 111v •s tat ion a.· 1111rse t.h e io Uowmg · 1 \_ 1~· . l I)roYidcnce intcrpo..:cd 111 1ny fnxor. 111~ lt. 1 \.LilU . I) L • .~ 1 ,l.,jr 1"\fi· ~ Flint hcanl of tln · new arrange. lll'lll 0' l 10 \.. l ~ l ' • t b 1 "' stonn followed. I rej oiced to hear it 111011 ' U.ll l w rage. A.fter a while 111y mistress sent for m~ to con1c to 11 er romn. IIOI, i'1r1:>t question 'vas, " D1 d you know yon were to ..:loop in tho do c t or ' s l'OOlU ?. " "Y c:, 1na'a1n ." ' \Y"ho told yon ?'' " ~ [y 1nastcr." " \Vill you answer truly all tho questions I ask ? " ' ' '_\~T_ e~ , nut ' a1n. ' ' "Tcllu10, then, as yon hope to be forgi von , arc you innocent of what I have accusccl you ?. " ' I n.n1." She hanclocl 1nc a Bible, and sail1, "Lay your hand on your hear t, kis this holy book, and S"\\roar before God that yon tell n1o the t ru th." I took Lhc oath she rcq nircd, and I <licl it with a clear conscience. " You haYc taken Goc1's holy \vorcl to t estify your j11noccncc/' saiu ~he . ' ' H you have <lccoivccllno, lJc ·warc ! Now take this stuol, ~i t do\vn , look 1110 direc tly in the f~w , all< l tell ntG all that has pas ·cJ hcLwecu your lllU~tcr anu you .. The Jealous Mistrefs. 53 I did as she orderocl. As I \Y n t on \vi th n1y acconut her color changed fre(lUCnLly, f-lhe \Y pt, and 801ucLin1c groaned. Hhe .·pok jn tone.· .·o .·ad , that I was touched by her g rief. 'rho tears can1e Lo 1ny eyes; but I \vas soon convincell t}w,t her cn1otions aro c fro1n ano·or and \Vottndeu prid e. Hho felL th at her ll1<UTiage Yows ·were dosocraLed, her dig ujfy insultcu; but ,·he haa no con1pa:sion for the poor Yictim of hor husband. s pcdicly. She piiie(l herself as a martyr; lrnt ,'he was incapa.l>lo of 1ccling for the condition of shan1e and 1nise ry in ·which her unfortunate, hclplo ·s .-lave \vas placel1. Y ct perhaps she had . Oino touch of feeling for n1c ; for when tho conference '\ra · ended, ·he spoke kindly, and pro1niscd to protect 1ne. I should h aYe been 1n1.lCh COlnforic<l Ly thi · a::urauco if l co ul<l haYo had conftdonco in it ; Lut 111y c. -pcrionc · in , ·lavery had filled 1110 wi th di 'tru t . ~ ' h e " 'as not a Ycry refined won1au, and had not 1nnch eou1 rol oYer her p a~:io n s . 1 wa~ an ol>jcct of her j ealousy, an(1, COlL'U(lllenily, of her haLrcJ. ; and 1 knew l could Hot expect kiadnc~s or confidence fro1n h er uncl 'r Llle circtnnstanc \' in which I wa · placed. 1 couhl noL blarnc her. ~la,·oholucrs' wi ,. . feel as oLher " ro1ncn \Vould under sinlilar circu1nstallcos. The flre of her tcn1p r kin dled fro1n ·1nall ,'parks, and now the fl tu11e hccan1o o intense that the doctor \VaS olJli gecl to give up his intended a.rrang ~n1 o n t. I know I had iguiLod th tor -h , and 1 oxprctccl to suffer for it a fterwards ; but I f ,lt too 1 han kful to n1y n1i.- trc ·s for the tin1cly ai<l she r 'IH1erocl 111e to care llluch alJCntL thaL. t>he now took 1110 to ~leep in a 5* |