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Show go Incidents in the Life of a Slave GirL XI. 'TilE NEW TIE TO LIFE. I RETURNED to n1y good granclrnothcr's house. She had an interview wiLh l\Ir. \tncls. ""\Vhon she a ·ked. hin1 \Yh v he co ulcl not baYc left her one C\VC lamb,whether: there were not plenty of slaves who diLl not care about characLcr,- he 1nadc no an wcr; but he spoke kind ancl encouraging wonls. lie pronrisccl to care for n1y chilu, and to buy rnc, Lc the conditions what they rnight. I had not seen Dr. Flint for five clays. I had never seen hin1 since I made the avowal to hin1. lie talked of the disgrace I had brought on rnysclf; bo\v I bad ) sinned against n1y rna tor, and n1ortificd rny olJ grand.- !---=-----~!!!5::~~;;... n1oLher. lie intiuuttcd that if I had accepted. his pro-posal ·, he, as a physician, could have savcJ nrc fron1 expo ·nrc. lie even condescended to pity rne. Conld he have offorcd. \Vonnwood n1orc bitter? l-Ie, whose per ecuLion , haLl been the cause of rny ·in ! " Linda,'' ·aid he, " though you have been crirninal toward· rne, l fe '1 for yon, and I can panlon you if you obey rny wi:hcs. 'l'ell rue whether the fellow yon wanted to n1a1TY is the father of your cbilu. lf yon deceive n1e, you shall feel the fires of he11." l dicl not feel as prond as I had dotto. l\fy strongest weapon with hin1 was gone. l wa. lowcrc<l ilt rny O\vn e:Linration, and had rc:ol vocl to bc~r his aln1se in silence. But when he spot.o conLcu1ptuously of the \ The New Tie to Life. lover who had always treated 1nc honoraLly; vv-hcn I rommnbcrcd that but for hin~ I 1nio·ht have been a virtuous, tree, and happy ·wife, I lo. t n1y patience. " I have sinned against God and n1y ·elf," I replied ; " out not against you." IIc clinched his Leeth, and 1nuttcrcd, " Curse you!" lie can1e towards Inc, with ill-suppres. ed rage, anu cxclailnecl, ''You ou~tinatc girl ! I could grind your bonos to po\vdcr! You have thro\vu yourself away 011 son1o \Vorthlo. s 1·as al. You arc \vcak-Inindcd, ancl haYc been cu:ily pcr:uadod by tho ·e who don't care a straw for you. The fu turc \vill settle accounts between us. You arc blinded no\v; but hereafter you \vill he con.vinccd that you~· 1nastcr \\ra · your Lest friend. ~Iy ~omty towar~l. · you 1s a proof of it. I 1night have pun- 1 heLl you 111 rnany \vay . I 1uight ha\~C had you whipped till you fell dead uncler the lash. But I wan Led you to li YO ; I \VO nhl ha YO lwttc rc(l your condition. OLhcrs c ~1 unot do it. Yon arc n1y lave. Y onr nri~trcss, d i~o·lu:-> ted h y your con d llct, i(Jrbid · yo ll to return to the h on~c ; therefore l h;ayc yon here for tho prc~ent; hut I shall ·oe you of't0n. I will call tolnorrow." IIo c~unc with frowning brow~, thaL .·hnwod a (1i ·sati~ fied .r-:;Late of n1incl. .A.fLer a ki11g about rny health, he lll(purcd \\'heLhcr 1ny bon nl \Yas paid, anJ who Yisilccl 1nc. ll.e then went on to say that he had neo-leeted his duty; that af:l n, pby ·iciuu th ere \VCro ce~taiu tbit1gs that he onght to 1wx explained to n1e. Then ltJllo\rC(l talk. such a· \Yould haYc UHtdc tho 1nost sl!amoloss IJlush. lie onlcrod 1110 to 1--tnncl up before hun. ~ oiJeycd. "1 conlnlcllld you," .:1.1id he, '' to tell .. |