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Show Incidents in the Life of ~ Sl;1ve Girl. and son1c ryin g. I went to look at n1y children, nnd than ked God for their happy ,·lc p. The tear.· fell as I leaned oYer then1. .A.. I n1oYell to lease, Benny stirrcJ. I turned back, and ·whi.:pered, " n1other is here." .After digging at his .. eye w·ith hi, liLLie f1 t, they opened, and he sat up in bed, looking at n1e curiously. IIaving satisfied hin1 ·elf that it \vas l, he cxclai1ncd, "0 mother ! you ain't dead, arc you'? They didn't cnt oif your head at the plantation, <lid they? '' ~Iy tin1e \vas up too soon, and my gniJc ·was wai6ng for n1c. I laid Benny Lack in hi· l>Ccl, and dried his tears Ly a pro1nise to con1e again soon. Rapidly we retraced our steps Lack to the plantation. Al>out half way we were n1et by a eo1npany of four patrols. Luckily we heard their hor e's hoofs before they can1e in t'ight, anCl we had tin1e to hide behind a large tree. They pa sed, hallooi11g ancl shouting in a n1anner that indicated a rcccu t carousal. II ow thankful '\VC were that they had not their dogs with thc1n ! '\V e ha. teneJ our footstep:, and when \Ve arrived on the plantation ·we heard the sound of the hand-1nill. The slaves were grinding their corn. We were safely in the house before the horn stu11n1oncd thc1n to their labor. I divided n1y little parcel of food with n1y guide, knowing that he had lo.t the chance of grinding his corn, and must toil all day in the field. ~1r. :B.,lint often took an inspection of the hou c, to sec that no one was idle. 1'he entire 1nanagement of the work was trusted to n1c. because he knew noth- , ing about it; and rather than hire a supcrin ten dent he contented himself with my arrangc1nents. Tic had \ I Scenes at the Plantation. 13 )f '4 often urged np_on his father the necessity of having 111e at the pi an tut1 on to tako charge of his affairs, and make clothes for the slaves; bttt the old 1nan kne\v hin1 too ·well to consent to that arrange1ncnt. '\Vhen I had been \Vork_illg a month at the plantation, the great aunt of 11r. Fhnt ca1ne to 1nake hin1 a Yi:-:iL. This was the good old lady \Yho paiu fifty dollars for my grandn1other, for the purpose of 1naking her free, when .·he stood .on tho auction block. l\Iy g randmother loved tlns old lady, ·whon1 we all callecl 1\Ii.·s Panny . ~he often ca1ne to take tea '\ri th us. On such occasions tl.w table \Va · spread with a now-·whito cloth , and tho clnna cups and silver spoons \Vere taken fro1n the old-fashioned buffet. rrhere \Vere hot 1nuffins, tea rusks, and delicious S\Vecttneat. . nfy granthnothcr · ke1~t two cows: and. the fresh cre~uu \nt- ~Ii~ Fanny' .. delight. She lllYUl'Jably ueclarcJ thaL it '\ras the h(~St in town. 'I'he old ladies had. coscy t in1es toget1JCr. They would wo1~k and chat, aud ,·o tnctinles, '\vhile talkin~ over old tunes, their speeLacles \\"'Onld get di1n \Yi th tears, aud \vould have to be taken off and \viped. \~hen Miss Fanny bacle u: good by, her bag \Vas filled w1th grai~dn1otbcr's best cakes, and she was urged to con1c aga1n soon. There had been a time when Dr. Flint's wife can1c to take tea with us, and '\vhen h er children were also sent t~ have a fca.·t of" Aunt Marthy's " nice cooking. Bnt after I boca1ne an object of her jealousy and f'pite, she was angry with gl'anchnother for giYing a shelter to 1n~ and n1y children. 1he \voulcl not even speak to her. In the street. 'l'hi. wounded n1y grandn1other's fcehngs, for she could 11ot retain ill ·will against the |