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Show Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. ShC WaS afc. 1\fy nTanChllOlhCl' shook h er ]l ad, Wllh-t .· cr '' 0 on ansWCllllb. Qon1c , .Aunt 1\Iartha," saitl the kind lady, " tell 111e all al>out it. Pcrltap~ 1 e~n do son1c-t l n· ng t o 11 c l p you." The hu ·batul of ilus lady h 'lu n1an y 1a \. c.. .. , u" ltd 1Jou<b rht and H.>l ·l ~laves. "- he al:o hclu a 1nunl>cr in her O\Yn lHLll1C ; but he treated Lhen1 k.l lld ly· , an d "n'\ 'ould never allow any of then1 t•o l>c sold. She wa unlike the majority of slavcholuers' \vr:es.. 1\Iy grandmother looked earnestly at her. So1nctlung 111 the ex pres ·ion of her face said " 'fr:1 t n1e ! " and . ·l~ c eli~ trust her. She listened attentrvcly to the d tatl · of my story, and sat thinl,.ing for a \vhile. At la ·t ~be said, " Aunt 1\Iartha, I pity you both. If you tlnnk there is any chance of Linda's getting to the Free States, I will conceal her for a tin1c. But fu·st you 1nu t solemnly pro1nise that n1y nan1c shall never l>c 1nentioncd. If such a thing shoulu bcco1ne kno\vn, it would ruin 1110 and my fan1ily. No one in 1ny house 111ust know of it, except the cook. She is so faithful that I \Vould trust n1y own life with her ; and I kno·w she likes Linda. It is a great risk ; but I trust no hann will con1c of it. Get word to Linda to be ready as soon as it is dark, before the patrols arc out. I ·will scud the honscrnn.ids on errands, and Betty shall go to meet Linda." The place where we were to 1ncet was clc: ignatcd anu agreed upon. ~1y gran(hnothcr ·was unal>lc to thank the lady for this noble deed ; ovcrcon1c by her cn1otions, she sank on her knees and sobl>cu like a child. I received a n1cssage to leave my friend's house at such an hoar, ancl go to a certain place \Vhcrc a friend \voulcl be waiting for 1110. .As a 1nattcr of pruJ.cncc no 11an1es were lllCll t.ioneu. I bad no n1eans of coujcctur- Months of Peril. 153 ing who I ·was to meet, or where I "\vas going. I did not like to n1ovc thus Llindfoldcd, but I had no choice. It would not do for 1110 to rc1nain \Yhcrc I \vas. I disgui ecl 1ny. elf, su1n1noucd up courage to 1ncct the wor.t, and went to the a1 pointed place. l\Iy friend Betty was there; she \Vas the last per on I expected. to sec. "\V e hurried along in silence. The pain in n1y leg was so intense that it scc1ned as if I should drop ; but fear gave n1c strength. \V e r eached the house and entered unobserved. ITer fir t ·words \VCrc : " IIoncy, now yon is safe. Dcn1 devils ain't con1ing to search dis hou. c. When I get yon into n1issis' safe place, I will bring some nice hot supper. I pee,.., you need it after all dis skcm·ing. '' Betty's vocation led her to think eating the n1ost i1nporLant thing in life. Bhc <lid not realize that 1ny heart was too full for n1c to care 1nuch about supper. The mistress carne to 1ncct us, aud led me up stairs to a sn1all roon1 over h er own Jccping apartlucnt. " Yon will be safe here, Linda," said she; "I keep this roon1 to store away things that arc out of n c. The girls arc not accustoinccl to be sent to it, and they will not suspect any thing unlw·s they hear son1c noi~o. I always keep it lock ed, anJ Betty shall take care of the key. But yon n1u.·t he very careful, for n1y :akc as well as your O\Yn ; and you nYn t ncy·er tell n1y secret; for it would ruin 1110 and 1ny fa1nily. I will keep the girls busy in the 1norning, that Betty 1nay have a ehallCC to bring your breakfast; but it \vill not do for her to c01no to you again till nigh t. I will con1c to ·cc you S01neti1uc, . Keep up your coura<rc. I hope thit~ state of things will not last l ong." Hetty cmnc with the |