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Show 168 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. was renewed. Smncthing had oxcitecl su spicious that I was in tho viciniLy. They 'Car ·heel Lhc house l WtL' in. I heard their steps and their Yoices. At uight '· ' when all were asleep, Betty catno to rolca.·c me frmn my place of confincn1Cllt. rrho fright I had und.crgonc, tho constrained posture, and tho clan1pnoss of the ground, 1nado 1ne ill for several clay.'. nfy unde was soon afLer taken out of prison; but tho n1ovctucnts of all my relatives, and of all our friends, \Yore Yery closely watch12d.. W c all saw that I could not rc1nain ·whore I was much longer. I had alrca{1y staid longer than was intended, and I know n1y prcse11ce 111 n. t he a source of perpetual anxiety to n1y kind bon faetro. s. D urj ug this ti1ne, 1ny friend.· had laid 1nany plans for 1ny escape, but the cxtrcn1c vigilance of n1y pcr~cc utors made it itnpossible to carry thcn1 into effect. One n1orn ing 1 ,,~as n1uch tarLlcd. by h earing . ·otncbody trying to get into 1ny roon1. Several keys were tried, out non c fitted. I in tan Lly couj ectnred it was one of the housoinai<ls; and 1 co1u.J udod she 111 u t ci thor have heard so1nc noi se in the roo1n, or have noticed the entrance of Betty. When n1y friend carne at her usual ti1nc, I told her \vhat had happened. " I knows who it \vas," said she. "' Pentl upon it, 'twas daL Jenny. Dat nigger allors o'ot tlo dcbl>lo in her." I suggested that ·he 111ight have .·con Or hc~rcl SOlllCthing r that excited her curiosity. "Tnt! tnt! chile!" exelairno<l Be tty, "she ain't seen notin', nor h carn notin'. She only '~poets sonH'- I ting. Dat's all. She wants to fino out ·who hab euL and 1nake 1ny gownd. But she won't n ebuor know. Dat's sartin. I'll git 1nissis to fix her." New Perils. I reflected a moment, and. ·aid, " Betty, I n1ust leave . 1 j ,, here to-1ug h. " Do as yon tin k best, poor chile," she replied. "I' e 1nighty 'fraid. dat 'ere nigger vill pop on you some ti1nc." She reported. the incident to her mistress, and rc~ ceivcd orders to keep J onny busy in the kitchen till she could . co n1y uncle Phillip. IIo iolcl her he would send a friend for me that v ry ev-ening. She told h i1n she hoped I \vas going to tho north, for it \Ya.' Ycry dangerous for me to remain any \Vherc in ihc Yicinity. Alas, it was not an easy thing, for one in n1y situation, to go to the north. In order lo lcn.vo the coast quite clear for 1nc, he went into the country to f-;poncl the day with her brother, and took J cnny \Yith her. She was afraid to co tne and Lid 1110 good by, Lut she left a kind 1ne:·sago with Detty. 1 heard her carriage roll from the door, and 1 ne\·or again saw h er who hatl so generou ·ly bcfriondccl tho poor, tr01nlJli ng fugitive! 'fhough she ·was a sl~vvhohlor, to this day n1y heart blesses her ! I had not tho slightc~t illo1 where I was going. Betty brought 1110 a suit of sailor'· clothes,- jacket, trowsers, and tarpaulin hat. She gaYo 1nc a . tnall bundle, saying I 1night noocl it w11ero I was going. In cheery tones, she exclailUCU, "r. ·c SO glatl yon is gwine to free parts! Don't forgot ole Detty. P'raps I'll co1ne 'long by and by.'' I tried to toll her how grateful I felt for all her kindness, but she interrnptudinc. "I don't want no tanks, honey. I' so glad I could h elp you, and I hope de good Lord vill open de path for you. I'se gwine wid L) |