burchhadpurchasedhimafewdaysbefore，andhadpcedhimhereunilsuchimeashewasreadyosendhimoheneworleansmarkefromhimilearnedforhefirsimehaiwasinwilliam’ssvepen，apceihadneverheardofpreviouslyhedescribedomeheusesforwhichiwasdesignedirepeaedohimheparicursofmyunhappysory，buhecouldonlygivemeheconsoionofhissympahyhealsoadvisedmeobesilenhenceforhonhesubjecofmyfreedom，for，knowinghecharacerofburch，heassuredmehaiwouldonlybeaendedwihrenewedwhippinghenexeldeswasnamedjohnwilliamshewasraisedinvirginia，nofarfromwashingonburchhadakenhiminpaymenofadeb，andheconsanlyenerainedhehopehahismaserwouldredeemhim—ahopehawassubsequenlyrealizedhedwasasprighlychild，haansweredohenameofrandallmosofheimehewaspyingabouheyard，buoccasionallywouldcry，callingforhismoher，andwonderingwhenshewouldcomehismoher’sabsenceseemedobehegreaandonlygriefinhislilehearhewasooyoungorealizehiscondiion，andwhenhememoryofhismoherwasnoinhismind，heamuseduswihhispleasanpranks

anigh，ray，williams，andheboy，slepinhelofofheshed，whileiwaslockedinhecellfinallywewereeachprovidedwihbnkes，suchasareuseduponhorses—heonlybeddingiwasallowedohaveforwelveyearsaferwardsrayandwilliamsaskedmemanyquesionsabounewyork—howcoloredpeoplewerereaedhere；howheycouldhavehomesandfamiliesofheirown，wihnoodisurbandoppresshem；andray，especially，sighedconinuallyforfreedomsuchconversaions，however，werenoinhehearingofburch，orhekeeperradburnaspiraionssuchashesewouldhavebroughdownheshuponourbacks

iisnecessaryinhisnarraive，inorderopresenafullandruhfulsaemenofallheprincipalevensinhehisoryofmylife，andoporrayheinsiuionofsveryasihaveseenandknowni，ospeakofwellknownpces，andofmanypersonswhoareyeliving

iam，andalwayswas，aneniresrangerinwashingonandisviciniy—asidefromburchandradburn，knowingnomanhere，excepasihaveheardofhemhroughmyensvedcompanionswhaiamabouosay，iffalse，canbeeasilyconradiced

iremainedinwilliams’svepenabouwoweeks

henighpreviousomydeparureawomanwasbroughin，weepingbierly，andleadingbyhehandalilechild

heywererandall’smoherandhalfsiseronmeeinghemhewasoverjoyed，clingingoherdress，kissinghechild，andexhibiingeverydemonsraionofdeligh

hemoheralsocspedhiminherarms，embracedhimenderly，andgazedahimfondlyhroughherears，callinghimbymanyanendearingname

emily，hechild，wassevenoreighyearsold，oflighcomplexion，andwihafaceofadmirablebeauyherhairfellincurlsaroundherneck，whilehesyleandrichnessofherdress，andheneanessofherwholeappearanceindicaedshehadbeenbroughupinhemidsofwealhshewasasweechildindeedhewomanalsowasarrayedinsilk，wihringsuponherfingers，andgoldenornamenssuspendedfromherearsherairandma

ers，hecorrecnessandproprieyofhernguage—allshowedevidenly，hashehadsomeimesoodabovehecommonlevelofasvesheseemedobeamazedafindingherselfinsuchapceashaiwaspinlyasuddenandunexpecedurnofforuhahadbroughherherefillingheairwihhercompiningshewashusled，wihhechildrenandmyself，inohecell

nguagecanconveybuaninadequaeimpressionofhemenaionsowhichshegaveincessanuerance

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