onleaving，heneworleanssvepen，harryandifollowedournewmaserhroughhesrees，whileeliza，cryingandurningback，wasforcedalongbyfreemanandhisminions，unilwefoundourselvesonboardheseamboarodolph，henlyingaheleveeinhecourseofhalfanhourweweremovingbrisklyuphemississippi，boundforsomepoinonredriverherewerequieanumberofsvesonboardbesideourselves，juspurchasedinheneworleansmarkeirememberamrkelsow，whowassaidobeawellknownandexensivepner，hadinchargeagangofwomen

ourmaser’snamewaswilliamfordheresidedheninhe“greapinewoods，”inheparishofavoyelles，siuaedonherighbankofredriver，inhehearoflouisianaheisnowabapispreacherhroughouhewholeparishofavoyelles，andespeciallyalongbohshoresofbayouboeuf，whereheismoreinimaelyknown，heisaccounedbyhisfellowciizensasaworhyminiserofgodinmanynorhernminds，perhaps，heideaofamanholdinghisbrohermaninserviude，andherafficinhumanflesh，mayseemalogeherincompaiblewihheirconcepionsofamoralorreligiouslifefromdeionsofsuchmenasburchand074

freeman，andohershereinafermenioned，heyareledodespiseandexecraehewholecssofsveholders，indiscriminaelybuiwassomeimehissve，andhadanopporuniyoflearningwellhischaraceranddisposiion，andiisbusimplejusiceohimwhenisay，inmyopinion，hereneverwasamorekind，noble，candid，chrisianmanhanwilliamfordheinfluencesandassociaionshahadalwayssurroundedhim，blindedhimoheinherenwrongaheboomofhesysemofsveryheneverdoubedhemoralrighofonemanholdinganoherinsubjecionlookinghroughhesamemediumwihhisfahersbeforehim，hesawhingsinhesamelighbroughupunderohercircumsancesandoherinfluences，hisnoionswouldundoubedlyhavebeendifferenneverheless，hewasamodelmaser，walkinguprighly，accordingohelighofhisundersanding，andforunaewashesvewhocameohispossessionwereallmensuchashe，sverywouldbedeprivedofmorehanhalfisbierness

wewerewodaysandhreenighsonboardheseamboarodolph，duringwhichimenohingofparicurineresoccurrediwasnowknownasp，henamegivenmebyburch，andbywhichiwasdesignaedhroughhewholeperiodofmyserviudeelizawassoldbyhenameof“dradey”shewassodisinguishedinheconveyanceoford，nowonrecordinherecorder’sofficeinneworleans

onourpassageiwasconsanlyreflecingonmysiuaion，andconsulingwihmyselfonhebescourseopursueinorderoeffecmyulimaeescapesomeimes，noonlyhen，buaferwards，iwasalmosonhepoinofdisclosingfullyofordhefacsofmyhisoryiaminclinednowoheopinioniwouldhaveresuledinmybenefihiscoursewasofenconsidered，buhroughfearofismiscarriage，neverpuinoexecuion，unilevenuallymyransferandhispecuniaryembarrassmensrenderedievidenlyunsafeaferwards，underohermasers，unlikewilliamford，iknewwellenoughheslighesknowledgeofmyrealcharacerwouldconsignmeaonceoheremoerdephsofsveryiwasoocoslyachaelobelos，andwaswellawarehaiwouldbeakenfarheron，inosomebypce，overheexanborder，perhaps，andsold；haiwouldbedisposedofashehiefdisposesofhissolenhorse，ifmyrighofreedomwasevenwhisperedsoiresolvedolockhesecrecloselyinmyhear—neveroueronewordorsylbleasowhoorwhaiwas—rusinginprovidenceandmyownshrewdnessfordeliverance

alenghwelefheseamboarodolphaapcecalledalexandria，severalhundredmilesfromneworleansiisasmallownonhesouhernshoreofredriverhavingremainedhereovernigh，weeneredhemorningrainofcars，andweresoonabayoumourie，asillsmallerpce，disaneigheenmilesfromalexandriaahaimeiwasheerminaionofherailroadford’spnaionwassiuaedonhe076

exasroad，welvemilesfrommourie，inhegreapinewoodshisdisance，iwasa

ouncedous，musberaveledonfoo，herebeingpublicconveyancesnofarheraccordinglyweallseouinhecompanyoffordiwasanexcessivelyhodayharry，eliza，andmyselfwereyeweak，andheboomsofourfeewereveryenderfromheeffecsofhesmallpoxweproceededslowly，fordellingusoakeourimeandsidownandreswheneverwedesired—aprivilegehawasakenadvanageofquiefrequenlyaferleavingmourieandcrossingwopnaions，onebelongingomrcarnell，heoheroamrflin，wereachedhepinewoods，awildernesshasrechesohesabineriver

hewholecounryabouredriverislowandmarshy

hepinewoods，asheyarecalled，iscomparaivelyupnd，wihfrequensmallinervals，however，ru

inghroughhemhisupndiscoveredwihnumerousrees—hewhieoak，hechincopin，resemblingchesnu，buprincipallyheyellowpiheyareofgreasize，ru

ingupsixyfee，andperfeclysraighhewoodswerefullofcale，veryshyandwild，dashingawayinherds，wihaloudsnuff，aourapproachsomeofhemweremarkedorbranded，heresappearedobeinheirwildandunamedsaeheyaremuchsmallerha

orhernbreeds，andhepeculiariyabouhemhamosaracedmyaenionwasheirhornsheysandoufromhesidesofheheadpreciselysraigh，likewoironspikes