weusuallyspenoursabbahsaheopening，onwhichdaysourmaserwouldgaherallhissvesabouhim，andreadandexpoundhescripureshesoughoinculcaeinourmindsfeelingsofkindnessowardseachoher，ofdependenceupongod—seingforhherewardspromisedunohosewholeadanuprighandprayerfullifeseaedinhedoorwayofhishouse，surroundedbyhismanservansandhismaidservans，wholoodedearneslyinohegoodman’sface，hespokeofhelovingkindnessofhecreaor，andofhelifehaisocomeofendidhevoiceofprayerascendfromhislipsoheaven，heonlysoundhabrokehesoliudeofhepce

inhecourseofhesummersambecamedeeplyconviced，hisminddwellinginenselyonhesubjecofreligionhismisressgavehimabible，whichhecarriedwihhimohisworkwhaeverleisureimewasallowedhim，hespeninperusingi，houghiwasonlywihgreadifficulyhahecouldmaseranyparofiiofenreadohim，afavorwhichhewellrepaidmebymanyexpressionsofgraiudesam’spieywasfrequenlyobservedbywhiemenwhocameohemill，andheremarkimosgenerallyprovokedwas，haamanlikeford，whoallowedhissvesohavebibles，was“nofioownanigger”

he，however，losnohingbyhiskindnessiisafacihavemorehanonceobserved，hahosewhoreaedheirsvesmoslenienly，wererewardedbyhegreaesamounofboriknowifrommyownexperienceiwasasourceofpleasureosurprisemaserfordwihagreaerday’sworkhanwasrequired，while，undersubsequenmasers，herewasnopromperoexraefforbuheoverseer’ssh

iwashedesireofford’sapprovingvoicehasuggesedomeanideaharesuledohisprofihelumberweweremanufacuringwasconracedobedeliveredamourieihadhiherobeenransporedbynd，andwasanimporaniemofexpenseindiancreek，uponwhichhemillsweresiuaed，wasanarrowbudeepsreamempyinginobayouboeuf

insomepcesiwasnomorehanwelvefeewide，andmuchobsrucedwihrunksofreesbayouboeufwasco

ecedwihbayoumourieiascerainedhedisancefromhemillsohepoinonheerbayou，whereourlumberwasobedelivered，wasbuafewmileslessbyndhanbywaerprovidedhecreekcouldbemadenavigableforrafs，ioccurredomehaheexpenseofransporaionwouldbemaeriallydiminished

adamaydem，alilewhiemanwhohadbeenasoldierinflorida，andhadsrolledinohadisanregion，wasforemanandsuperinendenofhemills

hescouedheidea；buford，wheniidibeforehim，receivedifavorably，andpermiedmeoryheexperimen

havingremovedheobsrucions，imadeupanarrowraf，consisingofwelvecribsahisbusinessihinkiwasquieskillful，nohavingforgoenmyexperienceyearsbeforeonhechampincanaliboredhard，beingexremelyanxiousosucceed，bohfromadesireopleasemymaser，andoshowadamaydem，hamyschemewasnosuchavisionaryoneasheincessanlypronouncedionehandcouldmanagehreecribsiookchargeofheforwardhree，andcommencedpolingdownhecreekindueimeweeneredhefirsbayou，andfinallyreachedourdesinaioninashorerperiodofimehanihadanicipaed

hearrivalofherafamouriecreaedasensaion，whilemrfordloadedmewihcommendaiononallsidesiheardford’sppronouncedhe“smaresniggerinhepinewoods”—infaciwashefulonofindiancreekiwasnoinsensibleohepraisebesoweduponme，andenjoyed，especially，myriumphoveraydem，whosehalfmaliciousridiculehadsungmypridefromhisimeheenireconrolofbringinghelumberomouriewaspcedinmyhandsunilheconracwasfulfilled

indiancreek，iniswholelengh，flowshroughamagnificenforesheredwellsonisshorearibeofindians，aremnanofhechickasawsorchickopees，ifirememberrighlyheyliveinsimplehus，enorwelvefeesquare，consrucedofpinepolesandcoveredwihbarkheysubsisprincipallyonhefleshofhedeer，hecoon，andopossum，allofwhichareplenyinhesewoodssomeimesheyexchangevenisonforalilecornandwhiskywihhepnersonhebayousheirusualdressisbuckskinbreechesandcalicohuningshirsoffanasiccolors，buonedfrombelochinheywearbrassringsonheirwriss，andinheirearsandnoses

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