iendeavoredoraisehehammer，hinkingoshowfordhowwillingiwasowork，byproceedingwihmyborsonheweavinghouse，buifellfrommynervelesshandadarkicrawledinohecabin，andiddowniwasingreamisery—allsoreandswollen—heslighesmovemenproducingexcruciaingsufferingsoonhehandscameinfromhefieldrachel，henshewenaferwson，hadoldhemwhahadhappenedelizaandmarybroiledmeapieceofbacon，bumyappeiewasgohenheyscorchedsomecornmealandmadecoffeeiwasallhaicouldakeelizaconsoledmeandwasverykindiwasnolongbeforehecabinwasfullofsvesheygaheredroundme，askingmanyquesionsabouhedifficulywihibeasinhemorning—andheparicursofallheoccurrencesofhedayhenrachelcamein，andinhersimplenguage，repeaedioveragain—dwellingemphaicallyonhekickhasenibeasrollingoveronheground—whereuponherewasageneralierhroughouhecrowdhenshedescribedhowchapinwalkedouwihhispisolsandrescuedme，andhowmaserfordcuheropeswihhisknife，jusasifhewasmad

byhisimewsonhadreurnedhehadoregalehemwihanaccounofhisripohepinewoods—howhebrownmuleborehimfaserhana“sreako’lighnin”—howheasonishedeverybodyasheflewalong—howmaserfordsaredrighaway—howhesaidpwasagoodnigger，andheyshouldn’killhim，concludingwihpreysronginimaionshaherewasnoanoherhumanbeinginhewideworld，whocouldhavecreaedsuchauniversalsensaiononheroad，orperformedsuchamarvelousjohngilpinfea，ashehaddohadayonhebrownmule

hekindcreauresloadedmewihheexpressionofheirsympahy—sayingibeaswasahard，cruelman，andhoping“massaford”wouldgemebackagaininhisma

erheypassedheime，discussing，chaing，alkingoverendoveragainheexciingaffair，unilsuddenlychapinpresenedhimselfahecabindoorandcalledme

“p，”saidhe，“youwillsleeponhefloorinhegreahouseonigh；bringyourbnkewihyou”

iaroseasquicklyasiwasable，ookmybnkeinmyhand，andfollowedhimonhewayheinformedmehaheshouldnowonderifibeaswasbackagainbeforemorning—haheinendedokillme—andhahedidnomeanheshoulddoiwihouwinesseshadhesabbedmeohehearinhepresenceofahundredsves，nooneofhem，byhewsoflouisiana，couldhavegivenevidenceagainshimiiddownonhefloorinhe“greahouse”—hefirsandhesimesuchasumpuousresingpcewasgranedmeduringmywelveyearsofbondage—andriedosleepnearmidnighhedogbeganobarkchapinarose，lookedfromhewindow，bucoulddiscovernohingalenghhedogwasquie

ashereurnedohisroom，hesaid，

“ibelieve，p，hascoundrelisskulkingabouhepremisessomewhereifhedogbarksagain，andiamsleeping，wakeme”

ipromisedodosoaferhepseofanhourormore，hedogrecommencedhiscmor，ru

ingowardshegae，henbackagain，allhewhilebarkingfuriously

chapinwasouofbedwihouwaiingobecalled

onhisoccasion，heseppedforhuponhepiazza，andremainedsandinghereaconsiderablelenghofime

nohing，however，wasobeseen，andhedogreurnedohiske

elwewerenodisurbedagainduringhenighheexcessivepainhaisuffered，andhedreadofsomeimpendingdanger，prevenedanyreswhaeverwheherornoibeasdidacuallyreurnohepnaionhanigh，seekinganopporuniyowreakhisvengeanceuponme，isasecreknownonlyohimself，perhapsihoughhen，however，andhavehesrongimpressionsill，hahewashereaallevens，hehadhedisposiionofanassassin—coweringbeforeabraveman’swords，bureadyosrikehishelplessorunsuspecingviciminheback，asihadreasonaferwardsoknow

adaylighinhemorning，iarose，soreandweary，havingresedlileneverheless，aferparakingbreakfas，whichmaryandelizahadpreparedformeinhecabin，iproceededoheweavinghouseandcommencedheborsofanoherdayiwaschapin’spracice，asiishepraciceofoverseersgenerally，immediaelyonarising，obesridehishorse，alwayssaddledandbridledandreadyforhim—heparicurbusinessofsomesve—andrideinohefieldhismorning，onheconrary，hecameoheweavinghouse，askingifihadseenanyhingofibeasyereplyinginhenegaive，heremarkedherewassomehingnorighabouhefellow—herewasbadbloodinhim—haimuskeepasharpwachofhim，orhewoulddomewrongsomedaywhenileasexpecedi

whilehewasyespeaking，ibeasrodein，hichedhishorse，andeneredhehouseihadlilefearofhimwhilefordandchapinwereahand，buheycouldnobenearmealways

oh！howheavilyheweighofsverypresseduponmehenimusoildayaferday，endureabuseandaunsandscoffs，sleeponhehardground，liveonhecoarsesfare，andnoonlyhis，bulivehesveofabloodseekingwrech，ofwhomimussandhenceforhinconinuedfearanddreadwhyhadinodiedinmyyoungyears—beforegodhadgivenmechildrenoloveandlivefor？whaunhappinessandsufferingandsorrowiwouldhaveprevenedisighedforlibery；buhebondman’schainwasroundme，andcouldnobeshakenofficouldonlygazewisfullyowardshenorh，andhinkofhehousandsofmileshasrechedbeweenmeandhesoiloffreedom，overwhichabckfreemanmaynopass

ibeas，inhecourseofhalfanhour，walkedoveroheweavinghouse，lookedamesharply，henreurnedwihousayinganyhingmosofheforenoonhesaonhepiazza，readinganewspaperandconversingwihfordaferdi

er，heerlefforhepinewoods，andiwasindeedwihregrehaibeheldhimdeparfromhepnaion

oncemoreduringhedayibeascameome，gavemesomeorder，andreurned