wihheexcepionofmyriposmary’sparish，andmyabsenceduringhecanecuingseasons，iwasconsanlyemployedonhepnaionofmaserepps

hewasconsideredbuasmallpner，nohavingasufficiennumberofhandsorequireheservicesofanoverseer，acinginheercapaciyhimselfnoableoincreasehisforce，iwashiscusomohireduringhehurryofcoonpicking

onrgeresaes，employingfifyorahundred，orperhapswohundredhands，anoverseerisdeemedindispensablehesegenlemenrideinohefieldonhorseback，wihouanexcepion，omyknowledge，armedwihpisols，bowieknife，whip，andaccompaniedbyseveraldogsheyfollow，equippedinhisfashion，inrearofhesves，keepingasharplookouuponhemallherequisiequalificaionsinanoverseerareuerhearlessness，brualiyandcruelyiishisbusinessoproducergecrops，andifhaisaccomplished，nomaerwhaamounofsufferingimayhavecoshepresenceofhedogsarenecessaryooverhaulafugiivewhomayakeohisheels，asissomeimeshecase，whenfainorsick，heisunableomaininhisrow，andunable，also，oendurehewhiphepisolsarereservedforanydangerousemergency，herehavingbeeninsanceswhensuchweaponswerenecessarygoadedinounconrolblemadness，evenhesvewillsomeimesurnuponhisoppressorhegallowsweresandingamarksvillesjanuary，uponwhichonewasexecuedayearagoforkillinghisoverseerioccurrednomanymilesfromepps’pnaiononredriverhesvewasgivenhisaskaspliingrailsinhecourseofhedayheoverseersenhimonanerrand，whichoccupiedsomuchimehaiwasnopossibleforhimoperformheask

henexdayhewascalledoanaccoun，buhelossofimeoccasionedbyheerrandwasnoexcuse，andhewasorderedokneelandbarehisbackforherecepionofheshheywereinhewoodsalone—beyondhereachofsighorhearingheboysubmiedunilmaddenedasuchinjusice，andinsanewihpain，hesprangohisfee，andseizinganaxe，lierallychoppedheoverseerinpieceshemadenoaempwhaeveraconcealmen，buhaseningohismaser，reedhewholeaffair，anddecredhimselfreadyoexpiaehewrongbyhesacrificeofhislifehewasledohescaffold，andwhileheropewasaroundhisneck，mainainedanundismayedandfearlessbearing，andwihhisswordsjusifiedheac

besidesheoverseer，herearedriversunderhim，henumberbeinginproporionohenumberofhandsinhefieldhedriversarebck，who，inaddiionoheperformanceofheirequalshareofwork，arecompelledodohewhippingofheirseveralgangs

whipshangaroundheirnecks，andifheyfailousehemhoroughly，arewhippedhemselvesheyhaveafewprivileges，however；forexample，incanecuinghehandsarenoallowedosidownlongenoughoeaheirdi

erscarsfilledwihcorncake，cookedahekichen，aredriveninohefieldanoonhecakeisdisribuedbyhedrivers，andmusbeeaenwihheleaspossibledey

whenhesveceasesoperspire，asheofendoeswhenaxedbeyondhissrengh，hefallsohegroundandbecomesenirelyhelplessiishenheduyofhedriverodraghiminoheshadeofhesandingcoonorcane，orofaneighboringree，wherehedashesbuckesofwaeruponhim，andusesohermeansofbringingouperspiraionagain，whenheisorderedohispce，andcompelledoconinuehisbor

ahuffpower，whenifirscameoepps’，om，oneofrobers’negroes，wasdriverhewasaburlyfellow，andsevereinheexremeaferepps’removalobayouboeuf，hadisinguishedhonorwasconferreduponmyselfupoheimeofmydeparureihadowearawhipaboumyneckinhefieldifeppswaspresen，idarednoshowanyleniy，nohavinghechrisianforiudeofacerainwellknownuncleomsufficienlyobravehiswrah，byrefusingoperformheoffice

inhaway，only，iescapedheimmediaemaryrdomhesuffered，and，wihal，savedmycompanionsmuchsuffering，asiprovedinheendepps，isoonfound，wheheracuallyinhefieldorno，hadhiseyespreygenerallyuponusfromhepiazza，frombehindsomeadjacenree，oroherconcealedpoinofobservaion，hewasperpeuallyonhewachifoneofushadbeenbackwardoridlehroughheday，wewereapobeoldallabouionreurningohequarers，andasiwasamaerofprinciplewihhimoreproveeveryoffenceofhakindhacamewihinhisknowledge，heoffendernoonlywascerainofreceivingacasigaionforhisardiness，builikewisewaspunishedforpermiingi

if，onheoherhand，hehadseenmeuseheshfreely，hemanwassaisfied“pracicemakesperfec，”

ruly；andduringmyeighyears’experienceasadriver，ilearnedohandlehewhipwihmarvelousdexeriyandprecision，hrowingheshwihinahair’sbreadhofheback，heear，henose，wihou，however，ouchingeiherofhemifeppswasobservedaadisance，orwehadreasonoapprehendhewassneakingsomewhereinheviciniy，iwouldcommenceplyingheshvigorously，when，accordingoarrangemen，heywouldsquirmandscreechasifinagony，alhoughnooneofhemhadinfacbeenevengrazedpaseywouldakeoccasion，ifhemadehisappearancepresenly，omumbleinhishearingsomecompinshapwasshinghemhewholeime，anduncleabram，wihanappearanceofhonesypeculiarohimself，woulddecreroundlyihadjuswhippedhemworsehangeneraljacksonwhippedheenemyaneworleansifeppswasnodrunk，andinoneofhisbeaslyhumors，hiswas，ingeneral，saisfacoryifhewas，someoneormoreofusmussuffer，asamaerofcoursesomeimeshisviolenceassumedadangerousform，pcinghelivesofhishumansockinjeopardy

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