iwasnounusualforsvewomenaswellassvemenoendeavoroescapenelly，eldre’sgirl，wihwhomilumberedforaimeinhe“bigcanebrake，”yconcealedinepps’corncribhreedaysanigh，whenhisfamilywereasleep，shewouldsealinohequarersforfood，andreurnohecribagainweconcludediwouldnolongerbesafeforusoallowheroremain，andaccordinglyshereracedhersepsoherowncabin

buhemosremarkableinsanceofasuccessfulevasionofdogsandhunerswashefollowing：amongcarey’sgirlswasonebyhenameofceleseshewasnieenorweny，andfarwhierhanherowner，oranyofhisoffspringirequiredacloseinspecionodisinguishinherfeauresheslighesraceofafricanbloodasrangerwouldneverhavedreamedhashewashedescendanofsvesiwassiinginmycabineanigh，pyingalowaironmyviolin，whenhedooropenedcarefully，andcelesesoodbeforemeshewaspaleandhaggard

hadanappariionarisenfromheearh，icouldnohavebeenmoresarled

“whoareyou？”idemanded，afergazingaheramomen

“i’mhungry；givemesomebacon，”washerreply

myfirsimpressionwashashewassomederangedyoungmisress，who，escapingfromhome，waswandering，sheknewnowhiher，andhadbeenaracedomycabinbyhesoundofheviolinhecoarsecoonsvedressshewore，however，soondispelledsuchasupposiion

“whaisyourname？”iagaininerrogaed

“mynameiscelese，”sheanswered“ibelongocarey，andhavebeenwodaysamonghepalmeoes

iamsickandcan’work，andwouldraherdieinheswamphanbewhippedodeahbyheoverseercarey’sdogswon’followmeheyhaveriedosehemon

here’sasecrebeweenhemandcelese，andheywonmindhedevilishordersofheoverseergivemesomemea—i’msarving”

idividedmyscanyallowancewihher，andwhileparakingofi，shereedhowshehadmanagedoescapeanddescribedhepceofherconcealmeninheedgeofheswamp，nohalfamilefromepps’house，wasasargespace，housandsofacresinexen，hicklycoveredwihpalmeoallrees，whoselongarmsinerlockedeachoher，formedacanopyabovehem，sodenseasoexcludehebeamsofhesuniwaslikewilighalways，eveninhemiddleofhebrighesdayinhecenreofhisgreaspace，whichnohingbuserpensveryofenexplore—asombreandsoliaryspo—celesehaderecedarudehuofdeadbrancheshahadfallenoheground，andcoverediwihheleavesofhepalmeohiswasheabodeshehadselecedshehadnofearofcarey’sdogs，anymorehanihadofepps’iisafac，whichihaveneverbeenableoexpin，haherearehosewhoserackshehoundswillabsoluelyrefuseofollowcelesewasoneofhem

forseveralnighsshecameomycabinforfood

ononeoccasionourdogsbarkedassheapproached，whicharousedepps，andinducedhimoreco

oirehepremiseshedidnodiscoverher，buaferhaiwasnodeemedprudenforherocomeoheyardwhenallwassilenicarriedprovisionsoacerainspoagreedupon，whereshewouldfindhem

inhisma

ercelesepassedhegreaerparofhesummersheregainedherhealh，andbecamesrongandhearyaallseasonsofheyearhehowlingsofwildanimalscanbeheardanighalonghebordersofheswampsseveralimesheyhadmadeheramidnighcall，awakeningherfromslumberswihagrowlerrifiedbysuchunpleasansaluaions，shefinallyconcludedoabandonherlonelydwelling；and，accordingly，reurningohermaser，wasscourged，herneckmeanwhilebeingfasenedinhesocks，andseninohefieldagain