aferwashingherhoroughlywihhis，iwasoldoakeherohercabinunyingheropes，iraisedherinmyarmsshewasunableosand，andasherheadresedonmyshoulder，sherepeaedmanyimes，inafainvoicescarcelypercepible，“oh，p—oh，p！”bunohingfurherherdresswasrepced，buiclungoherback，andwassoonsiffwihbloodweidheronsomeboardsinhehu，wheresheremainedalongime，wiheyesclosedandgroaninginagonyanighphebeappliedmeledallowoherwounds，andsofaraswewereable，allendeavoredoassisandconsoleherdayaferdaysheyinhercabinuponherface，hesorespreveningherresinginanyoherposiion

ablessedhingiwouldhavebeenforher—daysandweeksandmonhsofmiseryiwouldhavesavedher—hadsheneverlifedupherheadinlifeagainindeed，fromhaimeforwardshewasnowhashehadbeen

heburdenofadeepmencholyweighedheavilyonherspirisshenolongermovedwihhabuoyanandesicsep—herewasnohamirhfulsparkleinhereyeshaformerlydisinguishedherheboundingvigor—hesprighly，ugherlovingspiriofheryouh，weregone

shefellinoamournfulanddespondingmood，andofenimeswouldsarupinhersleep，andwihraisedhands，pleadformercyshebecamemoresilenhanshewas，oilingalldayinourmids，noueringawordacareworn，piifulexpressionseledonherface，andiwasherhumornowoweep，raherhanrejoiceifeverherewasabrokenhear—onecrushedandblighedbyherudegraspofsufferingmisforune—iwaspasey’s

shehadbeenrearednobeerhanhermaser’sbeas—lookeduponmerelyasavaluableandhandsomeanimal—andconsequenlypossessedbualimiedamounofknowledgeandyeafainlighcasisraysoverherinellec，sohaiwasnowhollydarkshehadadimpercepionofgodandofeerniy，andasillmoredimpercepionofasaviourwhohaddiedevenforsuchashersheenerainedbuconfusednoionsofafuurelife—nocomprehendinghedisincionbeweenhecorporealandspiriualexisencehappiness，inhermind，wasexempionfromsripes—frombor—fromhecruelyofmasersandoverseersherideaofhejoyofheavenwassimplyres，andisfullyexpressedinheselinesofamencholybard：

“iasknoparadiseonhigh，

wihcaresonearhoppressed，

heonlyheavenforwhichisigh，

isres，eernalres”

iisamisakenopinionhaprevailsinsomequarershahesvedoesnoundersandheerm—doesnocomprehendheideaoffreedomevenonbayouboeuf，whereiconceivesveryexissinismosabjecandcruelform—whereiexhibisfeauresalogeherunknowninmorenorhernsaes—hemosignoranofhemgenerallyknowfullwellismeaningheyundersandheprivilegesandexempionshabelongoi—haiwouldbesowuponhemhefruisofheirownbors，andhaiwouldsecureohemheenjoymenofdomesichappinessheydonofailoobservehedifferencebeweenheirowncondiionandhemeaneswhieman’s，andorealizeheinjusiceofhewswhichpceiinhispowernoonlyoappropriaeheprofisofheirindusry，buosubjechemounmeriedandunprovokedpunishmen，wihouremedy，orherighoresis，ororemonsrae

pasey’slife，especiallyaferherwhipping，wasonelongdreamofliberyfaraway，oherfancyanimmeasurabledisance，sheknewherewasandoffreedomahousandimesshehadheardhasomewhereinhedisannorhherewerenosves—nomasersinherimaginaioniwasanenchanedregion，heparadiseofheearhodwellwherehebckmanmayworkforhimself—liveinhisowncabin—illhisownsoil，wasablissfuldreamofpasey’s—adream，as！hefulfillmenofwhichshecanneverrealize

heeffecofheseexhibiionsofbrualiyonhehouseholdofhesveholder，isapparenepps’oldessonisaninelligendofenorwelveyearsofageiispiiable，someimes，oseehimchasising，forinsance，hevenerableuncleabramhewillcallheoldmanoaccoun，andifinhischildishjudgemeniisnecessary，senencehimoacerainnumberofshes，whichheproceedsoinflicwihmuchgraviyanddeliberaion

mounedonhispony，heofenridesinohefieldwihhiswhip，pyingheoverseer，grealyohisfaher’sdelighwihoudiscriminaion，asuchimes，heappliesherawhide，urginghesvesforwardwihshous，andoccasionalexpressionsofprofaniy，whileheoldmanughs，andcommendshimasahoroughgoingboy

“hechildisfaheroheman，”andwihsuchraining，whaevermaybehisnauraldisposiion，ica

owellbeoherwisehanha，onarrivingamauriy，hesufferingsandmiseriesofhesvewillbelookeduponwihenireindifferenceheinfluenceofheiniquioussysemnecessarilyfosersanunfeelingandcruelspiri，eveninhebosomsofhosewho，among，heirequals，areregardedashumaneandgenerous

youngmasereppspossessedsomenoblequaliies，yenoprocessofreasoningcouldleadhimocomprehend，hainheeyeofhealmighyhereisnodisincionofcolorhelookeduponhebckmansimplyasananimal，differinginnorespecfromanyoheranimal，saveinhegifofspeechandhepossessionofsomewhahigherinsincs，and，herefore，hemorevaluableoworklikehisfaher’smules—obewhippedandkickedandscourgedhroughlife—oaddresshewhiemanwihhainhand，andeyesbenservilelyonheearh，inhismind，washenauralandproperdesinyofhesvebroughupwihsuchideas—inhenoionhawesandwihouhepaleofhumaniy—nowonderheoppressorsofmypeopleareapiilessandunreleningrace

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