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Lie manufacturer,Mr. Wilson,from the time
hath it, " niudi tumbled and down in his and a bowifr
of the entrance of the stranger, had regardedhim George,and a certain confused n"
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with an air of disturhed and uneasy curiosity. law and order ; so, as he shambled about,
He seemed to himself to have met and been aconainted
he delivered himself as follows :
with him somewhere,but he could not
're'running away
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Well, George, I s'pose
recollect. Every few moments, when the man
lawful you
master, George" (I don't
spoke, or moved, or smiled, he would start and wonder at at the it)" same time,I'm sorry,
fix his eyes on him, and then suddenlywithdraw George, decidedly think I must say
them, as the bright, eyes met his with such that. it 's George" my duty to tell you so."
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unconcerned coolness. At last,a sudden recollection
Why are you sorry, sir?" said George,
seemed to flash upon him, for he stared at calmly.
the strangerwith such an air of blank amazement
setting yourself
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Why, to see you, as it were,
and alarm, that he walked up to him.
in opposition to the laws of your country."
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Mr. Wilson,I think,"said he,in a tone of "
My country !" said George, with a strong and
recognition extending his hand. "
I beg bitter emphasis; "what country have I,but the
your pardon,I didn't recollect you
before. I
grave ? I wish to God that I was laid
see you remember me, Butler,of Oaklands, there ! ' '
ShelbyCounty."
"Why, George, no won't
unscriptural.George,
do; this
yos yes, sir,"said Mr. Wilson,like way of talkingis wicked "Ye
one speaking a dream.
you 've gota hard master is" fact,he well,
Just then a negro boy entered,and announced "Leconducts himself reprehensibly can't pretend
that Mas'r's room was ready.
to defend him. But
you
know how the
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Jim, see to the trunks,"said the gentleman, angel commanded Hagar to return to her mistress,
negligently ; then addressing himself to Mr.
and submit herself under her hand ; and the
Wilson,he added
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I should like to have a few apostle sent back Onesimus to his master."
moments' conversation with you
on
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business,in Don't quote Bible at me that wTay, Mr. Wilson,"
my room, if you please."
said George, with a flashing eye, "don't!
Mr. Wilson followed him, as one who walks in for my wife is a Christian, and I mean to be,if
his sleep; and theyproceeded to a largeupper ever I get to where I can ; but to quote Bible to
chamber, where a new-made fire was crackling, a fellow in my circumstances,is enough to make
and various servants flyingabout,putting finishing
him give it up altogether Ị appealto God
touches to the arrangements.
Almighty; 'm willing to go with the case to
When all was done,and the servants departed, Him, and ask Him if I do wrong to seek my freedom.
the young man deliberately locked the door,and
putting the key in his pocket,faced about,and "These feelings are quitenatural,George,"
folding his arms on his bosom, looked Mr. Wilson, said the good-natured man, blowinghis nose.
fullin the face.
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Yes, they're natural,but it is my dutynot to
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George !" said Mr. Wilson.
"Yes, George," said encourage 'em in you. Yes, my boy, 1 'm sorry
the man.
for now; it's a -bad case very bad; but
couldn't
young
you,
thoughtit !"
the apostlesays, ' Let every
one abide in the corv
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I have
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I am pretty well disguised, I fjincy," said dition in which he is called.' We must all submit
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the young man, with a smile. A littlewalnut' to the indicationsof Providence,George,"
bark has made my yellow skin a genteelbrown, don't you see?"
and I 've dyed my
hair black ; so you see I don't George stood with his head drawn back, hi
answer to the advertisement at all."
arms folded tightly breast,and *
"0, George ! but this is a dangerousgame you bittersmile curling his lips.
are playing. I could not have advised* you to
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I wofider,Mr. AVilson,if the Indians shouM
it."
come and take you a prisoner away from your
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I can do it on my own responsibility," said wife and children,and want to keep you all your
George, with the same proudsmile.
life hoeing corn for them, if you 'd think it
We remark, en, passant țhat Georgewas, by your duty to abide in the condition in which you
his father's side,of white descent. His mother were called. I rather think that you 'd think the
was one of those unfortunates of her race, marked first stray horse you could find an indicationof
out by personalbeauty to be the slave of the passions
Providence n't you ?"
of her possessor, and the mother of children 'itThe* littleold gentleman stared with both eyes,
who may
never know a father. From one of the at this illustrationof the case ; but,though not
proudest families in Kentuckyhe had inherited a much of a reasoner, he had the sense in which
set of fine Europeanfeatures,and a high, indomitable
some logicians particular subjectdo not
spirit.From his mother he had received
that of excel," sayingnothing, where nothing
only a slightmulatto tinge,amply compensated could be said. So, as he stood carefully stroking
by its accompanyingrich,dark eye. A slighthis umbrella, and folding and pattingdown all
change in the tint of the skin and the color of the creases in it,he proceededon with his exhortations
his hair had metamorphosedhim into the Spanishlooking
in a generalway.
fellow he.then appeared; and as gracefulness
" You see, George, you know, now, I always
of movement and gentlemanly have stood your friend ; and whatever I 've said,
always been perfectly natural to him, he found I 've said for your good. Now, here,it seems to
no difficulty in playingthe bold part he had me, you 're runningan awful risk. You can't
adopted of a gentlemantravelling with hope to carry
it out. If you 're taken, it will be
his domestic.
worse with you than ever ; they '11 only abuso
Mr. Wilson, a good-naturedbut extremelyou, you, and sell you
down river."
fidgetyand cautious old gentleman,ambled up "Mr. Wilson,I know all this,"said George.
and down the room, appearing,as John Bunyan "I do run a risk,but
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he threw open his
overcoat, and showed two pistols