![]() ![]() This made the term a very interesting one to me. I very soon discovered, too, that slavery was, in some sort, under consideration, whenever the abolitionists were alluded to. I found, however, that whatever they might be, they were most cordially hated and soundly abused by slaveholders, of every grade. Every little while, I could hear Master Hugh, or some of his company, speaking with much warmth and excitement about "abolitionists." Of who or what these were, I was totally ignorant. I was all ears, all eyes, whenever the words slave, slavery, dropped from the lips of any white person, and the occasions were not unfrequent when these words became leading ones, in high, social debate, at our house. ![]() Whilst in the painful state of mind described in the foregoing chapter, almost regretting my very existence, because doomed to a life of bondage, so goaded and so wretched, at times, that I was even tempted to destroy my own life, I was keenly sensitive and eager to know any, and every thing that transpired, having any relation to the subject of slavery. ![]() You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. ![]()
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