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ed the last glimerin flicker uv Liberty, by abolishin slavery! The sun didn't go down in gloom that ni

ch is cheap, ez equivalent for board). Sadly I wendid my way to his peaceful home, dreadin to fling over that house the pall uv despair. After supper I broke to em ez gently

pair uv sich depth. All nite long the bereaved inmates uv that wunst happy bu

ed the old man,

s a danglin in the air, b

y mouth it spoke the words 'the nigger is free

were fat and healthy, and the wenches wuz

fields, from the rising uv the

l they wuz cured thereof; for lo!

, and brought them back, and delivered them into my hand, without cost, sayin, lo! here is thy nig

konkebines a suffishensy, but w

it kost him shekels uv gold and shek

hness ez Solomon, but we sold their childr

hed alluz bin a father to his servants (and a gran

their koats on, and hed bundles, I spect they must hev hear

homes-you will alluz continue to live he

ed ever bin introdoost to theirselves, they thought they woodent. In fact, they

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o, hed she not bin tainted with the accurst blood uv Ham, wood hev bin considered beautiful. Fal

ay orf a mortgage on the place-she and yoor older sisters. Farewell! I hed hoped to hev sold yoo this winter (for yoo are still young), and bought out Jinkins; but wo is m

in a excess uv greef,

z a half whiter than she wuz. Unable to restrain hisself, he

se wuz my perquisites, and I sold em to supply my needs. Hed you died, I cood hev bin resigned; for when dead yo

, fallin acros

house?" shreekt the old lady,

n us?" shreekt the three daughters, swoon

nd organizin a tablo. Hustlin the niggers away with a burnin cuss for their ingratitood, I spent the balance uv the forenoon in bringin on em too.

lishinism bring in its trane-sich horrers follers a departure from Dimik

eum V.

he Church uv the