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CONTENTS.
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Sent back to the Woods, | 213 |
Covey's Manner of proceeding to Whip, | 214 |
His Cunning and Trickery—Severe Labor, | 215 |
Family Worship, | 217 |
Shocking Contempt for Chastity—An Illustration, | 218 |
Author Broken Down—His only Leisure Time, | 219 |
Freedom of the Ships and his own Slavery Contrasted, | 220 |
Anguish beyond Description, | 221 |
Chapter XVI. | |
ANOTHER PRESSURE OF THE TYRANT'S VICE. | |
Experience at Covey's summed up, | 222 |
Scene in the Treading Yard, | 223 |
Author taken Ill, | 224 |
Unusual Brutality of Covey, | 225 |
Escape to St Michael's—Suffering in the Woods, | 227 |
Circumstances Narrated to Master Thomas—His Bearing, | 229 |
The Case Prejudged—Driven back to Covey's, | 231 |
Chapter XVII. | |
THE LAST FLOGGING. | |
A Sleepless Night—Return to Covey's, | 233 |
His Conduct—Again Escape to the Woods, | 234 |
Deplorable Spectacle—Night in the Woods, | 235 |
An Alarm—A Friend, not an Enemy, | 236 |
Sandy's Hospitality—The Ash Cake Supper, | 237 |
A Conjuror—His Advice—The Magic Root, | 238 |
Want of Faith—The Talisman Accepted, | 239 |
Meeting with Covey—His Sunday Face, | 240 |
His Manner on Monday—A Defensive Resolve, | 241 |
A Rough and Tumble Fight, | 242 |
Unexpected Resistance, | 243 |
Covey's Ineffectual Commands for Assistance, | 244 |
The Victory and its Results, | 246 |
Effects upon my own Character, | 247 |
Chapter XVIII. | |
NEW RELATIONS AND DUTIES. | |
Change of Masters—Resolve to Fight my Way, | 250 |
Ability to Read a cause of Prejudice, | 251 |
Manner of Spending the Holidays, | 252 |
The Effects—Sharp hit at Slavery, | 253 |
A Device of Slavery, | 255 |
Difference between Master Freeland and Covey, | 257 |
An Irreligious Master Preferred—The Reasons Why, | 258 |
The Reverend Rigby Hopkins, | 259 |
Catalogue of Floggable Offenses, | 260 |
Rivalry among Slaves Encouraged, | 261 |
Improved Condition at Freeland's, | 262 |
Reasons for continued Discontent, | 263 |
Congenial Society—The Sabbath School, | 264 |