SLAVERY. 93 



The term slave sounds harshly in a British 

 ear, and when I was told by a nice light heart- 

 ed looking girl, that she was a slave, I could 

 not help regarding her with a feeling of com- 

 miseration ; she, however, seemed to think 

 nothing of the designation, and I am glad to 

 believe it is, at least in this State, felt in a 

 great measure as but " a name." 



What I had been told of masters selling the 

 offspring of their slaves, as we would sell lambs, 

 the produce of our ewes, I found to be totally 

 without foundation. On the contrary, great 

 attention is paid to the wants and comfort, 

 and also the moral and religious instruction of 

 slave children, and any master or family act- 

 ing differently towards them would be scouted. 



When it happens, as often it does, that any 

 one owns more slaves than he himself has oc- 

 casion to employ, he allows them to serve in 

 different capacities in the employment of other 

 persons, and particularly as domestic servants, 

 in which capacity they receive wages from the 

 employers at the rate of eight or ten dollars a 

 month, one-half of which goes to the master 



