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equality there destroys all the rights of the 

 master, and every man does as he likes. 

 Even taking fruit out of your garden, or 

 orchard, is not looked upon as a theft ; 

 nor riding your horse a few miles without 

 leave, if he be only brought back to you 

 again, and particularly if the man that rode 

 him would say he knew you did not want 

 him: — it is very unpopular to look upon 

 these things as a crime ; and your only 

 way is to say he is welcome, or have his 

 anger and the whole country about you. 



If a white servant is sent on an errand to 

 a neighbour's house, he will go in with his 

 baton, and perhaps sit down with as much 

 freedom as though he was in his own or 

 master's house. It is very common if you 

 step out of your house into the garden, to 

 find a man of any description (black or 

 white) when you come in, to have lighted, 



