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wishes of Augustus found a ready response ; not 

 only while the family remained around the 

 same hearthstone, but even after they had reach- 

 ed the years of maturity and had separated ; and 

 even until the death of this illustrious son and 

 brother. A splendid demonstration of this fav- 

 oritism was seen in the untold sacrifices that 

 each made for the advancement of ''Gus," as 

 they loved to call him. When he made known 

 his call to the Gospel ministry, Robert, his sec- 

 ond brother, remained at home with his father 

 and labored faithfully that he might keep his 

 brother in school and fit him for his exalted 

 calling. 



He was not only held in high esteem by his 

 immediate family, but by all who knew him, 

 colored and white. It was his piety and manli- 

 ness and unusual goodness that won him the 

 place of esteem in which he was held in all the 

 years of his after life. His former master, Mr. 

 Manly, who was at one time Governor of l^orth 

 Carolina, had such implicit confidence in his 

 religious character and fidelity, when on his 

 death bed he sent for Augustus, his former 

 slave, to come and offer prayer in his behalf. 

 He went to this bedside with that earnest ex- 



