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lation will refrefli him.— It will fober him.— It 

 will open his {kin, and make him alert. If 

 Y — was to give it them allj it would be of 

 fervice to them !" 



I could not compliment the lady upon her 

 humanity. The loud clang of the whip con- 

 tinued, and the poor imploring negro as loud- 

 ly cried " Oh Mqffa, Maffa— God a mighty- 

 God blefs you Maffa ! I beg you pardon ! Oh f 

 Mqffa, Oh ! / beg you pardon ! Oh / God 

 a mighty— God blefs you /" — Still the whip 

 founded aloud, and ftill the lady cried " Aye^ 

 it's very neceflary !" 



Prefently I learned that this unfortunate 

 flave was puniflied for drunkennefs, having 

 become intoxicated, in confequence of his 

 miftrefs treating him with money to buy 

 rum. I could not but remark that in fuch cafe 

 it doubly became her to petition her hulband 9 

 in behalf of the poor man ; obferving, that at 

 all events, it muft be quite ufelefs to punifh 

 him, while he was in a Hate not to be fenfible 

 of the crime. To this the tender lady replied, 

 — " Aye but if Y — - was to fpare him till mora* 

 ing he wouldn't give it hin\then !" 

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