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boy over to Lucy, and afterward went to England 
for his health. Lucy moved to Shengay, and 
took the boy, whom she called John, with her. 
Here she might have held him as her slave if she 
chose. But instead of doing’ this she sought 
work for him, and encouraged him to buy 
clothes and books and learn to read. He became 
a regular attendant at the Sabbath-school. He is 
now twenty years old, and concluded that he 
would like Chooca, a young girl who is living 
with Mr. Williams, at Bomphetook, for a wife ; 
but her parents were not willing for her to be 
married like white folks. IsText, Lucy tries to get 
Karry Myalis’ daughter. John says “he likes the 
girl, and the girl likes him, but her father and 
mother will not consent for their daughter to 
marry white- folks’ fashion ; and furthermore, the 
missionaries have spoiled his medicines, that he 
had to mind his farms.” But Lucy persevered, and 
found another girl for John, whose parents agreed 
that she might marry Christian fashion. John is 
very industrious, and is working hard to earn 
money to build him a house in which to live. 
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