CONTENTS.
I.—Birth and Early Years .... 17
II.—Marriage and Life at Elmington .... 31
III.—Leaving the Old Home .... 47
IV.—Mammy Harriet's Recollections .... 52
V.—Early Days in Mississippi .... 65
VI.—Plantation Management .... 76
VII.—Still Waters and Green Pastures .... 87
VIII.—Management of Servants .... 101
IX.—A Southern Planter's Wife .... 108
X.—A Southern Planter .... 115
XI.—Home Life .... 130
XII.—Holiday Times on the Plantation .... 160
XIII.—The Valley of the Shadow .... 166
XIV.—Summer Travel .... 171
XV.—Summer-Time—Falling Asleep .... 179
XVI.—Slaves and War-Times .... 190
XVII.—A Week within the Lines .... 202
XVIII.—Refugees .... 214
XIX.—Old Master .... 223
XX.—The Crown of Poverty .... 231
XXI.—The Crowning Blessing .... 244
XXII.—Life at Burleigh .... 259
XXIII.—Quiet Days .... 292
XXIV.—Rest .... 322
