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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Etiquette among Slaves, 69
The Comic Slave-Doctor, 70
Praying and Flogging, 71
Business of Old Master, 73
Sufferings from Hunger, 75
Jargon of the Plantation, 76
Family of Col. Lloyd—Mas' Daniel, 77
Family of Old Master—Social Position, 78
Chapter V.
GRADUAL INITIATION INTO THE MYSTERIES OF SLAVERY.
Growing Acquaintance with Old Master—His Character, 79
Evils of Unrestrained Passion—A Man of Trouble, 80
Supposed Obtuseness of Slave-Children, 81
Brutal Outrage on my Aunt Milly by a drunken Overseer, 82
Slaveholders' Impatience at Appeals against Cruelty, 83
Wisdom of appealing to Superiors, 84
Attempt to break up a Courtship, 85
Slavery destroys all Incentives to a Virtuous Life, 86
A Harrowing Scene, 87
Chapter VI.
TREATMENT OF SLAVES ON LLOYD'S PLANTATION.
The Author's Early Reflections on Slavery, 89
Conclusions at which he Arrived, 90
Presentiment of one day being a Freeman, 91
Combat between an Overseer and & Slave-Woman, 92
Nelly's noble Resistance, 94
Advantages of Resistance, 95
Mr. Sevier, the brutal Overseer, and his Successors, 96
Allowance-day on the Home Plantation, 97
The Singing of the Slaves no Proof of Contentment, 98
Food and Clothing of the Slaves, 100
Naked Children, 101
Nursing Children carried to the Field, 102
Description of the Cowskin, 103
Manner of making the Ash Cake—The Dinner Hour, 104
Contrast at the Great House, 105
Chapter VII.
LIFE IN THE GREAT HOUSE.
Comfort And Luxuries—Elaborate Expenditure, 107
Men and Maid Servants—Black Aristocracy, 109
Stable and Carriage House, 110
Deceptive Character of Slavery, 111
Slaves and Slaveholders alike Unhappy, 112
Fretfulness and Capriciousness of Slaveholders, 113
Whipping of Old Barney by Col. Lloyd, 114
William Wilks, a supposed son of Col. Lloyd, 115
Curious Incident—Penalty of telling the Truth, 116
Preference of Slaves for Rich Masters, 118