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CONTENTS.
xiii
PAGE.
Sent back to the Woods, 213
Covey's Manner of proceeding to Whip, 214
His Cunning and Trickery—Severe Labor, 215
Family Worship, 217
Shocking Contempt for Chastity—An Illustration, 218
Author Broken Down—His only Leisure Time, 219
Freedom of the Ships and his own Slavery Contrasted, 220
Anguish beyond Description, 221
Chapter XVI.
ANOTHER PRESSURE OF THE TYRANT'S VICE.
Experience at Covey's summed up, 222
Scene in the Treading Yard, 223
Author taken Ill, 224
Unusual Brutality of Covey, 225
Escape to St Michael's—Suffering in the Woods, 227
Circumstances Narrated to Master Thomas—His Bearing, 229
The Case Prejudged—Driven back to Covey's, 231
Chapter XVII.
THE LAST FLOGGING.
A Sleepless Night—Return to Covey's, 233
His Conduct—Again Escape to the Woods, 234
Deplorable Spectacle—Night in the Woods, 235
An Alarm—A Friend, not an Enemy, 236
Sandy's Hospitality—The Ash Cake Supper, 237
A Conjuror—His Advice—The Magic Root, 238
Want of Faith—The Talisman Accepted, 239
Meeting with Covey—His Sunday Face, 240
His Manner on Monday—A Defensive Resolve, 241
A Rough and Tumble Fight, 242
Unexpected Resistance, 243
Covey's Ineffectual Commands for Assistance, 244
The Victory and its Results, 246
Effects upon my own Character, 247
Chapter XVIII.
NEW RELATIONS AND DUTIES.
Change of Masters—Resolve to Fight my Way, 250
Ability to Read a cause of Prejudice, 251
Manner of Spending the Holidays, 252
The Effects—Sharp hit at Slavery, 253
A Device of Slavery, 255
Difference between Master Freeland and Covey, 257
An Irreligious Master Preferred—The Reasons Why, 258
The Reverend Rigby Hopkins, 259
Catalogue of Floggable Offenses, 260
Rivalry among Slaves Encouraged, 261
Improved Condition at Freeland's, 262
Reasons for continued Discontent, 263
Congenial Society—The Sabbath School, 264