Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ... They were allowed to hold their prayer meetings unmolested, in their own quarters, and I felt thankful that I had once more got among Christians. Mr. Compton finally got so in debt, by his extravagance, that he was obliged to sell his slaves to pay his creditors. The slaves, little suspecting for what purpose, were sent down to town to pack tobacco. While busily engaged at this work, the warehouse door was suddenly closed, to prevent their escaping; when about sixty of them were fettered and put on board a schooner, then lying at anchor in the river, for the express purpose of conveying them far to the South. Only three were fortunate enough to make their escape. The women and children were brought down from the farm in wagons, and put on board the vessel. But O ! reader, could you have seen those men, loaded down with irons, as they passed weeping from the warehouse, jou must have exclaimed, "Great God, how long wilt thou suffer this sin to remain upon the earth ?" The three men who made their escape, were sold to new masters. Mrs. Compton, being from home at the time, knew nothing of this transaction until her return. When she first heard of it, she fainted; but upon recovering exclaimed, in the anguish of her heart, " O, my people; husband, my heart will break !" But her tears were of no avail; it was too late; the vessel, freighted with its human cargo, had already weighed anchor, and was under sail. Wafted by the northern breeze she gallantly sailed down the stream at the rate of nine knots per hour; while the multitude stood upon the banks and watched her disappearance, tears of pity flowing down their cheeks. She soon vanished from their sight. But God, who has his ways in the wind, and manages the sea, had his purpose fixed;...
