But I now entered on my fifteenth year - a sad epoch in the life of a slave girl. My master began to whisper foul words in my ear. Young as I was, I could not remain ignorant of their import.
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If you want to be fully convinced of the abominations of slavery, go on a southern plantation, and call yourself a negro trader. Then there will be no concealment; and you will see and hear things that will seem to you impossible among human beings with immortal souls.
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My mistress was so kind to me that I was always glad to do her bidding, and proud to labor for her as much as my young years would permit.
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My master had power and law on his side I had a determined will. There is might in each.
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When I was nearly twelve years old, my kind mistress sickened and died.
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DURING the first years of my service in Dr. Flint's family, I was accustomed to share some indulgences with the children of my mistress.
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