1 Very near Mr. Freeland lived the Rev.
2 Mr. Freeland was himself the owner of but two slaves.
3 In a few moments, he and Mr. Freeland returned to the house.
4 I soon found Mr. Freeland a very different man from Mr. Covey.
5 But to return to Mr. Freeland, and to my experience while in his employment.
6 I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.
7 Mr. Freeland put his head in at the door, and called me by name, saying, there were some gentlemen at the door who wished to see me.
8 In answer to this assertion, I can say, I never loved any or confided in any people more than my fellow-slaves, and especially those with whom I lived at Mr. Freeland's.
9 I kept up my school nearly the whole year I lived with Mr. Freeland; and, beside my Sabbath school, I devoted three evenings in the week, during the winter, to teaching the slaves at home.
10 Immediately after the holidays were over, contrary to all our expectations, Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Freeland came up to Easton, and took Charles, the two Henrys, and John, out of jail, and carried them home, leaving me alone.
11 Mr. Freeland had many of the faults peculiar to slaveholders, such as being very passionate and fretful; but I must do him the justice to say, that he was exceedingly free from those degrading vices to which Mr. Covey was constantly addicted.