Incidents in the life of a slave girl.: Written by herself. Edited by L. Maria Child.

INCI-DENTS
IN THE
LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL,
SEVEN YEARS CONCEALED.
I.
CHILDHOOD.
I w,-r -By_ ne..n+er vk je.. n.iev til six
years of happy childhood had passed away. My father
was a carpenter, and consider ntelligent and
skilful ill his trade, that, when buildings out of the
common line were to be erected, he was sent for fronm
long distances, to be head workman. On condition
of paying his mistress two hundred dollars a year, and
supporting himself, he was allowed to work at his
trade, and manage his own affairs. His strongest
wish was to purchase his children; but, though he
several times offered his hard earnings for that purpose, he never succeeded. In complexion my parents
were a light shade of brownish yellow, and were
termed mulattoes They lived together in a comfort
able home; and, though we were all slaves, I was so
fo ysiee that I never dreamed I was a piece
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