during many years of care, and frequently by hard
labour when others were at rest, scraped together
about 200l. He lately made an offer of all this
to his master for the freedom of his family; but
the master absolutely refused to give him his liberty
on any condition, alleging that he could not meet
not meet with another in whom he could so confide.

The poor man had greatly flattered himself with
hopes, that considering his time of life, being now
about 50 years old, a much smaller sum would have
procured his liberty; and it would indeed have pur-
chased that of almost any other slave in the neigh-
bourhood. On finding his master inexorable, his
disappointment and distress were extreme, and, in
the anguish of his heart, he determined to leave
his wife and children, and take the first opportu-
nity of quitting the country for ever. However
he concluded first to call on E. W. who had
always been his friend and adviser, to inform him
of his resolution. E. W. sympathized with him
in his affliction, but did not let that suffice; for he
went immediately to the master, and used every
endeavour to prevail upon him to accept the
money offered, and, to grant the man and his
family their freedom. In order to induce the mas-
ter's compliance, E. W. represented to him the
exceedingly ungenerous return he was making to
the poor man for his fidelity and industry; as the
only plea urged by this unfeeling master, for his