CHAPTER X. MARRIED—SLAVERY.
AND now I take my quiet rest,
videosprono With my
head upon thy breast
And make no further quest.
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The discipline of slavery is unknown.
Videosprono MASTER returned from the market bringing with him seven slaves, which he had purchased. Among them was a beautiful videosprono girl, nearly white, with long black hair and jet videosprono black eyes. Hardly had we seen each videosprono other than each of us videosprono seemed at once to regard the other with affection and interest. But I could not think of marriage just yet. Before long however we began talking of marriage, and as master and mistress gave their consent, we concluded to be married the next Christmas.
Time sped its onward flight, carrying with it the usual pleasures and sorrows of videosprono life. We had made a very
good crop and master was well pleased with the manner in which the work had been performed and with the amount that had been accomplished. A week or so before Christmas we went to the city, videosprono and videosprono I dressed my intended bride from head to foot, and purchased myself a nice suit of broadcloth.
Christmas having arrived, we were very busy
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in making preparation for the wedding—master and mistress helping videosprono in the preparation of our supper. A Justice of the Peace (commonly called Squires in the South) solemnized the videosprono bands and videosprono for that night we had a very lively time, every one enjoying themselves as much as possible. I was about videosprono eighteen years old when I was married.