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He's took good care of me in the years since I was free'd, only now, we needs Him again now and then. I just stand up on my two feet, raise my arms to heaven, and say, 'Lord, help me! He never fails me. I asked him this morning, didnt I Lola? Asked him to render help. We need it. And here you come. Lola, just watch that lady write. If you and me had her education, we'd be fixed now wouldnt we?
The use of Writing is Illustrated in the following Lines, which conclude my first Head of this Essay. By ancient Writing Knowledge is convey'd, Of famous Arts the best Foundation laid; By these the Cause of Liberty remains, Are Nations free'd from Arbitrary Chains, From Errors still our Church is purified, The State maintained, with justice on its Side.
"I am not lost to prudence, but indeed * Here I'm bewildered, what shall be my rede? Would any aid me in mine ails of love, * By my own might and sleight would I be free'd: But ah! my heart is lost and passion-shent: * To none save Allah can I trust my need!"
"When she was about fourteen and my father Henry Dunbar wanted to marry he had to first buy his freedom. In them times a slave couldn't marry a free'd person. So he bought his freedom from his Marster Lloyd Bullen, and a good friend of Andrew Johnson, the presi-dent. My father an' him was friends too.
Wee caus'd him to come into our vessell, and wee tould his people that they may proceed on their voyage without him, and hee should come along with us; after which wee took in our graple Irons from off the Ice, seeing the sea open to the westward and the way free'd to saile.
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