wealwaysreurnedhomefromheperformanceofheseserviceswihmoneyinourpockes；soha，wihfiddling，cooking，andfarming，wesoonfoundourselvesinhepossessionofabundance，and，infacleadingahappyandprosperouslifewell，indeed，wouldihavebeenforushadweremainedonhefarmakingsbury；buheimecamewhenhenexsepwasobeakenowardshecrueldesinyhaawaiedme

inmarch，1834，weremovedosaraogaspringsweoccupiedahousebelongingodanielo’brien，onhenorhsideofwashingonsreeahaimeisaacaylorkepargeboardinghouse，knownaswashingonhall，ahenorhendofbroadwayheemployedmeodriveahack，inwhichcapaciyiworkedforhimwoyearsaferhisimeiwasgenerallyemployedhroughhevisiingseason，asalsowasa

e，inheuniedsaeshoel，andoherpublichousesofhepceinwinerseasonsirelieduponmyviolin，houghduringheconsrucionofheroyandsaraogarailroad，iperformedmanyharddays’boruponi

iwasinhehabi，asaraoga，ofpurchasingariclesnecessaryformyfamilyahesoresofmrcephasparkerandmrwilliamperry，genlemenowardswhom，formanyacsofkindness，ienerainedfeelingsofsrongregardiwasforhisreasonha，welveyearsaferwards，icausedobedirecedohemheleer，whichishereinaferinsered，andwhichwashemeans，inhehandsofmrnorhup，ofmyforunaedeliverance

whilelivingaheuniedsaeshoel，ifrequenlymewihsves，whohadaccompaniedheirmasersfromhesouhheywerealwayswelldressedandwellprovidedfor，leadingapparenlyaneasylife，wihbufewofisordinaryroublesoperplexhemmanyimesheyeneredinoconversaionwihmeonhesubjecofsveryalmosuniformlyifoundheycherishedasecredesireforliberysomeofhemexpressedhemosardenanxieyoescape，andconsuledmeonhebesmehodofeffecingihefearofpunishmen，however，whichheyknewwascerainoaendheirrecapureandreurn，inallcasesprovedsufficienodeerhemfromheexperimenhavingallmylifebreahedhefreeairofhenorh，andconscioushaipossessedhesamefeelingsandaffecionshafindapceinhewhieman’sbreas；conscious，moreover，ofaninelligenceequalohaofsomemen，aleas，wihafairerskin，iwasooignoran，perhapsooindependen，oconceivehowanyonecouldbeconenoliveinheabjeccondiionofasveicouldnocomprehendhejusiceofhaw，orhareligion，whichupholdsorrecognizesheprincipleofsvery；andneveronce，iamproudosay，didifailocounselanyonewhocameome，owachhisopporuniy，andsrikeforfreedom

iconinuedoresideasaraogaunilhespringof1841heferinganicipaionswhich，sevenyearsbefore，hadseducedusfromhequiefarmhouse，onheeassideofhehudson，hadnobeenrealized

houghalwaysincomforablecircumsances，wehadnoprosperedhesocieyandassociaionsahaworldrenownedwaeringpce，werenocalcuedopreservehesimplehabisofindusryandeconomyowhichihadbeenaccusomed，bu，onheconrary，osubsiueohersinheirsead，endingoshiflessnessandexravagance

ahisimewewereheparensofhreechildren—elizabeh，margare，andalonzoelizabeh，heeldes，wasinherenhyear；margarewaswoyearsyounger，andlilealonzohadjuspassedhisfifhbirhdayheyfilledourhousewihgdnessheiryoungvoicesweremusicinourearsmanyanairycasledidheirmoherandmyselfbuildforhelilei

ocenswhennoaboriwasalwayswalkingwihhem，cdinheirbesaire，hroughhesreesandgrovesofsaraogaheirpresencewasmydeligh；andicspedhemomybosomwihaswarmandenderloveasifheircloudedskinshadbeenaswhieassnow

husfarhehisoryofmylifepresensnohingwhaeverunusual—nohingbuhecommonhopes，andloves，andborsofanobscurecoloredman，makinghishumbleprogressinheworldbunowihadreachedaurningpoininmyexisence—reachedhehresholdofunuerablewrong，andsorrow，anddespairnowhadiapproachedwihinheshadowofhecloud，inohehickdarknesswhereofiwassoonodisappear，henceforwardobehiddenfromheeyesofallmykindred，andshuoufromhesweelighoflibery，formanyawearyyear