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28 a gate way, opening to one of their meeting houses, having his right leg and foot entirely uncovered; as the people went in, several of them reasoned with him for thus exposing himself, and cautioned him against the danger of contracting disease by such conduct. "Ah (said Lay.) you pretend compassion for me, but you do not feel for the poor slaves in your fields, who go all winter half clad."

For the purpose of enforcing upon the mind of a neighbour of his, with whom he had often remonstrated, a conviction of his guiltiness in keeping a slave, he adopted a plan which evinced his knowledge of human nature. This man had an interesting child, a boy of six years old, whom Lay sometimes met at a distance from the dwelling of his parent; on one of those occasions he succeeded in decoying him to his cave, about one mile distant, within which, by means of some amusement, he contrived to keep him concealed from view. As the evening came on, Lay observed the father and mother running towards his dwelling; as they drew near, discovering their distress, he advanced