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I.—Birth and Early Years .... 17 II.—Marriage and Life at Elmington .... 31 III.—Leaving the Old Home .... 47 IV.—Mammy Harriet's Recollections .... 52 V.—Early Days in Mississippi .... 65 VI.—Plantation Management .... 76 VII.—Still Waters and Green Pastures .... 87 VIII.—Management of Servants .... 101 IX.—A Southern Planter's Wife .... 108 X.—A Southern Planter .... 115 XI.—Home Life .... 130 XII.—Holiday Times on the Plantation .... 160 XIII.—The Valley of the Shadow .... 166 XIV.—Summer Travel .... 171 XV.—Summer-Time—Falling Asleep .... 179 XVI.—Slaves and War-Times .... 190 XVII.—A Week within the Lines .... 202 XVIII.—Refugees .... 214 XIX.—Old Master .... 223 XX.—The Crown of Poverty .... 231 XXI.—The Crowning Blessing .... 244 XXII.—Life at Burleigh .... 259 XXIII.—Quiet Days .... 292 XXIV.—Rest .... 322