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( 4 ) sold to a master, who keep me in his house to serve him some years; when, about three years ago, Captain W- my master that spoke to you, bought me to be his servant, on board his ship. And he be goot Master; he gave me my liberty, and made me free, and the live with him ever since.'

'And what thoughts had you about your soul, all that time before you went to America?' I asked him.

'Me no care for any soul at all before then. No man teach me a word about my soul.'

'Well, now tell me farther about what happened to you in America. How came you there?'

'My Master take me there in his ship, and he stop there one month, and then me hear the goot minister.'

'And what did that minister say?'

'He said, me was great sinner.'

'Did he speak to you in particular?'

'Yes, me think so; for there was great many to hear him, but he tell them all about me.'

'What did he say?'

'He say about all the things that were in my heart.

'What things?'

'My sin, my ignorance, my know-nothing, my believe nothing. The goot minister made me see, that me think nothing goot, nor do nothing goot.'

'And what else did he tell you?'

'He sometime look me in the face, and say, that Jesus Christ came to die for sinners, poor black sinners, as well as white sinners. Me thought this was very goot, very goot indeed, to do so far wicked sinners.'

'And what made you think this was all spoken to you inparticulor?'

'Because me sure no such wicked sinner as me in all the place The goot miniser must know me was there.

'And what did you think about yourself, while he preached about Jesus Christ?'

'Sir, me was very much afraid, when he said the