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 4 him some years ; when, about three years ago, Capt. W—, my master that spoke to you, bought me to be his servant on board of his ship. And he be goot master, he gave me my liberty, and me live with him ever since. ‘ And what thoughts had you about your soul all that time before you went to America ? I asked. 'Me no care for my soul at all before then.’ ‘ Well, now tell me farther what happened to you in America. How came you there ?’ ' My master take me there in his ship, and stop there one month, and then me hear goot minister.’ ' And what did that minister say ?’ ' He said, me was great sinner.’ ‘ What! 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 things in my heart.’ ‘ What things ?’ ‘ My sin, my ignorance ; me know nothing, me be- lieve nothing. The goot minister made me see, that me think nothing goot, nor do nothing goot.’ ‘ And what else did he tell you ?’ ‘ He sometimes look me in the face, and say. Jesus Christ came to die for sinners, poor black sinners, as well as white sinners. Me thought this was very goot indeed, to do so for a wicked sinner.’ ‘ And what made you think this was all spoken to you in particular?’ ‘ Because me sure no such wicked sinner as me in all the place.' ‘And what did you think about yourself while he preached about Jesus Christ ?’ ‘ Sir, me was very much afraid, when be said the wicked must be turned into hell-fire. For me felt that me was a wicked sinner, and that make me cry. He