owed him duty and obedience, which I performed earnestly and constantly.
From my slave-owners I expected and received no reward or remuneration;
from God I received no pay as I labored, but my great reward is yet to
come. I have been a depositor in God's bank, from which I expect to draw
largely at the final settlement.




CHAPTER V.

James Wilson Comes Along--Wants me to go with Him to Saulsbury,
Tennessee, to Help Build a House for a Grocery-Store--Takes me Along
with Him--Wilson Taken Sick--I Take Care of Him--He gets Well--I make
another Attempt to Escape from Slavery--What Came of it.


One day James Wilson came to Mr. Dansley's, and said he had come for me
to go with him to Saulsbury, Tennessee, where he was going to start a
grocery, and that he wished my assistance in erecting a building
therefor. He informed me, at the same time, that as soon as the building
was finished, I might return to Mr. Dansley and stay with him as long as
he wanted me. He had another colored man with him, and desired to go
right away. All I had to do was to obey, so without further ado I bade
farewell to the people of the plantation, and went with Wilson. The
parting made me feel sad, for a time.

The word grocery, as applied in the South, has a far different meaning
than that intended in the North. A grocery in the South is a place
where whisky and other intoxicating beverages are sold, and, as a