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and the slave whomhe rescued , belong to a certain secret society , by the rules of which we are bound to assist each other on all occasions . The young Englishman could not help rescuing your slave ; it was his duty . It was my duty to help him ; so I have bribed the policeofficer , and I'll now bribe you , if you have no objection . "
The thought of being bribed so tickled the father that he burst into a loud roar of laughter , which made me feel that my cause was gained . " You ' re cool young fellows , " he said , "to go about liberating slaves , and bribing police-officers , and your fathers ! What will you give me to let the matter rest ? " " Oh , you must name your own price ! " said his son ,
" Will you let me purchase the slave from you , senor , at your own price ? " asked I , thinking I might otherwise leave him to be more severely punished . " I give my son the slave , and if he likes to sell him to you , he may , " replied the father . " Shall we go in and have some refreshments ?"
Accordingly we removed to the house , the son walking with me , while we concluded our bargain . Of course , he did not exact a large price from me , and we came to a very amicable arrangement . After luncheon , we all rowed into the harbour , and landed at the Palace Square , being passed free of any interference by the police-officer . The slave whom I had purchased was an intelligent man , who gave me a sketch of his earlier life , which I will here transcribe .
THE SLATES HISTORY . " I was born in Dahomey . My father brought me up with a view to some profession , if any could be entered upon with advantage . I sailed in a ship that came to Africa , and that wanted hands , to various parts of the world . I went to the Mozambique , the Cape of Good Hope , and to Madeira . At Madeira the ship I was in was
driven on shore one stormy day . The wind was blowing dead into the bay , and after the ship had held on for some time , pitching violently and tugging at her anchors , the cable parted . We at once made sail , to work out of the bay , if possible , but this we found impracticable , the vessel drifted nearer and nearer to the shore , and then , amidst guns from the Loo rock and the shouts of the population , she struck the
ground heavily . The waves now came clean over her , and she grated heavily against the ground . For some time she remained thus , then she suddenly parted in the middle , showing us a gigantic fissure like a gulf in a mountain , through which the seething water was tossing and bubbling . I soon after found myself on the shore . How I got
there I don't at all know . The owner of the ship , who resided in Madeira , paid all who survived some of what he saved from the loss of his insured vessel , and I waited in the island for another ship . Here I was made a Freemason . Finding that the money I had received from the owner was not sufficient to last me long , I hired myself as a porter , carrying one end of a pole , on which a hammock
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and the slave whomhe rescued , belong to a certain secret society , by the rules of which we are bound to assist each other on all occasions . The young Englishman could not help rescuing your slave ; it was his duty . It was my duty to help him ; so I have bribed the policeofficer , and I'll now bribe you , if you have no objection . "
The thought of being bribed so tickled the father that he burst into a loud roar of laughter , which made me feel that my cause was gained . " You ' re cool young fellows , " he said , "to go about liberating slaves , and bribing police-officers , and your fathers ! What will you give me to let the matter rest ? " " Oh , you must name your own price ! " said his son ,
" Will you let me purchase the slave from you , senor , at your own price ? " asked I , thinking I might otherwise leave him to be more severely punished . " I give my son the slave , and if he likes to sell him to you , he may , " replied the father . " Shall we go in and have some refreshments ?"
Accordingly we removed to the house , the son walking with me , while we concluded our bargain . Of course , he did not exact a large price from me , and we came to a very amicable arrangement . After luncheon , we all rowed into the harbour , and landed at the Palace Square , being passed free of any interference by the police-officer . The slave whom I had purchased was an intelligent man , who gave me a sketch of his earlier life , which I will here transcribe .
THE SLATES HISTORY . " I was born in Dahomey . My father brought me up with a view to some profession , if any could be entered upon with advantage . I sailed in a ship that came to Africa , and that wanted hands , to various parts of the world . I went to the Mozambique , the Cape of Good Hope , and to Madeira . At Madeira the ship I was in was
driven on shore one stormy day . The wind was blowing dead into the bay , and after the ship had held on for some time , pitching violently and tugging at her anchors , the cable parted . We at once made sail , to work out of the bay , if possible , but this we found impracticable , the vessel drifted nearer and nearer to the shore , and then , amidst guns from the Loo rock and the shouts of the population , she struck the
ground heavily . The waves now came clean over her , and she grated heavily against the ground . For some time she remained thus , then she suddenly parted in the middle , showing us a gigantic fissure like a gulf in a mountain , through which the seething water was tossing and bubbling . I soon after found myself on the shore . How I got
there I don't at all know . The owner of the ship , who resided in Madeira , paid all who survived some of what he saved from the loss of his insured vessel , and I waited in the island for another ship . Here I was made a Freemason . Finding that the money I had received from the owner was not sufficient to last me long , I hired myself as a porter , carrying one end of a pole , on which a hammock