Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave by William Wells Brown

Author:William Wells Brown [Brown, William Wells]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Ethnic Studies, African American Studies
ISBN: 9780486148663
Google: JjHDAgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-03-09T03:26:25+00:00

It is true that in most of the slave-holding cities, when a gentleman wishes his servants whipped, he can send him to the jail and have it done. Before I went in where Mr. Walker was, I wet my cheeks a little, as though I had been crying. He looked at me, and inquired what was the matter. I told him that I had never had such a whipping in my life, and handed him the note. He looked at it and laughed;—"and so you told him that you did not belong to me." "Yes, sir," said I. "I did not know that there was any harm in that." He told me I must behave myself, if I did not want to be whipped again.

This incident shows how it is that slavery makes its victims lying and mean; for which vices it afterwards reproaches them, and uses them as arguments to prove that they deserve no better fate. I have often, since my escape, deeply regretted the deception I practised upon this poor fellow; and I heartily desire that it may be, at some time or other, in my power to make him amends for his vicarious sufferings in my behalf.

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