She could make out to do something, but she was considered hardly worth the having--of little more value than a horse with a broken leg.

This unprofitable piece of human property, ill shapen, and disfigured, Capt.

Auld sent off to Baltimore, making his brother Hugh welcome to her services.
After giving poor Henny a fair trial, Master Hugh and his wife came to the conclusion, that they had no use for the crippled servant, and they sent her back to Master Thomas.

Thus, the latter took as an act of ingratitude, on the part of his brother; and, as a mark of his displeasure, he required him to send me immediately to St.Michael's, saying, if he cannot keep _"Hen,"_ he shall not have _"Fred."_ Here was another shock to my nerves, another breaking up of my plans, and another severance of my religious and social alliances.

I was now a big boy.