When this good man was at our house, we were all sure to be called in to prayers in the morning; and he was not slow in making inquiries as to the state of our minds, nor in giving us a word of exhortation and of encouragement.

Great was the sorrow of all the slaves, when this faithful preacher of the gospel was removed from the Talbot county circuit.

He was an eloquent preacher, and possessed what few ministers, south of Mason Dixon's line, possess, or _dare_ to show, viz: a warm and philanthropic heart.

The Mr.Cookman, of whom I speak, was an Englishman by birth, and perished while on his way to England, on board the ill-fated "President".

Could the thousands of slaves{155} in Maryland know the fate of the good man, to whose words of comfort they were so largely indebted, they would thank me for dropping a tear on this page, in memory of their favorite preacher, friend and benefactor.
But, let me return to Master Thomas, and to my experience, after his conversion.