Some of them had messages to send by me to their friends and acquaintances.

In the afternoon of the second day after my master's departure, I distributed, among them all the money which I had about me, viz., fifteen dollars.

I noticed that the overseer Huckstep laughed at this and called me a fool: and that whenever I spoke of going home with my master, his countenance indicated something between a smile and a sneer.
Night came; but contrary to his promise, my master did not come.

I still however expected him the next day.

But another night came, and he had not returned.