Old Joe go ober ter see her, but he stayed too long, an' didn't git back in time fer his work.

Massa's oberseer kotched him an' cut him all up.

When de oberseer went inter de house, pore old Joe war all tired an' beat up, an' so he lay down by de fence corner and go ter sleep.

Bimeby Massa oberseer com'd an' axed, "all bin a workin' libely ?" I say "Yes, Massa."' Then said Mr.Parker, 'You were lying, Joe had been sleeping, not working.' 'I know's dat, but ef I tole on Joe, Massa oberseer cut him all up again, and Massa Jesus says, "Blessed am de Peacemaker."' I heard, continued Robert, that Mr.Parker said to Gundover, 'You seem to me like a man standing in a stream where the blood of Jesus can reach you, but you are standing between it and your slaves.

How will you answer that in the Day of Judgment ?'" "What did Gundover say ?" asked Captain Sybil.
"He turned pale, and said, 'For God's sake don't speak of the Day of Judgment in connection with slavery.'" Just then a messenger brought a communication to Captain Sybil.