The fear of God, and the hope of heaven, are found sufficient to sustain many slave-women, amidst the snares and dangers of their strange lot; but, this side of God and heaven, a slave-woman is at the mercy of the power, caprice and passion of her owner.

Slavery provides no means for the honorable continuance of the race.

Marriage as imposing obligations on the parties to it--has no{67 A HARROWING SCENE} existence here, except in such hearts as are purer and higher than the standard morality around them.
It is one of the consolations of my life, that I know of many honorable instances of persons who maintained their honor, where all around was corrupt.
Esther was evidently much attached to Edward, and abhorred--as she had reason to do--the tyrannical and base behavior of old master.

Edward was young, and fine looking, and he loved and courted her.

He might have been her husband, in the high sense just alluded to; but WHO and _what_ was this old master?
His attentions were plainly brutal and selfish, and it was as natural that Esther should loathe him, as that she should love Edward.