How much do you say ?" "Five hundred dollars." "Only five hundred for such a girl as this?
Gentlemen, she is worth a deal more than that sum.

You certainly do not know the value of the article you are bidding on.

Here, gentlemen, I hold in my hand a paper certifying that she has a good moral character." "Seven hundred." "Ah, gentlemen, that is something life.

This paper also states that she is very intelligent." "Eight hundred." "She was first sprinkled, then immersed, and is now warranted to be a devoted Christian, and perfectly trustworthy." "Nine hundred dollars." "Nine hundred and fifty." "One thousand." "Eleven hundred." Here the bidding came to a dead stand.

The auctioneer stopped, looked around, and began in a rough manner to relate some anecdote connected with the sale of slaves, which he said had come under his own observation.
At this juncture the scene was indeed a most striking one.