Den I told Sally dat I should like to libe under de British flag, so we went up to Canada and dere we libed bery comfortable for ten years together.

Sally washed and I kep' a barber's shop, and we made plenty ob money.

Den she die, sar, de tought come into my mind dat I would come back to Africa and teach dose poor niggers here de ways ob de white men, and sar," and he pointed to a Bible standing on the chest, "de ways ob de Lord.

So I came across the Atlantic, and stopped a little while on de coast, for I had pretty nigh forgotten de language ob de country.

When I got it back again I started up for dis place, wid plenty ob goods and presents.
"I had hard work at fust to get de people to know me.