One day when Wee-wees could walk she left him with me and she went to Stamford with some baskets to sell.

A big ship was in the harbour.

A man from the ship told her that his sailors would buy all her baskets.

She had no fear.

On the ship they seized her for a runaway slave, and hid her till they sailed away.
"When she did not come back I took Wee-wees on my shoulder and went quickly to Stamford.