Every time during the night that the mate came round with a light after the hands, I was afraid he would see I was a colored man, and take me up; hence I kept from the light as much as possible.

Some men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil; but this was not the case with myself; it was to avoid detection in doing right.

This was one of the instances of my adventures that my affinity with the Anglo-Saxon race, and even slaveholders, worked well for my escape.

But no thanks to them for it.

While in their midst they have not only robbed me of my labor and liberty, but they have almost entirely robbed me of my dark complexion.