Susan could hardly give it up; she wanted to keep it as a remembrance, but she already felt herself in the hands of the Philistines, and she fastened up her carpet-bag and set forward.

She was carried off in the cars to an interior town, and directed to the house of an Abolitionist, to whom she was to hire herself.
Her fare was paid by this person, and then deducted from her wages--her wages were four dollars a month.

She cooked and washed for ten in family; cleaned the whole house, and did all _the chores_, except sawing the wood, which the gentleman of the house did himself.

She was only required to split the hard, large knots--the oldest son splitting the easy sticks for her.

On Saturday, the only extra duty required of her was to mend every item of clothing worn in the family; the lady of the house making them herself.