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The Trials of the Soldier’s Wife

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIRST
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She is now serving exclusively as the nurse of the little boy, and is as happy and contented as any slave in the South.

Her attachment to the child increases daily, and nothing in the world could induce her to forego the pleasure of attending to her wants.

The old negro and herself are often together, conversing of the unfortunate family of her former master, and their remarks teem with sympathy and abound with the affection felt by every slave for a kind and indulgent owner.

Although of a servile race, we leave these negroes, regretting that in the hearts of many of our white people the same generous feelings do not exist.

It is sad to think that, with all the advantages of birth, education, and position, there should be found men of Caucasian origin, who are below the negro in all the noble attributes of mankind.


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