How came you there ?" "My master take me dere in his ship, and he stop dere one month, and den me hear de goot minister." "And what did the minister say ?" "He said me was a great sinner." "What! did he speak to you in particular ?" "Yes, me tink so; for dere was great many to hear him, but he tell dem all about me." "What did he say ?" "He say about all de tings dat were in my heart." "What things ?" "My sin, my ignorance, my know noting, my believe noting.

De goot minister make me see dat me _tink_ noting goot, me _do_ noting goot." "And what else did he tell you ?" "He sometime look me in de face, and say dat Jesus Christ came to die for sinners, poor black sinners as well as white sinners.

Me tought dis was very goot, very goot, indeed, to do so for a wicked sinner." "And what made you think this was all spoken to you in particular ?" "Because me sure no such wicked sinner as me in all de place.

De goot minister must know me was dere." "And what did you think of yourself while he preached about Jesus Christ ?" "Sir, me was very much afraid, when he said the wicked must be turned into hell-fire.

For me felt dat me was very wicked sinner, and dat make me cry.