Frederick Douglass on Reading. Jenusus Mie noo mistrus proovd to be aul she upird when I furst met hur at the dor,--a wwmun uv the kiendust hart and fienust feelingz. She had nevur had a slaev undur hur cuntroel preeveusly to mieself, and priur to hur marrij she had bin dipendunt upon hur oen industry for a living. She wuz by traed a weevur; and by constunt aplicaeshun to hur biznuz, she had bin in a gwd digree prizvrvd frum the blieting and dyhuemuniezing ifects uv slaevury. I wuz vturly ustonishd at hur gwdnus. I skersly knoo hou to bihaev tuwordz hur. She wuz entierly unliek eny uthur whiet wwmun I had evur seen. I cwd not uproech hur az I wuz ucvstumd to uproech uthur wheit laedyz. Mie urly instrvcshun wuz aul out uv plaes. The crouching surviluty, uezuuly so acseptubul a cwoluty in a slaev, did not ansur when manufestud tuword hur. Hur faevur wuz not gaend by it; she seemd to be distvrbd by it. She did not deem it impyudunt or unmanurly for a slaev to lwk hur in the faes. The meenust slaev wuz pwt fwly at eez in hur prezuns, and nun left without feeling betur for having seen hur. Hur faes wuz maed uv hevunly smielz, and hur vois uv trancwul muezic. | Fredurik Duglus on Ryding. PLAEN Mie noo mistrus proovd too by aul shy upird when Ie furst met hur at dhu daur,--u wwmun uv dhu kiendust hort and fienust fylingz. Shy had nevur had u slaev undur hur kuntroel pryveusly too mieself, and priur too hur marij shy had bin dependunt upon hur oen industry faur u living. Shy wuz bie traed u wyvur; and bie konstunt aplikaeshun too hur biznuz, shy had bin in u gwd digry prizurvd frum dhu blieting and dyhuemuniezing ifekts uv slaevury. Ie wuz uturly ustonishd at hur gwdnus. Ie skersly noo hou too bihaev tuwaurdz hur. Shy wuz entierly unliek eny udhur whiet wwmun Ie had evur syn. Ie kwd not uproech hur az ie wuz ukustumd too uproech udhur wheit laedyz. Mie urly instrukshun wuz aul out uv plaes. Dhu krouching surviluty, uezuuly soe akseptubul u kwoluty in u slaev, did not ansur when manufestud tuwaurd hur. Hur faevur wuz not gaend bie it; shy symd too by disturbd bie it. Shy did not dym it impyudunt aur unmanurly faur u slaev too lwk hur in dhu faes. Dhu mynust slaev wuz pwt fwly at yz in hur prezuns, and nun left without fyling betur faur having syn hur. Hur faes wuz maed uv hevunly smielz, and hur vois uv trankwul muezik. |
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