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“I am surprised at thee, son,” said Simeon; “thy mother never taught thee so. I would do even the same for the slaveholder as for the slave, if the Lord brought him to my door in affliction.” Simeon second blushed scarlet; but his mother only smiled, and said, “Simeon is my good boy; he will grow older, by and by, and then he will be like his father.” “I hope, my good sir, that you are not exposed to any difficulty on our ac- count,” said George, anxiously. “Fear nothing, George, for therefore are we sent into the world. If we would not meet trouble for a good cause, we were not worthy of our name.” “But, for me,” said George, “I could not bear it.” “Fear not, then, friend George; it is not for thee, but for God and man, we do it,” said Simeon. “And now thou must lie by quietly this day, and to-night, at ten o’clock, Phineas Fletcher will carry thee onward to the next stand,- thee and the rest of thy company. The pursuers are hard after thee; we must not delay.” “If that is the case, why wait till evening!” said George. “Thou art safe here by daylight, for every one in the settlement is a Friend, and all are watching. It has been found safer to travel by night.” |
