Beadle's Dime Novels No. 33: Maum Guinea and Her Plantation Children — page 150: what you’re looking at

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140 MAUM GUINEA. sweet and pious as de Lord ever made. She took a liking to me, and she learned me to read de Bible, in her own room ; and-she taught me how it was wicked to do wrong, and w’at it was to be good and do right. I had no parents, dat I knew, and she sort of petted me and kep’ me ’round her, doing light work for her, like sewing and such, and I had more’n half my time to myself. She dressed me nice, and taught me to be tidy and careful. I loved her so much, I tried to do jest as she wanted, but I was wild, and I used to play too much, and tear my frocks and lose things. Den she’d scold me so softly, it broke me down worse dan if she was ugly, and I’d cry and try to do better. Her eyes wasn’t berry strong, and ‘she learned me to read so well, I had to read de Bible to her mos’ ebery evening, and always on de Sabbath day. I didn’t like it, cause it was so solemn, and Td rudder be in de kitchen, cuttin’ up, or out onde lawn a lookin’ at de flowers and water; but I wouldn’ let on I didn’ like it, fear I'd hurt her feelings. She'd tink it was awfal if I’d say I didn’t like de Bible. I did love it, only it was'so sober, and I was so full of fun; and it use to make me feel pleasant and patient, and I was fond of hearing my missus pray, too—she use to pray for me well as for white folks, and for her servants as if dey was her chil’ren. She was so beautiful, I never tired looking at Missus Gregory ; not dat she was young, for she was growin’ past middle-age, but her face was so sweet, and she allers wore such fine lace on her caps and about her throat and wrists, and her cheeks were so pale and fine, and her hands so white, and she was so graceful and such a perfect lady. I've nebber seen her like to dis day. “ She tried not to make too much of any of her yearthly idols, but her heart was sot on her boy. Most while, wen I was a growing girl, he was up North at college. He was an connicloooks.comnn