Family Instructor

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1816. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Toby. Yes indeed. Roy. So they keep them from knowing God, rather than teach them, for fear of losing their work. Toby. Yes, indeed. Here the boy stopped his discourse, and sitting still, the tears ran down his face, and he wept a good while,--nobody taking notice of it, till the negro boy seeing it, but not understanding the meaning of it, runs into another room, and tells some of the house, his little master was sick: it happened that the gentlewoman, formerly mentioned, their cousin, was in the house, and she ran in to see what ailed him; she found him crying vehemently, but not sick; she urged him to tell her what ailed him, but she could not prevail. After some time his father came in, and he pressed him, but to no purpose; but both saw the child was in great agony,--says the gentlewoman, I will engage this disorder is upon some discourse between him and Toby, let the boy be examined,--so the father called in Toby. Fath. Toby, what have you done to your little governor here i What have you done to my son? Toby. I do noting, I say noting. Fath. What did he say to you then? Toby. He make question to me; ask me much things. Fath. What questions? What did he ask you? Toby. He ask me where I am born, what I do, where I know God I Com. I told you it was something of that kind. Fath. Well, and what said you to him? Toby. Me tell him where I am born, at Barbadoes, what work negree mans do. Fath. Well, and what said you about knowing God.' poor Toby, thou knowest little of that, I suppose? Toby. No, me say me no know God. Fath. Well, go on. Toby. He ask me why me no know God. Fath. Well, and what did you say to him then? Toby. Me say white mans no let negree mans go to church at Barbadoes, Do teach them know God. Fath. That is too true; they are rather afraid they s...