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Chapter 9

           LikeWilliamFord,hisbrother-in-law,TannerwasinthehabitofreadingtheBibletohisslavesontheSabbath,butinasomewhatdifferentspirit. HewasanimpressivecommentatorontheNewTestament. ThefirstSundayaftermycomingtotheplantation,hecalledthemtogether,andbegantoreadthetwelfthchapterofLuke. Whenhecametothe47thverse,helookeddeliberatelyaroundhim,andcontinued "Andthatservantwhichknewhislord’swill,"herehepaused,lookingaroundmoredeliberatelythanbefore,andagainproceeded "whichknewhislord’swill,andpreparednothimself"herewasanotherpause"preparednothimself,neitherdidaccordingtohiswill,shallbebeatenwithmanystripes." 

           "D’yehearthat?"demandedPeter,emphatically. "Stripes,"herepeated,slowlyanddistinctly,takingoffhisspectacles,preparatorytomakingafewremarks. 

           "Thatniggerthatdon’ttakecarethatdon’tobeyhislordthat’shismasterd’yesee? that’ereniggershallbebeatenwithmanystripes. Now,’many’signifiesagreatmanyforty,ahundred,ahundredandfiftylashes. That’sScripter!" andsoPetercontinuedtoelucidatethesubjectforagreatlengthoftime,muchtotheedificationofhissableaudience. 

           Attheconclusionoftheexercises,callingupthreeofhisslaves,Warner,WillandMajor,hecriedouttome 

           "Here,Platt,youheldTibeatsbythelegs;nowI’llseeifyoucanholdtheserascalsinthesameway,tillIgetbackfrommeetin’." 

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