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Ford
returned
immediately
to
the
house
,
leaving
me
alone
again
.
As
he
reached
the
piazza
,
Tibeats
and
his
two
friends
rode
up
.
A
long
dialogue
followed
.
I
could
hear
the
sound
of
their
voices
,
the
mild
tones
of
Ford
mingling
with
the
angry
accents
of
Tibeats
,
but
was
unable
to
distinguish
what
was
said
.
Finally
the
three
departed
again
,
apparently
not
well
pleased
.
I
endeavored
to
raise
the
hammer
,
thinking
to
show
Ford
how
willing
I
was
to
work
,
by
proceeding
with
my
labors
on
the
weaving
house
,
but
it
fell
from
my
nerveless
hand
.
At
dark
I
crawled
into
the
cabin
,
and
laid
down
.
I
was
in
great
misery
--
all
sore
and
swollen
--
the
slightest
movement
producing
excruciating
suffering
.
Soon
the
hands
came
in
from
the
field
.
Rachel
,
when
she
went
after
Lawson
,
had
told
them
what
had
happened
.
Eliza
and
Mary
broiled
me
a
piece
of
bacon
,
but
my
appetite
was
gone
.
Then
they
scorched
some
corn
meal
and
made
coffee
.
It
was
all
that
I
could
take
.
Eliza
consoled
me
and
was
very
kind
.
It
was
not
long
before
the
cabin
was
full
of
slaves
.
They
gathered
round
me
,
asking
many
questions
about
the
difficulty
with
Tibeats
in
the
morning
--
and
the
particulars
of
all
the
occurrences
of
the
day
.
Then
Rachel
came
in
,
and
in
her
simple
language
,
repeated
it
over
again
--
dwelling
emphatically
on
the
kick
that
sent
Tibeats
rolling
over
on
the
ground
--
whereupon
there
was
a
general
titter
throughout
the
crowd
.
Then
she
described
how
Chapin
walked
out
with
his
pistols
and
rescued
me
,
and
how
Master
Ford
cut
the
ropes
with
his
knife
,
just
as
if
he
was
mad
.
By
this
time
Lawson
had
returned
.
He
had
to
regale
them
with
an
account
of
his
trip
to
the
Pine
Woods
--
how
the
brown
mule
bore
him
faster
than
a
"
streak
o'lightnin
"
--
how
he
astonished
everybody
as
he
flew
along
--
how
Master
Ford
started
right
away
--
how
he
said
Platt
was
a
good
nigger
,
and
they
should
n't
kill
him
,
concluding
with
pretty
strong
intimations
that
there
was
not
another
human
being
in
the
wide
world
,
who
could
have
created
such
a
universal
sensation
on
the
road
,
or
performed
such
a
marvelous
John
Gilpin
feat
,
as
he
had
done
that
day
on
the
brown
mule
.
The
kind
creatures
loaded
me
with
the
expression
of
their
sympathy
--
saying
,
Tibeats
was
a
hard
,
cruel
man
,
and
hoping
"
Massa
Ford
"
would
get
me
back
again
.
In
this
manner
they
passed
the
time
,
discussing
,
chatting
,
talking
over
and
over
again
the
exciting
affair
,
until
suddenly
Chapin
presented
himself
at
the
cabin
door
and
called
me
.
"
Platt
,
"
said
he
,
"
you
will
sleep
on
the
floor
in
the
great
house
to-night
;
bring
your
blanket
with
you
.
"
I
arose
as
quickly
as
I
was
able
,
took
my
blanket
in
my
hand
,
and
followed
him
.
On
the
way
he
informed
me
that
he
should
not
wonder
if
Tibeats
was
back
again
before
morning
--
that
he
intended
to
kill
me
--
and
that
he
did
not
mean
he
should
do
it
without
witnesses
.
Had
he
stabbed
me
to
the
heart
in
the
presence
of
a
hundred
slaves
,
not
one
of
them
,
by
the
laws
of
Louisiana
,
could
have
given
evidence
against
him
.
I
laid
down
on
the
floor
in
the
"
great
house
"
--
the
first
and
the
last
time
such
a
sumptuous
resting
place
was
granted
me
during
my
twelve
years
of
bondage
--
and
tried
to
sleep
.
Near
midnight
the
dog
began
to
bark
.
Chapin
arose
,
looked
from
the
window
,
but
could
discover
nothing
.
At
length
the
dog
was
quiet
.
As
he
returned
to
his
room
,
he
said
,
"
I
believe
,
Platt
,
that
scoundrel
is
skulking
about
the
premises
somewhere
.
If
the
dog
barks
again
,
and
I
am
sleeping
,
wake
me
.
"
I
promised
to
do
so
.
After
the
lapse
of
an
hour
or
more
,
the
dog
re-commenced
his
clamor
,
running
towards
the
gate
,
then
back
again
,
all
the
while
barking
furiously
.
Chapin
was
out
of
bed
without
waiting
to
be
called
.
On
this
occasion
,
he
stepped
forth
upon
the
piazza
,
and
remained
standing
there
a
considerable
length
of
time
.
Nothing
,
however
,
was
to
be
seen
,
and
the
dog
returned
to
his
kennel
.
We
were
not
disturbed
again
during
the
night
.
The
excessive
pain
that
I
suffered
,
and
the
dread
of
some
impending
danger
,
prevented
any
rest
whatever
.
