WhileonthewaytoCabangowesawfreshtracksofelands，thefirstwehadobservedinthiscountryApoorlittleslavegirl，beingill，turnedasideinthepath，and，thoughwewaitedallthenextdaymakingsearchforher，shewaslostShewastallandslenderforherage，asifoftooquickgrowth，andprobably，unabletobearthefatigueofthemarch，laydownandsleptintheforest，then，wakinginthedark，wentfartherandfartherastrayThetreatmentoftheslaveswitnessedbymymencertainlydidnotraiseslaveholdersintheirestimation。
Theirusualexclamationwas“Gabanapelu“Theyhavenoheart；
andtheyadded，withreferencetotheslaves，“Whydotheyletthem？”
asiftheythoughtthattheslaveshadthenaturalrighttoridtheworldofsuchheartlesscreatures，andoughttodoit。
Theuneasinessofthetraderwascontinuallyshowingitself，and，uponthewhole，hehadreasontobeonthealertbothdayandnight。