Ihavealreadyalludedtohercarenottoteachherchildrentosteal，byherexample;andshesays，withgroaningsthatcannotbewritten，’TheLordonlyknowshowmanytimesIletmychildrengohungry，ratherthantakesecretlythebreadIlikednottoaskfor。’Allparentswhoannultheirpreceptiveteachingsbytheirdailypracticeswoulddowelltoprofitbyherexample。
Anotherproofofhermaster’skindnessofheartisfoundinthefollowingfact。Ifhermastercameintothehouseandfoundherinfantcrying，（asshecouldnotalwaysattendtoitswantsandthecommandsofhermistressatthesametime，）hewouldturntohiswifewithalookofreproof，andaskherwhyshedidnotseethechildtakencareof;saying，mostearnestly，’Iwillnothearthiscrying;Ican’tbearit，andIwillnothearanychildcryso。Here，Bell，takecareofthischild，ifnomoreworkisdoneforaweek。’Andhewouldlingertoseeifhisorderswereobeyed，andnotcountermanded。
WhenIsabellawenttothefieldtowork，sheusedtoputherinfantinabasket，tyingaropetoeachhandle，andsuspendingthebaskettoabranchofatree，setanothersmallchildtoswingit。Itwasthussecurefromreptilesandwaseasilyadministeredto，andevenlulledtosleep，byachildtooyoungforotherlabors。
Iwasquitestruckwiththeingenuityofsuchababy-tender，asIhavesometimesbeenwiththeswinginghammockthenativemotherpreparesforhersickinfant-apparentlysomucheasierthanaughtwehaveinourmorecivilizedhomes;easierforthechild，becauseitgetsthemotionwithouttheleastjar;andeasierforthenurse，becausethehammockisstrungsohighastosupersedethenecessityofstooping。
SLAVEHOLDER’SPROMISES。