Generally when -it comes to making up our mind about a thing, whether itis right or wrong fo do it, we go by what our traditions or laws have to say about it. But every now and then, we find among us persons, who, disregarding all traditions and laws, will strike out a course of their own, independently to work towards the realization of the purpose on which they have set_their mind.
Green Willow was the name of a slave-girl in the household of one of my relatives. As early as her eighth year, her master gave to wife toa slave boy called Long Life. So when she attained) the age of 16, a day was fixed upon for their marriage, but the boy, having lost a big Suni of money at gambling, suddenly ran away. For 2 long time, nothing was heard him. The master at first wanted even if he were still living in the! far away country, must be very old too now.
One morning at dawn, when the full moon was peeping through a heavy veil of clouds a low bugle-horn wag heard in the city, reporting that day had come; but the poor mother overwhelmed with sorrow and grief, could not sleep. She sat sadly under the glimmering light of the lamp and listened to the to marry her to another slave-boy, but she swore she would rather die than do it, Now she was a good looking girl. The master had taken a fancy to her in the meantime, and so he himself began to pay addresses to her, but they also fell as if on deaf ears.
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