The Christian Slave

By Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Book Id: WPLBN0000125947
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	The Christian Slave
Author:	Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature, Literature & thought, Writing.
Collections:	Classic Literature Collection
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Publisher:	World Ebook Library


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Excerpt
La bless you! Mas'r George, you would n't be for cuttin' it wid dat ar great heavy knife? Smash all down—spile all de pretty rise of it. Here, I've got a thin old knife I keeps sharp a purpose. Dar now, see!—comes apart light as a feather. Now eat away; you won't get anything to beat dat ar.

Table of Contents
· ACT I. · SCENE I —UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. · SCENE II. — A Boudoir. Evening. MR. and MRS. SHELBY. · SCENE III. — UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. Midnight. · SCENE IV.—Lawn before the house. · SCENE V.—The Lawn before the house. · SCENE VI.—The Stable-yard. · SCENE VII.—The Road. · SCENE VIII.—The Parlor. · SCENE IX. SAM and ANDY at Table. AUNT CHLOE and all the negroes surrounding in admiration. · SCENE X.— UNCLE TOM'S Cabin.. · ACT II. · SCENE I.—New Orleans. · SCENE II.—A Parlor. A Breakfast Table. MARIE, ST. CLARE, EVA, OPHELIA. · SCENE III.—Sabbath Morning. The Hall. · SCENE IV—The Dinner Table. ST. CLARE, MARIE, OPHELIA, EVA, SERVANTS. · SCENE V.—The Kitchen. · SCENE VI.—New Orleans. A Parlor in ST. CLARE'S House. · SCENE VII.—A Bed-room. MISS OPHELIA and TOPSY. · SCENE VIII.—A Veranda. ST. CLARE lounging on a sofa. MISS OPHELIA sewing. · SCENE IX.—An Arbor, looking out on Lake Ponchartrain. UNCLE TOM and EVA. · SCENE X.—A Veranda. ST. CLARE and MARIE reclining on lounges. · SCENE XI — EVA lying in bed. MISS OPHELIA looks out of the door, and sees UNCLE TOM lying. · SCENE XII—A Parlor. ST. CLARE, MISS OPHELIA. TOM on a bench near the window, reading. · SCENE XIII.—A Court-Yard. SERVANTS running distractedly to and fro; some looking in at the windows where lights are seen moving. · ACT III. · SCENE I.—CASSY is discovered sitting at a table covered with letters and papers, looking at a miniature. · SCENE II.—Evening. Negro Quarters. Negroes in ragged clothes. UNCLE TOM, MULATTO WOMAN, and SAMBO. QUIMBO, UNCLE TOM, and SAMBO, walk along and look into houses. · SCENE III.—The Cotton-House and Scales. LEGREE, QUIMBO and SAMBO. · SCENE IV.—An old Gin-house Garret. UNCLE TOM lying on the floor. · SCENE V.—Sitting-Room. · SCENE VI.—Moonlight. UNCLE TOM—Solus. [Sings.] · SCENE VII.—Night. Before UNCLE TOM'S Cottage. · SCENE VIII.—A Room. Evening. · SCENE IX.—A Wood. EMMELINE and CASSY stealing cautiously through the trees. · SCENE X.—A Room in the House. · SCENE XI.—The Dining-room. · SCENE XII .— A small Room under the eaves of the garret. A pallet spread upon the floor, strewn with books and bundles. A light burning on the side of the wall. CASSY kneeling, with her eye to a knot-hole. · SCENE XIII.—LEGREE and QUIMBO. Sitting-room. · SCENE XIV.—A Hut. UNCLE TOM lying on straw, apparently dead.