human
I have heard nothing of the young lady myself, sir, said the overseer;
gpt
I fear you calculate too much upon their forbearance, I said.
human
Have you not heard how indiscriminate their rage has been?
gpt
O yes, sir, he replied;
human
They were too near the sheriff's quarters, said Billy Byles.
gpt
His people are all right and straight, are they not?
human
O yes, Mr. Byles, answered the overseer.
gpt
Not one of them stirred, or wanted to stir. I sat up all night; but I might just as well have gone to bed; for master is always just with them. He always will have his work done; but he requires no more than is fair. He never punishes a mistake, or even a folly, though he may reprimand it; but he punishes a fault, if he sees it was intentional, always a little within the law, and never till he has considered the matter full four-and-twenty hours. It is those who have been too hard with them, or too soft with them, who are likely to suffer whenever there is a rising.