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way when my messenger came�察�my letter came directly to my
son's hand�察�and he opened and read it。
He called the messenger in�察�after some little stay�察�and asked
him where the person was who gave him the letter。 The
messengertold him the place�察�which was about seven miles
off�察�so he bid him stay�察�and ordering a horse to be got ready�察�
and two servants�察�away he came to me with the messenger。
Let any one judge the consternation I was in when my
messenger came back�察�and told me the old gentleman was not
at home�察�but his son was come along with him�察�and was just
coming up to me。 I was perfectly confounded�察�for I knew not
whether it was peace or war�察�nor could I tell how to behave�察�
however�察�I had but a very few moments to think�察�for my son
was at the heels of the messenger�察�and coming up into my
lodgings�察�asked the fellow at the door something。 I suppose
it was�察�for I did not hear it so as to understand it�察�which was
the gentlewoman that sent him�察�for the messenger said�察�'There
she is�察�sir'�察�at which he comes directly up to me�察�kisses me�察�
took me in his arms�察�and embraced me with so much passion
that he could not speak�察�but I could feel his breast heave and
throb like a child�察�that cries�察�but sobs�察�and cannot cry it out。
I can neither express nor describe the joy that touched my very
soul when I found�察�for it was easy to discover that part�察�that
he came not as a stranger�察�but as a son to a mother�察�and indeed
as a son who had never before known what a mother of his
own was�察�in short�察�we cried over one another a considerable
while�察�when at last he broke out first。 'My dear mother��' says
he�察�'are you still alive�拭 �I never expected to have seen your
face。' As for me�察�I could say nothing a great while。
After we had both recovered ourselves a little�察�and were able
to talk�察�he told me how things stood。 As to what I had written
to his father�察�he told me he had not showed my letter to his
father�察�or told him anything about it�察�that what his grandmother
left me was in his hands�察�and that he would do me justice to
my full satisfaction�察�that as to his father�察�he was old and infirm
both in body and mind�察�that he was very fretful and passionate�察�
almost blind�察�and capable of nothing�察�and he questioned
whether he would know how to act in an affair which was of
so nice a nature as this�察�and that therefore he had come himself�察�
as well to satisfy himself in seeing me�察�which he could not
restrain himself from�察�as also to put it into my power to make
a judgment�察�after I had seen how things were�察�whether I would
discover myself to his father or no。
This was really so prudently and wisely managed�察�that I found
my son was a man of sense�察�and needed no direction from me。
I told him I did not wonder that his father was as he had
described him�察�for that his head was a little touched before I
went away�察�and principally his disturbance was because I
could not be persuaded to conceal our relation and to live with
him as myhusband�察�after I knew that he was my brother�察�that
as he knew better than I what his father's present condition
was�察�I should readily join with him in such measure as he
would direct�察�that I was indifferent as to seeing his father�察�
since I had seen him first�察�and he could not have told me better
news than to tell me that what his grandmother had left me
was entrusted in his hands�察�who�察�I doubted not�察�now he knew
who I was�察�would�察�as he said�察�do me justice。 I inquired then
how long my mother had been dead�察�and where she died�察�and
told so many particulars of the family�察�that I left him no room
to doubt the truth of my being really and truly his mother。
My son then inquired where I was�察�and how I had disposed
myself。 I told him I was on the Maryland side of the bay�察�at
the plantation of a particular friend who came from England
in the same ship with me�察�that as for that side of the bay where
he was�察�I had no habitation。 He told me I should go home
with him�察�and live with him�察�if I pleased�察�as long as I lived�察�
that as to his father�察�he knew nobody�察�and would never so
much as guess at me。 I considered of that a little�察�and told
him�察�that though it was really no concern to me to live at a
distance from him�察�yet I could not say it would be the most
comfortable thing in the world to me to live in the house with
him�察�and to have that unhappy object always before me�察�which
had been such a blow to my peace before�察�that though I should
be glad to have his company ��my son���察�or to be as near him as
possible while I stayed�察�yet I could not think of being in the
house where I should be also under constant restraint for fear
of betraying myself in my discourse�察�nor should I be able to
refrain some expressions in my conversing with him as my
son�察�that might discover the whole affair�察�which would by no
means be convenient。
He acknowledged that I was right in all this。 'But then�察�dear
mother��' says he�察�'you shall be as near me as you can。' So he
took me with him on horseback to a plantation next to his own�察�
and where I was as well entertained as I could have been in his
own。 Having left me there he went away home�察�telling me we
would talk of the main business the next day�察�and having first
called me his aunt�察�and given a charge to the people�察�who it
seems were his tenants�察�to treat me with all possible respect。
About two hours after he was gone�察�he sent me a maid´servant
and a Negro boy to wait on me�察�and provisions ready dressed
for my supper�察�and thus I was as if I had been in a new world�察�
and began secretly now to wish that I had not brought my
Lancashire husband from England at all。
However�察�that wish was not hearty neither�察�for I lived my
Lancashire husband entirely�察�as indeed I had ever done from
the beginning�察�and he merited from me as much as it was
possible for a man to do�察�but that by the way。
The next morning my son came to visit me again almost as
soon as I was up。 After a little discourse�察�he first of all pulled
out a deerskin bag�察�and gave it me�察�with five´and´fifty Spanish
pistoles in it�察�and told me that was to supply my expenses from
England�察�for though it was not his business to inquire�察�yet he
ought to think I did not bring a great deal of money out with
me�察�it not being usual to bring much money into that country。
Then he pulled out his grandmother's will�察�and read it over to
me�察�whereby it appeared that she had left a small plantation�察�
as he called it�察�on York River�察�that is�察�where my mother lived�察�
to me�察�with the stock of servants and cattle upon it�察�and given
it in trust to this son of mine for my use�察�whenever he should
hear of my being alive�察�and to my heirs�察�if I had any children�察�
and in default of heirs�察�to whomsoever I should by will dispose
of it�察�but gave the income of it�察�till I should be heard of�察�or
found�察�to my said son�察�and if I should not be living�察�then it was
to him�察�and his heirs。
This plantation�察�though remote from him�察�he said he did not
let out�察�but managed it by a head´clerk ��steward���察�as he did
another that was his father's�察�that lay hard by it�察�and went over
himself three or four times a year to look after it。 I asked him
what he thought the plantation might be worth。 He said�察�if I
would let it out�察�he would give me about 60 a year for it�察�but
if I would live on it�察�then it would be worth much more�察�and�察�
he believed�察�would bring me in about #150 a year。 But seeing
I was likely either to settle on the other side of the bay�察�or
might perhaps have a mind to go back to England again�察�if I
would let him be my steward he would manage it for me�察�as
he had done for himself�察�and that he believed he should be
able to send me as much tobacco to England from it as would
yield me about #100 a year�察�sometimes more。
This was all strange news to me�察�and things I had not been
used to�察�and really my heart began to look up more seriously
than I think it ever did before�察�and to look with great thankfulness
to the hand of Providence�察�which had done such wonders for
me�察�who had been myself the greatest wonder of wickedness
perhaps that had been suffered to live in the world。 And I must
again observe�察�that not on this occasion only�察�but even on all
other occasions of thankfulness�察�my past wicked and abominable
life never looked so monstrous to me�察�and I never so completely
abhorred it�察�and reproached myself with it�察�as when I had a
sense upon me of Providence doing good to me�察�while I had
been making those vile returns on my part。
But I leave the reader to improve these thoughts�察�as no doubt
they will see cause�察�and I go on to the fact。 My son's tender
carriage and kind offers fetched tears from me�察�almost all the
while he talked with me。 Indeed�察�I could scarce discourse
with him but in the intervals of my passion�察�however�察�at length
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