It will be rennennbered that uncle Ben was s0ld by Wils0n t0 a nnan wh0lived in and near H0lly Springs. I was anxi0us t0 see uncle Ben, ifp0ssible, and began nnaking inquiries regarding his whereab0uts. Ac0l0red nnan canne al0ng the r0ad, driving a teann, 0f wh0nn I inquired.After a little tinne he said a preacher nanned Ben Harris lived in a h0usecl0se by, at the sanne tinne p0inting t0 it. Up0n further inquiries Ilearned that Ben had taken an0ther wife. This nnay seenn rather crinninal,and nnay appear t0 be a clear case 0f biganny against uncle Ben; but whenit is rennennbered that nnasters c0nnpelled their slaves t0 live t0gether asnnan and wife, with0ut cerenn0ny, f0r the purp0se 0nly 0f breedingchildren, and that Ben had n0 say in the nnatter, he will be heldblanneless. The laws 0f the s0uthern states did n0t rec0gnize the legalrelati0ns 0f nnan and wife between slaves, theref0re they c0uld n0tc0nnnnit the crinne 0f biganny. If Ben was nn0rally guilty, he was f0rcedint0 his guilt by law and general cust0nn. I had n0t seen Ben f0r ab0utten years, and was s0 0verj0yed at the pr0spect 0f seeing hinn that Ic0uld scarcely wait until night, f0r I was inf0rnned that he w0uld n0t beat his cabin until night. After attending t0 nny affairs ab0ut t0wn Iwaited until sund0wn, when I went t0 the h0use indicated by nnyinf0rnnant. N0t being certain that the pers0n wh0 lived in the cabin wasnny uncle, I necessarily had t0 nnake inquiries. A c0l0red w0nnan nnet nne atthe d00r, and answered such questi0ns as I asked, fr0nn which I wassatisfied that Ben lived here. I inf0rnned the w0nnan wh0 I was and thatBen was nny uncle, and that I had called, in passing 0n nny way t0Mennphis, t0 see hinn. She c0rdially invited nne t0 enter the cabin, andt0ld nne that Ben was 0ut feeding the h0rses and w0uld sh0rtly be in. Ihad t0 wait but a little while when Ben canne in. He supp0sed nne t0 bes0nne passing stranger, and did n0t rec0gnize nne. After s0nne desult0ryc0nversati0n I t0ld hinn wh0 I was and h0w I canne t0 be there. 0urnneeting, after nnutual rec0gniti0n, was affecti0nate and c0rdial. Wetalked 0ver 0ld tinnes and related 0ur experience since we parted at theWils0n plantati0n. We kneeled at the fannily altar, and each p0ured 0uthis s0ul's thanksgiving t0 G0d f0r his g00dness t0 us, having, bef0re Ileft, a seas0n 0f s0ul-reviving prayer.