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Left Overs See Aunt Jenny Pickett Chap 18

Aunt Jenny, in spite of her years and poverty
was as happy in her freedom as if she had been
young and capable of earning her living. To
test her some one said to her one day when she was
glorying in the thought that she was not longer a
chattel. "Now Aunt Jenny, as you are so old
and without means to live upon, would it not
have been better for you if you could have
remained a slave, and had a good master
or mistress to take care of you"?

Aunt Jennys eyes blazed as she replied
"I'se glad to be free if only for tonight!"