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Finally, one day, the infidel was stricken j].). u.nto death; the wioked man felt that hi a end was near and he was afraid to die. Moreover, his conscience rebuked him for his cruel treatment of‘ this slave. The f‘amily doctor had given the inf‘idel up: the man apparently had but a f‘ew hours to live. Then, abo‘it 8 o‘clock at night ‚ the dying man asked his wife to go down in the slave qu~arter and ask Chuck if he would come to his bedside and pray f‘or him.

The white lady went, as requested, and found Chuck on hie knees, engaged in prayer.

“Chuck“, she called., ~you~r master is dying and has sent me to be~ you to come and pray for ~iim.R

“Why, Ma~dorn“, replied. Chuck, ~I has been praying fer Marster tonight ~ - already, and I‘ll gladly go with you.~

Chuck then went to his Master‘s bed side and prayed for him all night, and the Lord. heard Chuck‘s prayers, and the white man recovered, was converted, joined the church, and became an evangelist. He also freed Chuck and made an evangelist of‘ him. Then the two got in a bu~~y and, for years ‚ traveled together all over the country, preaching the gospel and saving sould.

NOTE:	Mary Gladdy believes this tô be a true story, though she knew neither the principals involved, nor where nor when they lived and labored, She says that the story has been ~handed downs, and she once saw it printed in, and thus confirmed by, a Negro publication - long after she had originally heard it.