AS IT ONCE WAS—THE LIFE OF A SLAVE. AS IT ONCE WAS—THE LIFE OF A SLAVE. SPARKLING GEMS OF RACE KNOWLEDGE WORTH READING. A COMPENDIUM OF VALUABLE INFORMATION AND WISE SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL INSPIRE NOBLE EFFORT AT THE HANDS OF EVERY RACE-LOVING MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD. ILLUSTRATED WITH SUPERB HALF-TONE ENGRAVINGS. COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY JAMES T. HALEY. SOLD BY SUBSCRIPTION, PRICE, $1.25. "Give attendance to reading." (1 Tim. iv. 13.) "No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with good books. A book is better than sleep for weariness." (Henry Ward Beecher.) Nashville, Tenn.: J. T. Haley & Company, Publishers. 1897. Nashville, Tenn J. T. Haley & Company, Publishers DEDICATION. To every Son and Daughter of the Race, whose noble aspirations are to do good and be good, This Little Volume Is Dedicated By the Compiler. Copyright, 1897, by J. T. Haley & Company. Copyright, 1897, by J. T. Haley & Company [Pg 5]