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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Anti-Slavery Alphabet, by Anonymous This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Anti-Slavery Alphabet Author: Anonymous Release Date: June 17, 2005 [EBook #16081] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ANTI-SLAVERY ALPHABET *** Produced by Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Team at http://www.pgdp.net, with special thanks to K.D. Thornton for cleaning up the illustrations. THE ANTI-SLAVERY ALPHABET. * * * * * "In the morning sow thy seed." * * * * * PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED FOR THE ANTI-SLAVERY FAIR. 1847. Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, 7 Carter's alley. TO OUR LITTLE READERS. Listen, little children, all, Listen to our earnest call: You are very young, 'tis true, But there's much that you can do. Even you can plead with men That they buy not slaves again, And that those they have may be Quickly set at liberty. They may hearken what _you_ say, Though from _us_ they turn away. Sometimes, when from school you walk, You can with your playmates talk, Tell them of the slave child's fate, Motherless and desolate. And you can refuse to take Candy, sweetmeat, pie or cake, Saying "no"--unless 'tis free-- "The slave shall not work for me." Thus, dear little children, each May some useful lesson teach; Thus each one may help to free This fair land from slavery. A A is an Abolitionist-- A man who wants to free The wretched slave--and give to all An equal liberty. B B is a Brother with a skin Of somewhat darker hue, But in our Heavenly Father's sight, He is as dear as you. C C is the Cotton-field, to which This injured brother's driven, When, as the white-man's _slave_, he toils, From early morn till even. D D is the Driver, cold and stern, Who follows, whip in hand, To pu
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