It was such an unusual feeling to wake up in the morning and realize that I had no engagements; did not have to take a train at a certain hour; did not have an appointment to meet some one, or to make an address, at a certain hour.
Reflecting on a period of rest after a demanding schedule, he describes the unusual feeling of having no immediate obligations.
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Having once got its tentacles fastened on to the economic and social life of the Republic, it was no easy matter for the country to relieve itself of the institution.
I have long since ceased to cherish any spirit of bitterness against the Southern white people on account of the enslavement of my race.
The hurtful influences of the institution were not by any means confined to the Negro.