. Led on! Step by step, scenes from clerical, military, educational, and plantation life in the South, 1828-1898; . athetic suggestion, I have writ-ten some reminiscences of my life. You seemed to thinksome of the incidents of that life, which I have from timer to time related to you, were of interest and might do^ some good. Appreciating your judgment and opinion,I have endeavored to make this sketch of my life,neither sparing my faults nor magnifying my virtues, buthave tried to show how the Divine I^ove and Hand haveled me all these years. I have brought out how all oneslife is often turned
. Led on! Step by step, scenes from clerical, military, educational, and plantation life in the South, 1828-1898; . athetic suggestion, I have writ-ten some reminiscences of my life. You seemed to thinksome of the incidents of that life, which I have from timer to time related to you, were of interest and might do^ some good. Appreciating your judgment and opinion,I have endeavored to make this sketch of my life,neither sparing my faults nor magnifying my virtues, buthave tried to show how the Divine I^ove and Hand haveled me all these years. I have brought out how all oneslife is often turned by some incident which, perhaps, atthe time, seemed trifling, but was fraught with markedresults. I ask the favor to inscribe these pages to your honoredself, wishing that the record of my life were more worthyof your acceptance. But you will receive it, I trust, as asmall token of the warm attachment I have for you. With my love, I amYours, A. TooMER Porter. The above dedication was written before the decease ofmy lamented friend; I now therefore gratefully dedicatemy autobiography to his memory. A. T. P. Ul. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I.—The Porter Pedigree i My pedigree—Jolui Porter of England, a?id hisdesce?ida7its—My gra7idfather and his estate—Cottonand potatoes, an incident of boyish travel—Ge7i-eral Waddy Thoinpso7i—Fivm Geo}getow7i to NewHave7i, Conn.— Yale stnde7its—Retnr7i to George-town—A stra7ige p7ese7itime7it coj7ies true—Mysister Charlottes fate—My 7nother asserts herauthority—I suffer fro}7i bad teachi7ig. II.—Religious Beginnings . . .11 I visit 77iy fathers grave a7id vow to follow his goodexajnple—My life is saved by a 7iegro—My brothersdeath—I seek co7nfort i7i the Bible for my 97iothersabsence—The good begi7ining of a life-lo7ig habit—/ a7n catechised by Bishop Gadsden in my four-tee7ith year a7id a77i confirmed. III.—First School Experience . . .18 Threatened disaster averted—Mr. Bla7iks school—/ leave it shattered i7
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