A Slave Girl's Story: Being an Autobiography of Kate Drumgoold.Drumgoold, Kate
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A Slave Girl's Story: Being an Autobiography of Kate Drumgoold.
Drumgoold, Kate
Drumgoold, Kate; Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography
And what a glory it will be for all that have washed their robes and
made them white in the blood of the Lamb; and I know that two darling
mothers have washed their robes and made them white, and to God be all
the praise for the great love that He has shown to poor me, who feels so
lonely on this lovely Lord's day. How much have I found in His service,
too, and if I could be able to go there to-night I feel that I should be
blessed, but I have to stay at home to-night as I have not been well for
a month or more. I feel grateful as can be that I could be out this
morning, and I will pay vows unto my God as long as I shall live, for He
is my rock and my hiding place in the time of trouble. I have had a
storm of them and it is to Him I fly to shield my soul from the evil
one, and knowing as do how many hard spells I have had, it is right for
me to be as careful as I can, taking the Lord for my healer. How He has
blessed me so many times when there were no other hopes for me to build
on, I have found that I could trust in His almighty power.
I shall not forget the kind care of Dr. Matthews, of this lovely city,
whom God gave to me when I was very low and the three times a day that
he paid his visits to see how I was getting along. He was so kind in his
words to comfort me and to give my mother cheer I shall always think of
him kindly, for the snow was so deep that a horse could not travel very
well and he had to walk it three times a day. I had not my white mother
then to care for me, but my own mother did what she could for me and I
know that she has her reward in heaven for all that she has ever done
for me in the times when I needed the most care.
There is good Dr. Reeves, a good Quaker doctor, and I had to have him to
attend me. He was very kind and gentle in his treatment of me and I am
very glad that I found such a friend in him, for he was like a father to
me? I shall not overlook dear Dr. Warmsley, who was a good doctor to me
and he was kind as he could be, and I shall not forget him, although I
have not seen him for a long time.
What shall I say of the last doctor that I was under out West, and that
is Dr. J. W. Ford, who was so kind to me as a stranger. He would come
when he was sent for. It made no difference what time of day or night.
It might be you would find him on his way where he was sent for and
sometimes he would be on the road all night long, for he is the best
doctor in the county, and I was going to say the best in the State of
West Virginia. They all send for him; far and near, where they have any
fever, and he is so good in fevers, through the Lord, he is sure to
bring them out of if they do as he tells them. May the Lord give him a
good long life to do the will of Him who is the greatest doctor after
all. And if we only put our trust in Him we shall find that He will make
our sick bed easy for us and He will carry us all the way while we are
sick, for He has borne our sorrows and sickness.
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