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This will not be an easy chapter for non Senior high school kids to get through, because the bottom two entries are extremely graphic and definitely not for the faint of heart. I would not warn children unless I cared about children and their sanity for dignity's sake. So please walk through this chapter with your child, if you do have any, sweet readers.

You, however,  may quote whatever annotations I have stated that you find make a very good lesson and point I will allow that. I quote people all the time. And I will be listing several quotes from the story in these chapters to come up later because they are really good to quote, my friends.

111: 132nd diary entry annotated.
Sunday, November 6, 1859.
Hince bought Spicy a measure of cloth and Aunt Tee a comb for her hair. (15 words)
All three of us wore our gifts to meeting. (9 words)
All the women in the Quarters was jealous (8 words jealous should really be the word envious here because the statement defines envious more than jealous, see my first 10 character flaws of a 100 for the obvious reasons why.) — but Missy was so mad, she didn't stay through the whole service.  (12 words)
Rufus talked on love. (4 words.)
"Love is not jealous," he said, winking at the three of us.  (12 words, awkward, he is delicately calling you out, Clotee, the actual word in the bible verse is not jealous but Love does not envy even the people of really old days knew there was a distinct difference between definitions of jealousy and envy.)
I should have been ashamed of being so proud of my red ribbon, but I wasn't. (16 words, this is the first steps to being a total showoff, and showoffs do hurt other people's feelings quickly because they do not know how to contain their envious passion to prove to any one and every one that they can be better than the rest and they hate it when they get showed up and it makes them more envious of that skill the other person has and they wished they were born with it instead.)
I just held my head higher. (6 words)

112: 133rd diary entry annotated.
Monday, November 7, 1859
Missy come into the kitchen waving a white handkerchief with purple and yellow pansies on each corner. (17 words, not surprise Wook warned you you were going to see Missy's really ugly envious side come out, but your ears were still deaf at the time when she told you, because you clearly didn't see this coming. I would have told Hince to wait to give the gifts during Christmas like he had meant to before and honestly someone should have told him about Missy's straight up selfish side, honestly.)
Lord, who has that girl gone and told on. (9 words)

113: 134th diary entry annotated.
Tuesday, November 8, 1859
Missy told Miz Lilly all about the gifts Hince had bought us — mad because he didn't bring her nothing back. (20 words, again not surprised.)
Miz Lilly took it straight to Mas' Henley. (8 words, not surprised.) Mas' Henley rang the plantation bell. (6 words) All of us come running to the front of the house. (11 words, over favoring someone when not acknowledging others will always bite you in the back, Skylights, both for Hince & Clotee be mindful of what actions and presents to others might make other unacknowledged people feel unimportant. God does not choose favorites neither should we; this doesn't mean we have to like everybody we meet but we should be able to understand their sensitive feelings.)
Mas' Henley lead us to the stables. (7 words)
Oh, no. (2 words) Somebody was getting ready to get a beating. (8 words)
When Mas' grabbed Hince, my breath cut short. (8 words, Hince if you hadn't second guessed yourself you wouldn't be about to go through this at all.) "How'd you get money to buy gifts?" he asked Hince. (10 words)
"I used the eating money you gives me to bet on myself to win — and I winned," he say, not feeling like he'd done no wrong. (26 words, you didn't really do anything wrong at the time after the race.) Mas' Henley reached and got a buggy whip. (8 words) "Where'd you get the idea that you could slip behind my back and place bets?" (15 words, sneaking around to do it isn't right though.) He told Hince to lean over and hold on to the wagon wheel. (13 words, at least he gave him bracing slave masters of the Deep South let you fall to the ground if the lashing is hard enough.)

Hince couldn't b'lieve he was getting a whupping. (8 words, your favoritism sent you this what goes around comes around in two ways to both people being targeted, equal justice, Skylights.) Neither could I. (3 words)
"But Mas', I didn't slip. I placed the bet, free and open." (12 words) Mas' Henley beat Hince. (4 words) Gave him ten hard licks while we all was made to watch. (12 words, this was meant to be uncomfortable in Clotee's case being too proud of something compared to what God wants us to try to act like and Clotee doesn't and so she does sin in the beginning entry of this chapter, what's even worse she doesn't even apologize to God to ask him to forgive her for her hideous thought. Apologies and asking for forgiveness is very very pleasing to God and all you have to do is ask and he will forgive you. It really is that simple.)
I closed my eyes and balled my hands in a fist so tight my fingernails dug in the heel of my hand. (22 words, people clench their fists sometimes to control and swallow their anger but it doesn't work for everyone period.)
I wanted to holler out when I heard the swish of the whip hitting my brother-friend's back. (17 words, I'm not sure I would have the energy for a holler at this visualize.)
Everybody knew Hince was Mas' Henley's bread and butter — filled his pockets. (12 words, true he would watch how many times he hit him in his life because he doesn't want to injure his jockey too hard ever.) If Hince got a beating, then what would ol' Mas' do if we got caught doing anything — anything. (18 words, the one person on the Virginia plantation that was his wive's slave was his jockey and he was reluctant to beat him up just as much he refused to give Aunt Tee a beating who was the only slave he really owned on his own, Skylights.) It didn't have to be wrong — just something he didn't like. (11 words)
Mas' Henley promised never to Hince any eating money when they was out on a trip. (16 words) Say he could starve to death. (6 words, that one is a sin on the Master's part it is a Master's duty to respect their property and that means taking care of their well-being.)

Wonder how Missy feels about herself, now? (7 words) Was getting Hince a whupping worth that ugly handkerchief? (9 words, for Missy yes absolutely she got to watch you and Spicy both deal with the tension.) We used to let Missy get away with fighting and hitting, because we thought she was pretty and all. (19 words, being pretty not really a good excuse to let someone get away with being a very strong fighter of a bully.) I even wanted to be like her. (7 words) But if being pretty means being that ugly inside, then Lord let me stay plain. (15 words, Amen. Absolutely true, this sentence has been long been proven true for many, many years, Skylights, you're better off being filled with kindness and good attitude compared to being pretty.)
Aunt Tee always say what go around, come around. (9 words, remember I said this too but the thing about this saying is it circles both ways from both sides of where it started, Skylights.) Missy got it coming for what she did. (8 words, also true.)

114: 135th diary entry annotated.
Wednesday, November 9, 1859
Aunt Tee took care of Hince wounds. (7 words, be glad God gave this plantation such a great nurse.) The buggy whip cut his skin, but not as deep as a cat-o'-nine. (14 words still have to look up that tool up.) Hince was shamed, at first — shame of being whupped in front of everybody. (13 words, humility is very humbling.)
Being a winning jockey didn't help him none. (8 words) Mas' Henley beat him just the same. (7 words)
Spicy and me tried to cheer him up by talking about Mas' Henley in the worse way. (17 words) He felt some better. (4 words)
I could see it in his face. (7 words)
One day when the abolitionists come they will stop all this beating.  (12 words, unfortunately the problem is still so big worldwide not just in the U. S that it overextends beyond the amount of the good people who want to speak up against such insults just get insulted back which is annoying, Skylights, even today.) I wonder how far off that day is? (8 words)

115: 136th diary entry annotated.
Friday, November 11, 1859
It rained all day — a slow rain. (7 words, slow and steady rain with wash away all the filth the soil has had to witness upon person to person)
Turned cold afterwards. (3 words)
Miz Lilly called me to her room. (7 words)
Then we went up in the attic. (7 words, how many slaves get trusted to go into someone's attic not many.) There were all kinds of boxes up there — things I'd never seen before. (13 words, wouldn't be surprised the best stuff is always tucked away into corners of a home where they are not visible.) Dresses, coats, hats. It smelled of ol' and the dust made me sneeze. (13 words, I feel you I'm also allergic to house dust it makes me sneeze lots too when I have to help clean up dusty areas.)
Miz Lilly opened a creaky trunk and pulled out a pair of shoes and a dress that musta b'longed to her daughter. (22 words, told you you wouldn't have to bear with William's shoes much longer.) She handed them to me. (5 words, that is a precious gift. Way more precious than what it seems at first glance.) I had never had no real shoes or a pretty dress. (11 words, Clotee is real surprised probably but she is about to be more surprised.) Just the plain white pull-overs Aunt Tee stitched up for me. (11 words) "Your mama made this dress for my Clarissa when she was a girl. (13 words, she actually held onto that; that's totally incredible, most mothers let their Moms take all their baby and young child clothes.) Now you can have it." (5 words) I quick put the shoes on. (6 words) They were a little big, but much softer than William's big shoes. (12 words, feet grow into shoes believe it or not that has been proven it is why those who wear very pointed heel shoes have their feet look so squinched.)

My toes had plenty of room and the sides weren't rough and hard. (13 words) I put the dress on. (4 words)
It felt like it had been mine all along, because Mama had made it. (14 words, amazing, probably made you feel more amazing and gracious than that red ribbon.) I buried my face in it and tried to smell Mama, but it just made me sneeze more. (17 words) Miz Lilly was almost a person, but I had to keep my wits about me. (15 words, also true Miz Lilly's worse than her husband she will always want things in return, honestly.)
She wasn't nice just to be nice. (7 words)
She was up to something. (5 words)
When I showed Aunt Tee and Spicy what Miz Lilly had give me, they looked at me with wondering faces. (20 words, I'm not surprised they had this reaction period.)
"I didn't tell her nothing. Honest!" (6 words)
They b'lieved me, but warned me to be careful-like. (9 words, best friends will always remind you to be cautious and believe you when they have witnessed you being honest itself.)

116: 137th diary entry annotated.
Saturday, November 12, 1859
This study season would have been over for me, because it's been too cold to fan. (16 words, true.) If it hadn't been for those hot water treatments Mr. Harms is giving William, my learning would have ended like before. (21 words, true.) But Mr. Harms got me helping during study time. (9 words, true.) Still not a word from Mr. Harms. (7 words)
He sees me every day, but he walks right by me. (11 words) I might as well be a shadow person. (8 words) Wonder will the treatments really do William any good? (9 words, they will they just take a significant amount of time to start finally show what they've been healing.)

117: 138th diary entry annotated.
Sunday, November 13, 1859
I just hurried back to Aunt Tee's cabin to write what I just seen. (14 words)

I was going back to the kitchen from the Quarters a while ago, when I seen Mr. Harms going into the woods. (22 words, the second time he's walked off into the woods on this plantation.) I followed him all the way down to the river, being quiet as I could. (15 words, being quiet is super important sometimes.)
He put his hands to his mouth and made the sound of a bird. (14 words)
In a few minutes, I heard the same sound. (9 words, bird calls are so useful, Skylights.)
Then out of the river mist stepped a ghostly-looking man. (10 words) As the moon slipped from behind a cloud, I got a good look. (13 words, you went looking for truth within mystery and God rewards the seeking it, Skylights.)
He was the one-eyed man in the picture - the abolitionist — no ghost at all, but in the flesh. (18 words, yep God uses real men mostly.)
My heart was beating in my chest so hard, I was sure they could hear it. (16 words, most people feel like this truly.)
I wanted to run out and tell the one-eyed man that he was my hero — like the long ago Herquelez that Mr. Harms had read about. (26 words, keep control of your voice dear young Clotee.) I wanted to tell the one-eyed man that I was an abolitionist too, and that I wanted to get rid of slavery just like him. (25 words, it would be hard holding in all that heavy gratitude.) But I decided just to watch and listen. (8 words, that's the best current instinct to follow, Clotee.)
I know now that Mr. Harms is in with the abolitionists for sure. (13 words, absolutely has to make you feel glad.) That means that not all abolitionists are from the Philadelphia, the New York, or the Boston. (16 words, absolutely also true.) They come from everywhere — even from the south — even from Virginia. (11 words, yep they can come from all over the place, Skylights.)
If Mr. Harms was an abolitionist, then what was he doing here at Belmont? (14 words, doing what God sent him to do, Skylights.)

Might it have something to do with slaves running away on that railroad that's underground? (15 words, it probably already has something to do with that after all this time anyways.)

118: 139th diary entry annotated.
Monday, November 14, 1859
Hince came to Aunt Tee's cabin after the dinner meal, none the worse for the beating he took. (18 words) Licks heal fast on the outside, but they're a whole lot harder to heal inside. (15 true, the surface level is only the beginning, a lot more goes on deep down inside than outsiders care to acknowledge or bring to the forefront.)
We could hear Rufus singing down in the Quarters, "Coming for to carry me home." (15 words)

119: 140th diary entry annotated.
Sunday, November 20, 1859
Today we had meeting in the Quarters same as always. (10 words) I wore my new dress — Mama's dress. (7 words) Everybody say how nice I looked. (6 words, being complimented is fine.)
I tried real hard not to be puffed up, but when Missy came, I just had to strut a little. (20 words, however showing up to show off to show up the one person you dislike is not okay and is very rude and indeed a truly hateful sin, Skylights.)
"Pride go 'fore a fall," Rufus whispered in my ear. (10 words, the fact that Rufus warns against pride means he has struggled with it and we will see in a chapter or two later where his pride makes him doubt his faith of God's signs. Even preachers make horrible mistakes too. Pride go before a fall Rufus indirectly warns us of his future death while passing the advice onto our main character. Such a worthy thing to quote repeatedly in works that are about over coming self-centeredness.) Then he winked. (3 words) Hince came to meeting and sat 'side of Spicy. (9 words, Hince sits with whoever he is most comfortable with and he is allowed too, too, Skylights.) Wherever Spicy is these days, Hince aine far behind. (9 words, not really surprised; magnets  to paperclips they truly are to each other, sweet Skylights.)

Rufus preached about Elijah who was taken to heaven in a fiery chariot. (13 words, the only real Bible person who never had to meet death and there will never be another as significant as him to earn that pleasure honestly. We are beneath that pleasure today, but with God there are other ways all equal to each other in many ways.) Home means freedom when we sing. (6 words, literal definition in the context of this book home is the replacement word for freedom.)
So Rufus's story is telling us, we're going to go to freedom one day, soon. (15 words, freedom from all pain, hurt and turmoil that we should be trying to contain here while we can on this soiled Earth.) I thought about Mr. Harms and the one-eyed man, and the Underground Railroad. (13 words) Was somebody getting ready to run? (6 words, yep someone who has been miserable every time you seem them, some really close to you is about to try and run from this place, Clotee)
We closed singing — (3)

Swing low, sweet chariot.
Coming for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot.
Coming for to carry me home.
I looked over Jordan and what did I see.
Coming for to carry me home.
A band of angels coming after me.
Coming for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot.
Coming for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot.
Coming for to carry me home.

Later
Wook came to Aunt Tee's cabin late this evening to talk to us. (13 words, Wook came not just to fetch her little brother, but to say her Goodbyes to her best friends this evening night.) Times had changed. (3 words)
We hardly knew what to say to each other any more. (11 words, I'm not surprised you've been apart so long your interests and responsibilities  have also changed and that is totally always perfectly okay.) Wook did a good part of the talking — remembering mostly. (10 words, she seems like from what I have been told she would be a talkative person and retains a good bushel full of memories in her brain from when she was much younger.) She teased me about the time we were playing hiding, and I hid in some poison ivy. (17 words, ouch course I don't think Clotee might have known about poison ivy as a younger child back then that's what makes it silly and easy to laugh about when you become adults.) That made us all laugh. (5 words, I'm not surprised that it would make all of you laugh.) Then Wook said she had to go. (7 words) "Goodbye," she say, hugging Aunt Tee and Spicy. (8 words, told you she was really coming to really say her last Goodbyes to her truest friends.) When she hugged me, she whispered softly. "Pray for me." (10 words, Pray for me signifies the existence