After a few days Hines reported to Mr. Thompson that he had heard me saythat I would never be whipped by him or any other overseer on theplantation, as long as I had life to resist, which was a most maliciousfalsehood. What I did tell Hines was, that I would so conduct myself andso perform my work that he nor any other overseer on the plantationshould never have cause to chastise me.