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Maud, his daughter, was in no way ignorant of this state of affairs. She fully understood the entire matter. MAUD HIS DAUGHTER WAS IN NO WAY IGNORANT OF THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS SHE FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE ENTIRE MATTER
in their marauding inroads upon the interior tribes. They feared Don Leonardo because he was a bold, bad man, and cared not for the spilling of blood at any time, for the furtherance of his immediate gain in the trade he pursued. It was for his interest to make them fear him, and this he contrived to do most effectually. As Don Leonardo always paid for the slaves he purchased of the coast tribes in hard Spanish dollars, they believed him to possess an inexhaustible supply of specie, and the idea of robbing him had more than once been broached among them in their counsels; but feat and want of tact as to proper management in conducting an assault, they felt would insure the defeat of such a purpose, and thus the Spaniard had remained unmolested for years in his present position, but in no way relaxing the necessary degree of vigilance which should render safe his household, for he knew full well the treacherous character of the negroes, and that they were not for a moment to be trusted. OM THEY SECURED IN THEIR MARAUDING INROADS UPON THE INTERIOR TRIBES THEY FEARED DON LEONARDO BECAUSE HE WAS A BOLD BAD MAN AND CARED NOT FOR THE SPILLING OF BLOOD AT ANY TIME FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF HIS IMMEDIATE GAIN IN THE TRADE HE PURSUED IT WAS FOR HIS INTEREST TO MAKE THEM FEAR HIM AND THIS HE CONTRIVED TO DO MOST EFFECTUALLY AS DON LEONARDO ALWAYS PAID FOR THE SLAVES HE PURCHASED OF THE COAST TRIBES IN HARD SPANISH DOLLARS THEY BELIEVED HIM TO POSSESS AN INEXHAUSTIBLE SUPPLY OF SPECIE AND THE IDEA OF ROBBING HIM HAD MORE THAN ONCE BEEN BROACHED AMONG THEM IN THEIR COUNCILS BUT FEAR AND WANT OF TACT AS TO PROPER MANAGEMENT IN CONDUCTING AN ASSAULT THEY FELT WOULD INSURE THE DEFEAT OF SUCH A PURPOSE AND THUS THE SPANIARD HAD REMAINED UNMOLESTED FOR YEARS IN HIS PRESENT POSITION BUT IN NO WAY RELAXING THE NECESSARY DEGREE OF VIGILANCE WHICH SHOULD RENDER SAFE HIS HOUSEHOLD FOR HE KNEW FULL WELL THE TREACHEROUS CHARACTER OF THE NEGROES AND THAT THEY WERE NOT FOR A MOMENT TO BE TRUSTED
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