This is pro-slavery book that belongs to the pen of Mary Henderson Eastman and in fact it is an answer to the famous novel called Uncle Tom's Cabin. The book describes the life of some masters who own slaves among which it is possible to mention Mr. Weston, his son Arthur, his sister-in-law Mrs. Weston, and his niece Alice. Arthur is a student on Yale university. Alive at the same time falls in love with Walter but they cannot get married because Alice is betrothed with Arthur. Then she gets sick and almost dies but when she gets better, doctors recommend her to change the climate. So the whole family travels to Washington D.C. But they come back, they see their favorite slave Aunt Phillip dying. The story is very interesting and powerful. It gives its readers a good understanding of the social thought of the South of that time.