當亞諾米塔蘿絲拒絕幫助他的主人懲罰另一位年輕奴隸時，她所蒙受的創傷將一輩子跟隨著她。有一位年青人未經許可就自行前往商店，當他回來後，他的工頭想要鞭打他並要求蘿絲幫忙，但她拒絕他的要求。當那位年青人開始逃跑時，工頭撿起一塊沈重的鐵鎮朝著逃跑的年輕人拋過去，但那鐵鎮並沒有打中年輕人，反而擊中了蘿絲。這塊鐵鎮幾乎粉碎蘿絲的頭骨並在她頭上留下了一道深深的疤痕。她昏迷了數日，而她的餘生都因抽搐而受苦。
　

As a slave, Araminta Ross was scarred for life when she refused to help in the punishment of another young slave. A young man had gone to the store without permission, and when he returned, the overseer wanted to whip him. He asked Ross to help but she refused. When the young man started to run away, the overseer picked up a heavy iron weight and threw it at him. He missed the young man and hit Ross instead. The weight nearly crushed her skull and left a deep scar. She was unconscious for days, and suffered from seizures for the rest of her life.

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