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| 640 TEE UNDERGROUND RAIL KOAD. themselves. Please send word by Johnson whether or no, those seven arrived safe I wrote thee often days since. My wife and self were at Long-wood to-day, had a pleasant ride and good meeting. \Ve are, as ever, thy friend, THOS. GABBKTT. Quite a satisfactory account is given in the letter below of the " Irishman •who was shot in the forehead;" also of one of the same kin, \vho in meddling with Underground Rail Road passengers, got bis arm broken in two places, etc. WILMINGTOH, llth mo. 14th, 1S57. ESTEEMED FRIEND, WM. STILL :—Thy favor of a few days since came to hand, giving quite a satisfactory account of the large company. I find in the melee near this town, one of the Irishmen got his arm broken in two places. The one shot in the forehead is badly marked, but not dangerously injured. I learn to-day, that the carriage in that company, owing to fast driving with such a heavy load, is badly broken, and the poor horse was badly injured; it has not been able to do anything since. Please say to my friend, Rebecca Hart, that I have heretofore kept clear of persuading, or even advising slaves to leave their masters till they had fulJy made up their minds to leave, knowing as I do there js great risk in so doing, and if betrayed once would be a serious injury to the cause hereafter. I had spoken to one colored man to try to see him, but ho was not willing to risk it. If he has any desire to get away, he can, daring one night, before they mis3 him, get out of the reach of danger. Booth has moved into New Castle, and left the fr#o boys on the farm. If Rebecca Hart will write to me, and give me the name of the boy, and the name of his mother, I will make another effort. The man I spoke to lives in New Castle, and thinks the mother of the boy alluded to lives between here and New Castle. The young men's association here wants Wendell Phillips to deliver a lecture on the lost arts, and some of the rest of us wish him to deliver a lecture on Slavery. Where will a letter reach him soonest, as I wish to "write him on the subject. I thought he could perhaps deliver two lectures, two nights iu succession. If thee can give the above information, thee will much oblige— GAEBETT & SON. In his business-like transactions, without concealment, he places matters in such a light that the wayfaring man, though a fool, need not err, as may here be seen. WiLiiiHQios, llth mo. 25th, 1857. ESTEEMED FKIEXD, WM. STILL :—I now send Johnson, one of oar colored men, up with the three men I wrote thee about. Johnson has undertook to have them well washed and cleaned daring the day. And I have provided them with some second-hand clothes, to make them comfortable, a new pair of shoes and stockings, and shall pay Johnson for taking oare of them. I mention this so that thee may know. Thee need not |