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846 THE UNDERG&OUtfD KAIL JBOAD.
journey. But in a few days, behold, along came his master. He brought with him that notorious constable, Haines, from Lancaster, and one other man. They came suddenly upon Robert; as sooii as he saw them he ran and jumped out of the " overshoot," some ten feet down. In jumping, he put one knee out of joint. The men ran around the barn and seized him. By this tinae, the two colored men, Tom and John, came, together with my uncle and aunt. Poor Robert owned his master, but John told them they should not take him away, and was going at them with a club. One of the men drew a pistol to shoot John, but uncle told him he had better not shoot him; this was not a slave State. Inasmuch as Robert had owned his roaster, Uncle told Jolm he must submit, so they put Robert on a horse, and started •with him. After they were gone John said: "Mr. Gibbons, just say the word, and I will bring Robert back." Aunt said : " Go, John, go !" So John ran to Joeeph Rakestraw's and got a gun (without any lock), and ran across the fields, with Tom alter him, and headed the party. The men all rau except Haines, who kept Robert between himself and John, so that John should not shoot him. But John called out to Robert to drop off that horse, or he would shoot him. This Robert |