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| 336 THE UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD. Canada, despite Maryland slave-holders. With this bold and manly spirit he succeeded, of course. ANXA Scorr and husband, Samuel Soott. This couple escaped from Cecil Cross-Roads, Md. The wife, in this instance, evidently took the lead, and acted the more manly part in striking for freedom; therefore, our notice of this arrival will chiefly relate to her. Anna -was owned by a widow, named Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Lushy, who, resided on a farm of her own. Fifteen slaves, with other stock, were kept on the place. She was accustomed to rule with severity, being governed by a "high temper," and in nowise disposed to allow her slaves to enjoy even ordinary privileges, and besides, would occasionally sell to the Southern market. She was calculated to render slave life very unhappy. Anna portrayed her mistress's treatment of the slaves with much earnestness, especially when referring to the sale of her own brother and sister. Upon the whole, the mistress was so hateful to Anna, that she resolved not to live in the house with hnr. During several years prior to her escape, Anna had been hired out, where she had been treated a little more decently than her mistress was wont to do; on this account she was less willing to put tip with any subsequent abuse from her mistress. To escape was the only remedy, so she made up her mind, that she vrould leave at all hazards. She gave her husband to understand, that she had resolved to seek a home in Canada. Fortunately, ho \ras free, but slavery had many ways of putting the yoke, on the colored man, even though he might be free; it was bound to keep him in ignorance, and at the same time miserably abject, so that he would scarcely dare to look up in the presence of white people. SAM, apparently, was one of the number who bad been greatly wronged in this particular. He had less spirit than his wife, who had been directly goaded to desperation. He agreed, however, to stand by her in her struggles while fleeing, and did so, for which he deserves credit It must be admitted, that it required some considerable nerve for a free man even to join his wife in an eflbrt of this character. In setting out, Anna had to leave her father (Jacob Trusty), seven sisters and two brothers. The names of the sisters were as follows: Erne-line, Susan Ann, Delilah, Man- Eliza, Rosetta, Effie Ellender and Elizabeth; the brothers—Emson and Perry. For the commencement of their journey they availed themselves of the. Christmas holidays, but had to suffer from the cold weather they encountered. Yet they got along tolerably well, and were much cheered by the attention and aid they received from the Committee. WILLIAM HESRY LAMINSOJJ came from near Newcastle, Delaware. He was smart enough to take advantage of the opportunity to escape at the age of twenty-one. As he had given the matter his fullest attention for a long |