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| SUNDRY ARRIVALS. 337 time, he was prepared to make rapid progress when he did start, and as he had no great distance to travel it is not unlikely, that while his master was one night sleeping soundly, this young piece of property (worth at least $1,000 in the market), was crossing Mason and Dixon's Line, and steering directly for Canada. Francis Harking was the name of the master. William did not give him a very bad character. GEORGE WASHINGTON GOOSEBERRY, alias Isaac Stout, also took advantage of the holidays to separate from his old master, Anthony Rybold, a farmer living near Newcastle, Delaware. Nothing but the desire to be free moved George to escape. lie was a young man about twenty-three years of age, of a pure black color, in stature, medium size, and well-made. Nothing remarkable is Doted in the book in any way connected with his life or escape. CAROLIXE GRAVES. Caroline was of the bond class belonging to the State of Maryland. Having reached the age of forty without being content, and seeing no bright prospect in the future, she made up her rnind to break away from the bonds of Slavery and seek a more congenial atmosphere among strangers in Canada. She had had the privilege of trying two masters in her life-time; tho first she admitted was "kind" to her, but the latter was " cruel." After arriving in Canada, she wrote back as follows: TORONTO, Jan. 22, 185G. DEAR SIR :—WILLIAM PTII.L—1 have found ray company they arrived here on monday eving I found them on tusday evening. Please to he so kind as to send them boxes we are licre without close to \varo we bave some white frenties is goin to pay lor them at this end of the road. The reason that we send this note we are afraid the outher one woudent go strait because it •wasent dcrectecl \vright. Please to send them by the express then thay wont be lost. Please to derect these boxes for Carline Graives in tho car of mrs. BriUion. Please to send the bil of the boxes on with them. Mrs. BriUioa, Lous;g street ne^r young street. GEORGE GRAHAM and wife, Jane, alias Henry Washington and Eliza. The cold weather of January was preferred, in this instance, for traveling. Indeed matters were so disagreeable with them that they could not tarry in their then quarters any longer. George was twenty-four years of age, quite smart, pleasant countenance, and of dark complexion. He had experienced " rough usage " all the way along through life, not un-frequently from severe floggings. Twice, within the last year, he had been sold. In order to prevent a renewal of these inflictions he resorted to the Underground Rail Road with his wife, to whom he had only been married six months. In one sense, they appeared to be in a sad condition, it being the dead of winter, but their condition in Alexandria, under a brutal master and mistress which both had the misfortune to have, was much sadder. To give all their due, however, George's wife acknowledged, tliat she had 22 |