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| 410 THE UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD. • hopes, but not much knowledge of the way; however, they managed to get safely on the Underground Rail Road track, and by perseverance they reached the Committee and were aided in the usual manner. ARRIVAL FROM GEORGETOWN CROSS-ROADS, 1857. LEEDS WEIGHT AND ABEAM TIUSON. For three years Leeds had been thirsting for his liberty; his heart was fixed on that one object He got plenty to eat, drink, and wear, but was nevertheless dissatisfied. The name of his master was Rev. John Wesley Pearson, who was engaged in school teaching and preaching, and belonged to the more moderate class of slave-holders. Onoc when a boy Leeds had beeu sold, but being very young, he did not think much about the matter. For the last eight or ten years previous to his escape he had not seen his relatives, his father (G«orge W right) having fled to Canada, and the remainder of the family lived some fifty miles distant, beyond the possibility of intercourse; therefore, as he had no strong ties to break, he could look to the time of leaving the land of bondage without regret. ABRAM, the companion of Leeds, had been less comfortably situated. His lot in Slavery had been cast under Samuel Jarman, by whom he had been badly treated. Abrara described him as a " big, tall, old man, who drank and was a real •wicked man; he followed farming; had thirteen children. His wife was different; she was a pretty fine woman, but the children were all bad ; the young masters followed playing cards." No chance at all had been allosved them to learn to read, although Abratn and Leeds both coveted this knowledge. As they felt that they would never be able to do anything for their improvement by remaining, they decided to follow the example of Abram's father and others and go to Canada. ARRIVAL FROM ALEXANDRIA. WILLIAM TKIPLETT AND THOMAS HABPEB. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, on Saturday night, 22d instant, WILLIAK TRCPLETT, a dark mulatto, with whiskers and mustache, 23 to 26 years of age; lately bad a burn on the instep of hia right, foot, but perhaps well enough to weir a boot or shoe. He took with him very excellent clothing, both summer and winter, consisting of a brown suit in cloth, summer coats striped, check cup. silk hat, Ac. $50 reward will be paid if taken within thirty miles of Alexandria or in the State of Virginia, and $150 and necessary expenses if taken out of th« State and secured so that I get him again. He is the property of Mrs. A. B. Fairfax, of Alexandria, and ia likely to make bis way to Cincinnati, where he has friends, n*m«d Hamilton »nd Hopes, now living. ROBT. W. WHEAT. |