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| ARRIVAL FROM RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, 1857. 421 Mr. Zachariah Berry, who manifested so much interest in Jim, may be until this hour in ignorance of the cause of his running off without asking leave, etc. Jiin stated, that he was once sold and flogged unmercifully simply for calling his master "Mr.," instead of master, and he alleged that this was the secret of his eves beiug opened and bis mind nerved to take advantage of the Underground Rail Road. While it may not now do Zachariah Berry much good to learn this secret, it may, nevertheless, be of some interest to those who were of near kin to Jim to glean even so small a ray of light. ARRIVAL FROM RAPPAHATCXOCK COUNTY, 1857. PASCAL QUASTENCE. PASCAL fled from Virginia, and accused Bannon and Brady of doing violence to his liberty. He had, however, been in their clutches only a short while before escaping, but that short while seemed almost an age, as lie was treated so meanly by them compared with the treatment which he had experienced under his former master. According to Pascal's story, which was evidently true, his previous master was his own father (John Quantencc), who had always acknowledged Pascal as his child, whom he did not scruple to tell people he should set free; that he did not intend that he should serve anybody else. But, while out riding one day, he was thrown from his horse and instantly killed. Naturally enough, no will being found, his effects were all administered upon and Pascal was sold with the farm. Bannon and Brady were the purchasers, at least of Pascal. In their power, immediately the time of trouble began with Pascal, and so continued until he could no longer endure it. " Hoggish-ness," according to Pascal's phraseology, -was the most predominant trait in the character of his new masters. In his mournful situation and grief he looked toward Canada and started with courage and hope, and thus succeeded. Such deliverances always afforded very great joy to the Committee. |