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| 460 THE UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD. of one Albert Lewis, a small farmer, who claimed to own him, showed that he was by no means a hopeless case. With all his apparent stupidity he knew enough to give his master the name of a " free whiskey drinker," likewise of " beating and fighting the slaves." It was on this account that John was compelled to escape. ANN MOUNTAIN arrived from Delaware with her child about the same time that Johu did, but not in company with him; they met at the station in Philadelphia. That Slavery had crippled her in every rcspe sadly puzzled to conjecture what had become of him. He was sure that they would be slow to believe that lie had gone to Canada. Until within the last five years he had enjoyed many privileges as a slave, but he had since found it not so easy to submit to the requirements of Slavery. He left his wife, Nancy, and two children. ARRIVAL FROM BALTIMORE, 1858. ROBERTA TAYLOR. The subject "of this sketch was a young mulatto vroraan, twenty-three years of age, who fled from the City of Baltimore. Both before and after her escape Roberta appeared to appreciate her situation most fully. Her language concerning freedom had in it the ring of common sense, as had her remarks touching her slave life. In making her grievances known to the Committee she charged Mr. and Mrs. MoCoy with having done great violence to her freedom and degrading her womanhood by holding her in bonds contrary to her wishes. Of Mr. McCoy, however, she spoke less severely than she did of his " better half." Indeed she spoke of some kind traits in his character, but said that his wife |