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| 496 THE UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD. knowing that i cannot write well you please to Bend me one of the earliest papers send me •word if any of our friends have been passing through i know that you are very busy bat ask your little daughter if she will aimser this letter for you i often feel that i cannot tarn god thanks enough for his blessings that he has bestoueth upon me. Say to brother suel that he must not forget what god baa consighn to his hand, to do that he must pray in his closet that god might teach him. say to mr. Andereou that i hope he have retrad an has seeked the lord an found him precious to his own goal for he mast do it in this world for he cannot do it in the world to come, i often think about the morning that i left yonr bouse it was each & sad feeling but still i have a hope in criat do you think it is safe in boeton my love to »U i remain your brother, STEPNEY BROWN. BBAHTFOED, Mardh 3d, 1860. MB. WILLIAM STILI, DEAR SIB :—I now take the pleasure of writing to you a few lines write soon hoping to find you enjoying perfect health, as I am the same. My joy within is so great, that I cannot find words to express it. When I met with my friend brother Dungy who stopped at your house on his way to Canada after having a long chase after me from Toronto to Hamilton he at last found me in the town of Brant-ford Canada West and ought we not to return Almighty God thanks for delivering as from the many dangers and trials that beset our path in this wicked world we live in. I have long been wanting to write to you but I entirely forgot the number of your house Mr. Dungy luckily happened to have your directions with him. Eeligion is good when we live right may God help you to pray often to him that he might receive you at the hour of your final departure. Yours moat respectfully. STBPKBT BEOWK, p«r Jas. A. Walk. P. 8. Write M soon as possible for I wish Tery mnch to hear from you. I understand that Mrs, Hunt has been to Richmond, Va. be eo kind as to ask her if she heard anything about that money. Give my love to all inquiring frienda »nd to yonr family especially. I now thank God that I have not lost a day in sickness since I came to Canada. Kiss the baby for me. I know you are busy but I hope you will have time to write a few lines to me to let me know how you and your family arc getting on. No more at present, but I am yours very truly, STEPNEY BBOWN, per Jas. A. Walkinebaw. BRANTFORB, Oct. 25, '60 DEAR SIB :—I take the pleasure of dropping you a few lines, I am yet residing in Brantford and I have been to work all this summer at the falls and I have got along remarkably well, earely God is good to thoae that put their trust in him I suppose yon have been wondering what has become of me bat I am in the lands of living and long to hear from yon and yoor family. I would have wrote sooner, but the times has been such in the states I have not bnt little news to send you and I'm going to school again this winter and will TOO be pleased to send me word what has become of Julias Anderson and •the reel of my friends and tell him I would write to him if I knew where to direct the 'letter, please send me word whether any body hu been along lately that knows me. I 'know that you are busy bat you mast take time and answer this letter as I am anxious "to hear from yon, bnt nevertheless we must not forget our maker, so we cannot pray too much to oar lord BO I hope that mr. Anderson has found peace with God for me myself really appreciate that hope that I have in Christ, for I often find myself in my slumber with yon and I hope we will meet some day. Mr. Dungy sends hia love to 700 I suppose yon ate »ware that he is married, he is luckier than I am or I must get a little foothold before 1 do narry if I ever do. I am in a very comfortable room all fixed for the winter uad we have bad one snow. May the lord be with yon and all 700 and all your household. I matin forever yonr brother in Quirt, Sraraxr BBOWH. |