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| 514 THE UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD. husband was always very kind to me, and I had often wanted him to run away with me and the children, bat I could not get him in the notion; lie did not feel that he ooald, and so he stayed, and died broken-hearted, crazy. I was owned by a man named Joseph Brown; he owned property in Milford, and he had a place in Vicksburg, and some of his time he spends there, and some of the time he lives in Milford. This Fall he said he was going to take four of my oldest children and two other servants to Vicksburg. I just happened to hear of this news in time. My master was wanting to keep me in the dark about taking them, for fear that something might happen. My master is very sly; he is a tall, slim man, with a smooth face, bald head, light hair, long and sharp nose, swears very hard, and drinks. He is a widower, and is rich. On the road the poor mother, with her travel-worn children became desperately alarmed, fearing that they were betrayed. But God had provided better things for her; her strength and hope -were soon fully restored, and she was lucky enough to fall into the right hands. It was a special pleasure to aid snch a mother. Her arrival in Canada was announced by Rev. H. Wilson as follows: NIAGARA CITY, Nov. 30th, 1858. DEAE Bao. STILL :—I am happy to inform you that Mra. Jackson and her interesting family of seven children arrived safe and in good health and spirits at my house in St. Catharines, on Saturday evening last. With sincere pleasure I provided for them comfortable quarters till this morning, when they left for Toronto. I got them conveyed there at half fare, and gave them letters of introduction to Thomas Kenning, Esq., and Mrs. Dr. Willis, trusting that they will be better cared for in Toronto than they could be at St. Catharines. We have so many coming to us we think it best for some of them to pass on to other places. My wife gave them all a good supply of clothing before they loft us. James Henry, an older son is, I think, not far from St. Catharine, bat has not as yet reunited with the family. Faithfully and truly yours, HIRAM WILSON. SUNDRY ARRIVALS FROM VIRGINIA, MARYLAND AND DELAWARE. LEWIS LEE, ENOCH DA.V1B, JOHK BROYTK, THOMAS EDWARD DUOS, AKD WILLIAM OUTER. Slavery brought about many radical changes, some in one way and some In another. Lewis Lee was entirely too white for practical purposes. They tried to get him to content himself under the yoke, but he could not see the point. A man by the name of William Walking, living near Fairfax, Virginia, claimed Lewis, having come by his title through marriage. Title or BO title, Lewis thought that he would not serve him foj; nothing, and that he bad been hoodwinked already a great while longer than he should have allowed himself to be. Watkins had managed to keep him in the Hark and |