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| 516 THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. away and let McCracken get somebody else to fill his place, if he did not choose to fill it himself. So off Thomas started, and as if by instinct, he came direct to the Committee. lie passed a good examination and was aided. WILLIAM OLIVER, a dark, well-made, young man with the best of country manners, fled from Mrs. Marshall, a lady living in Prince George's county, Maryland. William had recently been an the habit of hiring his time at the rate of ten dollars per month, and find himself everything. The privilege of living in Georgetown had been vouchsafed him, and he preferred this locality to his country situation. Upon the whole he said lie had bcun treated pretty well. He was, nevertheless, afraid that times were growing "'very critical," and as lie had a pretty good chance, he thought he had better make use of it, and his arrangements were wisely made. He had reached his twenty-sixth year, and was apparently well settled. He left one child, Jane Oliver, owued by Mrs. Marshall. ARRIVAL FROM DIFFERENT POINTS. JACOB BROWN, JAMES HAIUUS, BENJAMIN PrSEY, JOHN SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON, WILLIAM HUGHES, WESLEY WILLIAMS, EOSAITNA JOHNSON, JOHX SMALLWOOD, AND HENRY TOWK8END. JACOB BROWS was eating the bread of Slavery in North Carolina. A name-sake of his by the name of Lewis Brown, living in Washington, according to the slave code of that city had Jacob in fetters, and was exercising about the same control over him that he exercised over cattle and horses. While this might have been a pleasure for the master, it was painful for the slave. The usage which Jacob had ordinarily received made him anything but contented. At the age of twenty, lie resolved that he would run away if it cost him his life. This purpose was made known to a captain, who was in the habit of bringing passengers from the South to Philadelphia. With an unwavering faith he took his appointed place in a private part of the vessel, and as fast as -wind and tide would bring the boat -he was wafted on his way "Canada-ward. Jacob was a dark man, and about full size, with hope large. JAMES HARRIS escaped from Delaware. A white woman, Catharine Cvline by name, living near Middletown, claimed James as her man; but James did not care to work for her on the unrequited labor systein. He resolved to take the first train on the Underground Rail Road that might peas that way. It was not a great while ere he was accommodated, and was brought safety to Philadelphia. The regular examination was made and he passed creditably. He was described in the book as a man of yellow |