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| 530 rmg UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD. he spoke in a friendly way, and they at onoe asked directions with regard to Philadelphia. He gave them the desired information, and even offered to bring them to the city if they would pay him for his sen-ices. They had about twenty-five dollars in all. This they willingly gave him, and he brought them accordiug to agreement. When they found the captain they were not far from Cape May light-house. Taking into account the fact that it was night wheu they started, that their little boat was weak, combined with their lack of knowledge in relation to the imminent danger surrounding them, any intelligent man would have been justified in predicting for them a watery grave, long before the bay was half crossed. But they crossed safely. They greatly needed food, clothing, rest, and money, which they freely received, and were afterwards forwarded to John W. Jones, Underground Rail Road agent, at £lmira. The subjoined letter giving an account of their arrival was duly received: ELMIP.A, June 6th, 1860. FRIEND Wir. STILL:—All six came aafo to this place. The two men came last night, nbout twelve o'clock; the man and woman stopped at the depot, and went east on thq next train, about eighteen miles, and did not gel back till to-night, so that the two men went this morning, and the four went this evening. 0, old ra&ster don't cry for me, For I am going to Canada where colored men arc frco. P. S. What is the news in the city ? Will you tell me how many you have sent over to Canada? I would like to know. They all send their love to you. I have nothing new to tell you. We are all in good health. I see there is a law passed in Maryland not to set any slaves free. They had better get the consent of the Underground Rail E.oad before they passed such a thing. Good night from your friend, JOHN W. JOSES. AERIVAL FROM DORCHESTER CO., 1860. HARRIET TUBMAN'S LAST "TRIP" TO MARYLAND. STEPHEN ENNETS and wife, MARIA, -with three children, whose names were aa follows: HARRIET, aged six years; AMANDA, four years, and a babe (in the anna of its mother), three months old. The following letter from Thomas Garrett throws light upon this arrival: WHJCINOTON, 12th mo., 1st, 1860. KESPSCTKD FBIEND :—WILLIAM STILL :—I writ* to let thee know that Harriet Tub-man is again in these parts. She arrived last evening from one of her trips of mercy to God's poor, bringing two men with her aa far as New Castle. I agreed to pay a man last evening, to pilot them on their way to Chester county ; the wife of one of the men, with two or three children, was left some thirty miles below, and I gave Harriet ten dollars, to hire a man with carriage, to take them to Chester county. She said a man had offered for tint snm, to bring them on. I shall be very uneasy about them, till I hear they are safe. |