Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-10-20
For the Dugc,
A ROMANCE OF THE MAMMOTH CAVE.
REMARKS TO SCHOOL GIRLS.

The reason Of this underground railroad car
being constructed as it was, long and narrow, just
wide enough for one passenger, and a narrow side
walk for the conductor. was to permit it to shoot
through the narrow deRles in this cavernous re-
gion, where by much labor and pains, these diff
cult passages had been rendered possible. The
conductor taking Hervey for a fugitive, as he had
never any other class in his car, and thinking
him Of a very superior order addressed him in
his most complaisant style, "Sir don't you give
yourself any uneasiness at all, you are on a sefe
way. No danger of being retaken on this route.
Your master will never get you again. | will
soon take you beyond the reach of all the mas.
ters in the world" At this remark Hervey's
mirthfulness was excited to q kind Of smile. l
have no master. Fcame unfortunately here and
unexpectedly upon this route in the depths of the
earth. l am, myself a master, What will you do
with me now? Here is.my old slave too, as much
astonished to find me here rs | am to find him.
"Well then, sir we will take you both to a land Of
freedom. You will be as much better off as he
will.
In n state of freedom is where every man De-
longs. "But sir, conductor said IIervey. / think
this a terrific place. this trembling like an earth
quake, and this deafening roar, you say is Niagara.
Are you going to take us under the falls for n short
cut into Canada ?" No sir, no. We do not 20
under the falls though we might with a little moro
digging out. But We don't go there now. We
leave the falls to The left. We will soon have you
through" Well shall bless my stars if ever I
sec daylight again" "Don't be uneasy Sir, we
shall soon have you through Sir. Tell the lady
not to be frightened" "The lady is not irighten
ed, that is one good fortune, however distressing
the cause may be- As Heryey helped zilpa into
the car and seated himself behind her, she said
giving him one of her most delicious smiles. ave
have had q long walk, l really feel tired" eyes
quite too long for you, dear Zilpa. We have been
travelling one month in these dreary regions"
o no Heryey not 30 long, we went out to walk as
soon as we were married. Don't you remember
we were married? Tam glad Mrs. Morgan sent
Tom with this carriage for us, for I am tired"
Zilpa through her alterations of mind mistool
this unseemly railroad ear for Mrs. A%lorgan's car
riage to which she was accustomed. II am glad
you can ride, my poor tired lamb" replied Her
vey, land if | knew that we were driving to PEI
dition should still be glad that you are relieved
from the fatigue of walking"
They Immediately arrived at the station, for you
r~ecollect they we're way passengers and met Ton
going back to look for the car, when he respon
died to Hervey's voice, and thought it was the train
When they stopped lIervoy sought Tom and en-
quired how he came there. WHY master Heryey
after you was lost and Miss Zilpa was to be found
your iader grow SO cross to me, and to all de colo
people. Den sometime he be so downcast. 1t die
net seem no mo like home. neber had no spec
alton You come on de underground railroad. Nov
you won't do me no harm, | know you won't, Mas
terIIeryey. You will never take me back" don
trust me too far. You old dog Tom. would tax
myself back very soon, and why should you no
go with me-"
Here Ueryey enquired, and feared to know hoy
his mother was after they left. Tom said she wa
dropping and sad, and they feared she would no
long survive. This was painful news to Herve y
but it'was what his heart foreboded. He refec
ted O that he could return and cheer his parent
by his presence. He called the conductor, an
said TO him take me back to Kentucky. A thou
sand dollars shall be yours. Take me to Edmur
son county and you shall have n thousand dollar
as soon as / reach my friends 81 was never i
Edmunson county in my life, besides a thousan
dollars is nothing to me. | don't count on none
! nave my duty 10 40 ~ is my business to tax
people away from Slavery, not to take them bac
there" where is the terminus of this road
said HIervey. you mean where is the startir
point" said the conductor. "That is q secret al
must romain 80, there IS no man in Kentucky pc
hiitted to know where it begins except the fuI
i've, he not till he is ready to start" Findil
o the conductor inexorable, he went TO procure I
freshments atqe station house and tolh ct all
one. lie found things comfortable, which Zil
enjoyed very much. and Heryoy was much reliey'