New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-02

rsas and n night selected. They knew ths'
dog. might be put on their traiL To proveht'N "0,
1.os,tire scent which tie dogs would rec's "]' ~"
rnnr ,be, 6lled their shoes with preparation '"'o"
.S,enally throws ,leui od. What this preparation :"
not necessary to name. j. is hard for t''"'''"
.v. 10 obtain it, not because Of it. cost, bui
Ais isolation shuts Elm nu. from in'eIcouiso -
civilization where only Il abounus. a h1oi ,i.r,7,ion
n. rirtncs is part Of the freemasonry OF 81;
Ft.ye taken the degrees and cannot vi'a'e ny '"'
,sfop. or tLi. family Of two daughters .ie"
bands and sir children Katy alone p's'es'eu u''' W.
n. rest were penuiless, and if money were u oe
oo1od he, .carty savings their sole depenleh'e'
,,.,,.;o,. hing All made and the hour oi departure
-, .o-.o o,e If Katy's daughters suddenly gave
otL.1 ol,,y. been fearful Of failure, AMI nov
- cave way. She refused TO 60. In this
-.-...o,aJ d,temma the heroic mother wa. calm anu
-. and allowed Of no arrangement in her pl ans
H. mind bsd evidently come 10 some unexplained
conclusion An hour before midnight the whole party
o daughter alone excepted took up their dangerous
lrnsroh.
cannot undertake to give 1.-THE Of the particulars
oftbe perous journey thus begun. But It's INCIDENTS
we're mo.t painful and exciting while st times they
we're sadly dscouragDe. There were SIX young
children to provide ior--some to cary, some even TO
surse, and oil to be prevented from cry NC or COM
p,nning aloud Tien food must bo provided, Tor the
stock they started with was soon exhausted By DAY
hght they concealed themselves in swsmps or thickets
sometimes lying whole day in the water By night
they travelled slowly, because they must move 81
l,ut!y and with extreme caution. Twice they heard
the distan, bsyirg of dogs, but not their masters,
though shey were evidently in chase ofOther runaways
Once. when but indieerently concealed within
swamp, rendered nearly dry by long drouth, they
could distinctly hear the tramping Of horsemen aud
their shouts to each other. These, 80 far a. they
knew, were all the perils they encountered. They
may aave been surrounded by dangers, but were an
esnscous Of them. As they stunned the public roads,
even in the darkest nights, it may DC supposed Their
clothes to tatters by the tmckets OF
briers through which their straightforward journey
led them. The north star their only guide.
Wherever that stood they hurried onward for they
had always heard that beneath it there was no
Slavery The six children were terrible clogs to their
procress Bat their fathers wero strong men, with
spguarly patient dispositions. The herooe Of this
exuaftiOn never fsltsred for moment. Once fairly
clear from her masters plantation, her courage rose
into assurance of success. and she performed prodgie
a endurance. She forded creeks with heavy child
on her shoulder and swan broad rivers, supporting
with one hand the laborous burden. Her mind
was 30 intensely excited that she slept but little, and
ate even less Every faculty was strung to its highest
tension As abe was the leader of the troop into the
wilderness she the life and soul of it through al
It's tOrtuous wanderiugs.
How long they starved and shvcred or this journey
Katy unable to tell. She thinks it must have been
four weeks. At the end of that period pear a. can
be udged and s0ue three hours after nghtia, while
quietly trampipg over a plowed field they were
brought suddenly to halt by high and substantially
built fence. While examining how it was best to be
got over the figure of man UNEXPECTEDLY revealed
itself to them. He had been standing against the
fence when they came up-had heard and seen them,
but they had not him. Fear took possession oi
them for tie moment, and they hudded round poor
Katy. The young children, also, began to cry. No
wonder: il the first white man they had seen since
they fed from their masters. "Who are your the
man shouted. But the fugitvcs made no reply. One
of them, dropping cmdLom his shoulders, and pass
1nc over to his wife, put himself in poslre for de-
Tense, with short, heavy cub, which hequckly drew
from the belt by which it was suspended behind him.
The stranger again called out: Are you looking for
iriendsl" To this Katy quickly answered: "Oh!
yes, master, for Gods sake help us" Instantly he
opened the door Of dark lantern which he carried in
directly on the logitives. Dazzed by the glare, they
covered their eyes and while IL us half blinded by the
sudden illumination, lie came close up to them. He
comprehended the case in instant. " BE quiet,
and don't be afraid" he said you among
friends, and will take care of you. Come with me-
Tho fugitives were in Pennsylvania They had
struck the first station the Underground Railroad
and this was the resident agent
He closed his lantern and led the way toward light
which for the frs, time they cleaning over
the fields mile ahead II the agents residence.
When they reached it he led them to barn near by,
unlocked the door aud directed them to lie down on
wide spread haymOw where the hay had evidently
been prepared for sleeping purpose" than for feed
ing cattle Here he asked them in the lndcs manner
ii any of them were hungry. Katy tolls me now that
the soft, kind and plying voice of thie good man fell
upon her heart with an overwhelming teudernoSs TINT
melted her into toorr. All doubts Of her having got
among friends instead of enemies, were now
removed, aud she gave way TO burst ol
tbsnkfulpsss and of weeping. oonfssing tina;
none but the children of the party had eaten
anything for two days. Their protector told
them to remain perfectly quiet not to answer any per-
son but himself should they be spoken ~ from the
outside and be would shortly return with provision for
them. Oh. what contrast it was the first kind
word from white man that any of them had heard
for years He passed out Of the door, locked 1t be-
hind him, and in half al hour returned, bearing a
large bucket of hot milk, with bread, meat md warm
potatoes. His wife came with warm water in which
to wssh the chdrens feet which she knew by former
experience would be found tom and blisersd by hard
travel and ointmcn. in which to wrap them mp for tho
night These fsmished crestures devoured the provi
dcn,ial supply of food with eager thsnkfuness How
little can we who hear this narrative realize their
true condition-two days without eating! The crate