Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-11-18

her scanty savings were their sole depend
enee,, PreH Is being all made, and
the hour Of Gre almost come, one of
Katy's daughiers. suddenly gave out She
had always been fearful Of failure, aud
now her cod4A gave way. Shs refused
to 60. In this unexpected dilemma the
heroic mother was calm and resoluie, and
allowed # no arrangement in her plans
Her mind had evidently come TO some un-
explained conclusion. And an hour before
midnight the whole party, one daughter
alone. excepted, took up their dangerous
! eannet undertake e. .ginr sltithe OF
the particulars of the perilons journey thus
begun. But its Incidents were most pain
full and exciting, while at times they were,
sadly, discouraging. There were six young
children To- provide for-some to carry,
some even to nurse, and all to be prevented
from crying or complaining aloud, Then
food must be provided, for the supply they
started with was soon. exi iausted. By
daylight they concealed themselves in
swamps or thickets, sometimes lying a
whole day in the water. By mig i they
Travelled, slowly because they must move
silently and wifi extreme caution. Twice
they heard the distant baying dogs, but
not their, masters, though they were evil
derlIy in chase Of other ruDaways.. Once,
when but indifs,ently concealed within a
swamp, rendered nearly dry by a long
,drouth, they could distinctly hear the tramp
fng Of horsenen and their shouts to each
other. These, SO far as theyIknew, were
- lthe periis they encountered. They
ave been surrounded by dangers, but
hcoacious of them. As they shun-
le public roads, even in the darkest
Is, it may be supposed their clothes
re soon torn to tatters BY the tickets of
fiars though which their straight-for-
ward journey led. them. Tue North Star
rs their only guide. Wherever that stood
~ hurried onward, for they had always
rd that beneath it there. was no Slave
The six children were terrible clogs
Ileir progress. But their fathers were
long men, with singlIayly patient DISPOSE:
ns. The heroine Of this expedition new
7fnjtered for moment, Once fairly clear
from her masters plantation, her Courage
rose into as,urance,of success. She forded
freeks with a. heavy child on her shoulder,
and swan broad rivers, supporting with
one hand the same laborious burden. Her
mind was so intensely excited that she
slept but little, aud ate even less. Every
faculty was strung to lis highest ,tension.-
As She was the leader of the troop; into
the wilderness, so she was the life. and soul
nj it through all its tortuous wanderings.
i How long they starved and sbivered on
this journey Katy is unable to tell. She
thinks it must have been four weeks. At
the end Of that period, as near as can be
judged, and some three hours after night
fall, while quietly tramping over plowed
field, they were brought suddenly to a halt
by a high and substantially built fence
While examining how it was best to be got
over, the figure Of a man Unexpectedly re-.
realed itself tqahein. He had been stand.
ing against lhe4ence when they came up
had heard ai1 seen them, but they had
not seen him. Fear took possession of
them for the moment, and they huddled
around q ety. The young children, al
so oegar y. No wonder: it was the
FIRST white man tn y had seen since they
fled from their masters. "Who are you?""
the man shouted. But the fugitives made
no reply. One of them, dropping a child
from his shoulders, and passing over to his
wife, put himself in posture for defence,
with a short, heavy club, which he quickly
drew from a ey which it was suspended
behind him. SEfe stranger again called
out: care you looking for friendss" To
this Katy quickly answered: "Oh! yes,
master, for Gods sake help usr' Instant
ly he opened the door Of dark lantern.
which be carried in his hand, and the full
flash from a brilliant burner fell directly
on the fugitives. Dazzled by the glare,
they covered their eyes, and while thus
Tialf blinded by the sudden illumination, he
came closeup to them. He comprehend
ed their case in an instant. abe quiet and
don't be afraid" he said, "you are now
among friends, and l will take care Of you.
Come with me-" es'f'''"4 '--
The fugitives werei in, Pennsylvania !
They had struck the first station on the
Underground Railroad, and this man was
tne resiueit agent 5grs5 9 'si eii r. ssgisi
He closed his lantern and led the way
toward a light which for the first time they
now saw cleaning over the fields q mile
head Il was the,agent's residence When;
they reached il he led them 10, barn near
by, unlocked the door, and directed them
to lie down on a wide spread haymow,
wllere the hay had evidently been prepar-
ed more for sleeping purposes than for
feeding cattle. Hers he asked them nthe
kindest manner if any of them were hun
Cry; Katy tells me now that the soft
kind and plying voice Of this good man
fell upon her heart with an oserfowing ten
derness that melts into tears All
doubts of her hay among friends
instead Of enemies, 4 ~ removed, and
so gave way. to a burst Of thapkfulness
and Of weeping. confessing that none but
the children of the party had eaten any
thing for two dsys.l Their. protector told
them ,orsmain perfectly quiet, not to an
swer any person but himself, should They
be spoken to from the oi.side, and be
would shortly return with professionalism,
them. Oh, what . CONTRAST it wasl he
first kind word from . white man, that any
Of them had hear'l for years! H. passed
cut of the door, locked il bshind him, and
in half an hour re,urneds .hqafipg . large
bucket Of hot milk, with neat and
warm potatoes. His wifs q warm
water in which To wash IL I'D feet