The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-06
TIE PATH BEYOND The lEvEE.
NJ y. A. CUMMINGS.
c,pv,isn, 1900. BY s. S. Mcclure Co

T,,nlnr. hatred Of slavery and me desire to h,lT
nv friend. ieofs' Wcsnsi, ~ =; i nSisInSs r.
sew an agen, u the underground railroad. IVES.
n,t had been nuTs'd ,nIoGo" Inv, n. ~nv.plv Il
saVr, Ln,,, facts which proved that Lucy was
-s,,. and of good AMY - ur,,i Coy.piv ntn.
lored' shlGh ncv 10 his son, and refused TO sell her
pSOs.nyy one else. wssner became desperate; agreed
70 help hip s ~. AMI mi slavery society for the care OF
sny slaves We cona n,mk ne,yr a man Mnprr
secure boa, ama ,a,ien nj NV wood camp several
sno o,S ~. liver Moore assists me In securing q
s,ie nd secret fonre ron "a make ,hs ian IN tbs
Ry'' =, ~ and ind mat Moore has the underground
railroad completed We M II I = Pw " prry on a
building snsr ,,dlse business in a few days IVES
nnsr starts tn. mrs! batch OF to,riIys SAVES. ,nr,nu,
Ing Lucy ., W out / nder clever ~dIsguis.s wesnrr
..m,s Move eyade the pursuers' In all OF when Lucy
renders s''a' 'SN'S'""''
,u,prrR TX -CoyrINuEp.
,h, road n, last. the Spanish moss on tho
looLiry weird and gho.,ly in the
ana uurkv darkness. Quietly We rode
-. ,o, bouses that bordered the main
-..,,,d road The mud was deep, and II was
N...ui, 40 move faster ,hap n walk. My
,,s ,rec,ous. os | was anxious 10 get to
A.. ,,,d.,vous. sae for myself how the negroes
-. -t,,o,.d nrd 20 back before morning.
v,n,ed 10 be- at the store before daybreak
. ,ood ,h,rce 10 clean nv horse
,, ~, mud stains and wet do not know
u'"' m,s a,r,;d ms, ! had that uneasy feeling
., ,r,,rt,hIv a~c,cmpanips decepiion.
a., wors nre,ty ,Nectually disguised, George
ubi,e oyersecr and | a. the strange
~, h,,npinr the white guide To the wan
-
orrpTN ,n,
i was past midnight wheh we fea'ieu 'he
,,,.,v of the rendezvous. An was "a quiet
N'.n'> ," a.. toad w, = .ouna could
'lh' homes VI '"e q -. ,nn,. wara
W. hear as We drew near "he'her 'heN were
d.,d ar VIZ on the track we were unable 10
gov rhr,,,h tho inkv hlack ness of
"hJ'''uie ' Jus -, aaa go. h,d
tept our way thus far by compass, turning our
N.Y. ,u., o,,,y ,.w rods The
GAIN l"'"e'"N "''" 80 ma
water was ankle deep IN some places above
.,- trcr4 Throurh this We waded, stumbling
A,n ,y,r , ,au,n l,r INT luckly
10" anu 'h'" Wv" . "' "N'
keeping our feet George, WHO "'H N""ne
I.,r,e nh,od hDltsd until | came NJ.
, ,,..L' .aa, ~, ,r,ou tho .boaling ~
'W"h' N"" nv "'"' W.
the water, We must De near mem 'h 'WS
.l,lbe hummock j. rather fat and slopes gradu-
,. "a, nh.r, tho ,,hi, +, bairy
h"' ''' "''l'' 'o'' ""'' Wv W., n
slrcIrr don't want To pass H. IF IL VIII
nc d,>asrrrahlp wandering around in the water
.
H''' h''n,hs
SPOTTED a few trees ~ The edge of NE NUM-
ru,h. he continued, after We left our horses
, -, ,,r ,,,,,rntaly find nne of ,hem
"l" d we can '"'lnhn'el! ""u w - '""''
v" ~" Hl flghl flash your Hsht '" 'he
r..t and see If You can .ne anything.
Id % Their. vas nothing.
'' N" wv Wv ~
TOM" iri' N"'h'nE
I,i ~. Ecep together, | said, FOR this place
,,n,,,. l'r,.on,
= ''''''"f "" -
J., ught forward. We wadcd perhaps two OF
,l.n, ,a,a. r,,L., IN. vat., sLoplrr f,s,
''y" '',o' ,'," ~, r,"'nn"t " cried G.nrcs
j,r then, bu, a -hor, distance away, | saw
'''"'E '''l',s a un' Sra,m. W" ''
straight ahead. my boy, turn on your bull's
II,
w. ,u,,,, a.. o.,lls y, ~.
" >N'"T >'"h"' "e'"7' wv "" '" NV
cabin
l,r, We arc. see the cabin" | cried
~ "a ma, ,o,r.a Gaor,, uLi.,Is3
','' ''' w. ~, caa, u.o.
unar;od and opened il, and dripping with
u, A., ,r,,,,d
''' W. '''',u
To- IN" mid fireplace u lew eihnerH gave a
NrluVIpuS IRhl' nln, hhd lncerIaIh II'N
gard At ", a moment ana gaNr per hand 70
""'n"r y on are ,He euluri ""iu she, hhd,
'trduH - M WIN u NhiI'e)' you are 'he
%'Ilnrlr negro
|l 'he niue lott te men We're Sllilhberlnr;
na,,G Of ~, to-" partIilon -icp, thc women ana
uot, and ~" WIND sweeping through the forest
ir"Wned the noise created by our entrance,
ana they >lep, as onlE negroes rah rleeP, IL
vas now nearly "rio,k ! .ou.d stop Dut a
''N U"nlruts, Tor nau thrtr liies 70 go u!
heavy rainstorm, Through swamp and forest
4nd alone me hlGht Hhe DIa'h a. fthi"pa