chainedogeher，iwasnolongbeforewebecameacquainedwiheachoher’shisoryhisnamewasroberlikemyself，hehadbeenbornfree，andhadawifeandwochildrenincinci

aihesaidhehadcomesouhwihwomen，whohadhiredhiminheciyofhisresidencewihoufreepapers，hehadbeenseizedafredericksburgh，pcedinconfinemen，andbeaenunilhehadlearned，asihad，henecessiyandhepolicyofsilencehehadbeeningoodin’spenabouhreeweeksohismanibecamemuchaachedwecouldsympahizewih，andundersandeachoheriwaswihearsandaheavyhear，nomanydayssubsequenly，haisawhimdie，andlookedforhesimeuponhislifelessform！

roberandmyself，wihclem，elizaandherchildren，slephanighuponourbnkes，inoneofhesmallhousesinheyardherewerefourohers，allfromhesamepnaion，whohadbeensold，andwerenowonheirwaysouh，whoalsooccupiediwihusdavidandhiswife，caroline，bohmuos，wereexceedinglyaffecedheydreadedhehoughofbeingpuinohecaneandcoonfields；buheirgreaessourceofanxieywasheapprehensionofbeingseparaedmary，aall，lihegirl，ofamosjeybck，waslislessandapparenlyindifferenlikemanyofhecss，shescarcelyknewherewassuchawordasfreedombroughupinheignoranceofabrue，shepossessedbulilemorehanabrue’sinelligenceshewasoneofhose，andhereareverymany，whofearnohingbuheirmaser’ssh，andknownofurherduyhanoobeyhisvoice

heoherwasleheshewasofanenirelydifferencharacershehadlong，sraighhair，andboremoreheappearanceofanindianhananegrowomanshehadsharpandspiefuleyes，andconinuallygaveueranceohenguageofharedandrevengeherhusbandhadbeensoldsheknewnowhereshewasanexchangeofmasers，shewassure，couldnobeforheworseshecarednowhiherheymighcarryherpoiningohescarsuponherface，hedesperaecreaurewishedhashemighseehedaywhenshecouldwipehemoffinsomeman’sblood！

whilewewerehuslearninghehisoryofeachoher’swrechedness，elizawasseaedinacornerbyherself，singinghymnsandprayingforherchildrenweariedfromhelossofsomuchsleep，icouldnolongerbearupagainsheadvancesofha“sweeresorer，”andyingdownbyhesideofrober，onhefloor，soonforgomyroubles，andslepunilhedawnofday

inhemorning，havingswepheyard，andwashedourselves，undergoodin’ssuperinendence，wewereorderedorollupourbnkes，andmakereadyforheconinuanceofourjourneyclemraywasinformedhahewouldgonofurher，burch，forsomecause，havingconcludedocarryhimbackowashingonhewasmuchrejoicedshakinghands，weparedinhesvepenarichmond，andihavenoseenhimsincebu，muchomysurprise，sincemyreurn，ilearnedhahehadescapedfrombondage，andonhiswayohefreesoilofcanada，lodgedonenighahehouseofmybroherinwinsaraoga，informingmyfamilyofhepceandhecondiioninwhichhelefme

inheafernoonweweredrawnup，woabreas，roberandmyselfinadvance，andinhisorder，drivenbyburchandgoodinfromheyard，hroughhesreesofrichmondohebrigorleansshewasavesselofrespecablesize，fullrigged，andfreighedprincipallywihobaccowewereallonboardbyfiveo’clockburchbroughuseachaincupandaspoonherewereforyofusinhebrig，beingall，excepclem，hawereinhepen

wihasmallpockeknifehahadnobeenakenfromme，ibegancuingheiniialsofmynameuponheincupheohersimmediaelyflockedroundme，requesingmeomarkheirsinasimirma

erinime，igraifiedhemall，ofwhichheydidnoappearobeforgeful

wewereallsowedawayinheholdanigh，andhehachbarreddownweidonboxes，orwhereeverherewasroomenoughosrechourbnkesonhefloor

burchaccompaniedusnofarherhanrichmond，reurningfromhapoinohecapialwihclemnounilhepseofalmoswelveyears，owi，injanuarys，inhewashingonpoliceoffice，didisemyeyesuponhisfaceagain

jameshburchwasasverader—buyingmen，womenandchildrenalowprices，andsellinghemaanadvancehewasaspecuorinhumanflesh—adisrepuablecalling—andsoconsideredahesouhforhepresenhedisappearsfromhescenesrecordedinhisnarraive，buhewillappearagainbeforeisclose，noinhecharacerofamanwhippingyran，buasanarresed，cringingcriminalinacourofw，hafailedodohimjusice