Identifier: undergroundrailro00stil (find matches)
Title: The underground rail road. A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others, or witnessed by the author; together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders, and most liberal aiders and advisers, of the road
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Still, William, 1821-1902
Subjects: Underground railroad Slavery -- United States Fugitive slaves Antislavery movements
Publisher: Philadelphia, Porter & Coates
Contributing Library: The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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the coiulitioii of u lliria laborer. This call-ing he coiieludeil to toi-salve, uot because he di.sliked tanning, but simplyto get rid of David (hirgart, who prof&ised to own him, and compelledhim to work without pay, for nothing. A\hile Charles spoke favor-ably of Clargart a.s a man, to the extent, at all events, of testifying thathe was not what was called a hard man, neverthelass Charles was sodecidedly opj)oseti to Slavery that he felt compelled to look out for himself.Serving another man on the no pay principle, at the same time liable to beflogged, and sold at the pleasure of another, Charles felt was worse thanluathciiish \ic\vt(l in any light whatsoever, lie was j)repared therefore, tohave without delay, lie had four sisters in the hands of Clargart, but whatcoidd he do lor them but leave them to Providence. The next on the list was George Doksey, a comrade of Charles. lie wasa young man, of medium size, mixed blood, intelligent, and a brave lllhjwas will appear presently.
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This party in order to get over the road as expeditiously as possible, avail-ed themselves of their masters horses and wagon and moved off civilly andrespootal)ly. About nine miles from home on the road, a couple of whitemen, finding their carriage broken down approached them, unceremoniouslyseized the horses by the reins and were evidently about to assume authority,supposing that the boys would surrender at once. But instead of so doing,the boys struck away at them with all their might, with their large clubs,not even waiting t(j hear what these superior individuals wanted. The FOUR ARRIVALS. 221 effect of the clubs brouj^lit them prostrate in the road, in an attitude resem-bling two men dreaming, (it was in the night.) The victorious passengers,seeing that the smashed up carriage could be of no further use to them, quick-ly conceived the idea of unhitching and attempting further pursuit on horse-back. Each horse was required to carry three passengers. So up they mount-ed and off the

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