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Title: The underground rail road. A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hairbreadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Still, William, 1821-1902
Subjects: Underground Railroad Fugitive slaves -- United States Antislavery movements -- United States
Publisher: Philadelphia, Porter & Coates
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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self. He had occupied the condition of a farm laborer. This call-ing he concluded to forsake, not because he disliked farming, but simplyto get rid of David Clargart, who professed to own him, and compelledhim to work without pay, for nothing. While Charles spoke favor-ably of Clargart as a Yuan, to the extent, at all events, of testifying thathe was not what was called a hard man, nevertheless Charles was sodecidedly opposed 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 thanheathenish viewed in any light whatsoever. He was prepared therefore, toleave without delay. He had four sisters in the hands of Clargart, but whatcould he do for them but leave them to Providence. The next on the list was George Doesey, a comrade of Charles. He wasa young man, of medium size, mixed blood, intelligent, and a brave fellowas 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 andrespectably. 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 to hear what these superior individuals wanted. The FOUR ARRIVALS. 221 effect of the clubs brought them prostrate in the road, in an attitude resem-bling two men dreaming, (it was in the night.) The victorious passeno-ersseeing that the smashed up carriage could be of no furtlier use to them, quick-ly conceived the idea of unhitching and attempting further pursuit on horse-back. Each horse was required to carry three pa&sengers. So up they mount-ed and off th

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