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Show ) 272 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. if the ca. e can1e to t rial. ~frs. Brn~e took n1e in a carriao·e to the hou e of one of her friend.:, \vllere f'ho assured n1e I should be a fe until 1uy brother coulcl arrive, ·which \voulu be in a few day.·. In the intcrral ruy thoughts \Yore lllllGh o~~upi u Ll with Ellen. ~he \Yasmine by birth, aud she \Va also 1nine by Sonihcrn law, ·ince my grandn1other held. the bill of :ale that made her so. I did not feel that she was safe unless I had her with me. ~Irs. IIobhs, who felt badly about her brother's treachery, yielclod to n1y ontroatius, on condition that. he should return in ton Jays. I aYoit1od rnaking any pro1nise. he can1o to 1ne clad in -rcry thin gar1nents, ail outgro\Yn, and ·with a school . ·atehel on her arn1, containing a few· article . It was late in October, ancl I kne .. w the child rnust suffer; aud not daring to go out in the street to purchase any th ing, I took off my O\Vn flannel skirt and. converted it into one for her. ICinJ :i)frs. Bruce came to lJid 1ne rrood by, and when she sa\v that l had taken off 1ny clothing for my chilu, the tears came to her eyes. ho said, " Wait for n1o, Linda," and went out. She soon returned \vith a nice wann shawl and hood for Ellen. Truly, of such souls as hers arc the kingdon1 of heaven. ~fy brother roached N e\v York on W eclnosclay. Lawyer IIopper aclrised us to go to Boston by the Stouington route, as there was less Southern travel in that direction. ~Irs. Bruce directed her sor,-ants to t ell all inquirers that I forn1orly livecl thoro but had o·one frmn the city. ' b We roached the stea1nboat Rhode Island in safety. That boat employed colored hands, but I kne\v that colored }Hlst:cngen; wurc uot a chni Ltod to the eaJJill. 1 l 1 The Hairbreadth Efcape. was very do.·irous for the seclusion of tho cabin, not only on account of exposu11e t~O the night air, but al . 0 to avoid. o~ ·ervation. Lawyer lloppor wa · waiting on boarcl for us. lie spoke to the stewarcle ·._, and asked, as a particular favor, that sho would treat u well. Ile said to 1ne, " Go and speak to tho captain yourself by and by. Take yonr little girl with von and l a1n sure that h e \vill not lot her sloop on doc" k ."' \Vith the e kind words ancl a shako of tho hand he departed. The boat was soon on her way, bearing 1ne rapit1ly fron1 the friendly ho1ne where I had hoped to find security and re 't. ~Iy broth or had left n1e to purcha e tho ticket. , thinking that I n1ight have hotter sueco s than he \voulu. \Vhon the stowan1e s came to 1nc I paid what she asked, and ·ho gaYo n1o throe ticke' ts with clipped corners. In tho 1no. t un ophi ticatou manner I .·aid., "You hn;rc 1na.do a 1nLtake; I a ·ked you for cabin ticket . I cannot pos ·ibly consent to sloop on deck \Vith 1ny little dauo·htor.'' Sho as urod 1110 thoro was no 1nistako. She aid on so1no of tho routes colorecl people \VOre allo\ved to sloop in the caLin, but not on this route, which \vas n1uch trasollod by tho wealthy. I asked hor to show 1no to tho captain's office, and she saiLl she ·would after tea. When the time can1o, I took Ellen by tho hand and went to the captain, politely requesting him o chango our ticket , as we should be very uncotnfortaole on dock. lie .:aiel it was contrary to their cu to1n, hut he woulcl see tl tat we had berths below ; he \\'oul<l a.l ·o try to obtain cotnfortable scats for us in the cars ; of that he was not certain, but he \vould speak to the conductor about it, |