and
left the Judges without a waiter. The more he reflected over the nature
of the wrongs he had suffered under, the less he thought of the Doctor.

Joe, who also came with this band, was half Anglo-Saxon; an able-bodied
man, thirty-four years of age. He said, that "Miss Elizabeth Gordon, a
white woman living in Alexandria," claimed him. He did not find much
fault with her. She permitted him to hire his time, find his own
clothing, etc., by which regulation Joe got along smoothly. Nevertheless
he declared, that he was tired of wearing the yoke, and felt constrained
to throw it off as soon as possible. Miss Gordon was getting old, and
Joe noticed that the young tribe of nephews and nieces was multiplying
in large numbers. This he regarded as a very bad sign; he therefore,
gave the matter of the Underground Rail Road his serious attention, and
it was not long ere he was fully persuaded that it would be wisdom for
him to tarry no longer in the prison-house. Joe had a wife and four
children, which were as heavy weights to hold him in Virginia, but the
spirit of liberty prevailed. Joe, also, left two sisters, one free, the
other a slave. His wife belonged to the widow Irwin. She had assured her
slaves, that she had "provided for them in her will," and that at her
death all would be freed. They were daily living on the faith thus
created, and obviously thought the sooner the Lord relieved the old
mistress of her earthly troubles the better.

Although Joe left his wife and children, he did not forget them, but had
strong faith they would be reunited. After going to Canada, he addressed
several letters to the Secretary of the Committee concerning his family,
and as will be seen by the following, he looked with ardent hopes for
their arrival:

TORONTO, Nov. 7th, 1857.

DEAR MR. STILL:--As I must again send you a letter fealing
myself oblidge to you for all you have done and your kindness.
Dear Sir my wife will be on to Philadelphia on the 8th 7th, and
I would you to look out for her and get her an ticket and send
her to me Toronto. Her name are May Ball with five children.
Please send her as soon as you can.

Yours very truly,

JOSEPH BALL.

Will you please to telegrape to me, No. 31 Dummer st.

Jake, another member of the company of nine, was twenty-two years of
age, of dark hue, round-made, keen eyes, and apparently a man of
superior intelligence. Unfortunately his