pectively twenty-four and
twenty-five years of age; Anna was of a dark chestnut color, while Sarah
was two shades lighter; both had good manners, and a fair share of
intelligence, which afforded a hopeful future for them in freedom. Each
had a babe in her arms.

Sarah had been a married woman for three years; her child, a boy, was
eight months old, and was named Garrett Bell. Elizabeth's child was a
girl, nineteen months old, and named Sarah Catharine Young. Elizabeth
had never been married. They had lived with Massey five years up to the
last March prior to their escape, having been bought out of the
Baltimore slave-pen, with the understanding that they were to be free at
the expiration of five years' service under him. The five years had more
than expired, but no hope or sign of freedom appeared. On the other
hand, Massey was talking loudly of selling them again. Threats and fears
were so horrifying to them, that they could not stand it; this was what
prompted them to flee. "As often as six or seven times," said Elizabeth,
"I have been whipped by master, once with the carriage whip, and at
other times with a raw hide trace. The last flogging I received from
him, was about four weeks before last Christmas; he then tied me up to a
locust tree standing before the door, and whipped me to his
satisfaction."

Sarah had fared no better than Elizabeth, according to her testimony.
"Three times," said she, "I have been tied up; the last time was in
planting corn-time, this year. My clothing was all stripped off above my
waist, and then he whipped me till the blood ran down to my heels." Her
back was lacerated all over. She had been ploughing with two horses, and
unfortunately had lost a hook out of her plough; this, she declared was
the head and front of her offending, nothing more. Thus, after all their
suffering, utterly penniless, they reached the Committee, and were in
every respect, in a situation to call for the deepest commiseration.
They were helped and were thankful.

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ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

JOHN WESLEY SMITH, ROBERT MURRAY, SUSAN STEWART, AND JOSEPHINE SMITH.

Daniel Hubert was fattening on John Wesley's earnings contrary to his,
John's, idea of right. For a long time John failed to see the remedy,
but as he grew older and wiser the scales fell from his eyes and he
perceived that the Underground Rail Road ran