re betrayed. But God had
provided better things for her; her strength and hope were soon fully
restored, and she was lucky enough to fall into the right hands. It was
a special pleasure to aid such a mother. Her arrival in Canada was
announced by Rev. H. Wilson as follows:

NIAGARA CITY, Nov. 30th, 1858.

DEAR BRO. STILL:--I am happy to inform you that Mrs. Jackson and
her interesting family of seven children arrived safe and in
good health and spirits at my house in St. Catharines, on
Saturday evening last. With sincere pleasure I provided for them
comfort quarters till this morning, when they left for Toronto.
I got them conveyed there at half fare, and gave them letters of
introduction to Thomas Henning, Esq., and Mrs. Dr. Willis,
trusting that they will be better cared for in Toronto than they
could be at St. Catharines. We have so many coming to us we
think it best for some of them to pass on to other places. My
wife gave them all a good supply of clothing before they left
us. James Henry, an older son is, I think, not far from St.
Catharine, but has not as yet reunited with the family.
Faithfully and truly yours,

HIRAM WILSON.

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SUNDRY ARRIVALS FROM VIRGINIA, MARYLAND AND DELAWARE.

LEWIS LEE, ENOCH DAVIS, JOHN BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD DIXON, AND WILLIAM
OLIVER.

Slavery brought about many radical changes, some in one way and some in
another. Lewis Lee was entirely too white for practical purposes. They
tried to get him to content himself under the yoke, but he could not see
the point. A man by the name of William Watkins, living near Fairfax,
Virginia, claimed Lewis, having come by his title through marriage.
Title or no title, Lewis thought that he would not serve him for
nothing, and that he had been hoodwinked already a great while longer
than he should have allowed himself to be. Watkins had managed to keep
him in the dark and doing hard work on the no-pay system up to the age
of twenty-five. In Lewis' opinion, it was now time to "strike out on his
own hook;" he took his last look of Watkins (he was a tall, slim fellow,
a farmer, and a hard drinker), and made the first step in the direction
of the North. He was sure that he was about as white as anybody else,
and that he had as good a right to pass for white as the white folks, so
he decided to do so with a high head and a fearless