. My dear Sir. Last night after I had written the above, and
had gone to bed, I heard a strange voice in the house, Saying to
Mr. Myers to come quickly to one of our colod Brotheran out of
the street. We went and found a man a Carpenter laying on the
side walk woltun in his Blood. Done by some unknown Person as
yet but if they stay on the earth the law will deteck them. It
is said that party of colord people done it, which party was
seen to come out an infame house.

Mr. Myers have been down to see him and Brought the Sad news
that the Poor fellow was dead. Mr. Scott for Henry Scott was the
name, he was a fugitive from Virginia he came here from
Pittsburg Pa. Oh, when I went where he laid what a shock, it
taken my Sleep altogether night. When I got to Sopt his Body was
surrounded by the Policeman. The law has taken the woman in
cusidy. I write and also send you a paper of the case when it
comes out.

J.H. HILL.

FIFTH LETTER.

_He rejoices over the arrival of his wife_--_but at the same time, his
heart is bleeding over a dear friend whom he had promised to help before
he left Slavery_.

TORONTO, December 29th, 1853.

MY DEAR FRIEND:--It affords me a good deel of Pleasure to say
that my wife and the Children have arrived safe in this City.
But my wife had very bad luck. She lost her money and the money
that was belonging to the children, the whole amount was 35
dollars. She had to go to the Niagara falls and Telegraph to me
come after her. She got to the falls on Sat'dy and I went after
her on Monday. We saw each other once again after so long an
Abstance, you may know what sort of metting it was, joyful times
of corst. My wife are well Satisfied here, and she was well
Pleased during her stay in your city. My Trip to the falls cost
Ten Eighty Seven and half. The things that friend Brown Shiped
to me by the Express costed $24-1/4. So you can see fiting out a
house Niagara falls and the cost for bringing my things to this
place, have got me out of money, but for all I am a free man.

The weather are very cold at Present, the snow continue to fall
though not as deep here as it is in Boston. The people haves
their own Amousements, the weather as it is now, they don't care
for the snow nor ice, but they are going from Ten A.M. until
Twelve P.M., the hous that we ha