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 /' 
 
 THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. 
 
 The following chapter is one of a series of " Sketches from the History of 
 the U. G. R. R.," which Avill be published in book form. It comprisea a full 
 account of the secret workings of that far-famed institution knoAvn as the " Un- 
 derground Railroad." The original copy is owned by the American Eye 
 Salve Co.* 
 
 Sketches from the History of the 
 Uudergroiiiid Railroad. 
 
 No. XXI. 
 
 ONEDA LACKOW. 
 
 Oneda Lackow was a servant in the 
 house of her master on a plantation in 
 Alabama, on the bank of the Mobile 
 river. She seems to have been a favor- 
 ite in the family, a sprightly, intelligent 
 girl. Her features, hair and complex- 
 ion would not have betrayed her as a 
 slave except in a country where such 
 slaves are common. Being a young 
 ladv's maid she had many oi)portuni- 
 ties' for improvement, and suffered few 
 of the privations incident to the life of 
 a slave. Instead of making her satis- 
 fied with her condition, the privileges 
 she enjoyed served to make her feel 
 more keenly the degradation of slavery, 
 and she resolved when not more than 
 ten years of age, to escape to a land of 
 freedom or die in the attempt. While 
 she kept her i)urpose a secret, she avail- 
 ed herself of every opportunity to ob- 
 tain information that would be useful 
 when she should start for some free 
 country. Tier young mistress had been 
 educate<l in Xew England, iiud she of- 
 ten heard her talk about the free States. 
 Oneda learned to read, and was slirewd 
 enough to conceal the fact from her 
 mistress, therefore she had fiecpient 
 opportunities to read papers and study 
 a map of the United States that hung 
 in the hall. When she was twelve or 
 thirteen years old, her master brought 
 home a young dog of the St. Jiemard 
 
 breed. His name was Prince, and he 
 was trained to watch the premises. The 
 first time she saw the great, clumsy 
 looking puppy, she said to herself (she 
 told her plans to no one but herself), 
 " Now I'll pet this dog and make him 
 love me, and some day we will escape 
 together ; " so whenever opportunity fa- 
 vored she encouraged the children, both 
 white and black, to tease Prince, and 
 abuse him, when she would come to the 
 rescue, drive away the children, and 
 then pet and feed him. She contrived 
 to feed him such things as he liked best 
 and to play with him every day, and at 
 night she would sometimes lie down by 
 him on the piazza, lay her head on him 
 and go to sleep, so that when Prince 
 was two years old he would come or 
 go at her bidding, thougli she was care- 
 ful never to exercise lier control of him 
 in the presence of her master. When 
 slie was about fifteen years old she had 
 laid down one evening on the porch 
 with Prince, and happened to overhear 
 aeonversation between lier master and 
 a trader, and to jier astonisliment slie 
 learned that her market value was jnore 
 than any two of the strongest men on 
 the j)lantatiou, and that in a year or 
 two more her master expect ed<^o obtain 
 a inucli larger j)rlce for her. She had 
 never been treated liarshly, yet the 
 degradati<in of her condition was sel- 
 dom absent froju her thoughts. Not 
 many days after tlie incident above re- 
 lated, her master and mistress went to 
 Mobile to he absent a week. The next 
 night, when all was still about the 
 
 • Entered accordlBg to Aot of Con^cse In the v«ar of our Lord 1%0, bv I'kttit & Bakkkb, In the Clerk's 
 Office of the Northcni Di»trict of New York. 
 
AN INFALLIBLE REMEDY FOR 
 
 .A.CTJTB 0:R CHCI^OKriC 
 
 GRANULATION OF THE LIDS, 
 
 Ulceration of the Lachrymal Glands, 
 
 FILM AND WEAKNESS OF ViSBOS^ F^Oil^ ANY CAUSE. 
 
 DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE EYE-SALVE. 
 
 Apply tho salve two or tliree times a day to the Eyelid, closed, 
 and to its edges and the corners of the Eye, by nfljljing it ou gentlj 
 •with the finger until absorbed, in quantity to each Eye, half tite size 
 OF A wriEAT coiiN ; also, to tlie temple near the Eye. In bathing in 
 the Salve, pass the finger from the inner to the outer angle of the Eye, 
 over the lid. Be careful not to rub it back and forth, as that tends to 
 irritate the surface. 
 
 Should a copious discharge of ]\Iatter ok Tears follow a few of the 
 first applications, it shouW l)e regarded as a favorable symptom, rather 
 than otlierwise. In such cases a less quantity and more Irequent, should 
 be applied to the surface of the lid only, and gently bathed with the finger several minutes. 
 A healthy action, the arousing of which caused the aforesaid spnptonis, will soon get the 
 mastery of the disease. Before each application, let the Eye be cleansed with milk and water, 
 or soft water, and be careful to keep the bowels reo;ular by the use of \'EGETAnLE cathartics. 
 In violent, acute inflammation, apply the salve to the whole surface of tlie lids in large 
 quantities, to cover thera on going to bed. If it comes in contact with the eye-ball it is not 
 injurious. In tlie morning, cleanse and pursue the course first above, and to a cure. If dis- 
 ease is not arrested by the first night and day's application, repeat tlie same ne.xt night, and 
 the third. "When an-ested, apply as first above, in small quantities, remembering in all cases 
 the directions in regard to the bowels. 
 
 WARRANTY. — 'Pliese direction.'^ beuig followed without favorable results, the agent 
 will refund the price paid, on return of iJie box. 
 
 Is presented to the public witli assurant-c of its efficacy as a ciu^ative of most diseases of the 
 Eye; of acute or chronic inflammnlion, whether induced by scroAilous origin or otherwise; 
 weakness or defect of vision, diminished tone of the optic nerve, or a diseased state of the 
 tissues constituting that delicate organ. Also, fi)r all persons whose vocation requires an in- 
 cessant action of the eyes, the Eye-Salve will ac;t as a charm in restoring a uniform healthy 
 action, where weakness, pain and misery may have long threatened a fatiil termination. 
 
 It is the most simple, safe (ind effectual remedy ever discovered. The materials of which 
 it is made are pure, perfect and costly ; compounded with elaborate care and exactness; safe 
 in its application, being used externally, and of course avoiding the pain and danger which 
 necrcssarily attends the introduction of caustic minerals and eye-washci-s. 
 
 RINGWORM and OLt> CHRONIC SORES, of scrofulous or ii,nn, or resulting from what- 
 ever cause, yield to the clcan.sinn; and healing power of PETTIT'S AMERlCxUS' EYE-SALVE. 
 
 Ffst, cleanse tJie sore with a weak solution of saltpetre; then ajiply the Eye-Salve, 
 spread on soil cloth. Dress once or twice a day. To secure a permanent cure of Chronic 
 Sores, some alterative medicuie should be taken" while the sore is healing. 
 
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 TRASB MABK. 
 
 PETTirS A3IERICAN EYE-SALVE has the "trade mark" on 
 the Cover of each Box. 
 
 t^="ALL OTHERS ARE SPURIOUS.^^1 
 
 E. M. PETTITf Su2)t, 
 
 n, B, BACKER, 
 
SKETCH OF THE UXDEEGBOUXD KAILKOAD. 
 
 house, Oneda, with a little package con- 
 taining a few articles of clothing and. 
 .some food, went silently out of the 
 house, and passing near to where Prince 
 was lying, he followed her. She took 
 a road leading west toward the Mobile 
 & Ohio R. k., then striking a road 
 running directly north, she turned into 
 it and went on all night. Prince be- 
 came excited, and tried in his mute way 
 to induce her to turn back, though he 
 seemed to be determined to go with 
 her wherever she might go. 
 
 It would be interesting to follow 
 this heroic girl through her long, lone- 
 ly journey through Alabama, Tennes- 
 see and Kentucky to the Ohio river, 
 sometimes camping in woods and 
 swamps in the daytime, and traveling 
 by the north star in the night, occa- 
 sionally finding a resting place in a 
 negro's cabin, hungry, weary and foot- 
 sore, with no companion but her faith- 
 ful dog, with no thought of turmng 
 back or of stopping short of freedom, 
 she went on for three long months. She 
 was often in gi-eat danger of being ar- 
 rested and st^nt back, but, somestimcs 
 by the aid of her faithful escort, Prince, 
 sometimes aided by negroes, and once 
 or twice by kind-he'arted white women, 
 she eluded her pursuers and arrived 
 safely in Ohio, having been once cap- 
 tured and escaped again in Kentucky, 
 Some of her adventures are worthy of 
 notice, one or two of which I will re- 
 late. 
 
 She was near the mountain passes in 
 Kentucky, having been traveling near- 
 ly eleven weeks, "and was already near 
 the southern terminus of the U. G. R. K., 
 when, driven by hunger, she went into a 
 house in a lonely place, hoping to find 
 it occupie<l by negroes, Init was disap- 
 pointed in finding a Aviiite Avoman. She 
 noticed a singular expression in the 
 woman's countenance wlien Prince fol- 
 lowed her into the house, 1>ut was too 
 hungry and tired to tliink much of it. 
 She asked for food and the woman gave 
 her something to eat, which she divid- 
 ed with Princf. The woman noticed 
 her shoes, and said to her, "Your slioes 
 are worn out," and stepping into an- 
 other room, she said, " come in here 
 and see if these will fit you. If you 
 
 can wear them, I'll give them to you." 
 She went in and as Prince was follow- 
 ing her, the Avoman shut tlie door 
 against him, locked the door and put 
 the key in her pocket ; then takhig a 
 clothes line that hung iu the room, she 
 said, "you must stay here until my man 
 comes home, and to make a sure thing 
 of it, I must tie your feet and hands." 
 She was a great, coarse creature, and 
 the child knew that resistance would 
 avail nothing, while her voice and man- 
 ner gave no encouragement to appeal 
 for pity, but she thought of Prince and 
 began calling him, screaming as loud 
 as she could. IMnce howled and 
 scratched at the door, to which the 
 woman paid no attention, but took hold 
 of her and began arranging the cords. 
 Oneda resisted with what strcugtli she 
 had, and they both fell upon the lloor, 
 when, with an awful yell, Prince came 
 crashing through a window, breaking 
 glass and sash, and seized the woman 
 by the throat. The contest had been 
 unequal before Prince took part in it, 
 and it was no less so now. Prince 
 liad the advantage, and would have 
 made an end of it at once, but Oned:'. 
 said, " Easy, Prince, hold on tliere ; " 
 she then said to the woman, "Don't 
 resist, if you do he will kill you." She 
 had her enemy somewhat as Grant had 
 Buckncr at l)(melson, terms "uncon- 
 ditional surrender." " Now," sai<l she 
 to the woman, " you must submit to 
 me. If you are quiet while I use these 
 cords it will be well for you, but if you 
 stir up strife here Prince will interfere, 
 and if he gets hold of you again I may 
 not be able to restrain him. You 
 must lie still while I say to you a few 
 words, anil lirst of all, let me tell you 
 that the grip of Prince's jaws on your 
 neck is a pleasant pastime for you, 
 compared with the sufft-ring you ])ro- 
 l)usetoinrtict onme\ and the bondage 
 that you must submit to will be but for 
 a day, whereas yi)U would bin<l me in 
 slavery for life." She then tied her 
 hands behind her back and her feet Cb- 
 gt'ther, and filled h.r mouth with an ap- 
 ron to prevent lit r IVuni calling for help. 
 "K()W,"sai<l she, "you are in bondage; 
 I won't apk you how you like it, but I 
 'recon' you will be an abolitionist by 
 
, 
 
 DK. rl!i iili b MlliDIuINEb. 
 
 " l"i j' ' 07iJ ' I 'Plw 
 
 Canker 
 
 Haviug, Uirough an extensive medical practice, devoted much consideration to tb» treat- 
 ment of Uiat painful and dangerous disease, 
 
 NUHSING SORE MOUTH, 
 
 Also, the remote and proximate diseased inllueuce on tho aiumcrous fibres and nervous tis- 
 sues, sulTering under diseased action, with the repeated faihire in the use of the usual curative 
 applications ot borax, vegetable stj^ptics, solutions, waslies and tinctures, I commenced a 
 series of experiments, aided by close observation, and a liuowledge of the origin of the dis- 
 txcssin2: symptoms accompanying the disease, wliicli resulted in the combination of the 
 "CANKER I'ALSAJM." This is the article I liave used in my practice, with unfailing suc- 
 cess, for twenty years. It always cures " The Nuiisikg Soke >iouTu" — the most aggrava- 
 ting cases yield to its soothing influence and healing power. The occasional use of mild, 
 saline cathartics is often appropriate. For the euro of 
 
 INFANTS' SORE fViOUTH Ar^D SOE^E NIPPLES, 
 
 It should be applied with a feather ; a few api)lications will effect a perfect cure — it never fails. 
 
 The Canker Balsam applied to Inflamed or Swelled Gums, particularly to the gums of 
 CirrLDiiEN WHEN Teetuino, will afford immediate relief; frequent application will reduce 
 the mflamniation and keep the patient quiet. 
 
 CANKER in the mouth, throat, stomacJi or howch, accompanying 
 
 CANKER RASH OR SCARLET FEVER, 
 
 Requires but a few doses of this remedy to remove it entirel}'. 
 
 ENLARSED TONSILS. — The use of tlie needle and knife, so much dreaded by cliildreo, 
 is entirely supersec|ed by a new application of this safe, ea.v/ and poicerfal remedy. 
 
 Irritation of the Bronchia,.better known .as that imcasy sensation usually termed "tickl- 
 ing in tiie throat," producing COUGH, is relieved by tlie use of tliis remedy — relief is in- 
 stantaneous. 
 
 Small .'.pots of CANKER appearing on the tongue, lips and cheeks, are ciu-ed by apply- 
 ing a single ch'op of this article at a time, seldom requiring a repetition. 
 
 For removing HOARSENESS, nothing can compete with tiiis article; Uie usual reme- 
 di(!9, sucli lis hot drinks, hoarhound candy, cough lozenges, etc., bear no comparison witii it ; 
 exceedingly pleasant in its taste, mild, though active in its effects — it is administered to cliild- 
 ren or niiidts, attended with less unpleasant results, and more certainty of restoring a healthy 
 action of the mucous membrane than any medicine lieretolbre known. 
 
 Use the CANKER BALSA3I freely as a gargle. It hixs never been known to fail wheu 
 used in itij early stages. 
 
 BURNS AND SCALDS. 
 
 Snturate a linen clotli with PETTIT'S CANKER BALSAM, and lay upon the Bum. 
 It will never blister. 
 
 J:. jr. PETTIT, Sit2Jf. American Eye-SaJve Co., 
 
 JTBEnONIA, K. K 
 
 PETTIT «fc BARKER, Proprietors, 
 
 Central Avenue, FREDONIA, N. Y. 
 
SKETCH OF THE UXDERGEOUND EAII>ROAD. 
 
 the time your *mau' comes home." 
 She found on a shelf some crusts of 
 bread and scraps of cold meat, Avhich 
 she wrapped in a newspaper that she 
 found in the room, and started oft". She 
 had become weak from hunger and ex- 
 posure, but lier fears seemed to give her 
 new strengtli. The road Avas lonely, 
 passing ravines in the hills and woods ; 
 when she saw anybody in the road she 
 hid herself until they had passed by and 
 then ran forward, until late in the day, 
 when she turned at\'ay from the road 
 and sat down to rest. On opening her 
 package of food to feed Prince, she 
 saw at the head of an advertisement a 
 wood cut, the figure of a slave escap- 
 ing, and read as follows : 
 
 §450 REWARD. 
 Ran away from my plantation on the Mo- 
 bile river, thirty mifes from the city of Mo- 
 bile, my slave girl, Oneda. She left on the 
 8(1 of June, 18o — , and took with her a very 
 larsre black dog. The girl is fifteen years of 
 age, has long hair, brown eyes, and brunette 
 complexion,' rather less than medium size, 
 but remarkably well formed, smiles when 
 she speaks and shows a dimple in her left 
 cheek, is very intelligent, and is supposed to 
 be able to read. Any person who will cap- 
 ture and secure them in any jail south of the 
 Ohio river so that I can get them, will receive 
 |300 reward, and if carefuUy handled, so that 
 the do(j be not nxiimed nor the person of the girl 
 dufigvred, $150 will be added to the above 
 reward. 
 
 James L . 
 
 The paper was directed to J. Tice, 
 Piketon, Pike Co., Ky. "This explains 
 it all," said Oneda. "That will do, 
 my brother, your powers of description 
 are ti'uly remarkable — ' is supposed to 
 he able to reacV — of course she can read, 
 and then, too, you appeal to the sor- 
 did instincts of' a brutal slave-catcher, 
 to save me from physical suft'ering, 
 while you, regardless of fraternal re- 
 lationship, would degrade my liuman- 
 ity, and hold in base chattel slavery 
 yotir own sister. PU take care of this," 
 said she, as she put the paper in her 
 pocket. "Prince, my good fellow, 
 come here — lie down by rric and keep 
 me warm. You arc not my brother, 
 Prince, you are oidy a dog. Pve read 
 somewhere that in Turkey they call 
 Christians dogs; I wonder if dogs arc 
 ever Christians. Oh, Prince ! what is 
 
 the difterence betwixt you and me ? " 
 Her soliloquy was cut short by Prince ; 
 he sprang up and took an attitu«le of 
 defence, looked around at her with a 
 low whine, and then was about to 
 spring forward. She spoke to him, and 
 he came close to her side and licked 
 her face ; she looked up and saw a man 
 not more than 40 feet off*, holding a 
 blood hound by a rope, and a rifle on 
 his shoulder. She Sj)rang to her feet, 
 and putting her hand on JPrince's head, 
 she exclaimed, " Stand off", or Prince 
 shall kill both you and your dog ! " 
 Making instant ])reparations to use his 
 gun, he said, " We'll talk this matter 
 over. You see I have a right smart 
 chance of advantage. Here are two of 
 us and two dogs, and then you see, 
 here is this gun. I have come after 
 you, and I reckon you are a sensible 
 girl, and will go along with me with- 
 out compelling me to shoot that dog." 
 Oneda saw the point at once, and pro- 
 posed to surrender, though not with- 
 out conditions. After a long jiarley it 
 was agreed that she should be taken 
 to the Piketon jail, and that Prince 
 should remain with her. He then un- 
 tied his hound and sent him home. It 
 was now almost dark, and as they 
 went towai'ds the town, which was not 
 far off; she said, "This is Mr. Tice, I 
 suppose." "Yes," said he, "Jake 
 Tice, known from the Ohio liver to the 
 gulf as the great slave catcher. Ye 
 see, this is the runway, and if a slave 
 runs off" thc^^ just send the papers to 
 me. If ye'd knowed that I reckon ye'd 
 'a gone the other side of the mountani." 
 " Have you just come from home ? " 
 asked Oneda. "Yes," said Tice, "I 
 jest ondid the old woman, and let 
 loose her jaw, and wasn't she mad, do 
 you think':' Wal, she wasn't — that is, 
 not much. She was mighty sorry for 
 ye, but then ye see, there was the ^.'iOO, 
 and more too, on conditions, ye knoAV, 
 arid business Las been mighty <lull all 
 summer. She said yo«i had but just 
 started, and I could follow your track 
 with the old hound, ' but you must tie 
 him,' said the old wonuan, ' or some 
 body will get killed sure.'" " I was 
 sorry," said Oneda, " to have to do as 
 I did, but I could not help it." It was 
 
BR. FETTIT^S IVEEDICIMKS. 
 
 S HOOF OINT 
 
 III offeriun; this article to tlie public, the proprietor takes the liberty to say that a class of 
 diseases incident to the Hoof of tl^e Horse and destructive to the use of the aaimil, or greatly 
 depreciating his value as a roadster, may be cured by a proper and discreet application of 
 Uie Hoop Ointment, or, that which is better, if applied in projier time, may be prevented. 
 The horse which is kept on dry food, and when at rest stands on a dry floor, is liable to a 
 feverish state of the foot, causing the hoof to become contracted, hard and brittle, and con- 
 sequentl.y liable to crack, forcing an unnatural pressure upon the Navicular Joint, Coffin 
 Bone and Bars. The delicate frame-work of the foot becomes diseased, and the horse is 
 crippled and stiff in his movement, and often becomes useless or nearly so to his owner, to 
 prevent which, a more rapid growth of the horny portion of the foot needs to be excited, 
 and the hoof rendered more soft and elastic, and brought to its original shape and size. To 
 effect this, the Hoop Ointment should be applied to the Coronary Ring, (the point between 
 the hair and hoof), once in three days. In a few days the hoof will become sot\ and elastic, 
 and an entire new hoof, sound, smooth, and of its original shai)e, will be grown in from three 
 to six months; during which time the horse may be kept at moderate labor, due attention 
 being given to his shoeing, leaving out the nails toward the heel. 
 
 Prevention Better than Cure. 
 
 By applying the Ointment two or three times per month, the inflammator}- action which 
 causes the disease will be abated, and a sound and healthy hoof constantly secreted. Care 
 should be exercised, and his floor and bed kept clean and dry as circumstances' will allow. 
 Sand and Quarter Cracks require no other treatment than the application of the Ointment 
 as directed. Cutting the foot above the crack should never be allowed. Apply the Oint- 
 ment and allow the horse to stand quietly upon a dry clean floor until the new hoof has 
 grown an inch or more, when, if desu-ed, he may be put to moderate work, but not to hard 
 drafts. 
 
 The proprietor deems it useless to add Testimonials and Certificates, thinking it sufficient 
 to say, " Try it at his expense if it fliils to do as he promises." He will state three cases 
 which came under his own eye, and which he can vouch for or substantiate. 
 
 SAND CRACKS. 
 
 The first is of a Quartek S.vnd Ck.\ck. The hoof was cracked from the shoe to the hair, 
 and along the coronary ring to the heel, and the entire quarter was loose. By treating it 
 with the Ointment as directed, the horse was put to work in four weeks, and. has not lost a 
 day's work in eight mouths since. His foot now (March, 1854) is sound and smooth, and 
 pronounced by his blaclcsmith to be as soft, tough and pliable a foot as he 'drives a nail in. 
 
 THRUSH. 
 
 The second case is of the Tiiuusii. The horse's foot seemed to be entirely rotten, and the 
 stench arising from it was so bad, that the blacksmith almost refused to shoe him. By ap- 
 plying the ointment as directed, the disease was entirely cured by loosing the diseased frog 
 and its dropping off and forming a new, sound frog, perfectly healthy. 
 
 CONTRACTED FEET. 
 
 The third case is of Contr.vcted Feet. This case seemed to bailie the usual practice of 
 taking off his shoes and letting him run to pasture for a season, for when taken up and his 
 shoes put on, his feet seemed to grow worse instead of better ; in fact, he b^'came useless, 
 and almost worthless. Two mouths application enlarged his feet to their natural size, and 
 the horse can he driven to the top of his speed without flinching, upon the planlc or pave- 
 ment. 
 
 The Hoof Ointment, in addition to its soothing and healing qualities, has a tendency 
 constantly to secrete and excite a more rapid growth of the crust or wall of the foot, and 
 thus overcome the effects of standing upon diy floors, hard driving upon pavements and 
 plank roads, either of which tend to dry up, harden and make brittle tlic hoof, causing fre- 
 quent shoeing, thus continually cutting off the hoof and leaving the horse wiUiout that which 
 Nature gave him to stand upon. 
 
 X>Z1.XCX:^ BO OIEISTTS. 
 
 All orders for Dk. PETTITS INIEDICINES, addressed to ~ 
 
 PETTIT & BARKER, Central Avenue, 
 
 Fkedonia, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. 
 
SliETCn OF TUE UXDEKGROUXD BAILROAD, 
 
 •with great difficulty that she "walked 
 to the to-wn, and Avhen they got there, 
 Randall, the jailer, asked Tice to stay 
 till morning, and then they wonld 
 
 ■write to 3Ir. L to come after his 
 
 slave. Tiee was an easy going fello^w, 
 and boasted that he never did a cruel 
 thing Avhen he could avoid it. Ran- 
 dall's family lived in the jail, and Tice 
 said to Mrs. R., "This poor child is 
 tired out and starved. You give her 
 a good supper and let her sleep on a 
 bed; Ave won't lock het' in a cell to- 
 night." 
 
 Mrs. R. objected at first, saying she 
 would not be responsible for her safe- 
 keeping. Tice, laughing, said "her 
 Prince woidd see to that." In the 
 morning Tice and the jailer went into 
 the office and wrote a letter, notifying 
 her master that Oneda and Prince were 
 both safe in Pike county jail, but be- 
 fore mailing the letter they went to 
 her room and she was gone. Mrs. R 
 could give no account of her ; she had 
 put her in bed as directed, and that 
 was all she could say about it ; if she 
 had got away she was glad of it, for, 
 said she, " that girl has no more right 
 to be a slave than I have. She is 
 whiter than any of us." A blood 
 hound was procured and taken to lier 
 room, and after smelling around, he 
 took her track, being led by a cord, 
 and went directly to the west fork of 
 ithe Big Sandy, which runs through the 
 town. Beyond that the hound could 
 find no track, and it was decided that 
 she must have taken a light skiff that 
 usually laid at the crossing and gone 
 down the river, and two hours after. 
 
 the boat was found capsized among 
 some rocks below the rapids. So the 
 
 letter to Mr, L was burned up and 
 
 Tice went home. 
 
 In the back part of the jail there 
 was a pit where a well had been com- 
 menced a long time ago, and abandon- 
 ed for some cause when about eight 
 feet deep. It was covered over witli 
 boards, and a short ladder had been left 
 standing in it. After all was still about 
 the premises, Mrs. R. carried blankets 
 and old clothes into it, and then went 
 into Oneda's room. After a while they 
 went out, walked to the river, sent the 
 skiff adrift and returned, went through 
 the house and Oneda and Prince went 
 into the pit, after which Mrs. R, care- 
 fully replaced the boards. She kept 
 them well supplied with food for ten 
 days, and then sent tliem towards Ohio 
 by an old negro, who lived alone just 
 out of town and was often absent for 
 a week or two without being missed. 
 Thenceforth she was hungry no more, 
 nor did she travel Avithout a guide. 
 The U. G. R. R. took lier direct to 
 Canada by way of Cleveland, and by 
 steamboat to Maiden. After spending 
 a fcAV months in the Wilberforce colo- 
 ny, Oneda returned to Ohio for the 
 purpose of attending school. Prince 
 Avas left in Canada, having become do- 
 mesticated in a kind family. Oneda 
 graduated at a popular seminary in 
 Ohio, and then went to England, tak- 
 ing Avith lier letters of introduction 
 from the Professors of the seminary. 
 When on her way to Ncav York, Avhero 
 she Avas to embark, she S2)ent a Aveek 
 at our house. Conductor. 
 
 PETTIT'S EYE SALVE 
 
 WILI< CTmE ANT" CASE OF PILES. 
 
 PETTIT'S EYE SALVE 
 
 WILL CURE ANY CASE OF CHILBLAINS. 
 
 , 
 
 PETTIT'S CANKER BALSAM 
 
 WILL CURE ANY CASE OF NURSING SORE MOUTH. 
 
TESTi iv: o 3sri-A.XjS . 
 
 Gentlemen — I enclose you tliis letter (one 
 of many,) believing it my duty to do so, that 
 you might know the reputation Pettit's Eye 
 Salve is gaining in this section. I have sev- 
 eral letters from other parties who have used 
 it, they all speak in the same terms of the 
 Salve. Very Respectfully, 
 
 D. V. McConKLE, 
 Druggist, Chattanooga, Tenn. 
 Athens, Tenn., Jan. 37th, ISfi'J. 
 D. V. McCoRKLE, Esq., Chattanooga, Tenn. 
 Deau Sm. — I enclose one dollar for four 
 boxes more of Pettit's Eye Salve, per mail. 
 
 It is gradually restoring the eyes of my 
 daughter, who has sntfered with sore eyes 
 for more than two years, and after we had 
 tried almost everything else and failed, includ- 
 ing cauterization of the lids. For six months 
 betbre commencing the use of the above Eye 
 Salve she w;i3 almost totally blind, could 
 only discover the bulk of a person in the 
 doorway ; but can now, after a little more 
 than a month's use of it, tell the liom- on the 
 face of the clock, and it seems that she will 
 certainly be fullv restored to sight. It is cer- 
 tainly a wonder'ful change under Providence 
 after j^ears of suffering. 
 
 Very Truly Yours, 
 
 A. H. Gregory. 
 
 Sharon, ]\Iarch Cth, 1867. 
 American Eye Salve Co. ;— Please find 
 enclosed one dollar and thirty cents, for which 
 please send the worth of it in Dr. Pettit's 
 American Eye Salve, as I think it the best 
 medicine for the eyes that I have found, and 
 if it continues to do as well as it has done it 
 is likely I shall send for more to use in prac- 
 tice. Please send it all in one box, as it will 
 come some cheaper. Please direct to " James 
 Randolph, Sharon, Noble Co., O." 
 Respectfully Yours, 
 
 JAMES RANDOLPH. 
 Save enough to pay postage. 
 
 E. M. Pettit, Sup't American Eye Salve 
 Co. :— For the enclosed 35 cent.s please for- 
 ward me a box of the American Eye Salve. 
 
 Two years ago I was very much troubled 
 with weak and inflamed eyes : I obtained a 
 box of your Salve, and to my great pleasure 
 found that it Avas all that it was recommend- 
 ed, and now send for another box. 
 Yours Res]iect fullv. 
 
 Miss LAURA A. ]\IALLORY, 
 Hamden, Del. Co., N. Y. 
 
 Register Office, U. S. Treasury, 
 Jan. 33, ISGS. 
 
 Americ.vn Eye Salve Co.— Please tind en- 
 closed 35 cents, for which send me a box of 
 Dr. Pettit's Canker Balsam. 
 
 I have been buying the Eye Salve, which 
 my wife finds helps her eyes more than any 
 thing she ever used before, and I have bought 
 two boxes and sent North to iier sister. 
 
 I called on all Druggists here for tlie Bal- 
 sam, and they have none. Two have written 
 to New York lor it, so they say, l^it have 
 not received it. 
 
 I now malu; direct application to you, 25 
 cents for Balsam, and ten cents for ^lostage, 
 sent by mail. Pleiuc remit on receipt of en- 
 closed. Yours, 
 
 Wm. BLASLAND. 
 
 P. S.— Balsam, not Sulvc. 
 
 Double Pipe Creek, Carroll Co., ]Md. 
 
 Dec. 13th, 1867. 
 American Eye Salve Co., Fredonia, N. Y. 
 — Enclosed please find one dollar and seven- 
 ty-five cents (i|1.75), for which please send one 
 dozen boxes Dr. Pettit's American Eye Salve, 
 to the address below. I sold him one box 
 some time ago, and now he wants a dozen 
 boxes for himself and friends. He saj-s they 
 won't do without it ; that it is the best Eye 
 Salve they ever used. 
 
 Yours Respectfully, 
 
 WILLIAM H. RENNER. 
 
 Send to the address of " Levi Baker, Johns- 
 vilie, Frederick Co., Md." 
 
 Weatherly, Carbon Co., Pa. 
 June 1st, 1868. 
 American Eye Salve Co.— Having open- 
 ed a Drug Store in this place, I would like to 
 keep some of your Eye Salve for sale. Hav- 
 ing used it mvself, I can recommend it f\u-or- 
 ably. I would like to have one dozen boxes 
 to begin with ; Iwill send you the money on 
 receipt of goods and bill, or vou can send 
 them C. O.'D. 
 
 Hoping to hear from you soon, I am your 
 obd't serv't, 
 
 DR. J. B. TWEEDLE. 
 "Weatherly, Carbon Co., Pa. \ 
 
 South HadleyFalls, Mass., April 12,1869. I 
 American E\-e Salve Co.— I enclose |3.00 i 
 and want you to send me some Eye Salve. : 
 I had some from you last summer and it did i 
 wonderful cures.' It cured sore eyes for 
 eight persons that were nearly blind for a 
 long time. My friend, Horace "White, was , 
 visiTmg me two vears ago. I had sore eyes, 
 and he sent me one box bv mail and it cured 
 mc. Send bv Express, 'fruly yours, 
 
 ' E. C. "WHITE. 
 Note : Horace "White of Laona.— Am. Eye 
 Salve Co. 
 
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