in the morning.  I then made my way to a pond of water, and pulled my clothes off, and washed the mud from them, and hung them up to dry; and as soon as they were dry and night arrived, I put them on, and continued my journey that night in the woods, as the moon was so bright; though I did not progress much on my way, it was more safe.  Towards morning I saw a farm-house, and being hungry I resolved to venture to ask for something to eat.  Waiting my opportunity, I saw three men leave the house, and judging there then only remained women, I went up and asked if they would please to give me something to eat.  They invited me in, and gave me some bread and milk, pitying my condition greatly, one of them telling me that her husband was an Abolitionist, and if I would wait until his return he would place me out of the reach of my pursuers.  I did not then understand what was an Abolitionist, and said I would rather not stay.  She then saw my feet, which were awful from what I had undergone, and asked me if I should not like to have a pair of shoes, and I said I should.  They went in search of a pair up the stairs, and I heard one say to the other, “He answers the description of a slave for which 200 dollars are offered.”  When they returned I was sitting still in the position I was in before they went up stairs.  She said to the other, “I will go and see after the cows;” and the other answered, “Dont be long.”  But my suspicion was confirmed that going after the cows was only a pretence; and when I thought the other had got far enough away, I laid hold of the remaining one and tied her to the bedstead; went into the closet and took a leg of mutton, and other articles, such as bread and butter, and made my way out as quick as possible; and when I got outside I rubbed my feet in some cow dung to prevent the scent of the bloodhounds, and took to the woods, where I found a sand hole, in which I remained all day.  The night was dark, with a drizzling rain; being very fit for travelling, I started again on my journey, but being very cautious, I only managed about 24 miles that night.  Towards morning I met with a black, who told me that to Chester, in Pennsylvania, was only twenty-six miles.  During the day I again remained in the woods, where I met a black man of the name of Geordie, whom I knew, belonging to Rogers, and who had left two months before me, and he said he had been in those woods five weeks.  His appearance was shocking, and from his long suffering and hardships he was difficult to know; and, as he was hungry, I divided with him my leg of mutton and bread and butter, and I was telling him how unwise it was to remain so long in one place, when we were suddenly aroused by the well-known sounds of the hounds.  In my fear and surprise I was attempting for a tree, but was unable to mount before they were upon me.  In this emergency I called out the name of one of the dogs, who was more familiar with me than the others, called Fly, and hit my knee to attract her attention