HARRISBURG, May 26, ’56.

    Friend Still:—­I embrace the opportunity presented by the visit
    of our friend, John F. Williams, to drop you a few lines in
    relation to our future operations.

The Lightning Train was put on the Road on last Monday, and as the traveling season has commenced and this is the Southern route for Niagara Falls, I have concluded not to send by way of Auburn, except in cases of great danger; but hereafter we will use the Lightning Train, which leaves here at 1-1/2 and arrives in your city at 5 o’clock in the morning, and I will telegraph about 5-1/2 o’clock in the afternoon, so it may reach you before you close.  These four are the only ones that have come since my last.  The woman has been here some time waiting for her child and her beau, which she expects here about the first of June.  If possible, please keep a knowledge of her whereabouts, to enable me to inform him if he comes.

    I have nothing more to send you, except that John Fiery has
    visited us again and much to his chagrin received the
    information of their being in Canada.

    Yours as ever,

    Jos.  C. Bustill.

Whilst the Fierys were working like beavers to re-enslave these brave fugitives, the latter were daily drinking in more and more of the spirit of freedom and were busy with schemes for the deliverance of other near kin left behind under the galling yoke.

Several very interesting letters were received from Otho Taylor, relative to a raid he designed making expressly to effect the escape of his family.  The two subjoined must suffice, (others, much longer, cannot now be produced, they have probably been loaned and not returned.)

        APRIL 15th, 1857.

SIR—­We arrived here safely.  Mr. Syrus and his lady is well situated.  They have a place for the year round 15 dollars per month.  We are all well and hope that you are all the same.  Now I wish to know whether you would please to send me some money to go after those people.  Send it here if you please.

        Yours truly,

        OTHO TAYLOR.

        WILLIAM STILL.

    ST. CATHARINES, Jan. 26, 1857.

MR. WM. STILL:—­Dear Sir—­I write at this time in behalf of Otho Taylor.  He is very anxious to go and get his family at Clear Spring, Washington county, Md.  He would like to know if the Society there would furnish him the means to go after them from Philadelphia, that you will be running no risk in doing this.  If the Society can do this, he would not be absent from P. more than three days.

He is so anxious to get his family from slavery that he is willing to do almost anything to get them to Canada.  You may possibly recollect him—­he was at your place last August.  I think he can be trusted.  If you can do something for him, he has the means to take him to your place.

    Please let me know immediately if you can do this.