If we had tried to help ebery one to 'scape we should mighty soon hab been hunted down.
"Well, sar, I libed dere for three year.

It was a lonesome life.

I planted a few yams round de hut, and de plantation hands would bring me tings dat dey got hold of.

It was my duty when I found dat a case was ob de proper description to arrange for de flight, de man or de woman would come to my hut, and I would guide dem through de swamps, twenty-five mile away, to de house ob a clergyman, which was de next station.

I would jus' knock in a 'ticular way at de door, and when dis was open leab de party dere and go straight away back to de swamp.