Taking up a trunk, I went up the wharf, and was soon out of the crowd.

I made directly for the woods, where I remained until night knowing well that I could not travel, even in the State of Ohio, during the day, without danger of being arrested.
I had long since made up my mind that I would not trust myself in the hands of any man, white or colored.

The slave is brought up to look upon every white man as an enemy to him and his race; and twenty-one years in slavery had taught me that there were traitors, even among colored people.

After dark, I emerged from the woods into a narrow path, which led me into the main travelled road.

But I knew not which way to go.