I comforted and encouraged her all I could; but I foresaw but too well what the result must be.

Without entering into any farther particulars, suffice it to say that Walker performed his part of the contract, at that time.

He took her back to St.Louis, established her as his mistress and housekeeper at his farm, and before I left, he had two children by her.

But, mark the end! Since I have been at the North, I have been credibly informed that Walker has been married, and, as a previous measure, sold poor Cynthia and her four children (she having had two more since I came away) into hopeless bondage! He soon commenced purchasing to make up the third gang.

We took steamboat, and went to Jefferson City, a town on the Missouri river.
Here we landed, and took stage for the interior of the State.