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66 Reception from my old master.—A slave again.—Appeal to an old friend.—Buy my freedom.—Cheated and betrayed.—Back to Kentucky, and a slave again. CHAPTER IX. TAKEN SOUTH, AWAY FROM WIFE AND CHILDREN. 79 Start for New Orleans.—Study navigation on the Mississippi.—The captain struck blind.—Find some of my old companions.—The lower depths. CHAPTER X. A TERRIBLE TEMPTATION. 86 Sigh for death.—A murder in my heart.—The axe raised.—Conscience speaks and I am saved.—God be praised! CHAPTER XI. PROVIDENTIAL DELIVERANCE. 93 Offered for sale.—Examined by purchasers.—Plead with my young master in vain.—Man's extremity, God's opportunity.—Good for evil.—Return North.—My increased value.—Resolve to be a slave no longer. CHAPTER XII. ESCAPE FROM BONDAGE. 102 Solitary Musings.—Preparations for flight.—A long good-night to master.—A dark night on the river.—Night journeys in Indiana.—On the brink of starvation.—A kind woman.—A new style of drinking cup.—Reach Cincinnati. CHAPTER XIII. JOURNEY TO CANADA. 113 Good Samaritans.—Alone in the wilderness.—Meet some Indians.—Reach Sandusky.—Another friend.—All aboard.—Buffalo.—A "free nigger."—Frenzy of joy on reaching Canada. CHAPTER XIV. NEW SCENES AND A NEW HOME. 128 A poor man in a strange land.—Begin to acquire property.—Resume preaching.—Boys go to school.—What gave me a desire to learn to read.—A day of prayer in the woods. CHAPTER XV. LIFE IN CANADA. 138 Condition of the blacks in Canada.—A tour of exploration.—Appeal to the Legislature.—Improvements. CHAPTER XVI. CONDUCTING SLAVES TO CANADA. 144 Sympathy for the slaves.—James Lightfoot.—My first mission to the South.—A Kentucky company of fugitives.—Safe at home. CHAPTER XVII. SECOND JOURNEY ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. 150 A shower of stars.—Kentuckians.—A stratagem.—A providence.—Conducted across the Miami River by a cow.—Arrival at Cincinnati.—One of the party taken ill.—We leave him to die.—Meet a "friend."—A poor white man.—A strange impression.—Once more in Canada. CHAPTER XVIII. HOME AT DAWN. 165 Condition in Canada.—Efforts in behalf of my people.—Rev. Mr. Wilson.—A convention of blacks.—Manual-labor school. CHAPTER XIX. LUMBERING OPERATIONS. 173 Industrial project.—Find some able friends in Boston.—Procure funds and construct a saw-mill.—Sales of lumber in Boston.—Incident in the Custom House. CHAPTER XX. VISIT TO ENGLAND. 179 Debt on the institution.—A new pecuniary enterprise.—Letters of recommendation to England.—Personal difficulties.—Called an impostor.—Triumphant victory over these troubles. CHAPTER XXI. THE WORLD'S FAIR IN LONDON. 187 My contribution to the great exhibition.—Difficulty with the American superintendent.—Happy release.—The great crowd.—A call from the Queen.—Medal awarded to me. CHAPTER XXII. VISITS TO THE RAGGED SCHOOLS. 194 Speech at Sunday School Anniversary.—Interview with Lord Grey.—Interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury, and dinner with Lord John Russell, the great events of my life. CHAPTER XXIII. CLOSING UP MY LONDON AGENCY. 203 My narrative published.—Letter from home apprising me of the sickness of my wife.—Departure from London.—Arrival at home.—Meeting with my family.—The great sorrow of my life, the death of my wife.