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tion of the people were not very active in looking for the prisoner, but rather, among themselves, enjoyed the cleverness of the trick. The Sheriff, being responsible for the prisoner, offered a reward of 1,000 dollars for the recapture of Lewis, who had escaped from the Court House. This transpired on Saturday. On Sunday morning we dressed him in female attire, and escorted him to church; we made a collection in a quiet way, and sent him off to Canada, where coloured men are free. It was the fortune-teller, to whom Lewis had gone respecting his sweetheart, and to whom he had divulged the secret of his being a Fugitive Slave, that caused Lewis to be captured. The wretch was paid 100 dollars, (£20), for the information she gave to his owner.
Some years ago Slavery existed in Delaware, and running away was then as much in practice as it is now; consequently, numbers of them came to Philadelphia. A Mr. D. Godwin was in the habit of buying these runaway Slaves, thus: he paid the masters a small sum and took the chance of catching them; of course if he did not get them, he lost his money, but if he did, the Slaves were his. In this way Mr. Godwin purchased a Slave named Ezekiel, commonly called Zeke. Mr. G. came to Philadelphia, and called on Isaac T. Hopper, a strong Abolitionist, for information as to the whereabouts of this Zeke. While talking with Mr. Hopper, up came a black
