for me for I intended to leave any how by the first convaiance.  I hard some good Prayers put up for the suffers on last Sunday evening in the Baptist Church.  Now friend still I beleve that Prayers affects great good, but I beleve that the fire and sword would affect more good in this case.  Perhaps this is not your thoughts, but I must acknowledge this to be my Polacy.  The world are being turned upside down, and I think we might as well take an active part in it as not.  We must have something to do as other people, and I hope this moment among the Slaves are the beginning.  I wants to see something go on while I live.

    Yours truly,

    JOHN H. HILL.

THIRTEENTH LETTER.

Sad tidings from Richmond—­Of the arrest of a Captain with Slaves on board as Underground Rail Road passengers.

    HAMILTON, June 5th, 1858.

DEAR FRIEND STILL:—­I have just heard that our friend Capt.  B. have being taken Prisoner in Virginia with slaves on board of his vessel.  I hard this about an hour ago. the Person told me of this said he read it in the newspaper, if this be so it is awfull.  You will be so kind as to send me some information.  Send me one of the Virginia Papers.  Poor fellow if they have got him, I am sorry, sorry to my heart.  I have not heard from my Uncle for a long time if have heard or do hear anything from him at any time you will oblige me by writing.  I wish you to inquire of Mr. Anderson’s friends (if you know any of them), if they have heard anything from him since he was in your city.  I have written to him twice since he was here according to his own directions, but never received an answer.  I wants to hear from my mother very much, but cannot hear one word.  You will present my best regards to the friend.  Mrs. Hill is quite sick.

    Yours truly,

    J.H.  HILL.

    P.S.—­I have not received the Anti-Slavery Standard for several
    weeks.  Please forward any news relative to the Capt.

    J.H.H.

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THE ESCAPE OF HEZEKIAH HILL.

(UNCLE OF JOHN HENRY HILL.)

Impelled by the love of freedom Hezekiah resolved that he would work no longer for nothing; that he would never be sold on the auction block:  that he no longer would obey the bidding of a master, and that he would die rather than be a slave.  This decision, however, had only been entertained by him a short time prior to his escape.  For a number of years Hezekiah had been laboring under the pleasing thought that he should succeed in obtaining freedom through purchase, having had an understanding with his owner with this object in view.  At different times he had paid on account for himself nineteen hundred dollars, six hundred dollars more than he was to have paid according to the first agreement.  Although so shamefully defrauded in the first instance, he concluded to bear the disappointment as patiently as possible and get out of the lion’s mouth as best he could.