Underground to Canada: Ch 11-15 by: Danish Khan
January 23, 2008 Danish KhanFirst Step WritingChapter 11 - 15 Recount: The Journey BeginsAfter hours of planning with Mr. Ross, and preparing for their great escape, Julilly, Lester, Liza and Adam finally set out on the path that they must walk to reach their long and painfully awaited freedom. Traveling north they encounter slave hunters and mean, nasty, evil spirited sheriffs, all of whom that want grab them out of their destiny and put them all back to their cages, back to the Riley plantation. Along the way, the clutches of the slave hunters capture Lester and Adam. Hoping that their fallen companions would be fine and would manage to escape somehow, Julilly and Liza continue their journey towards freedom. They meet the kind Mennonites who help them, an old man who directs them, and Jeb Brown who shelters and protects them from the wrath of the slave hunters.
Traveling north, towards Tennessee Julilly, Liza, Lester and Adam stopped to eat what little they had saved in the Riley Plantation. A question arose in Lisa's mind as they ate. She asked how they would know when they had reached Tennessee. The answer came from Lester. He could read. Another slave had taught him from the Hensen plantation. They continued their journey. Travelled at night, slept at day. This was the routine Mr. Ross had recommended for them. The swamps hid their scent and concealed their footprints. Days swept by like a summer breeze. The sky was dark when the four of them reached their destination. There was a sign reading Tennessee. Lester read it out loud. But suddenly they heard the sound of hooves coming down the dirt road they were on. Quickly, the four of them retreated back to field of corn. The men on horseback were slave hunters. One of them looked a lot like Sims, Julilly noticed. Without noticing them, the slave hunters rode by. Minutes later a colored man showed up at the scene. Julilly approached him and said the password that Mr. Ross had told them. "Friend with Friends".
Traveling north, towards Tennessee Julilly, Liza, Lester and Adam stopped to eat what little they had saved in the Riley Plantation. A question arose in Lisa's mind as they ate. She asked how they would know when they had reached Tennessee. The answer came from Lester. He could read. Another slave had taught him from the Hensen plantation. They continued their journey. Travelled at night, slept at day. This was the routine Mr. Ross had recommended for them. The swamps hid their scent and concealed their footprints. Days swept by like a summer breeze. The sky was dark when the four of them reached their destination. There was a sign reading Tennessee. Lester read it out loud. But suddenly they heard the sound of hooves coming down the dirt road they were on. Quickly, the four of them retreated back to field of corn. The men on horseback were slave hunters. One of them looked a lot like Sims, Julilly noticed. Without noticing them, the slave hunters rode by. Minutes later a colored man showed up at the scene. Julilly approached him and said the password that Mr. Ross had told them. "Friend with Friends".
Bibliography: "Underground to Canada" by Barbara Smucker, 2007, pp 420-534.