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CHAPTER 43ResultsTHE rest of our story is soon told. George Shelby, interested, as any other young man might be, by the romance of the incident, no less than by feelings of humanity, was at the pains to send to Cassy the bill of sale of Eliza; whose date and name all corresponded with her own knowledge of facts, and left no doubt upon her mind as to the identity of her child. It remained now only for her to trace out the path of the fugitives. Madame de Thoux and she, thus drawn together by the singular coincidence of their fortunes, proceeded immediately to Canada, and began a tour of inquiry among the stations, where the numerous fugitives from slavery are located. At Amherstberg they found the missionary with whom George and Eliza had taken shelter, on their first arrival in Canada; and through him were enabled to trace the family to Montreal. George and Eliza had now been five years free. George had found constant oc- cupation in the shop of a worthy machinist, where he had been earning a compe- tent support for his family, which, in the mean time, had been increased by the addition of another daughter. Little Harry-a fine bright boy-had been put to a good school, and was mak- ing rapid proficiency in knowledge. |
