. History of the Underground railroad in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania . ng, and he thought how foolishwould be his journey without arms. Just then hecame to Jacob Kirks store. The clerk was takingdown the shutters. For Gods sake, give me agun, said Taylor. There happened to be one in thestore which he took and away. His steed was too fleetfor the Marylanders. He overtook them, within, Ithink, about one hundred yards of the line. Ridingaround the wagon, he wheeled in the road, aimed hisold fowling piece at the drivers head in a way thatseemed to mean business, and brough
. History of the Underground railroad in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania . ng, and he thought how foolishwould be his journey without arms. Just then hecame to Jacob Kirks store. The clerk was takingdown the shutters. For Gods sake, give me agun, said Taylor. There happened to be one in thestore which he took and away. His steed was too fleetfor the Marylanders. He overtook them, within, Ithink, about one hundred yards of the line. Ridingaround the wagon, he wheeled in the road, aimed hisold fowling piece at the drivers head in a way thatseemed to mean business, and brought the horses totheir haunches as he exclaimed: Stir another footand Ill blow your brains out! A part of the sequelis that he marched the party back to a magistratesoffice, had the girl discharged and the kidnappers putin jail. That is not the best part of the sequel, how-ever ; that remains to be told. The old gun hadnt theghost of a load in it! Taylor didnt know this, neitherdid the kidnappers, of course, but the old gun notloaded served its purpose just as well as though it hadbeen. * * ^. THOMAS GARRET. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. 237 THOMAS GARRETT.(1789—1871.) Thomas Garrett, oq; uncompromising advocate of theemancipation and education of the colored race, wasborn in Upper Darby, Delaware county, Pennsylvania,on Eighth mo. 21st, 1789 ; he was a son of Thomas andSarah Garrett. A member of the Society of Friends, he held to thatfaith which is one of their cardinal principles, that Godmoves and inspires men to fulfill the work which He re-quires at their hands; from this conviction he neverswerved, no matter what labor it cost, nor what vicissi-tudes and trials might beset him. His motto was Always do right at the time irrespective of conse-quences. He was married twice. His first wife was Mary Sharp-less, of Birmingham, Chester county, Pennsylvania, whodied at Wilmington, Delaware, Seventh mo. 13th, 1827 ;his second, Rachel Mendenhall, who died Fourth , 1868. He survived
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