'Papa is much obliged to you,' said Mr. St. Clare laughing, as he walked
away.




CHAPTER VIII


ELIZA AMONG THE QUAKERS


While Uncle Tom was sailing South, down the wide river, to his new
master's home, Eliza with her boy was travelling north to Canada.

Kind people helped her all the way. She passed from friend to friend,
till she arrived safely at a village where the people were Quakers.

The Quakers were gentle, quiet people. They all dressed alike in plain
grey clothes, and the women wore big, white muslin caps. Because they
thought it was wicked to have slaves, they helped those who ran away
from their cruel masters. Often they were punished for doing this, but
still they went on helping the poor slaves. For though the laws said it
was wrong, they felt quite sure that it was really right to do so.

The kind Quaker women grew to be very fond of Eliza, and would have been
glad if she would have stayed with them.

But Eliza said, 'No, I must go on; I dare not stop. I can't sleep at