As Mammy Sally was cooking this lady called Nina who also worded in the kitchensaid “I found a passage way out o’ here.
” Mammy Sally looked shocker. “But if weget caught Massa Simms gonna whip us until our day are done workin’. “SaidMammy Sally. But, Nina was Strong and Fearless and said “I don’t care I’m sickof the way those people treat us I goin’ to Canada. Mammy Sally stood there fora while and in came Massa Simms with his whip. And said “You ladies gonna bestandin’ for a while” Mammy Sally looked frightened and said “No sir we werejust talking about what’s for diner,” “So Said Massa Simms “what’s for dinner”,”well” said Mammy Sally “potatoes and corn” “what else” said Massa Simms MammySally had a scared look on her face “What else”?! Yelled mass Simms” well Iguess I can cook some bread” said Mammy Sally, “Same bread that would be nice”Some break that would be nice” Said Massa Simms.
A Couple of hours passed andMammy Sally getting ready to set the table for dinner when in came Nina and shesaid “So have you thought it yet” ” no” said Mammy Sally. The next day Nina wokeup early she put on here rags and took some food from the kitchen and woke upMammy Sally and Mammy Sally said “if we get caught “I know I know” interruptedNina ” we gonna get whipped tell our days are done working. ” Well at least youknow” said ” Mammy Sally and they left. “So said Mammy Sally” Where is thissecret passage you were talking about” you’ll see” said Nina. When they got tothe secret passage Mammy Sally said, “We aint gonna get out with out gettingcaught. Nina looked awkwardly at Mammy Sally and said “she is safer than theunderground railway” “how can you ? it “said Mammy Sally.
The secret passage wasa hole through the ground and first went Mammy Sally after went Nina. When theygot out Nina said ” Smell the fresh air of freedom. ” “yes soon we will be backthere and we wont be working in the kitchen we’ll be getten whipped. ” It wasgetting and Mammy Sally and Nina were walking all day and they were very tired,so they decided to stop and rest. After they rested they ate and began walkingagain. It was down when they came to a cabin and the knocked on the door theywere surprised to sea a black man answer the door.
The man said “come in theladies Nina asked “what is your name sir. ” He said “My name is Malcolm. ” ” What are you doing in here”? asked Mammy Sally. “I live here , said Malcolm.
MammySally and Nina looked shocked at Malcolm. They never saw a free black man. Malcolm said Why have you never seen a free black man? Because we are black ,doesn’t mean we don’t have rights. “But we have to listen to Massa Simms or we gonna get whipped real hard.
” After they rested and talked to Malcolm , theycontinued their journey to Canada. In the afternoon they came to another cabinin Boston. When they knocked on the door , an old woman holding a shot gun ,opened the door, and said ” What are you niggers doing here ? Are you notsupposed to be getting whipped or working very hard?” No said Nina, we are notgoing to work for any white folks in USA. “So get off my property, you uselessblacks. ” “Hey lady who do you think you are? We are human just like you and weget angry.
And we are getting angrier, so don’t be messing wit us or we gonnaget really angry. So watch out lady, and yes were leaving ’cause we don’t wannalook at yer ugly mug no more. ” “Get out now. ” They left that old hags home andcontinued walking down the road searching for a ride.
They had finished eatingtheir food and were getting mighty hungry. They stopped by a shelter for somefood. “We may be desperate Mammy, but I’m not going in no homeless shelter. “”Shut yer mouth Nina, there’s good eatin’. ” They went in after all.
“Hey werenot letting any coloured people in here. ” “Were hungry and we have no food, youcant let us eat just because of the colour of our skin?” “Hey don’t talk back tome, nigger, now get out” “Were going, were going. ” They’re stomachs weregrumbling pretty badly and it was getting dark. They laid down in an alley tosleep for the night. In the morning they continued their journey to Canada.
Whenthey were walking they met this man and his name was Thompson Mcrian. Thompson Mcrian was a tall man with long Black hair and Brown eyes. The girls thoughthe was at least 10 feet tall. When Thompson came up to them he said “What areyou girls doing on White man’s land ? We are goin’ to Canada” said Nina . Doyou want a ride to Cincinnati? Yes sir .
So in 2 hours they arrived inCincinnati . When they came they herd of a man named Jeb Brown he was a manwho helped people get to Canada. So they went to his house and spoke to him andhe arranged for someone to take them to Canada. One week passed and they wereoff to Canada. On the way they saw different colours of leafs and they couldn’tstop talking about how different life would be. So they came to Canada and gotjobs in generals stores and started new lives and told everyone their story ofhow they got to Canada.
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