Tothosewhoarehappilyunaccustomedtothem，thecountenancesinthestreetsandlabouring-places，too，areshocking。Allmenwhoknowthattherearelawsagainstinstructingslaves，ofwhichthepainsandpenaltiesgreatlyexceedintheiramountthefinesimposedonthosewhomaimandtorturethem，mustbepreparedtofindtheirfacesverylowinthescaleofintellectualexpression。
Butthedarkness-notofskin，butmind-whichmeetsthestranger\'seyeateveryturn；thebrutalizingandblottingoutofallfairercharacterstracedbyNature\'shand；immeasurablyoutdohisworstbelief。Thattravelledcreationofthegreatsatirist\'sbrain，whofreshfromlivingamonghorses，peeredfromahighcasementdownuponhisownkindwithtremblinghorror，wasscarcelymorerepelledanddauntedbythesight，thanthosewholookuponsomeofthesefacesforthefirsttimemustsurelybe。
Ileftthelastofthembehindmeinthepersonofawretcheddrudge，who，afterrunningtoandfroalldaytillmidnight，andmopinginhisstealthywinksofsleepuponthestairsbetweenwhiles，waswashingthedarkpassagesatfouro\'clockinthemorning；andwentuponmywaywithagratefulheartthatIwasnotdoomedtolivewhereslaverywas，andhadneverhadmysensesbluntedtoitswrongsandhorrorsinaslave-rockedcradle。
IthadbeenmyintentiontoproceedbyJamesRiverandChesapeakeBaytoBaltimore；butoneofthesteamboatsbeingabsentfromherstationthroughsomeaccident，andthemeansofconveyancebeingconsequentlyrendereduncertain，wereturnedtoWashingtonbythewaywehadcomethereweretwoconstablesonboardthesteamboat，inpursuitofrunawayslaves，andhaltingthereagainforonenight，wentontoBaltimorenextafternoon。
ThemostcomfortableofallthehotelsofwhichIhadanyexperienceintheUnitedStates，andtheywerenotafew，isBarnum\'s，inthatcity:wheretheEnglishtravellerwillfindcurtainstohisbed，forthefirstandprobablythelasttimeinAmericathisisadisinterestedremark，forIneverusethem；andwherehewillbelikelytohaveenoughwaterforwashinghimself，whichisnotatallacommoncase。