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CHAPTER XXII.

ARRIVAL IN NEW-ORLEANS-GLIMPSE OF FREEMAN-GENOIS, THE RECORDER-HIS DESCRIPTION OF SOLOMON-REACH CHARLESTON-INTERRUPTED BY CUSTOMER HOUSE OFFICERS-PASS THROUGH RICHMOND-ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON-BURCH ARRESTED-SHEKELS AND THORNS-THEIR TESTIMONY-BURCH ADQUITTED-ARREST OF SOLOMON-BURCH WITHDRAWS THE COMPLAINT-THE HIGHER TRIBUNAL-DEPARTURE FROM WASHINGTON-ARRIVAL AT SANDY HILL-OLD FRIENDS AND FAMILIAR SCENES-PROCEED TO GLENS FALLS-MEETING WITH ANNE, MARGARET AND ELIZABETH-SOLOMON NORTHUP STAUNTON-INCIDENTS-CONCLUSION.

As the steamer glided on its way towards New- Orleans, perhaps I was not happy-perhaps there was no difficulty in restraining myself from dancing round the deck-perhaps I did not feel grateful to the man who had come so many hundred miles for me-perhaps I did not light his pipe, and wait and watch his word, and run at his slightest bidding.  If I didn't-well, no matter.

We tarried at New-Orleans two days.  During that time I pointed out the locality of Freeman's slave pen, and the room in which Ford purchased me.  We happened to meet Theophilus in the street, but I did not think it worth while to renew acquaintance with him.  From respectable citizens we ascertained he had become a low, miserable rowdy-a broken-down, disreputable man.