fe she was unable to attend church for fear of being captured and returned to Dr. Flint. The Bible was the only thing she could turn to for compfort and relief. Everytime someone did anything for Harriet she was eternally gratefull. Be it some food, clothing, kind words or sheltering her from her enimys. One man told her about her children coming to join her on the plantation, and she says to this day she is grateful to that gentleman for the information. Just a few words from one man and she is is forever thankful to him. Every person that had every done anything for her stayed in her heart and kindly remembered. Most people today take everything soo lightly that it shows a lot about her that she might be thankful to someone no matter the case.Through out her plight she made many friends and allys. From people asked to help her to people who noticed she was in troubble and did all they possibly could with out thinking about the reprocussions if their help was found out. Most of her assistence in escaping slavery came from completely unexpected places.Betty, the slave of a wealthy slave trader's wife was one of the people who played a large role in Harriet's escape. They had met before but we are not told to what extent Betty and Harriet knew eachother. Betty's mistress was the one hiding Harriet out of the kindness of her heart yet Betty was the one who did everything to conseal her. She faithfully hid Harriet and took care of her as best she could. At one point Betty states that she would rather see Harriet free then to be free herself. This type of thing amazes me, that someone, not family, who had almost no attachment to someone could so honistly help someone else. Though Betty was the first to give everything to help Harriet, many others helped her get away as well.Peter and Harriet met when they were both very young. He was the apprentice to Harriet's father and was a trusted friend of the family. Peter was the pe...
