ls the story of his wrongs, so that they stand out in all their
naked ugliness.

In Ward, you have one with strong native powers,--I know of none
stronger; superadded a careful and extensive cultivation; an
understanding so matured, that fully enables him to successfully
grapple with men or errors, and portray truth in a manner equalled by
few.

After all, it must be admitted, both are men of extraordinary powers
of mind.

Both well qualified for the task they have undertaken.

I have, rather than anything else, drawn these outline portraits for
our _young men_, who can fill them up at leisure.

The subjects are both fine models, and may be studied with profit by
all,--especially those who are destined to stand in the front rank.

[Illustration: (signature) William J. Wilson]

NOTE.--It has been some years since the above sketch was
drawn; and though my impressions, especially of Mr.
Douglass, has undergone some slight change since,--seeing in
him enlarged, strengthened, and more matured thought, still
I think, on the whole, the careful observer will attest
substantially to its correctness.

"Who is my Neighbor?"

It gives me great pleasure to express my interest in your objects, by
the following sentiment: Sympathy for the slave,--the clearest
exhibition in modern times of the spirit which, in the parable of the
Samaritan, first illumined the wrong of oppression, and the divineness
of brotherly love.

[Illustration: (signature) Th. Starr King]

Consolation for the Slave.

Slave though thou art to unfeeling power,
Till wrong shall reach her final hour,
Mourn not as one on whom the day
Will never shed a healing ray.
The star of hope, that leads the dawn,
Appears, and night will soon be gone.

Long has thy night of sorrow been,
Without a star to cheer the scene.
Nay; there was One that watched and wept,
When thou didst think all mercy slept;
That eye, which beams with love divine,
Where all celestial glories shine.

Justice will soon the sceptre take;
The scourge shall fall, the tyrant quake.
Hark! 'tis the voice of One from heaven;
The word, the high command is given,
"Break every yoke, loose every chain,
To usher in the Saviour's reign."

[Illustration: (signature) Samuel Willard]

The Key.

The Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: a key to unlock any mind that is not
rendered