He brought the money Leon took from him, but the men said no doubt he had stolen that, and Leon had earned it bringing him back, so the traveller shouldn't have it.
They took him away on a horse and said they'd let him go, but that they'd escort him from the county.

Father told Mr.Freshett that he was a little suspicious of them, and he would hold him responsible for the man's life.

Mr.Freshett said that he'd give his word that the man would be safe; they only wanted to make sure he wouldn't come back, and that he'd be careful in the future how he abused hospitality, so they went, and all of us were glad of it.
I don't know what Mr.Freshett calls safe, for they took Even So to Groveville and locked him up until night.

Then they led him to the railroad, and made him crawl back and forth through an old engine beside the track, until he was blacker than any negro ever born; and then they had him swallow a big dose of croton oil for his health.
That was the only KIND thing they did, for afterward they started him down the track and told him to run, and all of them shot at his feet as he went.

Hannah Freshett told me at school the next day.