way station a safe house where wandering blacks could inquire about relatives and expect hospitality.
paterollers patrollers or slave-catchers.
Pulaski County, Kentucky a county in south central Kentucky.
the dragon a Klan symbol.
underground agent the guide who waited in the cornfield to lead slaves to freedom.
clabber thickly curdled sour milk.
sugar teat an early kind of pacifier; a small square of cloth filled with a mixture of brown sugar and butter, tied off, and given to babies to suck on.
