 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pashure pokunge asvika muU.S., Realf akaongorora misha yevarombo yeNew York City, akava mufundisi weFive Points, uye akabatsira pakugadza ikoko kosi yemharidzo dzisingadhuri uye sangano rokuzvivandudza. Muna 1856 akaperekedza boka revanhu vakabva kune imwe nyika vakaenda kuKansas, kwaakazova mutori wenhau uye munyori wenhau mumapepanhau akawanda okuMabvazuva. Akaziva John Brown, akaenda naye kuChatham, Ontario, Canada, uye akanga achizova Munyori weHurumende muhurumende yenguva pfupi iyo Brown akaronga. Kufamba kwacho kwakaregwa kwemakore maviri, Realf akashanyira England ndokuita rwendo rwokumaodzanyemba kwenyika. Apo Brown akarwisa Harpers Ferrymuna October 1859, Realf akanga ari muTexas, uko akasungwa ndokuendeswa kuWashington, D.C., ari mungozi yokurohwa munzira. 