Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-07-26

E.SCATE Of 4 ICNNlCT pl1Sll-
ed rascal Nance! Undcrw ood, cscoped'trom
inc Louisiana pcnitcnilary, az Baton RonGe,
nn The 9th ult. He WAS imprisoned for
highway robbery, and sentenced for four
iccn wears; two OF which had expired. He
had made preparations some time previous
for his departure on the first favorable OPP
purtut,iiy, by thing oil h> chains, aud 50
fastening thrm us 10 avoid dcieciion-fa
brica;ing also n pair Of whiskers for the
,rrpn,c ur di-.u;sc. AT the hour Of dinner
:or tie convicts, on the day above men
toned, aud while the wardcns were Gu
gagged in attending To several vi-iIers,
tlnk.n; the prop y moncUt had arrived, he
determined TO execute his long devised
scheme Of escape. The Baton Rouge GA
zct'c thus hunorously gives III" particulars:
In walking to his cell, schcminy and re-
solving, h" accidentally tu,rhcd over Il
rrunk in the way. 'D-n the trunk said
Er, gr;,si,ing his toe and dancing with pain.
But IL bright idea dawnrh upon his mud
sud ,riunphan, smile lighted up his ooun
trnanrc. lie caught the trunk III his arms
and carefully pccring along TN" dark pas
,n"c. l,c carried i, INFO one OF the back cells.
Iii re he opened it and extracted M Gle
giant suit Of new c!u,h"s, ii pair Of green
>i'"riaclcs. Il polished pair of boots, 81 fash
innab!c black hat. pair ot soft kid gloves,
Il bundle of cigars, ANA ii pocket hook com-
tanning money.
lie had no water 10 make his ablu,ions.
,br r,,,,,.r h.,n.,l Lii. ,,,,;'.,, IT,, c',,
'"inut"~. he had cnnncd his apparel, wills
kCrs aud all. and taking Il couuctislr peep
in Il r",kci glass, lie survcvcd-a real dan
hv. " il, ii sMrh Of vanity on his cuun-
'rnanc", lc SAT down and i,:;cd AN af!"c-
,,n.,atc y;,.cr:c,ury letter tn his courad.s.-
! He then sailed Ior,b inro The y,rI and
most tnpishI, swngcc:c., round, couhiur
his wills hcrs and cnntcn,,,!;.;iuy th, build
i'm. ni,l, marks of as,m,isl,,ucnt on III, conn
'"""nrr, Alter showing oil 70, a while, he
| r"n''n"c" II WIS ''!''c /" 'a"i me "fc'Zc'
| an" l',re'"@ "''''. ~ '!:> noun lie swung
! ','"'>''' mos NV" "''cn.''i'h
! :n'' ',,'' "'"'" i",''',>S'''' 20 &c. a "ah'.-
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! ~ '"c '''M c'"t' :'h I" hu:h your
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'*'e" ''''' -, ','.', ..,.''"H VIII one "' ''''
s"''''.'. 10" :'"''T ''''Serh''c eui''V NOR
4"!' nave 70" Ia ''''s s'ooh'y retreat o'
c'''h.,: M, ,
'.,e "'' '''""' ~ '"'V'ctS mere
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! -" ny ."'" ''''!' ""'', t''nh "'
''' ,".,. '"'' >,''I "' ''''nS'"u, r. "neh we"
H"eh "F''c"''";i"sH ana NhiierIng. tlave
'".S .;,,' u" enns;Ss o. c5''i'c: :.
! lhr "";i'h crashed ms arms significantly.
an: you Keep ii STREE wntrh--wc wcil-b"l
ca" e""c'',' no" 20" can efGure 'hc
I.i', VI 81 ~ .''' : '"i' ny "'|'' Hi"aSs
"~'''''''' ~ W '' w 'ie'o G''''rs arc P"hlSnel-
my "'''I' "'t "'""' ''e' i"F my i"lio"
n.ms Sir AnG he cHia,,;i"H = nav wr,rnr,l "n"il
up IN glove leather, which The cu.rj rrcs.
pcr;tn!ly Touched.
ia. ,atc was opened. lie entered ,hc
.a.s.,u. ,,,, t,.,I. ,n rio :,
nuW, ,>i.yll W.; at, less r,,,r.,nu>l> ro,,,,,,
--;int !,rs:uid udcrw noi; in he stree; cl,r,k.
ling III lis sncr,ss and !re, rs the w,,l
fh" w!!SkrYs were Instantly r,u,tvcI H.,
t;;ner received Il visit, aud In;irr,, rnL
nov ALA, E.,vil,r. was .h,,.,L h.,,,,,'I
pcr!u'i::d and co..:pltciy Adoniy,d u,
thea visited store, bou.hi a suj, ;,c rrw