Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-09-20
From The coppee I, couraa,.
NATURAL nIsroRY.s

was iounh ~ my garden, IN the act 81 tfeat-
ing hiinimsclfto green pres small cucu,sbcrs
and melons. amosg whirh he had frus;ed
several days but the Eespass had been aisrib-
uted 10 the hens and chickens Being uu-
willing to put him 10 death OF the first con
yiction, small hole was boieJ through the
skirt Of The upper shell and Q small cord OF
Two or three yards il length was attached to
if-and be tellered out 10 convenient ,,luce
n few rods distant FROM the gordon vegetables
and marked on his breast plate S. II. w.
1923 The next day it was discovered ;ha,
he had made bis escape. hsyieg gnswcd Of
his ieiher string A isw days ulirr this he
was again detected in the same pluce Of bis
former Irespass, aud TO secure him from com.
miuing further depredaiions snail ring
Of iron wire was linked into the hole of the
hole ofthe shell. more substantial cord at.
ul,ac he'd 10 il, and the prisoner again plnccd
upon his te,her. This however. proved in
sufficient for his safe keeping. The new
cord was soon severed. end the vaerant car.
ryiug of with him his iron ring aud small
part Of the cord. made SECOND escape. In
June 1922 Monsieur Tonson came again !
and was detected ia his old line Of business
"a btHf ipt hfs Nsfss'to WIS ttctUttC0--tnt w
idence against him was toe clear to admH Of o
doubt, be was found guilIy---the number OF
peapods. cucumbers and mrlons of different
kinds which he had champed & ,uised was
ascrrtained US neaiy us mieh t bc. wlereupon
the court consisting principally OF the fe-
males Of the flmily sentenced him TO be i'm.
mediaiely putto drulh by dccapha,ion. Bun
the poor convict had one friend in the court,
that friend exerrd his influence and finally
obtained q commu,ution OF punishment froII.
death TO transportation. without limit oil time.
Pursuant OF this order he was ronv.vrd
TO a small pond about quarter oil mile
from the garden. the scene OF this trans
erosion; bu: noi pica'cd With LIS accom-.
modations among frogs Ind other creep
lug things. soon found his wsv back
to his old friends and their garden lie was
then carried nearly hnf mile in mr. opposi,e
direction. aud thrown :,o a small I;udJy
brook cushioned with Logs end sedge grass
In Jun. 1882. who should appear but our
old visitor agaia, with his marks and iron
ring2 What could now be done The
majority OF the court denounced lin an out.
law and utterly beyond the reach of mercy.
His friend aud advocate. however. Urged ia
behalf Of the convict, ,i1si the sentence oI
transportation was without lini 8f tinsr, aud
assured the eour that il a conyeriei. oppor
tunily should offer, he wonld send h:p mex,
TO Botany B,y--bui II not. he would pledge
himself 10 carry him TO place so distant
that little fear could be entertained d. his re-
turning ngain TO his old haants. Upon
these terms respite was obtnineti. and bis
sponsor cause, him TO be transported 20 SAT
field, and there lrlt in grnss field a lstls
north of the meeting house. This exped.
ton served for that year bal in juno 1888
we had the pleasure OF another family .isiI
from our old acquaintance. BIS this time
the resentment Shich hsd tcrn III, towards
him. had in great measure subsidized lie
had become sort Of a pei, rs we had n
plentiful supply that yea ot cucunbers and
other garden vegetables, he wus a.iow,d III,
whole range OF the garden But 10 fulfill
my engagement rs his surety. and rs no op.
portuniiy offered to ship him off TO Botany
Bay.l wrapped him up in piece OF old cn :.
pei, so tina, he e,ud have no means OF no
icing objrris. carried him TO Poquonoc. and
threw him into small stream in az alder
swamp near Rainbow mills. Bat. true as
the needle 10 the poke he renewed his wish
in 1885. but maniirsiing a desire to iarry
with us longer than his company was agree
| able. he was carried 10, and left near tho foot
Of Turkey Hills mountain On the goth
inst. he obliged us with another call, and. as
| suppose, is yet in my garden.
Hcappears in fine health, plump and lus
| ". but has no observable increase Of size
nor appearance OF advance in age since my
first acquaintance with Lin. IL 81. wears
his iron rng--lhe initials and date OH hi.
breast plate though rendered somewhat OBJ
scurc by abrasion, are yeI lcgil!s. and leave
no possible doubt Of his iudsn,iiy.
SAMUEL woODRUFF.
Windsor, July 18th. 1899.
The Florida II'ar--'i'be history of cor.
rupIion and proflieacy furnishes no parable,
ancient or modern. 10 The w1sse and squaD.
der OF public money in Florida The ioi
lowing is from tie Florida Herald Van
Buren, paper
THE WAY TIE MONEY GOES.
A small schooner cha,lercd ly govern.
ment at 5000 month returned hire on
Friday from New Smyrna. u distance Of 60
miiss--having performed toe voyage in the
short space Of fhi1y-Niae days--ths sixty
miles out. was performed in i4iriy days
All humane persons viii he pleased to learn
ihat though the land road between this and
Smyrna is unsafe, The anchorage is in many
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