North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-02-05
THELLER AND DODGE BURIED
ALIVE IN QUEBEC STABLES.

I lffom TIE Spgril 81 30 by he JoTmsTI
We fhel.rf. were al il,s linr, trader,
Just 81 the lowest ebb--we bad just c'nefged
iroG our living grave, and IN an instant
more sc might he under the protection 81
Her Malesiy's troops; bot we got 10 a
place 81 safety, where, bY tie kind aiteu-
lions of tie tamil who admitted Us Ia their
boSf ltab.e house, we brcame resuscIiAIrd,
refreshed, aud ready for whatever might
belsil lis. On, what a spectacle we looked
hkr, when, on that morn, we looked
al ourselves 80 mirror, IN the room oi
ihe bfst Christian hooking hahilation, that
we had been ~ after our escape. We
we've shocked, yet We laughed at our APP
pratance. We were never particular about
puf good looks, yet still we were rather
mortified at our appearance. For the par
pose Of diSg use, part of our heal had been
shaved; that gave us the appearance OF "A
bald headed old gentIenan; and then the
earth, & tie stable manure minglng with
tie hair that had been left on our head
gave any thing but al agreeable look OF
smell at our tout ensemble. I'VE had been
closely p0f>Ued-our friends thought oar
haunis had been discovered two DAYS pre-
vi"us, and Ia get our pursuers of the scent
they rarthtd Us. We were at The time
brought IN from The county into Quebec, by
Mr.. Grace and others, aud not being able
"a reach a boat that was said to he IN wall,
ing tor Us on The tlvtr ST. Charles, we had
10 get into the suburbs ol ST. Rnch, as a
deraier resort. We entered a stable, took
a horse that was there, ont of his stall
drew of tie iitler, raised The planks of The
door, aud Mr.. Grace and another iirnd
with plrkaXe and spade, dug hole IN re-
scnbiauce o! grave, put IN Buffalo
robe, &c., aud we descended 10 The tomb
we lay on our back, The blanks were put
lnto their places, nailed down, the Iittef
spread & the horse put into the stall above
as. Safe enough were we then, but not
very pleasantly located. We were so
for room, that as we Jay, we could
ust touch with our nose the flooring oI
he stable; and with the closeurss OF the
heavy ar about US, a burning thirst was
brought on, which with the pain of our
injured leg and burised body, altogether
We were IN sorry, sorry, plight indeed; |
we would much rather have been where
horse, (Which, we believe had been Ioun-
Tered, )wouid stamp on the floor, the
aud other matter descending, |
was lar from agreeable. When we were
here some "a hours, Col Dodge, from
whom we had been separated from the
irst nigh until then, was brought and our
grave opened and widened to make room
or hilu.-- Notwithstanding our situation
we could not abstain from testing upon
Iur plight and even aughing al onr pickle. t
The greatest trouble that we were in. |
vas 10 have some water, and 10 keep our
lrms in such a situation that we could use
hem, were they wanted; our friends had
uppljed Us with pistols, &c. bat we had
~ powder Ia reload ar reprime them, and
We keep them IN such situation that we
considered them safe, thai the damp would
cot affected The printing. We were con-
.raluistiug ourselves upon that event
when we heard the stable door opening.
cd some person enter whom we found
% be Canadian boy, who took care OF the /,
orse; he had brought a pail OF water to
i've him To drink, which seemingly the
orse refused, for he used the entrealieS
ihich are usual for Canadians, such as
'hisiling, and so forth; but with no avail
= maddened at the horse refusing his soil
itations to drink, he with sacre flung
&c pail Of waite: on the horses legs, and
of course came down on us and deuged
5 all over. There we lay, afraid to move {
st the boy who was ignorant of our being
here, would hear US, and if ever human
atUfe suffered, it was US; in mind and :
nd body. Bat we had to bare it with pa
ence, the horse kept stamping, and The /
~ cUfsIng; altogether it was such COM d
nation Of latccal events, that our risible :
cnlteS could no longer remain quiet, aud ]
ckily the buys departure prevented him /,
ON hearing our pigg cling las we wrilhed in a
lr moistened grave. Alter some time we t
II out Of that hole, and firmly resolved i
at we never again should be buried, at b
asl as long as life remained. Our friends ;
me around Us, and when they heard our !,
q story, they laughed with Us and a, our 5
'pearance; We were enabled Ia get into
place where we were more comfortable.
ID in which we remained as long as wei
1pped IN that, In as, EXTREMITY fiendv
~ oi Quebec. 20 The credit nf the
over Canadians, he ii said, although
any knew of our whereabouts. and a a.
ward offered for Us, that woHld have en- a
he'd them. none, even the poorest, al
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