New-York tribune., 1841-09-28
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CHAPTER LVIU.


any attempt at rescue: knowing that it must lead
TO bloodshed and @ss OF life, and that if the civil
authorities By whom he was accompanied, emPo"-
cred him to order his men 10 FIRE, many innocent
persons would probably fall, whom curiosity or
idleRess had attracted to the spot. be therefore
led the party briskly on, avoiding WITH ne'0i'H
prudence the more public and crowded thoTCuen
fares, and pursuing those which he deemed las! IT,,
likely to be infected By disorderly persons Inns
wise proceeding NOT OILY enabled thGin 10 sd"
their quarters without any interruption p'' ''i'
pletely baiIied body Of rioters VINO 'iau assem-
blcd in one OF the main streets, through VIM" II
was considered certain they would pass, anG VINO
remained gathered together for the purpose OF re-
leasing the prisoner from their hands, long alter
they had deposited hin in place of security, clo-
sed the barrack gates, and set double guard at
every entrance for It's better protection.
Arrived at the place, poor Barnaby was march
ed into stone-foercd room, where there was
very powerful smell OF tobacco, a srong thorough
draft of air, and a great woodes beds,cad large
enough for u score of men. Several soldiers in
undress were louNging about, or eating trsn TIN
cans military Announcements danglcd on rows OF
pegs along the whitewashed wall and some half
dozen men lay fast asleep upon their backs, sno-
ring in concert. After remaining here just long
enough to note these things, he was marched out
again, and conveyed across the parade-ground TO
another portion of the building.
Perhaps a man never sees so much at glance
as when he is IN a situation OF extremity Inc
chances are hundred 10 one, that il Barnaby had
lounged in at the gate to lock about him, nc would
have louDgcd out again with ye:y imperfect idea
Of the place and would have remembered very lit
lie about it. But as he taken hand-cufed
across the gravelled area, nothing escaped his no
4 LII C,l.. god
Of the bare brick building-,he clothes hanging at
some Of the windows-and the men in their shirt
sleeves and braces long with half their bodies
out OF the others the green suu-bliEds at the Off
GERS quarters, and the little scanty trees in front
the drummer boys practising in distant court
yard-the men Oh dali on the parade-lhe two SOL
dicrs carrying basket between them who winked
10 each other he went by, and silly pointed to
their ihroa,s; tue spruce Sergeant who hurried
past with cane in his hand, and under his arm a
clasped book with veum coyer-thc fellows in
the ground-noor rooms. furnishing and brushing up
their different articles OF dress, who stopped ID
look at him, aud whose voices as they spoke to-
gethcr echoed loudly through the empty galleries
and passages-every thing. down to the stand Of
muskets before the guurd-housc, and the drum with
pipe-clay belt attached, in che corner impressed
itself upon his observation, as though he had no.
ticcd them in The same place Il hundred times or
had been whole day among them, in place of
one brief hurried minute
He was taken into small paved back yard and
there they orcncd great door. plated with IRON,
and pierced some five feet above the ground with
a few holes to let in air and light Into this dun
geon he was walked stiaishtwny aud having
locked him up there, and placed a sentry over
him. they left him to his medi;airns.
he cell or black hole for il had those words
painted on the door, was very dark and having
recently accommodated drunken deser,or, by no
means clean. Barnaby fell his way to some straw
at the further esd. and looking toward the door
tried TO accuslom himself TO tie gloom, Which
COMING from The bright sunshine out Of doors was
not an easy task.
There was kind of portico or colonnalc out
side, and this obstructcd even the little light that
at the best could have found its way through tie
small apcrturcs in the door. The footsteps Of the
sentinel echoed anonymously as he paced its stone
pavement to and fro (remindng Baruaby of the
watch he hal so Lately kept hmself) and as lie
passed ard rapassed the door, ne made the cell for
an instant black by the interpositon of his BODY
that his going away seemed like the appearance
of new ray Of iigh., and was quite u circum-
stance to lool, for.
When the prisoner had sat some time upon the
advancing and rcccding footsteps of his guard, the
man stood still upon his post. Barnaby, quite ua-
able to think or 10 Speculate upon what would be
done with him, had been lulled into kind of ,,oze
by his regular pace but his stopping reused him;
and then lac became that two men were in (
conversation under the coloanadc, and very near
,he door OF his cell.
How long they had been talking there, he could
not tell for he had tullen into an nnconsciousucss
of his real position, and when the footsteps ceased
was answering aloud some qucs ton which seemed
TO have bcen put TO him by Hugh in the stable, /.
Though of the tancied purport, either of question
or reply, Notwithstanding that lie awokc with the
latter ON his lips. he had no recollection whatever.
The first words that reached his ears were these:
"Why is he brought here then, il he is to be
taken away again so soon!"
''Why, where would YOU have him go ! Damme,
he s not safe any where among tie kings
troops, is he What scoUid ven do with him =
Would you hand him over to pack of cowardy
civilians that shake in their shoes till they wear
The solcs out with trembling At The threats Of the
ragamuihns he belongs TO p
"That S true enough
True enough II II ;ell you What wish.
Tom Green that was commissioned instead OF
a non,commissoned officer, and that | had the
command Of two compauics-only two companies
OF my regiment. Call ne ont to stop these
riots-sive me the needtul AUTHORITY, and halt-a.
dozen rounds of ball cag;ridge-
Ay!' said the other voice. That 5 all very
well but they would n; give The nccdiul authority
1t the magistrate won't give the word, wha; : the
officer to dol'
Not very well Knowing as it seemed how to
overcome tbs difficulty, the other man conten;ed
himself with danning the magistrates
With ali my heart, said his friend.
Where 5 the use OF magistrate = returned
the other voice. What magistrate in this
case but an impairment, unnecessary. uncon.ti,u.
liona sort of intcrtreucel Here's proclama.
ton. Here 5 referred to in that nrocla,na.
ton. Here proof agaiHs, him, and a witness on
The spot. Dammc Take him out and shos, him