The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-06-08

ler -four. Fool! diorp exclaimed the
guard, 'who are you? see yonder guard d
house--if you interfere here, you shall a
soon he its inmate" r
MAY be so, sir, but won' you give
he poor womsn the means OF support
ug her little family cne week longel?I
lRecoIlec the distance she has walked,
the weight Of The bag, snd recollect-"
Hell and fury, sgrsh1 Why bid
me recolecl,vou plead in vain--begone
&, Jr III seize you as a spy"
" You WON'T give The poor woman her
-FOUR"
! "No."
"Then by my counrry's faith and
slhopes OF freedom, you shall y aud with
powerful arm, he seized the guard by
i the throat aud hurled him to the ground
Run madman-see the guard house j,
'live--seize your -four, pass Vine stree
: md you are safe Twas done. The
guard made an attempt 10 rise, when the
stranger, drew pistol and shot him
dead. The unfortunate man gazed a.
round him with fearless inlrepidily.-I
y There was but one way Of escape, andl
IT hat through The wood. Selling ,heI
J. lead mans musket he started like deer
pursuedby The hounds. Shoot himI
D down down with himn was echoed
10 from one line to another. The despe-
y RADIO was lost in the wood, and gener.
= al search commenced; ;he object of their
o' pursuit 10 The mean time flew like light.
40 ding, the main guard was left behind,
'u but the whole piquet line wouId'soon be
70 Larmed-one course alone presented
~ itself, and that was 10 mount his horse,
Dr. which was concealed among the bushes,
e' and galo2 down TO The Delaware; a
ut boat was already there for him. The
n' thought was no sooner suggested than
III )ut in execution. He mounted his
horse and eluding the armed guards,
}" mad nearly reached the Delaware.
a Here he found himself lfemmed- by
III At least fifty exasperaled SO oldierS Or,
Ou ,prang from behind tree and demand
IAN I'd immediate surrender.r "'Tis useleS,
ce' o prevaricate-yo are DOW. OurpriSon
re- .r, aud your boat which before excieC
'n' ,ur suspicion, is now in our possession.
e,' Son OF slave slave TO King how
"a iare you to address reeman?-Surrel
70 Ter yourself--a Doale never surrender
Wv I'd himself TO any man,iar less blinde,
h9 ,allroon--lway or die and he attemp'
e" I'd 10 pass. The guard IevelIed his 90
)ut was himself leveled 10 the dusl -
'o The bali OF Doale's pistol had bee
'ne quicker than his own. His case wa
'u ow truly desperate; behind him wa
ei3 he whole line Of guards---on the mort
InS Of him the Franklord piqucts, land on lh
'ne left of him the city of Philadelphia file
ou with British troops.
~" One way and onl y one presented i
&c" self, and that was to cross the river
ssi He knew his horse; he plunged in, Shot
u 'ucceeded, aud ere he reached half th
distance, twenty armed boats were i
'e'' swift pursuit. His noble horse dashe
:" through the Delaware, his master spur
- ed him on with double interest Will
- the balls whlslled around him. The It'd
o. was running down and when no rcache
u the Jersey shore, he found himself ia
,"" media,ely opposite the old slip al Ma
i,Se kel street. Ga reaching the shore /
'ue 'urned round took out a pistol, and vii
'"' steady arm, fired at the first boat
man fell over the side and sunk 10 ri
'u 'u,u no more. He then disappeared in Il
,"' wood. The angry, harrassed and dl
W appoinled pursuers gave ore look, OF
curse, and returned TO the Pennsy Ivan
. ,".. shore, fully believing, that if he was n
30? he devil he was at least one Of his pri
,,,nI ~ Icpal agents.
WIZ The exploits of these men were
,e'r 'e"' frequently of like nature, that the e
,'' ~ pressions made use OF Ly The disappoi
-. ted pursuers towards this one are by
"'"' means censured-dread Of personal da
Spo ger appeared 10 be unknown TO them
. ''a plunder, but only from The Brtish.see
CO.. ed their sole aim, with an ambition, ho
l nI, ever futile, Of creating in the minds
u'" their enemies this belief. At one tin
m nc, hey were in Philadelphia, dressed
'"e' British costume, al another they we
, o. relieving the dStresSes Of their frien
cue cue at lbo Valley Forge.
youl ss.~.ssss.-...-.-s-=
man, GLOW long" exclaimed lradeSm
was as he applied the lash 10 an lncorrigil
lbout bad apprentice, how long will y
niger contlnnc TO serve The devilf'
war Not more than three months, sil