The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1850-06-20

mercy! It's our turn now! l dom,
beg-l won't-I'll die as have lived
but you can howl. He had a ridored
mother We all went under. but you
and | parson came up together-now
We go down, down, downm The voice
ceased-a shudder ran through his iron
frame, and the wretched criminal was
no more, + 4
In time the village of S. grew TO a
city. Many of its old citizens had imi.
grated, or were dead, and among the
remaining the events | had narrated
had faded almost into an ina ginary lie.
gend, when, one sunny afternoon, an
elderly gentlemen of siaid, respectable
appearance, accompanied by his wife
and children, made his way from the
evening steamer TO one of the principal
hotels. After securing rooms. he walk.
ed into the streets. He earnestly scan.
ned the signs as he passed. He stop
ped before one that read "Attorney-at-
Law" he paused, and then, with start
as if the determination had 4 spice Of
the desperate in it, he ascended the
stairs and entered the office. An ell
derly man, with bald head and wrin-
kled face, was seated at table sur
rounded by books and papers. Invi-
ting the new conner to be seated, he
peered at him through his spectacles.
and inquired his business.
"Nr. B., you do not remember me :"
al cannot say that / do" answered
the awyer, slowly, as if in doubt.
"Do YOU not remember pleading in
behalf of a person about being lynched
for murder, some thirty years since 2"
"Mr. NJ W-w exclaimed the
lawyer joyfully. "Can it be possible /!
| never forget a face, and yours l saw
in frame work that ought to impress
it upon my memory forever. But l
thought you dead years ago. Sit down
sit down, and tell me ALL"
sAfter was thrown from the vessel
that night,o said w., seating himself,
IL was so frightened that for some time
had no consciousness of what occur
red. On becoming more collected I
found my little boat nearly half filled
with water, riding the short. heavy
waves. and every second | expected TO
go under, or be capsized and so drown.
This not occurring. | began TO look about
me. found the chord by which | was
tied, passed over my shoulder. man.
aged to get it in my mouth. and soon
gnawed it apart. This loosened my
hands, so that in few minutes l freed
myself and sat up. With an old cup
found in the boat bailed ont the water,
and then. breaking up one of the seats
/ managed the little affair so as not TO
ship any more of the waves, and in this
way rode out the storm and the night.
by morning the wind had somewhat
subsidized, but so exhausted was by fear
and fatigue, that | was forced to lie
down, and soon was sound asleep;
when awakened the sun was setting,
and as far as I could see on every side
wasa dreary waste of waters. Strange
as it may sound, was greatly relieved.
| feared nothing so much as falling
again into the hands of that fearful mob
aThe full moon came out, making
the scene almost as light as day, and a
gentle breeze springing up, ] took my
coat fastened il on the broken seat, and
with this for sail, drifted, as near as |
could make out by the stars: in the
north-easterly direction. ] knew SOON
er or later I must strike the Canada
shore but how far had been carried
in the storm, could not of course de-
termine. Through that long night l
floated on. Isaw the moon 60 down
and the stars fade into the cold gray
light of the morning, and then the sun
came up with the clear, calm day, but
no land could be seen-nothing but
glittering water. imagined at one
time seeing in the distance a sail, but
if one, it Immediately disappeared
About noon noticed something float
ing near me, and on padding my boat
found it bale of goods, care
fully corded together. fastened it,
almost without motive, to my boat, and
again lying down was soon asleep. l
was awakened by shout, and starting
up, found was running in close to a
wooded shore, and number of men
staring in wonder at my appearance
In answer to my request, one of them
waied in and pulled my boat to the
land. Ilearned to my great relief that
had reached the Canada side, within
a few miles Of -. 1t was supposed
that had been shipwrecked, to which
my bale of goods at once gave color
ing, and secured for me a kind recep-
ton. On opening this bale, next day,
found it filled with costly silks and
velvets, and so well packed tLat the
water had not damaged them. This
had probably been lost from some
wreck in the late storm, and noting the
address with intention of repayment
some day, sold the contents, and with
The proceeds made my way to New
York, where, after my mothers death, |
oined an expedition fitting out for,
in South America. In this new home
married, and engaged in merchan-
disc. There I lived until learned, a
few months since, my innocence Of that
cruel deed had been made known by
The confession of the real criminal"
When he had finished recounting his
Al