The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-11-19

three minutes. That's all the time you hsVi
from me. Go on your knees at once then. oam
bo have the halter ready minutes only.
The negro had placed the lantern on tn
cropS directly under the os,s .l.! .ts IAN
light g,&'lsu upNa.a p.....Is %, ling. dim outline
the gaIows faces aud forms fLhe soldiers group
ed, with their mu5kcts to an ordet IN semi
circle around the scanG Of execution.
The prisoner bent down, resting his knees up
on the ear thrown up around the new du.
grave. He had no hope of escape aud ne LOOK
I'll upwards, towards the heavens, aLthougl
all was black with night. his eyes pierced through
/ the gloom, an he saw in the future, redemp
lion for the past! The quivering OF his lips
showed his sincerity: he was prepared to die
OF sudden he bent his head. All. his prayer
was hrard--a rescue was at hand. His life
glorious rhought--wds not TO be set in blood
through the hands OF a mani
Harry, said voice in a whisper, proceeding
from the grave where the prisoner had seen the
dead body tossed but few minutes before
"make no aIarmg It's your old comrade, Dick
Martin, Of Washugton's Life Guard, come to
save you. Make au excuse to turn your back
towards the hole whore [ nave hidden myself,
AMI will cut the rope where you are tied
When this is done and you hear Ihe groan kick
over the lantern, and make for the east corner
Of the grave yard.--I viii come. Things are
ready for escape, Remember, make no alarm"
The prisoner felt as if he HAD won empires up.
on empires! His lie was then safe.
"Come rogue, your three minutes are up
Sambo, the rope there! You pattern Of Guinea
bouAty."
The prisoner without getting off his knees
turneC Iai back towards the grave. The negro
advanced with the halter, to place 1t around his
neck. The scene was striking In the fore.
ground stood the soldiers, gazing with no Very
pleasant emotions by the dim light, upon the
poor prisoner. Cunningham was III the centre,
his brutal and harsh features lighted up with
the expression almost Of devil, preparatory to
sciz:ng his victim. Scoundrel, you have no
victim this time Just as the negro got within
arms length Of the prisoner the latter felt the
th, ngs cut that bound his arms. He was free.
But why starts the black, his eyes prOtruding
from their sockets as if death was bclo'c him?
The halter drops from his hands: he is paralyzea
with fear. Slowly from the grave rises the dead
body Of the soldier he had himselfroiled into il.
"Gor almighty, the dead hab rlzl' said the
negro, sOemuly.
Cunningham bcheld the sight and so die the
Odiers, The vision was awful--sO appearantly
contrary to human reason--lhat with one a@-
cord all lied, except the negro aud the prisoner
The former rolled on the ground eXclamtng-
"Spar me, massa ghost!-spar me dis time
| nebber hang another sojer!' and he rolled over
the graves, shiycring as if he had been struck
with an ague fit.
In the meantims the prisoner aulhis cOmradr
who had so opportuuely rescued him from an
ignominous death, hurried from the grave yard
ana made for Lsponard's woods, which then
skireI the North River where Caaal street now
ends
There they found boat in which Dick
Martin crossed alone from the Jersey shore six
hour, before to 3aye his comrado. Reaching
the Jersey side, Just below Bulls Ferry, in an
hour they struck into the woods, aud reached
tho camp Of Washington, near West Point a.
bout night theneIt day. The morning after, in
general orders iva new lieutenants were COM
in WQshiugtOn's Life Guarl, and the
reader can easily imagine who they were.
A brief explanation perhaps is necessary -
II always surprised the English commanders
how Washington knew so we'll the movements
made ia their lines. Washington, in many cases
made dusehion 4 duty. lie kneg who among
his privdtcs toa,k this from, and never N
single instance, was his confidence betrayed -
Death upon the Gailows followed the poor pri-
yate often, bat he never compromised his con-
maHdcr How could Britain expect to conquer
a country which contained such men?