American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-17

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"who are you? You see yonder guard
house--if you interfere here you shall
soon be its inmate." iigUs> bDf ,yh
'a" May be so, sir; but won't you give
the poor woman the means of support
ing her little family one week longer Z
Recollect the distance she has walked,
the weight of the flour; recollect--"'', !"
"H-ll and fury, sirrah! Why bid
me recollect You plead in vain-be-
gone or I'll seize you as a spy!" 80
lsYou will not give the poor woman
her houri" gagl sam glGI EE
lo tsNo." auhsyijluae s.t 80 59.gR
''Ihen by my country's faith and
hopes of freedom, you shall!"' Ard
with a powerful arm he siezed the
guard by the throat and hurled him to
the ground, "Run, madam, run-see
the guard house is alive--sieze your
flour, pass Vine street and you are
safe a,r ...sge tr.E sIrs
Twas done. The guard made an
attempt to rise, when the stranger drew
his pistol and shot him dead. The un-
fortunate man gazed around him with
fearless intrepidity. There was but
one way Of escape and that through
the wood. Siezing the dead man mus
ket, he started like deer pursued by
hounds. r. H.Ns..,I- ... uas5
"Shoot him down! Down with himl"
was echoed from one line to another
The soldier was lost in the wood, and
ageneral search commenced. The OBJ
ject Of their search in the meantime
aew like lightning; leaving the main
guard behind, but the whole piquct line
would soon be alarmed--onc course
alone presented itself and that was to
mount his horse, which was concealed
among the bushes, and gallop down to
the Delaware; q boat was already there
for him. The thought was no sooner
suggested than itwas putinto execution.
He mounted his horse, and eluded the
alarmed guards, had nearly reached
the Delaware. ig f'H fa@is, H'e.
Here he found himself headed and
hemmed in by at least fifty exaspera,
ted soldiers, One sprang from, behind
a tree, ,and demanded immediate surren-
der: -, is ia ssu ylasa e4aw
fgTisnsolessto preyaricate4lyou
now our prisoner, and your boat is now
In our possession" ~ ~" Fsdjsi sas
"Son Of slave! slave of king
how dare you thus address a freemant
Surrender yourself-a Doale never SUR
rendered himself to any man, far less
toa blinded paltroon--away or die!'
and attempted pass. a.as. rlo
The guard lcvelcd his gun; but he
himself was levcled in the dust; the bal
of Doale's pistol had been swifter than
his own. His case was now truly des
perate: behind was the whole line o.
Guards Ion the north Of him theFrank
ford piquets, and on the left of him the
city Of Philadelphia filled with British
troops. l.a.ire7 sr.gI aaG.a 80
One way and only one presented it
self and that was to cross the river
lie knew his horse, and he plunged
ina shout succeeded, and ere he was
half the distance twenty armed boats
were in swift pursuit. His noble horse
dashed through the Delaware, and his
master spurred him on with double in.
terest, while the balls whistled around
him, The tide was running down.
when he reached the Jersey shore, and
he found himself opposite the old slip
at Market street, On reaching the
shore he turned round, took out pis.
toll, aud with q steady aim fired at the
first boat; % man fell overheard and
sank to rise no more. lie then disap-
peared in the wood r ia a.tau.. +
The angry, hamassod and disappoint.
ed pursuers gave one look, one curse
and returned tothc Pennsylvania shore
fully believing that if he was not the
devil, he was at least one Of the dew
lis principal agents.