The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26

W nal are you 10 SEE
"'You know
But do you know 2
a. do not
He remained pensive moment, and
then he said
- Didn't YOU, come in sleigh ?
Yes
a. How many persons can your sleigh
hold p
" Three.
80 Does this gentleman come VITA us. he
pointed to my guide hcsitsted, FOR did
not know what reply 10 make.
80 No. replied my guide, am to
wait
&" Where.
Here
Z" What arc you going to wait Tor
80 Until IT is over
- Very we'll
Prepare second sleigh, said he, speak
ing to an attendant. select iour strong
soldiers let one OF them have lever the
other hammer and the two others
hateho,s."
The attendant so addressed instantly left
the room. Then the Governor turned to
me, saying
Come along and you' see
" Ile lcd the way. followed him. A
turnkey walked before us We went On
until we got opposite the Exchange, as well
as could suspect, Judging from The dis
tancc remembered. The Governor point
ed to door. The turnkey opened it, wen,
- Il sal nd Oh hs
way. We wen, down ten steps and found Il
double e of dungeons, each on one side,
but We not step here, Then We wen,
down other steps. twenty-five steps IN
all. IL q We stopped. The doors were oil
nuEbcr.,, The Governor halted before
door mr .e1 No. H. lie made u sign 10
the turp Z. II seemed ~ il in this house Of
graves & ncR st power Of speech as
well as '.ss nj. ris good many de-
grccs bot 1rrG at OF doors. In the
depths " were this cold was lncrcas
cd by h. ~ whita penetrated to the
very bone< marrow in my bones was
frozen, anil vipcd the thick bends
Of Jc'spirstioD pouring from my forehead.
The turnkey opened thc door. We went
down six steps, slippery steps, and entered
dungeon some eight feet square thought
! could discover by the gllmmcrDg lantern
n human form AT the bottom oi the dungeon
The Governor remained on the last step, tor
the floor OF the dungeon was humid slime
several inches deep ] heard q low aud
strange mufmur, and looked tn see whence
il came. discovered lpopholc loot
long by four inches vide. The wind came
through this aperture aud made d cnrrcB'
with the open door. ! saw now what was
the noise henrd. Il was the ripplcs oi
the Ncva beating against the walls oi the
fortress, Tor the dungeon waf below the level
Of the river.
"'Gct up and dress, said the Governor.
:" wondered 10 whom be- gave this order
70 | told the turnkey 10 light np the duu.
geon. The turnkey directed bls hurrn'-
rays toward the bottom. tiien saw ap Old
man rise from The floor. He hair and h-
beard were v,ry long and as white ~ the
driven srow. H. doubtl,>. hai bs'p near
ccratfd 10 the cloth,s be- wore shen arI.sle +,
bu, he had laid there 20 long b.. clothes haj
roltcd away piece by p'oc, and be- nd
nothing upon him bu, a ta'terei f1r coat
Through the reDts 10 this garment ! could
sec biz naked, siyering. bJny body Per.
baps--it was far from being Improbabi' --
,ha, body bad once b'y-n covered With sp u.
did clothes perhaps the ribbou. sbd stars
II the Doblest orders had gl,,cr'd on that
iamiD worn breast. Now be vas nothing
but "A living skeleton which had lost all rauk
all dignity. even l's nam" bong nothing p"~
but Number Eleven. lie rose, wfatIpj
hi- ragged coat arOunI him wi,bon, utter
Jog n SINGLE complaint His boiy wa b,.ni
double, yanqusbed by the dungeon by hu-
midi,y and cod aud time, sud dnrkn',.-, aud
solitude, and perbaIr hunger but his cye
was haDgh'y-slm'~i m"nacing.
a. Very well. said the Governor, cone
along
"'Tbe Governor led the way The prison.
81 gave a las, glance AZ Lis unzcoD. al
the stone seat, HE ~Atsr Jug aud LD rotten
straw.
Make a hole 10 the icr
Il could not repress AZ involuntary
scream o. terror. ! begsn nDw 10 cOmpre-
bend the tel,h tragedy.
"Ab." said the dd msu IN tone which
ssned Ike the sDeer oi .keletOB tte Em.
pres reu.emt.red me. a. -
What Empress d'd b. mean Anpe, or
Klizat.th. or Cs,hsrip" lie syideutiy
hrlicyed OD. Of them stll reigoed. H. VAS
iynHsbt even 81 him Who condemned him
TO d.sib VIVA, Was the dsfkoes. d the
Bight compared "a iha, which rsigns-d 10 hs
cpll. The four sol,iisrs ~ 10 work They
broke tie ice with tbeir bammcry. cot Il
With their hs,chf,s Hed i, wiib their h.
vers suddenly they oil esisd tack the
ioe wa completely mokeu and lhs water
roe
-Ge, Ogi of the .b.igb ,ad The DOsu.
nor 20 lbs Old mao
"1i,s ofdsr was useless--tis od rn.n had
g1aien 0lt bsfors the DOyrrnor ,rsDke, sod
s.. sIssairg On the ,os sng.ged 10 siieot
payer ihs oOs1nof ~hisIsred H. the