The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-03-21
RAVENNA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2l, 1860.

owed by a different scene. A Perspiring
nan 10 top boots, riding whip in hand, and
having the air of prosperous tarmer' brush
ed 10 like a stray bullock, among the rest,
for peep at the giant-hsving just entered
through the arch as the ladies passed out.
"Hearing that the man who took Ticon'
dsroga was here in Pendennis Castle, I've
ridden twenty five miles to see him, and to-
morrow my brother will ride forty tor the
same purpose. So let me have the same
look. ST." be continued, addressing the
Captive, twill you let me ask you q few
questions, and be free with. you"
"Be free " ith me! With all my heart. |
love freedom above all things; I'm ready
to die for freedom; expect to. So be as
free ss you please. What is ="
"Then, sir, premit me to ask what is your
occupation in lie In time OF peace,
meun."
"You talk like tax gatherer," replied
Allen squirting disbolically at him. "Whot
is my occupation in life! Why. 10 my
younger days, studied divinity, but at
present nm conjurer by profession.
Hereupon every body laughed, as we'll
a, the manner as the words, end the nettled
farmer retorted.
"ConJurer! Well, you coDjured wrong
that time you were taken"
"Not so wrong, though, as you British
\ did, the time took TlConderoga, my iriend.' "
At this juncture the servant came in with
a bowl OF punch, which his master bade him
give to the captive.
"No! give it to me, sir, with your own
! hands, ond pledge me as a gentleman to a
gentleman"
81 cannot pledge state prisoner, Co'one
Allen, bu, | will hand you the punch with
! my own hand, 8 ince you insist upon it
z "Spoke snd done like true gentleman
. | am to you"
t Then receiving the punch into his man.
acled hands, the iron ringing against th
chair, he put the bowl to his lips, saying
n 81 hereby give the British nation credit 70
n half minutes good usage - and at on
). drought he emptied it to the bottom.
5 "The rebel gulps it down like swiIin
u hog at the trough" here scotfed lust
# private OF the guard off duty.
e "Shame on you," cried the giver Of th
e bowl.
n "Nay, sir, his red coat is blush to hin
n as it is to the whole British army" The
st looking derisvey upon the private, eye
ID object to my way OF taking things do you
ls fear shall never be able to please yo
'e You objected to the way, too, in which
I, took Ticonderogo, and the way meant
= take Montreal. Selah but pray, now
i look at you, ore you not the hero | caug
I, dodsing around in his shirt, in the catl
e, pen inside the fort 1t was the break
a. day, remember"
K, Come, Yankee" here swore the incens'
Y private "ceose this, or I'll tan your o
ut lawn skin for ye with the tfat OF this swo
Tor specimen )" laying it lashwise but n
We heavily across the captive's back.
n, Turning like tiger, the giant, catchiI
10 the etee between his teeth, wrencned
from the private's grnsp, and striking
as with his msnucles. sent it spnning like
3, joggIer's dagger, into the air, saying. al
It. YOUR dirty coward's iron on tied gentlem
ht again, and these" lifting his handcuff
ed fists, "shall be the beetle of mortality
!. you"
The now furious soldier would have stru
N him with q II his force, but several men
,ut the town interposed, reminding him that
was outrageous to attack a chained capt
IN "Ah," 50 id A lien, 81 am accustomed
~. that, and therefore am beforehand W
g you ond the extremity Of that ] say agai
w, Britain is not meant for you, kind frien
' a but for my insulIers present and to com
Then recognizing among the interpos
or. the giver OF the bowl, he turned with
D." courteous bow, saying: "Thnnk you sg
but and again, my good sir; you may not be
ust worse for it; ours is an unstable world,
that one gentleman never knows whe
,ot. may be his turn to be helped of another.
nv But the soldier still making riot and
our commoton growing general, superior
I'm Ger stepped up who terminated the scene
removing the prisoner to the cell, dismiss
the townspeope, with all strangers, Isl
the among the rest, and closing the Castle ga
les, ,v,su,vv,ow