The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-06-07

elephant. The flag was over thirty feet lon
and about fifteen feet wide. He took off hi
coat, vest and pants, and commenced wind
ing the flag about his body. 10 use his Owl
expression, he thought he never should ge
ii all coilcd away He succeeded, however
by making u sort of Daniel Lambert of him
self, III tying up his pants and coat, SO as t,
etlectually hide the piratical emblem. II,
marched down stairs. and got out of tn,
house, without exciting suspicion, and start
cd on his travels. Critical as was his posi-
ton, with the river bank lined with sen,ries
and the picket guards extended to the Long
Bridge, where he knew the draw was raised
1t soon became perilous in the extreme, bv a
general alarm, which was given in conse-
quence Of the fact that the flag WAS missed
He saw patrolmen rushing i'll every direction
SO he concluded to conceal himself in an old
shed, until the moon should he obscured by
passing clouds, when he determined to push
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the town, and swim across to Ellsworth Zou-
ave camp, whose fires he could plainly see.
lie saw his brothers boat with detachment
Of twelve men from tie Massachusetts, 9TH
lying oft Ill the middle of the river, but dared
not hail her, for fear Of causing his certain
arrest. He managed to push from picket to
picket, by wary advances. at one time living
flat on his back for half an holr, while the
guard was smoking within few feet of him,
until he broke over in the open country. be-
yond the suburbs, when the moon shone out
brightly, and he found himself suddenly con-
tronted by two stntr;c> He mad, a rush to
pass Them hen both Of them seized him.
He grasped one by the breast and threw him
to the ground with such violence that he
"fcnched off one of the NirSinian army but
tons, which he now wears on his watch-guard
as trophy. The other sentry dropped his
gun and fled; but third soldier, powerful
man cl.Hched him from behind, and after a
hret but fierce struggle he was hopelesslv a
prisoner. He retained his presence of miad,
and by ready Wit and fertility Of invention
>.''" i+ll"S,' nom persona! violence; and
ultimately, 10y his own stra,agem and the d.
V-omacy OF his brother he slipped his neck
",'' 81 '',' '-'''.' / lie was carried back t.
"'' '-'-''' Ms ''plof proving To be IS l'oprl-
''I "''' '"e captain OF Il large organized gu
''-''' "''" o' ""fS. men, ready to act anew
'Ae A'f"c.ti'N 81 the 'Sk!nners and Cow
boys Of the Revolution, wncn ho>ti.ites com
m'hce dong the "'rtef. lie was i good
nature" man. and was 50 pleased with the
gem" h'''nheF OF MS PFlN""'r' and WI lost,
' sue" "''''l al-oN OF MS caring exploit, AID
VI '''' s''''''' '''''''c"'e expressed uN INN
I'D '''t power o. MS IF''hdS N Washington
,Ni'''''''S '' i,-' olo''!'F' 10 release NM that
'e d> 'i'"'e' "''' distinguished conSidtra-
'''''' "-'" '''''''' IT, - 10 i'' room on i.S
P''o'' i'' u escape. Every seductive art
was '''e, TO 'n"act h'm 10 become a >'oes-
>''"'S'' 'u' VIZ + fH-'eF sad ne would rather
."'"s '9I 1t ''''l prove iaIse to the o.d Grid
''0,. '''> '"''"' '''" III" ne was "a ID
,'s,'' ,'1 s"'' ''i d '''Sef''.' i'nNec' sor
I,''' '''"' ,''''' '. INA" d regiment OF them
1'',' ~ '''' ''',-'' y '.''''''S GOWN his nag
WI + ''''" 10 'f'"' NM and TO ony the has
r,.' s 's 'O'" '''", II ro"''' not De oousnt foF
''',''-l'''' ''" Lincoln mad threatened
10 '''A' Il 90" H. al" ne wanted t" see hIm do
H. -N'eF i'l-i' OF ANXIOUS unrest, Mr. +.