Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-10-09


+ The toll man of the Suspensio
: Bridge then demanded a quartz
sof dollar toll. gs5.1;.r-,
{ "Two saillings," said the miner
: Fswhy l can't give 1t. I've onl..
e got one shilling sesgg
t This plea of poverty complete
: ly, disaraied whatever shadow o.
suspicion may have existed in re
gard to the poor workman; afte
tie proper degree Of hesitation
the "fellow" was allowed to pas
. over at half price.
i Thanking the toll keeper fol
his liberality the miner walked OF
), wearily across the bridge. As he
neared the Canada side his steI
became ligliter-just as Christian
(parder the comparison) felt when
the burden dropped off his back
A decided burden. bad dropped off
of George NJ Sanders mind-he
was safe in Canada.
At THE HOTEL IN CANADA.
Arriving;at the Canada side of
the bridge, the miner with his tools
and carpet-bag jumped into the
Clifton House omnibus and was
quickly driven to that famous ho-
tel. IEe went to the desk and reg
istered on the book the initials S.
II. G.-his own initials reversed.
1 The clerk locked at the shabby
working mana a moment, and then
coldly said: li I'.E5.llFH
"We can't give you room here,
SIR giio2 2t 5.
''But Unjust have a room" said
Sanders. s.saa5 81 Is 3fs +
a"None to spare tosnight, replied
the clerk. s7o.l
The miner thrust his hands in
his pocket and drew forth great
roll of "greenbaeks.' q a,8
Here" said he to the clerk,
"take these assecurity. Put them
IN your safe; but give me a room
at once" fl f.i- rso, l.g
Of course money has It's effect
in Clifton House as everywhere
else. Still the clerk hesitated.
is there any place about here
where | can get a respectable suit
of clothes?," asked the miner, drop
ping his Cornish dialect.
There was no place nearer than
the Bridge, a mile distant. So the
miner again insisted on having the.
room, and as it was Obvious that
''things were rot as they seem"
he was shown to a suitable apart
ment. a-5 .f.a & GrU -.
HOW nISTRIENDs KNEW 1T.
"A few minutes afterwards
guest strolled out on the plaza,
where Ex-Governor Mofehead of
Kentucky was sitting. ''By the
way, Governor" said he, A"what
a Singular cid fellow that was in
tue Office. He re egistered his name
on the book oily in Initials"
'tGGoOd Gbdi in initialsl'' cried
Morehead, starting up, he's come
them and rushing past the as
tonished guest, he demanded TO be
shown to the room Of the mystc-
rious S. N. G..
0tkerSecessionists also hastened
thi4her., Sanders was provided
with a suit OF clothes at once, the
clerks and servants altered their
department to the quondam miner,
and the guests had q rare piece of
gossip to talk about. Saneers is.
by this fine half way across the
ocean, ard whatever is thought
OF Ann or his cause, 1t is generally
acknowledged that his journey
from Richmond to Canada is one
of the s'cutest" specimens Of rebel
Strategy the war has produced. |
1t shows that. our blockade is SO
stringent that q rebel e:nissary
prefers a long land Journey ip dis
gaise 10 attempting to break it.. +
Of course, the adventure has
been the chief topic of gossip, IN the
Niagara hotels and miners viii
henceiorth. be viewed with a very
profound suspicion in the neigh bor- :
hood of the Suspension Bridge.
Late Frem The North. -.sasf
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