The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-12-24
John Morran,s Escana

.Na'Hoaa company. -.- 49, ."
. John Morgan's Escape. 4
: So faithful TO love and so, dauntlessg in
There never was Knight like the young
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EJ"hn. Morgan, with Captains ! c..
Bennett. S. B. TayIor, Ralph Sheldon,
7. ". lines, L. q. Iloke,miIh. and S.
L MaSes, says the CINCINNATI Enqnirer,
Of the 30rh uhimo, made his escape
fo'n the Pcni,eniiuys sl Columbus, ON
Friday night, aud has reached Toronto,
Canada, with hi. companions. With
his usual good lumor, he teIeStaphed
from Toronto 10 Coiumbns, that they
needn't put themselves to any further
;'ouble on his account. a telcgrrr.,
from Tir.inoari giresrhe following ,cs'
ctipii"n of the manner OF hi. escape.
Col. Dick Mnrg~p Il Lro,her OF Gen.
John. MorgaiD and six CAPTAINS were
c"nfincd IL the. lower rangecf cells, atsl
with kpives dug through The floor Of.
The col which was composed of cement
aud uine inches Of mick. Cnde, meath
the cell was an mir chamber, running
the whole lcn2rh Of the lhilding. This
was known To them. When orce in
;lie chamber they dug Nm ough the earth,
10 the ont.iae nrll. Gen. Morgan nc.
cupied the Gel! owe, Col. Morgan's. On
Friday night, rs the phi onoIs were lock.
cd up lpr the night, General Morgan
was allowed to exchange cells with Dick,
who, e'cry,l:inC being prepared, per
mittcl his brother ,o,lske his place.
Some time .du irg The night tho
prisoners erawlrd,rlrougI Tie hole they
had dag under tine wall, and which
tie! he'd carefully Concealed. 2 Taking
ropes with them, they escaped from
prison l:nmedia!eIv belween. the main
luilding and the female departments
When once in the yard, escape was
comparatively easy. They ~ .nt to tie
southwest corner Of the outer Sai!, near,
he big gaze, threw their rope over the
top, where it secured il. clf on one of the
spikes, a-ld by the MD Of timber rear
a. hand they clamGered 10 the. top and
easily descenGed on;side. There are no
guards on tho outer walls after certain
hours. The prisoners were dressed IN
ciiizen"' e!"ihes. moi prison uniform.
Captain Hines, who ia a mason saud
bIi.klayeJ. bad charge Of the work
Which resulted in The escape of the phi
oners. A note was lef. for The warden,
Of which the following is n copy :, 2@s
-. CASTLE MAEIo%, CELL No. 90, !
NnypmEsr 81 l9co BIZ
CnmmNnccmen,-NuV. 4, 1861
Conclusio"-Nov. 90, 1868. Number
of hours for, labor per day. thrre. Tool.
two mali knives. !" La patience c'est
amcr mois sou fruit est doug" ,(Pa.
tiencc is bitter, but its fruits a,e sweet.)
BY order of my six honorable Con,
federates .-.- =
!. p 7. HENRY HINES, Capt. c. s. a..
UaLy WoMsS.--h very eccentric
gentleman was once complaining, that
.af.era deal Of trouble he had not been
able TO meet with an ugly woman. so
that he much doubted whether. after
all, such u being existed. 7"F For nv
part" continued be, " ] almost believe
such creature TO bea mere chimera of
the imaginstion, and should be cIassed
with those fictitious beings whose heads
are said TO grow beneath their shoulders.
Some years ago made The following
expe'imeuts Il caused two adyerlise>
ments to be'inssrted in the papers for
. housekeeper one wn. Cor lady who
should not only be competent for euch
an officer be, qualified also for CONS
panion, and be woman of education,
and manners the other sequired moth.
ing Of this--it only required as sine
qua non that the applicant shonld be
ugly. In answer to the former adyer.
lstisen,ept, WAS overwhelmed with let.
ters from so many accomplished and.
elegant ladies, that congratulated. both
ths present age and my own country
on possessing 80 much female excellence.
But would you believe & Ito the int-,
ter, / received not q single reply; and r
have since, more than once, inserted the.
same advertisement with. exaesly the
same success.n = !. ~ !,
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