The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-04-23

followed by the vehement execratlons OF
the crowd.
On the following day, as the family
were departing with their few ef-
fccts, Gamault was arrested, and told that
he must remain prisoner, though his
wife and daughters were free to go.
"NIorc torture STILL" he muttered, with
bitterness. s.Well, l am resigned. You
will profit nothing by it, however, unless
by my example"
At his urgent wish, his wife and
daughters consented to go without him,
expecting his release at no distant time.
And Gamault, persistent to the last, was
thrown iuto prison. ~
'sFrom wealth to bcggary, and from
beggary to the Jail" nused he, as he
stretched himself upon hard and mar
row bed, but one of the nameless thou
sands who have so suffered and still suffer,
in the South, for their country's cause.
When will the world know Il tithe of
their number, or of their still more bitter
wrongs!
But Gamault had not yet endured all
of his. @
The increasing selfincurred troubles OF
the flimsy Confederacy, daily made its
smarting adherents. more savage. The
obstinacy of this man, whom they had in
vain striven to fiatter, briDe, and menace
to side with them, impelled his persecu-
tors to the horrible resolution to star0e
him into submissions
"We've appealed to his head, and
now," chuckled they, with malicious glee,
.swe'll appeal to his stomach. Hunger is
a great persuadcr. He shall give in, or
perish by starvation. 1t will be his own
choice. He might be of great service to
us, is he would /; and he knows it, but
takes pride in his pig-headedness The
beast that can 90 but won't go. must. be
made to go. Wen see."
They were mistaken They had thrust
an iron into his soul, but there was an
iron In his nature which resisted it.
When he found that nothing but water
was allowed HIM on the first dag, he
OWNED their object; it was in keeping
with all that had been done, aud with the
pitilcss words and grim look, OF those who
occasionally peered in upon him through
the guarded door. =
Or the second day, when the pangs of
kecnest hunger were upon him, he was
visited by two sccessionists, named Strobe
and Waubolt, who fattered themselves
upon being able to dissuadc him from his
faith, utterly helpless as he now was, the
weakness of famine being upon him, and
death staring him IN the face
"Why not come out boldly for the
Confcderacy," asked Strobe, "as others,
in as good standing as you, have done,
though wavering at FIRST? No doubt all
your property would be restored, and you
would be advanced to pssts of honor"
X faint smile from the fanished victim
cvinccd his contempt, as he answered, IN
a feeble but earnest tone:
'.Ilonor! There is no post OF honor IN
the power Of eff Davis or his gang to
bcs.ow. | would not receive nay property
back. upon any conditions which they
could dictate"
"You. forget" said Wanbolt, "that
Their power is absolute, and their adhe-
| rents arc stung to fervcity. You can be
i.starvcd TO DEATH
But not to submission" replied
Gamault, in a vehement whisper. "The
! soul needs no nourishmen. from the hards
of a traitors jailcr.'
"You have not tried that yet, returned
! they, as they Withdrew. ''You will think
better of it by to-morrcw. :.
But the morrow came, and they Will
it yet they found no change in his patrI
OF will.
/ His eyes were sunken, but in them wa:
a glow of determination. His lips were
pale from his oody's exhaustion, but com
pressed as much by frmness as by pain
Ills hollow checks betrayed the rayage:
| of both mental and corporal anguish.
| Yet he made no allusion to feod, though
his weak limbs seemed scarce able to prof.
him, us he rose and confronted them,. Will
| an uncompromising stare.
"You are demented," said Wanboit
enot to see ahe doom to which you arr
fast consigning yourself. Renounce you
! aliepiancc- to the Yankee Government
Act like true Tcnnessean and be hap
py."
sI mean to do so" was his husky reply
raYou still mistake me, L see. am nci
ther awed by the brute force which keep
me here, nor depend upon brute force 10
the preservation of my honor. My bod
is dwindling away, as you see but yo'
must not think that the days ofsef-sacri
| fee are past-that all true heroism ha
been confined to the past-evcn thoug
the South is, for time, under the feet 9
mock heroes, who ape the small Homa
| ,lespots of old Weak aud dying as | an
| DEFY you and them. You shall optu