Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-27

Captain Hines, the right-hand man Of Morgan
and the soul and brains Of the Conspiracy. TIN
rest are the meaner sort OF Williams do no
know bow they looked, and if did, they woul,
not lie worth describing
Hines and Grenfell spring to their feet, an
grasp the hand Of the Texan. He is a godeend
--seut to do what no man of them is bfaV
enough to DO lead the attack on the iron
gateway Of tho prison SO thy affirm, WIFI
great oAths as they sit down, spread out th
map and explain to him the plan Of operations
Two hundred rebel refugees from Canada
they say, end hundred Butternuts" from
Fayette and Christian Counties have already
arrived many more from Kentucky and Mis-
souri, are coming and by Tuesday they expe
that a thousand or twelve hundred desperat,
men, armed to the teeth, will be 10 Chicago
fakmg advantage Of the excitement Of election
night, they propose, with this force, to attack
the camp and prison. II will be divided int
five parties. Ole squad, under Grenlell, viii
be held IN reserve few hundred yards from The
main body, aud will guard the large number OIL
| guns already provided to arm the prisoners
| Anothef-com Of which is offered to the
Jexin-wlll assault the front gateway, and eu-
gage the attention Of the eight hundred troops
u l4l bHlt1 III hdTTlrun GQudIbs Tue WOTN Ol
tnls squad will be dangerous, for it will encoun
ter iofce four times its strength, well armed
and supplied with artillery; out it will be
speedily relieved BY the Other divisions. Those,
under Marmaduko. Colonel L bert Anderson Of
Kentucky, and Brigadier- General Charles Walsh
OF Chicago, Commander Of the American Knights,
~iil simultaneously assa three sides OF PRISON
81 lare, break down the fence, liberate the pris-
on r., and, taking the garrison IN rear, compel
general surrender. This accomplished, small
parties will be dispatched to cut the telegraph
wires and selz3 the railway y-stations; while the
main body, reinforced by the eight thousand
and more prsontrs, will march into the city and
rendezvous Court House Square, which will
be the base OF further operations.
The first blow struck, the insurgents will be
lned by the i've thousond lllnl American
hughts) and, solzng the arms of the city,
SIX brass dod pieces aud eight hundred Spring
hild musk9ts, and the arm, and ammu nj ZION
stored IN private warehouses. will begin the
work OF destruction. Tho banks will be robbed,
the stores gutted, the houses OF loyal men
plundered, aud the railway stations, grain ele-
yators, and other public bulldogs burned to the
ground. To facilitate this latter design the
water plugs have been marked, and force
detailed to set the water running. la brief the
war VIII b9 brought home 10 the North Chic
ago will be eilt with like city AIKEN by
assault, gwen over - the torch, the sword, and
the brutal lust VI a drunken sOldierV On
u viii BE- Wfedked al The havoc, the agony,
and the desOatlon which three years OF war
have ped upon tho South and its upgoing
u tmei Will be the torch that shall hight score
ol other cities to the same destruction!
/. was diabollcll plan, conceived far down
~ he'll amid the thl,k blackness aud brought
up by the arch hend himself, who sat there,
toying with the hldeous thing, and with his
cl0gen foot blAtng q merry tune on the deaths
head and cross bones under the table
AS he concludes, Hines turns to the new
comer--
Well my boy, what do you say2 Will you
take the post Of honor and Of danger !"
The Texan draws long breath, and then
ruruugu ms uarrvu seo,, v,s, v~s,-
~ viii ~
Ga those two words hang thousands OF lives
millions OF money!
You are a trump shouts Greniell spring
ing to bis leet q" GIve us your hand upon i,l
Ageneral hand shaking follows, anu during
it, uil9s and another mAn announce that their
umL is up -
"It is nearly twelve. Fielding and never
stay IN this d--d town alter midnight. Y0u
are fools or you wouldn't
Suddenly, as these words are ut sred, slouched
hat, listening at the keyhoe, pops up, moves
softly through the hall, and steals down the
stairway. Half an hour later tbs Texan opens
the private door OF the Richmond House, looks
cautiously around for momJnt, AMI then stalks
on towards The heart OF the city. The moon is
down, the lamps burn dimly, but after him
glide the shadows.
la room az the fremont House, not far
from thls tune, the Comm4ndant Is walking and
waiting, when tho door opens, and man enters.
Ills lace is flushed, bis teeth are olenched, his
eyes fishing lie IL stirred to the depths OF his
being. Can be be the Texan?
"What Is the matter asks the Command.
ant
The other sits down, and, as il only talking
to hluslt, tells him. One hour has swept away
the iaIlacIes OF bis life time. He sees the Re.
beliiJn as il s,-the outbreak and outworklng
OF that spirit which makes hell horrible. tlith.
ertl, that night, he has acted from love, not
duty. Now he bows only to the All Ri.ht and
The A lBaauuiul, aud IN his heart is that psalm
OF work, sung by one OF old, aud by all true
men since the dawa of creation Here am |,
Lord Send me 3"
Tho ii ST gray OF morning is stresking the
east, when he gJes forth 10 had hiding place.
Inc sun IS not up, ami the early light come.
dImly through the misty clouds, but about him
snll hang the long, dark shadows. This is
world Of shadows. Only ia the atmosphere
which soln inolosed HIM is there no night aud
no shadow.
soon the Texans escape is known at the
camp and great hue aud cry follows. Hand
hlls are gotout a r.wlrd s otflred, and by that
Sunday noon his name is on every street-corner.
Squads vt soldiers aud police ransack the city
und invade ever, Rebel asylum Strange things
are brought to ligh, and strange gentry dragged
out OF dark olo-cts but nowhere is found tho
Texan. The search Is well done, Tor the pursu.
c;s are Ia dead earnest; aud, Captain Hines, If
you don't trust HIM now, you are u fool, with
all your aNuteness
81 the day wears away uni tho night cometh
Just at dark u man eners tho prlya,e door Of
the liemjnt House, and goes up 10 a room where
the Clmmaudcot is voting lie sports light
rattan, wears - stoye-pipe hat, Sunday SUIT,
aud ls shaycu and ,horn like into Samson.
Wh.t is tbc Commandtnt doing with such u
dandy : Soon the gas is lighted and TO- il is
the Texan bat Who m creation would know
hump rhs plot, he says, thicSens More But
tetnutS' have arrived, aud the deed will be done
On Tuesday night, as sure as Christmas is com.
ing he has seen hts men,-tAo hunirod
picked, aud every one camorIng for pickings
Hines who carries tho bag, is to give him teu
thousand groenbacks, TO sop their mouths aud
stuff their pockrts at niue in the morning
" And to.murros night We II have them,
sure And, how say you give you shaekes
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