Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-06-28


gain his temporary place of refuge when
they broke IN
Wits a thrObbing heart he listened %
their thrcats. their cries ofanger. their oail,s.
Tie heard them asking II it Wa best %
shoe, down upon him. and Kill hnn in hi.
LAIR Bot General DuH bswled out: mo.
no not Cor a hundred pounds lie cannot
escape ~ Puli do~a the brick and Be Is
oursi~ They then set 20 and worked hot.
u and whai With the knocking and ham-
u.ering. aud crashing Ahd shouting. there
vas such an uProar as as never heard be-
fore in poor Miss Sally CArmOdy's lodgings.
The bricks being soiidly built and plastsrod.
q ~as net 80 easy a. they anticipated 10
tear them away. And When AZ last tbey
did effect their purpose. their supposed
prisoner had Agaia banked thom-bow
plainly ~ss % BE seea.
While they we're uprooiing the bricks
that screened HIN from them. be seeing. or
rather feeling. that there was no hearth
hope that by cutting avay the foor Be
might drop down into the room beiow. and
have another chance Of getting OF With
the hatchet b. had caught Up he fell 10
work, the noise b. made completely drown
Cd BY thc oproar without, and some min
utes before their object was effected. BE
landed IN tie room below.
Instantly the alarm was given bv the sol
diers nenres, the hearth place. Some Of
their number remained above. While the
rvst harmed down 20 get into the room be-
low Bot there as another delay. for the
woman ~ho occupied ia good Protestant
a. several of them knew. and therefore not
20 Be suspected Of solgni arily barboring
French spy. Oor sach they declared the fa-
gitIvc 20 be)-was absent and the door was
locked. some who bAd hurIied round %
the back Of the house. found the window of
this roon fast boiled on the inside. and
there sas no other outlet from u.
Nith n shout they announced their Ger
taiaiy that the Frenchnaa Was still in the
hosse. caught IN kis e~n trap. So they
called for a orowbAr % break open the door
AM seize h.m AZ last. SomeLox. none q
thcm vcatured 70 follow him through tho
hole be Lad made in the Aoor and ceiling
They kneW he must be Aru.cd-thev hal
a5uHlant proof q his energy and desPera-
iion and the bravest nan that ever stepped
might sell Be parionel for not adopting a
means Of descent sure 70 Be- fatal 10 him.
self
Bat. ilst a. the croubar vas about 20 be
pat into requisiiion. there vas a CRY of
90 stop. stop" from female voice IN The
cro~d. and presently Httle woman. great
y durried and excited. came clbosing her
uay tosards them. 90 Oh. General. hon
~ sbc eried. '' sure 90 wont break open
ny LITTLE room ! have ihe KY somcuherc-
only wah one minaiei" Aad the litle
c.ear-starchsF lumbisd desPeratsiy in her
pockets anl in the bosom of her dress.
soEirg che slile. a. sell a. she could
speak. that ii ~as be- the LorI sent ber back
iron der crrand ia time % prevent her
luic pace from being smashed" SuU
thc poor creafaie va s9 frightened and %
confused iLat if sas noi until the General.
i'sirs an patience. BAL again called ior
tle ,ro@bar. tlai thc key 40 lcneth male
its appearance in ans~eT 90 dcspairing
live INTO ihe depihs o. cspacious sidc-
pocket.
lt was snatcLed fron her abe door uas
fang open. anl ihe men poured in. IN
moment every crook and Granny vas ran
sacked. in vain. Tterc was 40 trace Of
tLe f1siiivc. and they vcrc compirtcly at
fault. IAe winiov shut. and boitcd On
tho inside. preoisdei any .dca q escape ia
thai direction the Gre cLccrIy burning n
the large CRATE as ea,ctualiy proved thst
De- coa'i not have asccrded tbe chinney
o. uas noshcrc fn thc foom. vet there ~as
plain % al bchoiiers the sperture IN the
eeii'ne BY ~hich Be had got dosn. AID
lpu1er than the cries 81 tb. angry soldiers
~crc u.osc oftLs Euie ciear-siarcher. ~hoss
sparmcnt had been 90 uncrrcmonioa.iv
d,.drurcd. The roud be captors were
baai.i hy ihc devil himself
Bai ihe Evil one taI no need. even
we're Del so inclined. % Interfere ia th. raat.
go. Tbe Efiic rrotesfant elrar-aa-ctrr
tal oontrivoi very cieveriy 90 oufsit te
soil.ty. That DE was very Odd ,n hsr
uirs uas vrry certain 'or vhiie every man.
soaaa or ohili. escept herself. va ia coui-
n.oto- on tte arrival of fhc military. she
renamed at ief uash tab. ratbirg isav.
arI listening t1 ihc grroar ard tbc tious
OVERHEAD. a. % noihing 81 Ell un1ssaI we
fte msuer Ttc. .ie uas. uhen fhe c,.l-
boz ase vsy. and the roor tantci Frrnch-