Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-04-10

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| have aroused he prisoner, for Isaw him start
| up all a, once, a. If from sleep, and stand fac,
| ing his pursners. OF course he'll give up
poor fellow, mutiered to myself; but was
| mistaken, for the next moment | saw him
scramble up one side Of the ridge and slide
down the ether, in way thnt showed hat
Submission was FAR from his intention. Not
to be ouidone, the three men separated and az
one followed in the prisoners steps, the others
tried to cut him off right and left. But for
duty, ! felt so much sympathy for the poor
fell3w, ,ha. should have said let him go.
But all could do was TO gaze horror stricken
| at the scene going on abou, thirty feet from
where l stood. Once warder was near
enough 10 touch The prisoner, but he eluded
the grasp, and led his pursuers righ, to the
end of tie building, each man in the e1citc>
ment Of The chase, running feaflcssly along
the coping Of the parape', or darling mp and
down The ridges in way that chilled ne with
horror, as I thought Of 9 fall frI'y fry feet
into The stone yard below. 'Thaik Godn
calculated at last, for . tle second race ronnd
the building 60 r one Of the a,ep drop b, hind
q projection in hiding. and then as tie pris
I oner came round, the war,ler eapedup, caugh
i. him by the throat, and thought all was over
/. But directly after, sl,utlered ns saw :
| deadly struggle going on within q foot Of Ink
pararet, and felt tlia, the next moment mus
see the pair falling heaaiong to the ground
while i. was almost relief TO see them &c
down heavily into the gutter and the prisons
or leaped up and continued his fight pursued
by the other two men, who had Jagged behind
to cut of their quarry. But o Eewpian was now
being adopted BY the pursuers, who crawlcd
on their hands and knees between the ridges,
one going one way, the others another va-,
while to my astonishmcnt saw the prisoner
stop at the corner where the brick-bun!e ned
wall touched the building. and let downa rope
Of knotsed blanket. hitherto hidden in the lead
gutter 10 which i. was somehow secured. The
next instant the poor fellow was over the side,
swinging backwards and forwards, and lurn-
ing round and round as be lowered him self
now come up and look ed over at him. I'm
governor of this goal. and know my duty ;
but in that moment ct peril could do nothing
but look on, for felt. may cay, that some
thing was going TO happen. Ny lands we're
wet with sweat, tie big drops stood upon my
brow. while, when Kidding swung round, and
san his dilated eyes, shuldered again just
as the fragile rope parted, and he came down
with Ls back striking tie wall, and disloig-
ing some Of line Loose bricks, when turned
away from the window and run down: but
not quickly enough TO avoid hearing the sick
ening crash Of the poor fellows fall upon the
hard flags in the gard. The doctor. was stand
ing over Kidding when went into his call,
and then, answering my inquiring look with
slight raising Of tie rrelids, an a shaking Of
the head he went cut and left me with the
poor fellow, who smiled as | lcant over his
bed. Are you in much rain?' said. 'oaly
in one place. sir, he whispered, touching his
breast and then no more was said for min
ute or two, when spoke 4 few cncora gins
words. No use, sir, no usc,' he murmured.-
DO not he cross with me. couldn't bear it
any longer. wanted to be with my wife and
little ones once more. Tell EN- how il was.
The next morning tho poor fellow was free
free from prison bonds, earthly bonds, all !;
auJ was 80 upset with that affair that sent
in my resignation. It was returned to me
with a note begging that I would re consider
my determination and did. But VIC have
some most heart-rendiag cases at times under
our care. Gtlafs
fcase.y. E<.u,,.,.