Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-12
My Experience in Running Away.


NV Experience In Running Away.
At thirteen years Of age was seized
with a strong desire to run away. can
give no reason for wanting to do so, ex.
cept that my Imagination, which at that
time was very active, pictured to me a most
glorious career by so doing. did not con-
template this sudden change in my life
without forothought; on the contrary,
had formed numerous plans for its success
ful accomplishment intended to obtain
most Of my food by shooting such wild an.
finals as | CHANGED to meet with, and as |
was good hunter for my age, | saw no
danger of my being obliged to beg or
starve. As | was used to encamping out
in all kinds of weather, did not worry
about how | should lodge. But the main
obstacle to the enterprise was the PROBABLE
ity Of my being pursued by the sheriff who
might capture and bring me home in dis
grace. But I trusted this difficulty to for
tune, which fondly hoped would favor me
My home was few miles from the town
Of Midway, in Maine, and my design was,
on deserving it, to make my way through
the mighty forests Of that State, until ar
r;vod ;5 Canada
ono ricbt--;, vas tho second of June
do,orn,iood 70 start on NV long antiei.
ro,od tourney had IN 90 TO bed in or.
der to avoid suspicion, and though | ordi-
narilv have found it extremely difficult to
icon awako now sleen seemed an entire
stranger to me. The doubts and uncertain
,ios of mo ros;,;on hogan IN mult;nlv al.
tbonoh I honestly wished them in oblivion.
Once ,honob, or giving nm nv wild mans
for tho fnture hut / concluded not TO weld
IN what | then called nv foolish thoughts.
F;nolly srtor I had Kicked the he'd.
clothes ~ tho bed for the sixth time the
clock s,ruck twelve. hastily dressed nv.
soIr and nronored IN MAIZE nv exit from
the bonse | silent in the parret. while nv
parepts were in the room directly under
mine. which opened into long narrow en-.
trv tbrougb which [ must pass before.
could reach the ground floor. This was
npito n soriops obstacle in INV wav for nv
fatber was lgbt sleener / began SLOWLY
N descend the stairs that led TO the entry
but de.n;to INV Utmost canton the hoard,
on tho stairs would creak. and in such !
manner that NV excited IMAGINATION per
snoded mo b3lr dozen times that I wa,
d;scovorod n, reaching the ontrv
narsod ,oomon, 90 dangerops did the mas
saoe Of II Seem 10 me Overcoming m,
feers howovor 7 ste,I,bilv started forward
bnt when I came onnosite the door b,
which nv narents, room was entered. he
$50 - oan,;ors ,bon ovor Jnst .s
nos oonoro,rla,;nc mvself ON tho em;non
s,,o,oss 7 ,ros hayInr hi, ,he door kno,
With nv olhow Nv father was Instant,
owateneS
b" WIZ, ia that no;se % said he
ar, Il no,h;n, hrt tho cat, said m,
mo,bar who wos oronsod from her sleen
81 d0r, ~ ,h;nr ~ ,bo cat The no;s,
doesn't sonnd rs If Il were made bv one
am co;ng N ,et nm and see what The cans
e cit.
vi " H. aus"e'eu NY 'a,n''
was uncertain as TO the course ough
TO pursue. A hasty retreat or advanc
would most certainly betray me. While il
tb;s dilemma brilliant ,hougbt bannene
.u'a u''oa' W. Lo,,f1 ~ -
10 cross my ninu' why suou'u NV niA"
pelleve was cat ! l was an eAoelle :
mimic espec'ally IN i'nl'a'lug 'ne ni."ln
Of tne cat ln my uesperu'e sl'ua'iou
couiu ex'rica'e inyseh ironi my Prose'
preulcamen'' NO .i'he was i" oe ioS''
began 10 utter sucu sounus 10 suPPos'
cat "oulu' WIN al Poss'pio usPA'9u-
Inc fuse suOoeeSeu uounHao'y, ,oi n'
tne Satisfaction Oh nearby my ,e'ne, say
GU were rien'' IL Is no'n'"e 0u' u
hiter this narrow escape art'Neu III
Kitchen without any TURNER .r1upIe
got my guu' poWuel anu sno.' 1uu ".@Pp
IN piece Oh paper enous" i0ou W II
several uays'
deeneu II 10 more snan proper 70
iorm uy paien's " my uopai.ui'' :" W
70 reiie'e .nSlr anxiety aDOu' ni'' WIZ
'noh tue ioiio"'ns no'e
MkpwAY, Name, June "a, isio !.
my va You III nrobahlv "1 net see me for
or six years, until yet rich. Do not woi
about me. | shall get along all right. sh
write to you, but oil course must not INTO
you o. my place Q, resiuene1; nope "a =
tionate SON JosuUA
I read his over several times with rr,
satisfaction and folding it up placed it
the kitchen table. Taking my gun in my ha
walked toward the door to leave
house, and | must confess that it was
without tear did so. Suddenly | v
startled from my mournful reflections by
loud knocking at the door. OF course
did not answer the summons, but went
stead, with all possible speed, into the pi
try, where | concealed myself behind
-four barrel. In few minutes hei
my father approaching. This did not g
me much concern, for supposed he wOl
20 directly to the door, where he col
learn the business of whoever was knock
10 tho nantrv onened the door walked