St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-27

unmlStakablc prison. There were three
rows of cells. tier above tier. the upper
with narrow landing and IL bright
steel railing. As We entered another
warder met uS he was i'll slippers, and
walked m"iScleS>ly like Il ghost. In Il
Sepulchral voice. he said "FortN
sir, and all correct"
This will make forty Mr..
MounScN, said my conductor .il :
that RaSchkntfr
'Shall put him i'll the dark. sir -
was the cageI query.
"No; in IN ordinary cell but keep
an eye on the trap, and watch him
carefully, or he'll break prison again
hes clever enough.
was Introduced forthwith into an
'ordlnary ccIl''- four bare walls. with :,
loopholc window well barred. and wired
over. There was uuthim" in the place.
but Il gutta-peicha pint pot, and Il he'd
of smooth bare plank Il little raised from
the floor.
keep silence. will you - said for
the th"rSandth time. the superior warden
aN t"r the th"uSamdth time. tried tu
protest that | WAS not RaSchkotl'.
Mind. Mr. MommSrl. You don't let
him talk to You in the night he'll hc
nNiag it on again. You may depend.
Give him his bed. and fill his pint
there :: ANA they lril me.
Alone. at last. and in II solitary cell
in Portland Prison The dreadful truth
WIS difficult t" realize: but halS and
bolts. and iron dn"I>. are solid facts not
easily explained away. | felt ~ mi<cr:t-
bile NOW ~ il | WAS doomed /" hc hang
rd the mrNt morning. ~ | have said
iIom the inst moment ot my capture
had treated my mi>hap ~ an unpleasant
Joke no more: and all along | had
l,u"lcd my self mp with the know ledge
that nj the prison itself the mistak,
would hc at once discovered. OF couI~,
! had said To my self. the officials Their,
will know ! am moi the real Ra>rhk"il
the iunawHN. i;H1 it seemed ~ if ne
one knew anything of the >"rt. had
already passed through the hands "t
three. and though all had scanned my
features closely. no y liable of doubt "i
my identity had tnlloNcd thrir im>prc
ti"u. What if | should hc kept To >cIN,
ont the zeal c"mNict'~ time. >crkim.
rIiulN from day to day. aud Nr:Ir l.,
N";u. L" make my protest plain Thi>
would hr too >rNCic Il do>c indeed
Yes. | WIS most miserable. Cold
Wrrtrhcd. ami nearly starved. i"r II,
food had rIn~>rd my lips since noon.
gathered my self Together. and. >iukiu.
utterly drirctrd upon the hand pallet
Tiled 1" "Inau my self Ia sleep.
mu>t have slept: hut the >lumhrl
II inst WAS titiul. and often dI>tmhr,
hl the click "t Il latch at my cell l"nI
and Il flash nt bright light through d.
narrow slit turned on /" where lay
1t WIS the Nal,lcr on the alert t" pIr
vent another escape. Even the strange
hess of this Woic OH. and | hrcarl,
Thoroughly uncnu>rinu>. Ia bc IorI>c'
At last hN II dritrnug peal at bells runs
Just ahnc my head. The dawn Wa
struggling. in pale. >lcklN tones. through
the WiIc-w"Ik of the tiny wind"W. an,
| guess that tins was the prison bell
the signal Ia begin the lah"I> "t th'
my sleep. and terribly faint from Wan
ut food.
Can SEQ Il doctor ;" asked. a> i've
urW Nardcr> came int" my cell. an'
told me prIcmpt"IIlN /" stand up au'
strip.
"ut course N"u can. Hur liI-t "t al
/ We must search luu: il ought t" haN
lcc,r done last night. "uly luu took II
/ all hl surprise ~ l"u did too. Whr
/ l"rl h""I,rd it, How did l"u get away
/ Ra>chk"tl -
II tell l"u I'm mot Ra>chk"t1',''
Both the "liIr"I~ laughed heartily
y "u'll h,. the death "t IL. -'hk"tl
l;ut there wash Yourself: I1> close I"
llcnl>ta>t time. aud. after that. ""
/ shall sec the, Young d"ctnI.
The, brought me - pIuuIkim al >'Ild
img hot cocoa. and Il small loaf. which
dcv"urd eagerly. They were capital
there was milk in the cocoa. and TIA
bread WAS fresh and white. got ur'
ruma.r i.nln the, food. Surely. said
To- ia, ~,.li there must h, ~"II" one h,.l
who " i'll confess that am Ii"ht som
one " ho ci'r swear Ia I he real Ra>Chl>nt
Aud then it "ccIIIrcd Ia me that N"nl
let matters take ilI'iI com 81. and dr>l
from speaking another WuId IN my nW
defence Wondered only how luu" tt
face would continue. had plenty
Visitors in the nr\t hour az two. Fms
the ..Noum" doctor. as he had nc'
>IN led. though he WAS old enough
have gray hair aud Il ""ip"IaiI"n. /
was an airy, of hand gentleman. WrL
img Il >tciho>c"pr. like Il flower. III Ii
huttnn- hole.
..Thrrc'> nothing wrong with You
I hc said angrilN. "WhN did Nom sci
for me -
Il feel faint"
T. lhc>. words made my blood Ia"
| Were N"u faint yesterday m"rnin
| when Nou ran tnur miles. and jump,
the dy kr in the to" >
| sank back almost in despair. lla
: piIl nine ocl"rk was now apprna"hin
aud preparations began for my trial
/ the novcrnor'S office. was aga
/ stripped and searched : my boots we
. taken from me. and | g"l Il pali "t II
slippers Then. all at once cchnil
along the passages came Il cry
\ "Rasrhkotl':" and RaSrhk"if that is
say. |. John WraN of Crutchcd Fria
r -Shamhlrd up tw" flights of narr,
stairs. and entered II little dock on I
q further side of which stood Il ward
with baton: while in front. some ",
q on WIS Nt'lltu al l''t 'iN- hilI">lhS ~
u >onag,. at Il high desk. and >urIoundi
!. him. Il group of officials. among wli'
e were my friends the coast guard sail
:. and the policeman.
u Dob RaSchkotf charged with ma
ing his escape. resisting the police. |
|. Snlcncc tn the gatc-kcrptr. and glvi
. thca>Sl>tant-SI surgeon unnecessary trou
lr"
Il All this the aforesaid p"rtlN gent
Il man read aloud. and then. wItho
e waiting to hear me plead. called mp
my captorS To give their story.
c This has already been told. 1t
Il little cmhclIiShed. no doubt. t" 81"
e tN their courage. Next came Dunkl'
L. he I:lt liI of s.NGn IlillIcn. " hnm