Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-09-24

mistake /; forgot to mention that my
guard had Struggled the letter to its
destination. The result was that he re-
turned an open answer, which the prison
authorities read, and thus my commune
cation with the outside world was dis
covcrd The prison keeper called me
out and ordered me to disclose the name
of the person who had taken my note
from the jail OF course | refused.
Was then
PLACED IN THE SWEAT BOX,
neat device for punishment of the re-
factory. 1t was pen just large enough
to admit a body standing, and on the
floor was the register through which
came the steam from the kitchen combin-
ed with eflluvia from the urinals.
When | entered it had no idea of ever
escaping alive, but was determined to
die rather than divuge the name of my
benefactor | endured the thing for
three weeks. although often felt very
near death, as now believe | was.
My sullcrings were somewhat mitgatcd
by my guard, who, when unobserved,
would open the door and give me a
breath of air. As reward of seven
hundred and fifty thousand dollars was
offered for Surratt have no doubt that
Baker purposed killing me, with the
idea that he could bury me as he had
Booth-that the real Surratt would never
turn up, and that he could get the re-
ward without question may be wrong,
but think not
RELEASED WITHOUT A TRAIL.
II was taken from the sweat box with
my spirit unbroken, and suddenly, with
out the slightest premonition was walk
ed into the generals Office and released.
then learned the day and month, and
found that more than five months had
rolled away since my arrest at Memphis.
made my way to my friends, and they
advised me to make no effort at seeking
redress az that time, as the country was
in high state Of excitement, and |
could expect nothing. SO settled
down and have been an humble citizen
of Arkansas ever since. In collecting
my brothers papers have found a num-
Der bearing on my ease. and | shall pro-
badly present them to Congress for ac-
ton in the fall There, believe you
have the whole story"
TWO REMARKABLE ooGNoIDENTs.
~ have forgotten TO say that, although
| saw Surratt after my release. and
could see no points of resemblance be-
tween him and myself, many persons
have told me that we look enough alike
to be twin brothers 1t may be regnrd-
cd as something of coincidence, that
after | had suffered this for a fellow that
! looked like me, my poor dear brother
should be dragged into the Beecher case,
and banded about like a football, be-
, cause he resembled Theodore Titon, aad
f was taken for the latter in the Rossel
! procession"
And here the colonel arose from the
, table and babe his hearers adieu.
SILENT INFLuESoE. 1t is the bubling
, stream which flows gently, the little rivu-
, let which runs along day and night by
the farmhouse that is useful rather than
the swollen food or winding cataract
Niagara excites our wonder, and we
stand amazed at the power and greatness
Of the Creator. But one Niagara is
! enough for the world, while the same
, world requires thousands and ten thous-
ands Of silver fountains and gently flow
! ing rivulets, that water every farm and
meadow and every garden, and that shall
flow on every day and every night with
their gentle, quiet beauty. SO with the
acts of our lives. Il is not by great deeds,
$ like those Of the martyrs that good is to
: be done 1t is by The daily and quiet
0 virtues Of lfe-.thc Christian temper, the
meek forbearance. the spirit Of forgive
. ness 10 the husband, the wife, the father,
t the mother, the brother and sister, the
= friend the neighbor, that it is to be done.
TuE DE6rn KISS 1t was love in
: death He saw her sinking fast, he
J knew it, she knew tit was consump-
ton. Tie uursed her like little child,
r the great strong man. and there they
! were in the room together the night she
died She wanted to see out, TO gaze
! once more at the world outside, but he
entreated her against it, and told her
that to take her np would make her
worse, but she told him she was dying
any way, and he lifted her tenderly in
his arms and walked with her from win
dow to window, holding her to his breast,
aud showing her this object and that.
pointing out every pleasant thing, and
she kissing him at intervals till the last
breath bad gone, and the kiss died cold
on his check. Woman's love When
God made man he put all of heaven 10
waman's love, and told him to win it
and be worthy Of it,
, Women,s eyes have become dim over