Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-10-23

wherever l worked. Therefore. As We
passed along. and | saw the sign Of The
Daily Register over hall door. it was
natural enough that l should spring of
the walk and dash up stairs. as l was
determined to dash somewhere.
The rear guard shouted, stop him"
as they saw me leave the walk. but there
was some little confusion. which gave
me an advantage I bounded up the
steps, two At time. reached a hall,
turned to the right. and was in the CON-
posing-rOom- 1t was empty of life. the
men being at supper. Just as the guards
struck the first step below. [ jerked of
my coat, thrust it into the big coal stove.
of with vest and hat. leaped on to
stool which stood in front Of well-6lled
ease. and when the soldiers burst in
the door l was putting up the type for
dear life.
Where Is he? Where did he 90 ?"
shouted three of the men at once, rush
ing around the room in their anxiety.
Where did who go? What do you
mean - replied. turning around on
NY stool as | spaced out my second line.
why. one Of our Reb prisoners is up
here somewhere-he made dash from
the walk and must have come in here 90
Cant be possible, l returned. COM
mencing on another line. II have been
here for the last half hour. and have
seen no one. heard q great racket on
the stairs few minutes ago, and per-
haps that was he
Not questioning my word at all. the
soldiers rushed out. and began a search
Of the building. continuing it half an
hour before returning. They then came
back and reported that the man must
have slipped out in some way.
But he can't escape % exclaimed one
of the men, pulling a paper from his
pocket ''Here Is his description Five
feet ten inches, auburn hair, blue eyes,
mole on right cheek. scar on right hand.
one front tooth gone
1t was the greatest effort of my life to
reach out that right hand with the scar
on it after = figure as" thrusting it
right under the mans nose, but l did so.
His eyes were within two feet of the
auburn hair, blue eyes and MOLE" but
theY were as blind as those of an owl IN
q July day Prvzzis~I s~--L~ l.
cal'' Of the circumstance, and to give the
bolter's description and the three went
out, Just as four or FIVE Of the men re-
turned from supper
Hello tramp. where are you from p
exclaimed one Of the eompositors, look
ing me over.
Dropped down from Toledo" !" L re-
piled Il didn't find any one in the of,
fee. and thought I'd have turn at this
manuscript, just to see if I'd forgotten
how to deeipher spider tracks "
s'I'Il be shot-if be hasn't been setting
up the old mans manuscript, and he has
got it right. too ~ replied the man. CLAN
cing at the lines in NY stick
The writing was the worst l had eyel
seen, but had peculiar forte Of read
ing what no one else could read What
had bothered the men was plain as day
to me- To increase their surprise,
picked up two or three pages and read
them right Of. The foreman. who's,
name was TenEyek, If remember right
cane IN at this time After asking NJ
name, where I was from, and 80 forth
he told ne that I could have . sit f0
= few days, as be had never before seer
a eoupositor who could 'jerk sense" >
readily out Of the chief editors scraEls
When the boys understood that | hao
no money. they gave me lunch | tool
ease" and was soon as much at hom
as any Of them
1 pondered quite while over my pro
mis-. 70 make an item IN regard 70 th
. escape Of the prisoner. but finally con
eIuded that it would divert suspicion {
do 50. The city editor coming along.
detailed the circumstance. and later i
the evening l had the manuscript 20 se
up- Il was rather odd. ny putting L
. tvpe, TO be scattered over the city an
country. an account Of my own eseape
but I set It up exactly as written
The night passed Of quietly, an
/ wh-n the boys started for home at thrs
o'clock, they threw Il" till I had MOI
? ey enough 70 get bed aud breakfast.
{ went 70 a small hotel. turned IN, Al
l was at the ofice at eleven O'Clock Il
Z next day. TO throw in case" with Il
; rest
We had been at work half an hOu
a when the apprentice boy picked up
{ copy Of the morning issue and read q
T item about ny escape. reading i aloU
L Nearly al the men made comments. ar
!. zone Of them we're favorable 70 ne y
r left-hand man had said nothing, bat
4 suddenly saw that he was boxing shzr
Iy at ne He saw everything but {
# uoIe On ny right cheek. and he 80
r took OCCASION % make sure q that
Ie felt Il IN ny bones that be was @enrs
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