The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-04-08

that of NJ. de Chaieaubrun, for he was
not only condemned, but actually
waited his turn at the guillotine,
standing sixteen in a line of twenty.
The fifteenth head had fallen when
the machine got ont of order and the
five had to wait until it was repaired
The crowd passed forward 10 sec
what was going on, and as ii began
to grow dark NJ. dc Chateaubrun
found himself gradually thrust into
the rear of the spectators; so he
wisely slipped away, and meeting q
man simple enough or charitable
enough to take his word that Il wag
had tied bis hands and run off with
his hat, and his hands set free, and
managed 10 reach a safe hiding place.
A few days later he put himself be-
yond the reach of the execniioner.
Major Duncan vouches for the
truth of the following tale: In 1887
the Christine General Escalera was
murdered at Miranda by the mutt
neerfng regiment of Segovia. About
two months later Espartcro and his
army arrived at Miranda, and on the
Both of October, the whole force was
paraded outside the town, the regi-
ment of Segovia being flanked by ar
tillery and other regiments. Accom-
panied by his staff, Espartero rode up
to it and told the men he had come
TO ask for his old friend and conf
mandei their chief Escalcra. "Where
is hep" he cried. Then pointing 10
the dead commanders resting place,
went Oh, Gle is there foully murder
cd | call upon all of you who arc
true soldiers TO give up the names of
his assassins." Twice he made the
appeal and silence was the only an
swer. Espartero then ordered the
regiment TO be numbered off from the
right, and every twentieth man TO be
brought TO the front and be prepared
for immediate execution.
At this sergeant stepped forward
and named Ten men as the actual MUIR
derers Of Escalera. These were
marched of and placed in line with
their backs 10 q broken wall, one on
ly protesting his Innocence as he was
dragged TO the end ofthe line. Be-
fore the fatal volley was fired, he dart
cd nimbly around the corner of the
wall and ran along the front OF the
troops but was recaptured and taken
back TO his allotted place. A voice
from the ranks cried out that they
had the wrong man, the real criminal
being a soldier of the same name in
hospital at Burgos. Espartero Or
dered the man TO be removed, while
the rest received their deserts. Upon
inquiry being made at Burgos, the
guilty one was found there, taken
from the hospital and shot, his name
sake, OF course, being set free.
A snake once prevented q thief
from committing something worse
than theft. A woman OF Dude and
her daughter once ahghted at the sta
ton at Hurdui, and hired a convey
ance 10 take them to their village.
When they had gone half dozen
miles on their way, the driver, pulling
up in lonely spot, demanded their
jewelry, and upon their demurring,
tied the pair to the vehicle and seized
the trinkets. Then bethinkiug him
self that dead women could tell no
tales, the rutfian drew out his knife,
buL slipping from his grasp. it fell
into a ditch. He plunged his hand
into the water TO recover the knife,
and as he clutched it, black snake
fixed it's faugs in the would be muir
derer's hand. He succumbed to The
poison, and in ten minutes was pas
hurting anybody. The women wer,
discovered by some villagers and re
leased; but the corpse OF the drive
was lett lone until the police, com
ing OH the scene, removed the bod,
TO the police station.
Of all the wonderful canons ell,
gOrgcs of Colorado, the Grand Cano
poi the Arkansas, with almost perpen
dicular walls, in some places severa
thousand feet high, is the most won
derlul. The gorge of this canon uset
to be impossible except in winter
until railway operations were com
menced, and paths of sort cut il
the sides OF the precipices. Wishin!
TO see how the said operations wer
progressing, Professor Mallet and
party of friends set out one afternoon
from Canton City. AS long as the,
kept to the horse trail, all went well
but upon reaching a point just be
yond it, Mrs. Mallet's horsejst1nible'
aud fell. The lady contrived TO dis
entangie herself from the animal, All
dropping some ten feet, caught wit
her fingers the end ola narrow she
otrock, and there held on, danglin
in air above the rapid-rolling Al
kansas; and to make matters wors,
the horse, following its mistress, ha
fallen or slipped on the same ledg
where it stood close OF the wall, al,
almost US motionless as the rock ]
self. The Mortified party FASTENED
the rescue: and the Professor, afit
some anxious minutes, had his wi
safe and sound by his side. To hel
the horse was more difficult matter
and an hour elapsed before men al
ropes could be got from the neare
camp; and all. that time the pot
creature, seemingly aware that he W
not to be lett to his own resource
stood quietly on the narrow She
= hardly appearing to draw breath m
/, did lie attempt 10 use his limbs un
he found himself npon the sure fot
/, ing Ct the pathway above.-Chai
1 bef,'e Tnuyu0J