The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-29

lace ~ Ihomas Sammons attracted
the station of Sir Johns daughter,
YOU lady so gentle and amiable,
tnat vas matter of surprise how
she coNlQ haye been born of such a
iatnets She Immediately contriyed
plaH ior his escape; interceding
WlspNfthe eloquence and persuasion
OF WIN she was mistress, on behalf
oi twMor three persons to whom she
had zen under obligations for safe
conuNeti and finally obtained an or
oer ~ tielr release, she managed to
smus4 Thomas Sammons in among
them, And with kind words and a
look WA|ch stirred new and strange
emoti2l 10 his heart, he was permit
ls:ss. essz
mons requested an interview with
the commander, when he reproached
MIN Tor his trea acherous conduct,
briefly reviewed the various act of
Kindness which had been bestowed
In the past, and asked if this was the
hitting return. His remonstrances
produced such an effect that an order
FOR his release was signed, but all
efforts on behalf of his sons proved
unavailing.
Jacob and Frederick were therefore
taken to the fortress of Chamblee.
Just within Canada, between Lake
Champlain and the st. Lawrence.
AT the post there were about seven
~ prisoners, and not very strong
garrison; so that the first thing to
which the young SammOns's made
up their minds was an escape. Find
ing. however, their fellow captiyes
Indisposed to do anything for them
selves, Jacob and Frederick determin-
ed to act without the rest, and accord
lngly, the first time they were taken
out of the fort together, to assist in
some common service, they sprung
from the ranks, at concerted signal,
and put" as the phrase is in the
west. The guards started, but less
fleet of foot could not catch them ;
and though Jacob fell and sprained
his ankle, he maraged under cover
of the smoke produced by the gun
shots made at them, to hide himself
IN clump of bushes, which his pur-
surers did not think of searching. II
had been agreed previously between
the brothers, in case of separation,
they We're to me, t at known spot al
10 O'Clock at night.
Jacob. the lame one, mistook the
hour, and having gone to the spot and
not finding his brother there, he left
it with the intention of getting as far
from the fort as possible before day.
light. his accident making time espe-
cially important to him. He accord
ing y pushed up the western bank of
the Sorel River toward Lake Cham
plain, intending to swim lust below
the lake and then find his way to-
ward the eastern shore. Various
events, however, occurred to prevent
his doing this but after running
great risk by putting himself in the
power of tory, whose chief excel
| lence seems to have heen the posses
sion of kind and fearless wife, he
was so lucky as to find canoe, OF
which he took charge, and in which
he made good head way toward home
until, in one of the narrow passes OF
the Champlain, the British fortifica.
tions, on both sides, forced him to
leave the vessel and take % the woods
again.
AT this time he was without shoes,
food or gun, and had to find his way
to Albany through an unknown
wilderness along the Vermont shores.
For four days he lived entirely on
birch bark he then managed to cat ch
few fish and duck, which he ate
raw thus he labored on for ten days.
HIS feet, meantime, had become ter.
ribly cut, and were bleeding every
step, so that he could hardly crawl,
and if he stopped to rest one moment,
swarms of mosquitoes settled upon
him and stung him into madness.
While thus reduced to the ex-
tremest misery, making his way the
best he could on his hands and knees,
nearly blind from swelling and in.
fiammation, and surrounded by vora-
cious insects, eager for their prey. he
heard the sharp Kissing sound which
Indicated the presence of still more
deadly enemy-a rattlesnake. There
was no possibility of escape closed
in on every side, unable to move, he
saw the gIittering eye of his scaly
pursuer fasten itself upon him with
out the power to save himself from
its fangs. A moment and its sharp
teeth were buried deep into the shud-
deting flesh, and it had coiled its
yenOmOus form round his leg. An