The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-08-01
FORGED TOGETHER.
WILD TALE or THE MUTUAL HATRED OF
TWO COSvICTs.

by stating that ! was sent 10 the galley,
and find myself to-day an exile Brand.
ing was not ont of date at that time, and
until my death / shall bear some fiery
letters on my shoulder.
was arrested, registered, condemned
and sent TO Paris. As left the court ol
Justice my terrible sentence rang in my
ears. On the long road from Paris b.
Bicetre--all day and all nipht-till We
arrived at Toulon, the dull rolling Of the
prison wagon on the pavement repeated
it TO me. When look back at thai
time, think ] must have been stunned
by the unexpected severity Of my doom,
for have not the slightest recollection
Of the particulars Of that journey.
"Hard labor for lifcw "Hard labor for
lifep | heard nothing else; / could
think Of nothing else. Late in the af-
tcrnoon Of the third day the wagon
stopped, the door was unlocked, and was
led through a paved court into a hall
that was but faintly lighted. Here All
officer asked nc my name, which he en-.
tered in - large book banded with iron,
as though it was tcttcred.
"No. 207, cried the officer; "grc~l. 4"
Then j was led INTO another room,
where pu' on the uniform OF galley
lave. FROM this moment lost my IN
diyl1ualty was no longer Francois
lhicrry, but No. 2O7. The officer Was
present while ! was dressing.
Hurry up - he said, 'it Is getting late
au1 Won mu4t he rnnrricd bpEnr,, dinnr, Do
"Marrled?' ] repeated.
ne laughed M ne IN cigar. ! WIS
again lcd through anu'licr corridor into
o damp court, wh,re Withholding men
with clmklng cilafnb were walking up
Wd down before the mnzzlcs OF cannon.
'BrDig No. 2OG, erred the officer,
'nnI tlIbn call TIE pre-
Np BOG came in, dragging q heavy
c.>>n behind him, and with him arobust
blacksmith.
The ring OF an non cham was pat
round my ankle, and forged together
w'th single stroke of the hammer \
bike ing bound my companion. Each
troke re-cchood through the arches like
o0iccr drew :, small red book from nj,
uockot and s,d.
scN, gO7 li',cn to our nri,on,r.
lawr q, Won att,mrl ni,h, nnd C,I
You VIII DC basl'h,no," u You succeed
Va f'UinB 10 inc m',"'r "91 are 'nrr,
captured You VIII DO donhly chained
i"t 'h,re ychr7' AS soon az You r'
missed 'nro' ''i'i'"h hnn'h WIN n' ilre'
ana sigoala "l alarm "iIl d. t"ISted on
oach haa'ioh' l1i'gr'PHIc messages
WIN ne h'ht 10 INC h"rnor B"h,1S ana Ia
inc ponce thronghout france
AiiGf the oilicef ma read ms with n
h1rin'e H"'S'"ctloh' no rcn' ms cigar,
put 'ho DOCK away ailn i'it the nan.
urisonor All looked nj linn. / rounI
his ryos Turned toward me He wns q
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''o''"oo' "'B'ny'
"J cnn tell by yorr can--orccn il f,
He. why ARE yon mere
i 'ohSpred against the govern
olch'
He shrugged his sloulders contcmpr
uously mTIen Won re mn elegant one.
We other nrisopSrs bato such aristo.
cratic company"
made no answer
"This ia Inc fourth time that I've been
here, continued my companion. "Pcr,
haps you have heard Of Gasparo, the
counterfeiter
had heard of the daring criminal,