Morris tribune., 1883-03-31

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fore little guard: house, in front Cf#hich
weretwo soldiers. They pointed their guns
at Of. and ordered is to Surrender. Gas
paro .nrned toward me, struck me hsaSiiyi
and said:
"fhere, stay, and let them capture You.
Yon always were q. thorn In my path" !.
As ], fell, saw Gasparo throw down on,
soldier, and rush toward the, other. Then
q shot, and all was dark and still around
me. - 80
When opened my eyes, found myself
lying or the floor Of little unfnrnished
room, but family lighted by a small win
dow. I arose with pain, and, leaning
against the wall, tried to think. The rec
objection of my last adventure soon came
to me. Probably was in one OF the upper
rooms of the guard-house. / crept TO the
door and found it locked. The little win
dow was about four feet over my head.
succeeded in reaching it, and looking ont.
The rock rose about forty feet from the
house, and q brook ran between me and
the cliff. To stay here would be ruin, where
as in daring further lay possibility OF es-
cape forced myself through the small
window dropped down, and crept toward
the brook. The water In the stream came
to my waist; but as both banks were high,
could walk along In it without my head
showing. / soon heard distant voices, and
raising my head carefully over the bank OF
the stream, l saw dark figures moving to-
ward ME. Suddenly a dark lantern was
turned ON the water close by my hiding place.
I Owed under the water and held my breath
until ii seemed that the veins in my head
would burst. When could bear it 10 Ion
ger rose again, took breath, looked around
me, and listened. All was still. Ny pnr-
suers had gone. then elm bed the bank
on to the stony path Wind and rain in
my face, strobe rapidly on with no other
leader than the STORM.
About five O'Clock in the morning, as day
began to dawn, heard bells ringing. and
saw large city in front OF me-. Not daring
to go any farther, sought shelter in some
thick shrubbery near the road. When
night came ON continued my journey; but
hunger soon drove me into a small village
on the road crept softly between the
cottages and knocked on the minister's
door. He opened it himself, and told
him my story. He gave me something to
eat and to drink, an old coat In exchange
for mine and few francs.
On the fifth day after my flight from
Toulon reached Italian ground. begged
my way from place to place until arrived
In Rome, where hoped to find occupation,
if not friends. ] hired small room, rested
few days, and then eagerly sought work.
Evening after evening returned disappoint-
ed. The little money " hich / had begged
melted away. At last I could not pay my
landlord, aud he turned nae ont into the
Streets. Mechanically followed the stream
OF passers.by, which led me- to st. Peters.
l crept in YEARLY, and sank down in the
shadow of the large doors. Two men
stood near me reading poster that was
hanging on one of the columns.
''Merciful heavensI" said one; chow can
man risk his life for few lire?"
'And with the certain knowledge thst
out of eighty men eight Or ten fall and
break their neeks2" said his companion.
"Horrible work.
They passed On, and were lost in the
crowd.
sprang up eagerly and read the notice
It was headed, ILLUMINATION ofSt. Peters"
and made known that eighty men were
wanted to light the lamps on the dome,
and three hundred to light those on the col
umns. / went to the manager, had my name
put on the list, received halfmy money down
and was to present myself there a: eleven
o'clock the next morning. / was there
promptly, amid crowd OF miserable look
ing men. The doors of the bureau were
soon opened. and we crowded into the hall.
My eyes seemed to be drawn toward one
corner of the room. My heart stood still
it was no mistake-I had recognized Gas
paro. / went over toward him, and touch
ing him, said:
"Gasparo. don't you know me2"
He raised himself up laziiy, and said:
.'Ah, Francois thought you were III Tou-
lon."
cam thank you that I'm not th ere.
Listen to me- if We both outlive this night
You shall give me satisfaction for your psr-
fdy."
down to sleep. At seven o'clock We were
all called up, and climbed the stairs that
led to the dome. Ny place was about half
way up, and saw Gssparo go up still high
er. When we were all ready, we crept
through the windows up to small boards
hanging by ropes. Each one was given a
lighted torch, with which he was to light
the lamps that he passed as the ropes weie
let down. After had lit all my lamps,
- O411HaulU I
felt my rope shake and looking up, saw
man putting his torch toit. Almighty God!
1t was Gasparo. With the agility of cat
climbed up the rope, put my torch in the
Williams face aud caught hold of the rope
above where it was on fire.
Gasparo, blinded and wild with pain, gave
terrible yell and rolled down like stone.
Through all the humming of the living
ocean beneath heard the dull thud as my
enemy struck the pavement. / had hardly
recovered my breath, when We were drawn
up again.
told the director what I had gone
through. The truth of my story was proved
by the halfburn rope, aud was given
money enough TO leave lone.
Since then / have had many adventures
but never found myself in such terrible
company as ON the dome of st. Peters on
that fatal Easter-Translated from the Ger
man by II. Morse.
Value of Yellowstone Park Min
eral Waters.
The secretary of the Treasury has
transmitted to the secretary of the in
terror letter signed by Charles L. Heis.
mann, assistant surgeon of the United
States army, in regard to the great the
rapeutical value of the mineral waters
obtained in the springs with which the
Yellowstone National park abounds, and
recommending that the government ex-
empt the site of Steamboat Point from
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