Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-05-02

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10 .a was along toward the. gray Of
h ,;,bt and instantly Jones mounted
], ,so,.e anl rode from Aliens Fresh
.5l. Tho rol and through the woods to
.,o Booth aud Heroll were.
Is Snlhe. with decision: Now, friends
re A.. i. yonr only chauce The night is
IA ark aud nv bat is close by. |
+. ,fgt ylu some supper at NV house,
o. III s,nl YOU off if | can" With con-
T. liable difficulty. AMI with signs and
% ain Booth was lifel on g. Jones'
h ,.a. ami Herold put at the BRIDE
Wv whjsp re Jones, as we can
D ~ =. twenty yards before Us. | will
{ ,iI o, ahead We must not spe1k -
! gs.n I get 10 a point where everything
ar from ne to you, | will whistle
Z ciyine the whistle In that way
. I. reut forward through the blackness,
cosatlng the signal now and then; AMI
. ,lpush th3 wooded paths are generally
{ ort,a. aud obstructcl, nothing hap
o.ped. For short distance they were
m tlq rorl: .bey finally t.rnc1 into the
gassirbrry flru. and about fifty yards
Hi3 lh- house the assassin aud lis puJt
stopped under pcar-trce.
ii t;, moment u very pathetic Incl
lent took place Jones whispered to
3otl. Now | will . in aud get some
hiug for YOU toct, and y1u cat il here
While get something for myself y 10Th,
with suld len longing ~vcltimc1, ooh,
amt / a. ID the house just moment and
rta little Of your warm cOHeel' Jones
aystbat he felt the tears cUme to MS eyes
when he replied: "Oh, my friend. it
soullnot be safe This Is your last CD .ncc
I'd yet way have negroes At the
house: ana if they see YOU, you are lp<t
anil 50 am | BIT Jones says, as he
vent in. he felt his throat chokcd 20
M. day he remembers that wi>tful re-
p,est Of the assassin to be allowed to
enter warm habltarion once more before
cmbarklng on tie wide and unknown
river
The negro, Henry Woodland, was in
TIE kitchen stoidly taking his meal, and
netting looking nor asking any ques-
hons ,hough he must have SUSPECTED
from the occurrences Of few days past
lbat something was in the wind
Henry" SAID Jones, did YOU bring
me Boa, back to Den's meadow where |
tod YOU? Yes, MASTER How
many sb,l did Won catch. Henry ?" II
c,n,h ,b,n, seventy master And YIN
L,,9.,t, ,l.m al bera IN IL. hoHso
~ Nv, =,
uclfy - "'IS. q
jones' t0eh TOOK nl' supper Wltno II
haste amt rt'lned tae Two men. 1t was
aooat iarce-Pi 'rtcrs Of m'Ie 10 the
g4ter-siir' ana although 1t was very
dark, they Kept on picking theIt way
down through TIE raYihe, whore IA niue
almost dry stream ran OIL to the marshes
Not Tar iro a the "a'er-Slde was strong
'anrc' "Ach they were unable to take
down
B'oth WAS no" lifted from the horse
by litr7ld ani Jones, and obey got nn-
Ter ms arms he win MS cfntch ath'd,
'nd 50 they nearly earned hrm to the
F'ter. The boat could be got by lit
ie wldlns, aud Jones brought 1t in -
tooth took his place in the stern He
'aS heavily armed, and Jones says had
vi on y h's carDine, as had lieroii'
ot re7olVers and a knife; HeroId took
le oars, winch mad oeen let 10 inc
NJ amt sat a"'lnsh'p' , 'ohss ' ti
lsn' '9, " In PiIS In and 70 i. cnnnass
'h;a2 RaoL h,I hro,,rt ont 6.ou
b;n,,,o, MI he 10 iii ~ ii. c,n-
n H.. aI,,,sna n.,5b tho ,r,o .l;roct;o,
= stoor Sa;l no. ..Knon the course I
40 Avn e. 20, ,nl i iii hr;n, vnu
.;'l, into W,:boIor Cre.k Raw m the
,resk ia thc first house where SOU will
in1 M, Onescnberry and / ti,ink she
will take care of Won if YOU use my name "
T,ny wcre torcther NJ The water-,ile
N NH ,nwn ,;,n from fifteen minutes
- L.If an bonr Al last Booth with
i. yo;.o fnll of emotion said to Tones.
.Gol bIs.s van INV dear friend for all
ron bays done f,r me +" The last words
-, .L;nLs po,th oa;l ysro. "Gaod .
bvo iii G,uow - Thcrc was a mo-
mon,'s soun Of oars on the water and
,bo fnr;tiyes were gone.
H. ,La lancer and the labor ef those
.iv dars Ines received from Booth
..vontrsn dollars in creenbacks, or a
l;,tl, III tb.n Tho cost Of the boat whic1
' Ionc. bsd 10 surrender forever. Booth
hs1 ,Lont farce hundred dollars in his
"os,oss;on and he told Jones that he
Tss Moor and minated that he would
';;r I'm, = che,k or draft on some one
g e'I ~ some bank "No" 1a.d Jones:
~ Ian't want vour money [ want to
cat yon nway for your own safety au |
s e. o ,g
III 7, Ou WIS MT until months after this that
ro ~ ~" asccrt,;nrd that the tn,itives did
oo"' sncnael n crossing the river that
49,, n;,5, Tsev Struck the aool
. fIr''} = = few mina cs, we're inrxperi-
,,uo IN navigating. and when they
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