Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-12-04


A guard stood at the door with tsusket and
fixed bayonet. / walked straight up to
without me-" He stepped aside and dl-
lowed me to pnss without word. With a
firm step walked through the hail anG
descended the stairs. l observed that he
looked after me carelessly. In the hall
below passed another guard, he Looked ut
me, but said nothing. Acting in exact
pursuance Of the plan I had marked out
! stopped at the prison office at the end Of
the lower hall, and asked the clerk the time
Nearly seven, he replied, looking at the
clock, and then indiferentty OF me-
He did hot khow liie, and never sus-
pected that the man before him was other
astounding :sge the Incidents Of
my escape-I instantly recognized in
this clerk an old friend of ante
bellum days in New York city.
who Eaa come South, where hissympathies
lay, when war became imminent. thanked
| HIM, and, turning to leave the Office, met
! Major Turner at the door. | promptly sa-
lnted him. he returned L. It'd e,t [ went
between the muskets ut the outer door,
past the sentinels.. and the relief guard
! some of whom We're waiting for their
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the time ha,h the weakuesS of ,ny lhe ard
the rom s of the | MON lady. Near the
eastern suburbs Of the city | stopped at a
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was sFe9"ii. Neriieo' ana. hta Deen less
cifcunlsp.ct III my re iosn3iteflng; should
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eier'i9s' IL SHOULD succeed IN passing
| haa not ,he strehSth nor me endurance TO
lul" Ia .he WOODS oaS',hiesi ana prosecute
ri, ~ esessl,o nlsh.s, ~ %oh'u pe necessary.
l heie was llo.hiuS ~ tne ehd OF 'his out
| .ee"P'u'e' anu inc Llopy aSain. here
into the city and seek INV unknown friends.
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quel proved. l wns then taking TIE path
that led to home and fteed6nl.
|
cnlty. and was Welcomed in y, w,v th,t L,ft
no doubt of her fidelity To tLe Irnion cans,
During the next month, that nobls woman
| concealed me. watched over nv safety and
| at last provided for my transit to our lines
| in the manner presently to no desrrihpd
| But so SURPRISING we're the discoyer;o. that
| I made while in ,h;s REFUGE. and 50 novel
will their relation he to most nponl4 at Tho
North. that will pause a moment to sneak
of tbs m, This lady WAS one of n LARGE nm.
Der uf Unionists il, Richmond, who. ut ths
greatest risk to themselves, war. constantly
engaged in helpiuc the cn,1so. They Trans
mitted important news to washington and
sought every n,,,ortnni,v tn aid nrr nr;,
oner.. Her houae was the ha,dnua,tcrs Of
h branch organization If a loynl leopr..
which she til ma eu,bra.4,} lie NAMES of
several thousand in the civ: Al! of them.
of course, were not active: bnt all we're
svmpathizprs. | know Il To be fact Thai
Ithase men had arms concealed i, thei,
ceiials and garrets; aud in the previous
| spring, during the Charlottesville cam.
palgn, when stonemau vas nearing Rich.
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