Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-05-29

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posing a hole in the cliff. Into this
they dragged me for some twenty feet,
and tossed me on a bed of leaves.
Then one of the men brought in some
food. and another water. and another
wood, | turned to the outlaw leader
and asked how long he intended to
keep ne prisoner. He laughed at the
question, but made no reply, Going to
the caves mouth he peered steadily
out, listened awhile. and came back
to me. There was an ominous glitter
in his eyes. 1t looked like murder. My
God. Was he going to bury me alive
| begged him to shoot ME, cut my
throat, hang me-any thing but leave
me there 10 starve But he paid no at
tention to my appeals.
''Ef We air live when | get back, k2r-
nel-ef ! git back he said, why, me
an the boys mought put a seetle lead
in your carcass, le may hev camp'ny
fore night, enyhow,, The Revies air
AFTER u hotter'n demnition blazeS.
They air done cross the dead line.
Hyar the moosic. kurnel?'
81 hpDn tbpyll rive Won all Won de-
.orra Van cols.b7ooaad murderer" |
.aid vf.binr MAJ | could throttle Tho
virain
Nov Kprnal don't oct ont a sorts.
l, air mirbtv romftaIlo in hyer-
board an login' free. BOYS, air We
ready? Them hounds air pickin' u
up. Light the fire. Cobe. kurnel,
hTTar air . knife fer emf yer loose artcr
". leave re. Don't cit skeered o. the
Ghosts, an member We air mighty
comf'tabIa MIGHTY comftablc-hoard
an Iodrin frne, and YER enrrtaph air
| down on fine hig @nonlgr. Good-hye.
Krrnn1
The outlaws were ALREADY placing
the hovldpr in nosition and when Can
Hawkin. had .dpaazed his way ont the
| rorL wa. ILL ;nto fine oueuinr,
With a rr]pnchinq .onnd il settled into
placc. and | was A prisoner in smoky
Hol. listened for the HAVING of the
bonnds touinr thar thay had tracked
me In the rsvn but NOT \ sound ppne.
rated fine door Of nv prison. The fire
burned briskly. and smoky Hole
rlowp1 in tbe ligbt Of the blazjnc pine
knots, II was the work of A few min
Mo. ia cpt nv bond, with the knife
tbe outIaw had given me. and then |
took Am inventory of the contents Of
tine cavern. The place mad evidently
been fitted M for the Illicit manufac-
ture nf .,moi1ntain dew and ~,.fanule-
foot and ,.rrd rye" for there we're
fine worn-ont conner still. the worm.
tho mo.h-tnh mos and flask. and other
apparatu, of the moodsbiner. The
cave wa, about the size OF a railroad
box car. oyrept that the roof wa,
HIGHER and more arched. iabbed my
knife into every square foot of the
walls Tho were ri solid rock, In a
,.,in ,nod 6,aor, ia roIl tho bo,vldn,
SaIh' iil"" ei'oit w lo4i WY '''l
from the entrance are" the oiood
from my, shoulder IL was an OF nc
use. Unless help came TO me IRON
without my doom was seated a auii,
neaVy leellhg came over me ana ! 'a'
down near the hre' me cohIlhcu al
was getting close suddenly on look
lng up, was appalled, at the discovery
OF a new danger Inc roof OF the cav
ern was no longer visible. Inc dense
black smoke OF the pltch plne' uhanI'
to escape, was banked above me llk'
an omlhous CLOUD ever growing ueiSe.
and blacker n descending steadily
fchorselessly upon me Ike NeillaoI'
shadow OF death
suddenly there Wasa Iouu explosion
followed by a falling OF loose eartI
and rock and a rush OF ar A tam
ray OF light appeared III the corner o
the cavern over the stlIl, growing
broader and stronger as the smok,
cleared away, With life and strength
renewed, made my way to the open
inc, where / drank in the fresh al
WIN a S"elhhg heart ana a Ilghte
mn@s"ss u "axnlosinn had torn ava,
rnn,o ro,rh mntnnrv VIII which ~
mnnnyhiners had stunned nm a tissnr
> in tho rock II nnynr prrnrrnd to m
~ mr nray+ino,i,n IS tha oavo tha
i thorn onrht tn ho soma WOW If oyit f.
t tho ,nnIn "a ,Lo .tiT Rut n,.o,,
:, thi,n - ,lo;r oro,nh now ba'
/ ,nnnd ,ho oRimnor an j., wa, NV IL
t tornina,inn TO- mye II tn advontons I
: mnmnnt fnrrotfnl If nainy an
), Irni.oH wo. nIimhinr foi frnodon
u II wns, ,i,,ht sln,nn,n now and thn,
t trt modn ranid nrnaro.. md folt .
= ,,aai a'nn NV r,, - a"oa,,n th.
wa,toJ tn ,hnr+ Rm+ nrulonoo -,
Is strained mo '
V soon the rocky sides Of the Gimme
, gave place too wood. and the openin
=, chanGed from flat to round, Still
" climbed on, nv spirits rising with m
a ascent, Nv progress was made con
=" paratiyely easy by the imitation
y Brer Rabbits methods of CLIMBING
- stumn hollow-thot i. bv hracino m
r., back AGAINST one side of the chime
: and nv feet and hands AGAINST II
IN other. But the openino GREW ticht,
" and tightcr, like an inverted fnnne
and still the ton seemed a lone WA
~ off. Imust have climbed some thirt
NJ feet in all. when | STONED to res
-. ~ proppino my foot AGAINST a knot.liL
:. projection, which. suddenly breakir
4" off, left A hole through which the da,
-. lioht streamcd. Then. for the fir
~ time, il flashed upon me that | was
70 - A hollow tree. / Glance throuoh II
4 knot-hole proved this to he the ras
~ for there was the Ground fen feet h
= low ma ,bob onob0 of oor,b hoJ ;,