The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-11-24
|hAT SAUERKRAUT"
" 'The Sequel Of an Escaped
Prisoner"
IN FOUR CHAPTERS,

~ IN FOUR CHAPTERS.
desire to present to our read
ef1 his week, short romance, en-
titi "That Sauerkraut." We do
boe ere state our authority, but
a. PARTIES concerned will vouch
RK Ne truth of the story, and that
i'' an actual ss. .seu occurrence
At some time since the days of
George Washington, a prisoner es-
capped from the Jail in - County.
The misdemeanor for which the
miscreant had been held, warrant
ed the keeping in custody of the
offender. So, when it was known
that escape had been made, two
men, whom we shall know as H.
and F., started in pursuit. They
followed closely the route taken by
the might've, but were led a consid-
erable distance from home. Reach
ing certain section of Morgan
C0dnty, the pursuers found traces
Of the missing convict, and con-
cluded to remain in the section for
q time.
o. reaching it, H. and F. were
nearly exhausted from fatigue and
hunger, having ridden the whole
night with nothing to eat. The
two weary, w0rn-0ut men flung
themselves to the ground to rest
for . time, or, perchance, to gain a
few moments Of sleep, before con-
tinuing their pursuit.
CHAPTERII.
The sun had been shining in the
faces of these men for some time
when they awoke. Rising to
their feet they cast their eyes on
the surrounding country. 1t was
one Of those weird, wild, mountain
di4tricts, where the people are hos.
pit able and always glad to welcome
u Granger and accommodate him
IL :, y request.
But what did this matter TO The
two half-starved men. They were
determined to have something tt
eat, whether or not the inhabitants
were hospitable.
F. remained on guard with the
horses and H. started out to hunt 9
house at which they might enjoy 8
midday repast. 1t was some time
before such a place was found
A snug little log cabin, seated In
a mountain recess, burst upon the
delighted mans view.
The traveller came nearer and
accosted, in half.starved manner
a lady, who was in front Of the
little hut. The records do not show
what the conversation was, but
evidently it was that he and the
man whom he had left, were away
from home and hadn't had any
thing to eat for "twenty.four hours
With this pitiful appeal the good
lady of the house was moved Il
tears. It really touched her heart
Could it be that the man who stood
before her had had nothing to ca
for "a hours e? And then she though
of the Prodigal Son, who had beer
away on an expedition, and receiv
ed nothing but husks with which
to satisfy hunger; but when h
came home the fatted calf wa
killed. Perhaps these two men hat
not even been permitted to enjO.
the lusciOusness of few full-grOwl
husks! She then compared hersel
to her half-sister, Old Mothe
Hubbard. Was she not in bette
circumstances than her sister, VIII
went to the cupboard to get tn
bone that was not there? Sweet,
did this thought cheer her and sh
straightway gave language to he
thoughts by saying she didn't hav
much, but that they were welcOm
to anything that might satisf
hunger.
A squad of "spring" chicken
were marching single file aroun
, the house, and H. remarked tha
. they would like to have a couple
them nicely cooked. She gave he
consent and added that she had
barrel of kraut. H. interrupted he
by saying that there was nothing i
; the world that he liked better tina
: sauerkraut; and that chicken, brea
and kraut would be as good as the
could want. 1t was then ID O'clOc
' and H. left the house to infOrl
, his friend of the discovery he ha
made.
CHAPTER III.
The distance from the house
: the camp was about two miles, an
r H. was thinking the whole distan'
n l.