Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-11-27


ef IN. Brsdy.g-Ress fer the Night.
n@sisa~
The column moved al the raisof about too
nils an lour. and long lsfore noon u was
envylofsi In q nfocating cloud q dust
raiss.l by the shutting. fsttsr encumtsrei
e., ~ tbo pFi-,nsrs In warm. dry weather,
when thero IL no wind. dust IL Q source u
great misery 10 marching pirtie., particu-
larly % Tie sic.. the wumsn and thu childrvn
III n b. 30 Is-sibls wAy q escaping u, and
wtsn Isisonsr u suffering from ons ~ the
dissafrs q lie respiratory organs that are
- c,nnlon Ia etaps life IL Is simply torture
o. 40 in q cramVed position for an o. slghi
hours In on oIsu tslssa. brsathing the dst
rais~i BY tbs feet u 40 msn marching In
close column Just ahead have traosi The
pfpgrvss % an lnvisibls sIlls party mors
than a mile away by the closd of dust that
hung over 10 Ia tho air
Five 90 al mile. from Tosnsk thu party
pas---i 'chasoynays.- o. ru~isids shrine.
consis,ing - an open pavilion. IN which
hung ghastly wooden sfigy % the crucih~i
Christ ilsrs, e. upon our departure from
Tonlsk. noticed that t-o-,hiris % the GU
ss,outly, AMI muttsr~i brisf supplIcationS
A Russian I.asant may H. highway roblsr
GA murderer. bat b. coutinuss, nsyerthe-
iv.s. ~ cru-- hlm-elf AID say hi. praJsrs
nALr nv rnI vAYsiDE
Tie hrt halt % tho party for r,st -s
made about ten mills. from Tonisk, az the ga.
traBcs ~ q small village llsrv. on q patch
81 grrsnswar,i by The roadside. had A-smble'i
tea 90 tSslvs girls AMI Oh wunlsn wiih has
ksis q provisions. bottis- q milk. AMI jugs
q "kus," o. small Ter. Cor sals % tho
prislners Al hrt sight q the,s prrpsra-
tions fur their fsfr,-hurnts. tho stpsrisnosd
brUiyags. Who mArvh-i At the hsad % the
column, nisel a Joyous shout d Prevail
irsvalf the sfils. name for The noon Day
halt Tho wsloous cry ~as pas.-Si along The
line until it rvachsl the last wagua q IN.
cApabls-,' AMI tho shols party Tsrceptibly
quicksn-i u. paos. A vail q Ten niils- ia.
rOt much tirp boAlthy and uBlncumbsrvd
man. lat o. convlcts vto have tssn In prison
without sIsrviss for months. and Who are
hAmpsrc,i by I've poGnd tx fetisu unltsl by
chains that claah constantly between tho
kgs, " IL atrying stIsrisncs In ssss than
q minute after the command ~ halt vas
given, almost every man LA lie cr0rd uas
either atting GA the grogDd " lynlg GA 70 al
fgll isngth. After short rrst, tbs prlsonsrs
b.rsan bgying food frOm the prUvlsion ven
dsfs. Ia the sLag- q black 10 laval. Oh
he. hard t.u.lsi esgs, mils aud ksas, AMI Ia
half an hour they ~srr al sitting CA the
grOund, Gnsiy ~ In grOuV-, sat.ng their
lsbch
To afternoon uiArvh vas without note
worthy incidenL Tho brulyags talked Gun
siAntly a. they vAlsei. raising thslr VOICES
- a. % make themsslv- heard above Tho
jingliug q tho chains, ~lils the noy.c.s
generally llstsu 4 or Askei questions rhsre
u the zane difference b.tsc,n a brodyag
Who hAa t.,.n % n, mines bali dossn tmss
AMI a how're Who IL going &c Tie hri ums
that there - lstsrcu an etpcrienoed GOV.
boy anil 'tsndcrgoot" The brodyag know.
Tie raj a. the tongue knows the mouth. b.
has an sIp~rimsutAl acguaintalce Nth The
tsiup.r AMI Character q svsry cunvuy otiicer
frum Tofnss o. Kara. AMI bis Isfllous all
yvsturcs Ia the ia ga'-ths primsyal hits~
Ran for,st-hAyc gwen o. ham q III couh-
dsnc- and d.clsion q character that make
hlm tie natural lraler Ia svery convlct
party. Il u the hast - the true hru.iyag
that Ito o-trus Nhs prl-ual 10 his father and
tho tAigA rllo sildsrnessl his mother. and b.
often spends bis ~hols life In rOlng frum ons
parent % the other, b. rarely e-caIs- frUnl
hlt-riA altogether. aiihough be may roach
hall do1sn tiHi.s The valley % The Ob.
sooner o. later b. IL almosi alssys reap
turc,i, 90 10 forc-i by cold AMI starvation 10
give him.slf up A. an etaIs osficvr oncs
all O. a brolyag rvan-iSi In western 81
l.sriAi The cars cos PASTURE u large, bot
you oan't rvt cat % u, Ne nni you a. lAsi u
you aFu Iot deal