The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-02-23

e the chiefs voice bidding us prepa
IS once more for long march, one in
s few minutes we had plunged aga
8 into the darkness, in the direction
IS the Magnesia mountains. All mig
f we trudged YEARLY on, nor was
n until day began to break that a ha
S was at length called. We four
s ourselves now we'll among the moul
e tains, and were informed that tt
| bushy hollow we had reached was [
r be our hiding-place for the day. Tt
3 attempt to procure provisions i;
} Yakakeni on the previous evenin
3 having been frustrated, no food ha
? as yet passed our lips, and the pang
: OF hunger were now so keen ths
, fastidiousness became impossible. DIR
! bread, with some timed lobster whic
) was left in our bag, formed the bill
} of fare for breakfast, and we made a
uncommonly hearty meal of thes
not very appetizing materials. Ou
hunger satisfied, we began to feel th
effects of our fatiguing night march
This was apparent to the brigands
and, perceiving the necessity of re
cruiting our strength before we coult
renew the journey, which might a
any moment be necessitated by {
discovery of our retreat, they prepared
some rough coughes of pine branches
and invited us to lie down for a few
hours sleep.
1t must have been nearly noon
when | awoke greatly refreshed, and
proceeded to rouse my companions.
Hardly had done so, when two
strangers were seen approaching the
sentinels, who had been stationed by
the chief on commanding heights to
guard against surprise. The new
comers, whom we afterward found to
be -trackers employed by
our friends, no sooner perceived the
brigand sentinels than they hastily
retired, fearing, by a nearer approach,
to endanger our safety and possibly
their own. Several shots were fired
after them by the men on guard, but
without taking effect. This rencontre
set US once more on the move; cross
ing the hollow we ascended a hill
opposite, but we had barely reached
the summit when the chief, who had
stayed behind, reioined us. He had
spied a large body of mounted
"souvaris' of police riding after us,
and urged us to hasten our steps. The
whistling of a bullet over our heads
soon unpleasantly confirmed his
statement, and we began to fear that
our pursuers would overtake us. An
encounter would, under the circumx
stances, have probably been accom-
panied by serious consequences and
possibly fatal results to our lives. We
therefore scampered down a path,
guided by one Of the brigands, and
soon emerged from some heavy cover
INTO deep gorge. Here we paused,
and [ had time to observe that, with I
'he exception of one man, the brigands
we're entirely nnacquainted with the
ground, and greatly alarmed at the
proximity of the police.
We lay hidden in the ravine until
unset, when, having apparently
luded pursuit successfully, our march
vas resumed. After a toilsome walk
We reached rocky mountain called
Jari Kaya," and spent the whole Of
donday in pine-wood ON one Of its
lopes. One Of the brigands attem pied
0 steal goat from herd grazing in
he neighborhood. In this he failed,
ut fortunately he was not too proud ,
D bend to circumstances, and, making
virtue of necessity, purchased the
oat from the shepherd attending the
ock. The result was to give us
mother substantial meal-the first we |
ad tasted since Sunday morning. {
The same evening one Of our party, G
Lr. c. Wilkin, was released. Accom-
anied for some distance by two Of t
1e band to serve as guides, he set out t
u. Bournabat with the object of
egotiating the payment of our
lnsom, which had been fixed at a
1000. Next morning We started at g
I early hour for Djethenemdere, or L
ellis gorge, where we were reioined i
Y the men who had left us the v
-evious evening Here we took t
lelter in large cave, which served
our habitation for two weary n
lys and nights. During this time t
e were constantly supplied with |;
,autifully white bread and tobacco; |
Ie brigands used to leave in couples p
I'd return with the provisions, so we
that they were in communi-
tion with some village, possibly b
ournabat itself. Time passed slowly Il
i'd uneventfully, every hour in C.
easing the depression of our spirits, s.
no news was forthcoming to give J
hope of an early release. Our n
xiety was becoming unbearable, and C,
ID deprived US of any wish for b
nversation, when ON Thursday I! I:
ternoon at about three o'clock, the 81 q
dden appearance of several 'yuruks,' b
mountain trackers and a number Ii
mounted police introduced an "
citing episode.