Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-09-06
the c0HfErERATE's 8 Ru5E.

that escapcd from Point L91kS
pr:sca, lie said, in the fall Of 5
I'aa encicsure-krovn 20 ske
Perm which ths prisoners wsss
kept; consisted Of paiing nbcus Ii
feet high, With an outside platform,
no r. :.om ;ie TOP, where the sen
tines dsy sad nighi walked ths;r seas
in s sigat OF the priecnsea.
On the ssas.ssa - 2 s.ssassls
''''rsE - = $ -
lsaph phrsslissnsnnakst raDgs. - could
bathe or fish at any hear Of the day
"a pTivilegs greatly appreciated by
those who could stand the exertion.
EcE some il became ds:l- prac-
t:ce, wisneYe- Zee weatte- permit ed
tie s7o-;, 70 fsi IN the forenoon; and
tGis We did either standing IN tie
water, sometimes up 70 cur elbow or
a.api'z, or sing on long legged,
crane-i!ze tripcis, which the more
ingenious contrjTed for themselves ous
Q: pieces O. c.acse~-box. Day after
dar we would venture Gu. il the
6ro;'ng sunshine; and I have since
wondered. ip thinking oi It, that 70
Case {; spnstroke eyer occurred.
Every morning -cgge tubs O. gar
s45e rom tbe ccok-aosse s2d stops
igcn tie hos?.'aI-.enis were brought
10 .ao beach tc 6s emptied; and those
w2o hopnenei to be ba,hing st tie
{; = hsd IS much as they could 90,
II return ng % tie 81. re, 10 keep
c.ta: 0. ths mn. TO one CT ,Lese
"y.,se,s Of ::non;nc" i. was lie. l
owed NJ escape. / chsnced n this
way:
AaG vaGeG OF. wiz. nv fsh!ug-
e,o' es On sogewhA. fcr.icr ta.n
u.u4!, VIXEN : saw a tUb do&.:cg up.
side d1~n and dining toward me.
KS seon Ss :: ~ls res- e2ousi, l
w:'c1ed = cilauc9, aad, no ore co.
se.v.1: re, d.veL and Sc: Under il.
T.=-a l w.., ..1e Fs!s.as' in the
-. '.sAe., w.:n 't3s i&ansss CON-
+ u.I c. ......nous s-e.i ,:..t ever
y aied II. :. For = moment I
...>@,h. : s'.5a.i suEoc ..e; ard doab.-
-. So E:cl nave basn ny fate bat
=. !, rs-Lo.e n tae side CT tie iub,
w..e4 .cr;aa~ ely discovered. and
-. a,ch l 50: cnoug1 ...-. srd
M : o surp'y my rcces.: cs.
! = I'D w. Ell i-e'v oui o: the
=. -. ID ~ . turn nv fee 10
- ..,z.' 'u-s .ri low 10.
:, a. we,;he. ,s.ns c1ol ..,.e b h.-s
tai .2rrr.rs were c mpsgs,ivelv few;
Ia, - leach We '.red VIII. s'ocps
.. .oasrs, s:d Why ns.;he. Icy
IL: - 2.:ns,s eaw re, I lave never
yet kno%n.
0nce e. &C russct racse, was
: % - .o2S l managed 0 Ie,p ~
tco 3. My .eac was of s'e,C,.g
b era rlv cen;., sci so !osins ne
.an; o: : Of accusing susp;c.31 bY
: - g IS. o. lie t.de. i wns
eco aa'-, :h"rs:o-s, 10 move w.
precau-!oa, an SO SOW wes ny pro-
z ess fer Le fret ;e-o n - that it
ok ne :a.,- an hour or more = 'ose
~; c, tie prison. Even :Lea !;
w, o7lr e, Intervals that I dared 10
: ,ep o5; end rot un::! neon did
1rH.- v-2'urs . doif tie ,ub end
-aa&s tcr ;he 5esch.
So weak aad craured and dizzy
was I WAsa : got ashore, that Ell nv
remaining strength was exhausted n
C''cs, re- on slowly across ihe saci %
tne pine woods beyond. Olce under
tie whispering tees, however, and
stretched OF tie swes: -sne'iirc. r;.e-
ia ca!c2i, te.l las: asleep. Wasn
w3ka ! did moi know where l wss,
rc- was,Aer the san, which vas t;oa
quite low, was just rising or SCI n.
Tao greatly refreshed By M iye
acr.s resh l was desperately hungry,
aRd me question now uFpesnost in
NJ u;nd vas Of something to eat. I
knew ;aasthe people in that ra.s CT
:. Mays we're, most OF them, kindly
disposed 10 lie South. and tha. very
aisa- b-o2stt a r?oct OF it II the warm
g !is,: ' extended 10 ne at a ne;sn-
52:lus !.:n-Aous..
On tLe following morning l left
this re'-est, rot only relieved Of my
rsss2: vsa:s, but provided with what
woa.a SUPPLY my necessities for q:
Ieas; week longer.
Tns adventure that closed my career
of danger is the only one, after l
quilted the coast that deserves to be
mentioned.
l had been travelling mostly On foot
since made my escape; and now.