Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31
'2zA2 CANAAN CONN, DECEMBER 3l.

| knock ame at the door, and two men,
 who had often eaten and drunk at my | uncle's table, came in and made me | prisoner, confscating all the possessions | of the family to the state.
 ''In those days a mans foes were often l they of his own household. 1. offered no resistance; the shock of the day had | completely unnamed me. made cer- | tain that l, too, should die that night. | But my time was not yet come.
 "In consequence of the lateness of the hour I was taken to the town prison, a | dismal building, which I had never | known to be occupied. There I was
 thrust into a deep dungeon, and left in total darkness till the morning, when l | doubted not 1 should be conducted to the same cruel fate as my poor relatives had met. But morning came, as 1 had guessed by the sound without, and still no summons. Worn out with suspense | and waiting. I fell asleep. When l | awoke hunger and thirst oppressed me- Happily I had stored some bread and meat and small bottle of wine in one of the pockets of my coat preparatory to
 my intended flight. Of this I now ate and drank. No one came nigh me, and yet could hear sounds as if wretched prisoners were being led forth out of neighboring cells, doubtless to death; for they wept' and pleaded vainly as it
 seemed to me.
 ''But the third day great stiffness fell
 on the prison. I could not understand
 it; my senses were enfeebled for want
 of food, for my small stock had long hoa ovho,,c+ol o1,, To strength to wonder why I was left to
 live so long. Presently arose an awful terror, lest this should be my sentence,
 to perish miserably for want of food in
 this damp dungeon. Death on the scaf- fold appeared light by comparison. l
 clamored at my prison door. I shouted as loudly as I could-all to no purpose. Then burst into an agony of tears; my fate was too dreadful to bear. With the soft nature of my youth pitied and be-
 moaned myself sorely. All at once
 words came into my mind that had
 learned years ago as text in the school, Fear thou not, for am with thee: be
 not dismayed, for I am thy God "They came like a ray of light into
 my prison, and l clung to the promise | as if it had that moment been made to
 me by a pitying God. 1 felt soothed
 and hopeful, and in this condition I sank back in dcze or swoon.
 ''How time passed I could not tell: day and night to me were alike in my
 cell. woke up to find light and warmth
 and kindly faces about me. Slowly l
 regained consciousness enough to under
 stand what they told me. had lain five days forgotten, the stiffness had
 noted the third day was accounted for by the fact that the news had just | reached our town of the death of one of | the greatest leaders of the revolution | and the consequent decline of the party In fear of his life, our terrorist mayo: l had fled, and the old mayor, resuming power, had ordered the prison doors to be set open. I, in my solitary cell, had been forgotten. and but that some one had been sent to examine all the cells and collect tine letters used therein, ] | might have perished most miserably. | As it was, was carried out perfectly senseless and brought to life with some | difficulty.
 "I am safe now, as you see, comrades.
 in my own country, but the anguish of IuOSe IeW udyS WILL never Ut lOISOGLeu
 I bear about with me in my face the re-
 membrance of it. Daily I thank God
 for light and air and food, and yet these
 good gifts of his fail to make my heart
 rejoice. Still those dreadful days in the
 dungeon have given me firm reliance
 on his mercy, and I know that I shall
 one day be joyful again in the city of
 which the gates are never shut and
 where there is no darkness. ."-New York | Advertiser.