Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-17

otcnS )ou hu III uic out VIII 18y no
more nj which left her
Next morning h-forc going ON duty !
roceived by p,a small woodcn box. On
opening u found bundle of bank notes
and letter the notes being in tfties
TO the value OF 81 600 at the sight
OF which my knees shook under u,e. the
psrSpiration rolled from my forehead
and ! nearly tainted Here was pre-
dican~nt but ! r,on revived and pro
ceetied 10 reai the letter
'DEAk MADAM Sly wife informs me
that you have consented TO help hsr. and
] have received letter from her. which
you have doubtless pasted tor whish aid
at hcr desire. Inciose you what yon need
with many thanks Bnrn this and do
not use the notes for soire time. for fear
OF susp'r,op nj ANY rate. net until you
hear from ne again Tell my wife one
word Yes AK TINS as n favor"
] dropped the letter ~ the tire. and
then. like guilty thing | hid the notes
under io,re boir,l IN the attic floor
When ] commenced duty and saw the
aAxiOus mother ste looaeJ ai me with
eager 0yes. and IVA my lips framed the
word ''Yos, the tears rolled down her
checks My dear hoy then. Is better: l
will trouble no more. left her, thinf.
ing abe might ~ her boy WAS better.
now give mp her thought OF escape aud
settle down quietly consequently my
mind became easter
Another day passed and left her once
more All that night Il was worry foggy.
and next morning | was to my conster.
nation informed that No. ie had escaped
during the night. having looseued the
bars OF her window. and being "A slender
woman had squeezed through ON to the
sloping roof Of q building. down which
she had crept. thence down o ladder
which had been left by the painters. and
being then in the open yard Of the prison
che had taken tho ladder to the wall. ON
gaining the top Of which some help had
been afforded from the outside. possibly
by rope ladder There all trace was
lost
" course was examined. with others,
before the governor. but nothing could
b elected. al which was much relieved
and thankful. and never enjoyed get
ting homo more than did that night.
MatterS went on as usual and had
not touched my notes: In fact. l seemed
70 care nothing for them. when one
morning, about six weeks later. l re-
ce,ved bulky package. addressed in Y
Iady's hand bearing the Canadian poet-
mark broke the seals quickly and
found to my intense surprise. bank
notes again to the value Of 1000 The
lsttsr incloscd explained everything:
my DKAR FRIRND- You will no doubt
have wondered many times, with others.
what had become Of No. l8 am now
n Canada with my husband and dear
little boy who ia now. thanks to your
aid and Gods blessing quite we'll
you no doubt know how ! escaped
My husband was to wait for me outside.
which knew would be tho same night
ON the day you gave me his message
Yea expect you thought had given
up my sdea descended by ripe lad.
der which my husband had thrown to
the top OF the wall. and behind fast
trotter was soon in trusted friends
house. eissped in my child's arms
May you never be separated from
your children. ! must tell you in conf.
dcpce that my husband is the third sOu
OF q noblemAn. and WIS unfortunately
ied into difHrulties and got into the tolls
Of lot OF sharpers and forger. and
they used him as tOoi for passing
forged notes nnknowingiy got ono of
thoSc notes. and rendering it wa ar
rested and suffered imprisonment for IT,
- you know and thus did not involve
nay husband ! WAS aware that when
my time in prison waA over that We
should leave the country. as my bus
band had confessed all to his father
with desire to mend. and he promised
to start us to Canada with G5.OOO Then
my boy fell i'll and you know the rest.
"Tle first notes you received from my
husba nd. ! may mt once say are all for
geries. Pray forgive mo my r,,se. but il
wa the only way could sce ont OF the
dimcrlty. heartily hope yon have not
ssed any. but awaited this letter
Burn them. every one without fail.
and if ! might advise you. ~ possibly
yOu may hare somo compunction ~ use
even the good notes for yourself invest
them for your children. and may it be y
blessing to them. Goodby. my friend.
my little sop sends his lovo and kiss to
the kind lady who let his mamma come
to see him when he wanted her so badly
Did do right or wrongr-New York