Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-29

He cast a quick glance down into Jakey''
face. lie. TOO. was sleeping peacefully
While these two were in SUNDERLAND
MARX felt himself suspended between
heaven and hell And how still 1t was
Even the hum of insects would have
been a relief
All this occupied but moment. Mark
turned his back again and moved eau
tiously forward.
His imagination had never served him
ruch tricks Surely he heard the sol
aier move He was getting up on his
feet. His Inusket was leveled at an
,aim. A sharp sting under the shout
der blade. and warm stream flowing
down his side Certainly he had been
shot.
Nonseusel Away with such freaks or
fancy! Suddenly he trod ON rotten
branch. Il cracked with sound which
seemed to him like the report OF pistol.
| Again he paused and turned He saw
the sentinel motionless. He had slipped
farther down. and his hat had fallen
farther over his forehead
Thank Godl
He moved backward, his eyes fixed on
his sleeping enemy, occasionally turning
TO see where he stepped. He was get
ting near 10 cover In this way he
passed 10 within few steps Of conceal
ment. How he coveted the overhang-
ing bank near TO him. yet far enough to
be useless should the sentinel awake too
soonl
Cachew
This sound was real; it was a sneeze
from the picket.
Mark knew that it was signal OF
awakening. He darted behind the bank
and was out of sight.
He heard the sentinel get up, shake
himself, give yawn. grunt, as if
chilled, and begin to pace his beat.
Mark moved away cautiously, great
food of joy and thankfulness yelling
up through his whole nature. After
going a sufficient distance to be out Of
hearing, he awakened Jakey.
"Jakeyl Wake upr
The boy opened his eyes.
Were beyond the picket"
"Whar's my gum
''Oh. blessed childhood" thought
Mark. that in moments of peril can be
in such trifing thingsr
IL have your gun here in my hand
It's safe. Stand on your legs, my boy
We're going on.
Jakey stood on the ground and rub |
bed his eyes with his fists Once awake
he was awake all over.
They moved on down the river toward |
the base of Lookout mountain. soon
leaving the river margin and striking |
inland behind some rising ground. Find
ing convenient nook in a clump of |
bushes wherein to leave Jakey. Mark |
told him to lie down and stay there |
while he reconnoitered TO find way to
get down the river and to cross it.
Mark hunted nearly all night. he
could find no practicable route. He did
not know how to proceed around Look
cut mountain, and could find no means
If crossing the Tennessee near where he
was. At last. looking down from a
snoll, he could see the margin of the
liver at a place where the bank concealed
he shore between the base Of the bank
md the verge of the water But what
he saw especially. and which gladdened
lis heart, was n boat moored to the
hore aud in it pair Of oars.
Going back to the place where he had
eft Jakey be Weakened him, and together
hev returned to the knoll The boat
vas still where he had seen it. Leading
he way Mark descended TO the bank.
10 intent was he upon seizing the boat
hat he did not think to approach eau
iously. He forgot that where there
vas boat with oars in it the oarsman
would likely not be far away.
He jumped down TO the slanting .
round below and landed in the midst of ,
party Of Confederate soldiers.