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COUNTY NEWS.

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Great Pond.

Great Pond.
School closed last Friday.
y. X. Collar has returned from Frank
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-27
RETRAIMIENTO

Y a eSpresamos nuestra opinion
sobre el retraimiento Ell las eleccio
nes para diputados 4 cortes: Y no
hay que insiNtir,
En- cuanto a las elecciones mum
cipales, que Sc llevan cabo CON la
Quota de cinco pesos, es distinto.
a este pupitre llega, en- cien Y
eien cartas, el eco de 10 que Sc
piensa y Sc siente en- el pals: Y mu-
chas localidades, Y muchos hom-
bres, Sc inclinan a elegir concejales
autonomistas en- los comicSs de
Mayo proximo.
La Delegation conoce esos anhe-
los del esp1ritu p1blico Y sicfee que
representa- la voluntad de la ma
yor1a; 81 estima que 81 decoro colec
two no Sc quebranta; 81 juzga que
podemos llevar correligionarios
nuestros 4 los municipio., aconse-
iara al pals 10 que considere opor-
tuno, despues de maduro- ,Azzsanen
" calmosa delEiIheAr1acion-
--~~ll6 tt0das maneras,- ,-con y sin Ell
retraimiento, habra manana, 10 mis-
mo que hay ahora, concejales auto
nomistas, porque no faltan amigos
que acepten esos cargos,
a1n contra la discipline, que le
manda desdenarlos y rechazarlos,
Nosotros. pues, iremos ALI donde
vaya 81 mayor n6mero: 81 Sc decide
votar, votar; 81 Sc acuerda 10 con
trario, a permanecer en- guardia,
atentos a las evoluciones del enc
migo
Las conveniencias locales cons
tituyen un factor importantfsimo
es difcil condenar a laruina una co
marca, contrin6ndola a que aban
done sus intereses en manos de
una turba que, fuera de sus lucros
Y sus privilegios no persigue min
guna idea noble Y levantada.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-27

des, de la logica, del sentido comdn, 81
es que digo alg6n disparate, a mi me parcce
que no debe desistirse de la acusacion por
ninguna de las dos penas.
Porque el artfculo s. dispone que Sc de
sista cuando Sc trate de delitos que tengan
senalada en- ell C6digo, como pena UNICA
principal ell arresto mayor Es decir que
indulta una clase de hechos punibles deter
minandolos, no por sus nombres, sino por
ell castigo que Ia ley les impone: como ell
de aquellos los que ademas del consabido
arresto les corresponds multa es mas gra-
We que el que indica la Real Gracia, he
aqui que nos saldriamos de los lfmites de
esta al desistirs. de la acusaci0n EN- ese
case.
Esto como es l0gico no reza cuando la
multa no sea accesoria porque entonceS no
hay NADIA de 10 dicho.
FRAY GARIN
Junio 26 de 189f
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-27
ROMPECABEZA JTRfDICO
[ Y

Fl articulado del Real Decreto de Is de
Mayo dtimo, sobre el que les estoy dando
q ustedes tan tremenda lata l1or NOR de que
veo en- peligro de que ne ohorq,te,, don
Sentido Comdn, pariente lejano de un So
brino polftico de mi mujer, por ell que me
interesa grandemente que aquel Sc APPLIQUE
en- la forma que voy decir, debe estudiar
Sc, mi yer, bajo dos puntos de vista
En- 10 que tiene de indulto en- 10 que
amnistia Sc refere.
Examinandole bajo tales aspectos las va
cilaciones Sc disipan, queda tttttH mtotdi
contenti, teniendose como es l6gico muy
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-27
ALCOHOLADO
TORREGROSA
ALCOHOLADO

Preserva el rostro de manchas de arrugas.
Usado con fricciones para el re ANA. no tieue
A=s II baho IN gran t6nico reparador de
i. .sssna muscular Las madres deben en-
afearlo lss abuciones de- sus hijos come
preservativo, el mas igisnico contra tods-
erfsr oedades que atacau los ala Is er
sn primera edad.
Es IN gran preservativo contra las afeccio
nea caia rralea-
Dep6-ito an IA Capital, Farmacia de e..
Hermety; PONCE, EN- La DE GADEA .
Mayagtsz en- las de Basora, Mulet To-,e-
grosa. San German en- la De Carlo. Arecibo o.,
Ia de Rivera Hutnacso en- IA de Martin Fa
jsrdo eu Ia de We've. Utusdo en- Ia De Legrand
->lssres en- Ia de Itarrino, San Sebastian en IT,
de- Font ' de Areelsy Por mayor en- IA de al
autor = } Lcdo. don LUIS A Torregrosa, Aqua
aillA, Plaza principal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-27

sus debates la Delegation, a quien
ell leader habra de SECURE trasmiti-
do informes ofciales, va que a6n
no renunci6 su cargo Y va que, Sc
gun rumores ofcaosos, sostuvo con
ferencias en- ell ministerio de Ill
tramar
81 Sc levantara la losa de plomo
que nos abruma, ir1amos a eiercer
en- las urnas nuestro derecho, man
dariamos representatives a las cor
tes y saldrlamos de este sopor que
nos debilita Y nos atrofa.
Permanecer inactivos; confar en-
que de la peninsula llegaran, sin
gestioDarlas nosotros, solucioues eff
CAGES; aguardar que suplan nuestra
labor los que viven lejos del c1rcu-
10 en- que nos agitamos, es llevar la
candidez hasta la hip6rbole.
No yivimos en- la Arcadia pasto-
ri; vivin1os en- un pueblo que pudo
escarmentar con sus innumerables
desengaTos y que puede aquilatar
lei vaIor de una palabra, que ell aire
Sc IIeva, 8 de un prop6sito, que mu-
dan y descomponen imprevistas cir
cunstancias
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-27
4 DlESTRO Y SlNlESTRO

Asjstimos ii un fen6meno parlamentario.
Don Vicente Balbas defendiendo, con
ira las intromsiones del Gobernador, las
facutades de los municipios
Verdad es que son municipios conserva-
dores; pero, asi Y todo, la conducta del di-
rector de La Integridad es digna de loa.
En- un discurso, no tan Ldtero nj tan in
sustancial como otros que Ell la Camara Sc
pronuncian, atac6 las circulares sobre des-
tinos cixiles Y prob6 evidentisimamente
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-27
Bajo ell azul dc su cielo
celebran estoS leales
colonos sus funerales.
Y Balba> despide el duelo.

Contestando al senor Balbas, decia eI
senior Gullon, sobrino del actual archi-vi-
rev de nuestra insula.
. Modesto, pero sinceramente ent.e11d0
yo que nuestro interes principal.Ique el
mteres de los que pertenecemos 4 represen-
tamos Ell estas cortes a Ia celecfividad mas
gubernamental que en Puerto-Rico existe.
difiere un tanto del interes que al sefior
Balbas ha impulsado al hacer su pregun-
ta"
La leccion venia directa al bulto ell Sc
nor Babas la recogi6 en- el acto.
. ST ;. 5. tiene ntenci0n de darInela-
replicaba-yo la acepto con mucho gusto;
pues $ s tiene autoridad para darme lee
clones.
"Aparte de que las admito de todo el
mundo, mucho mas de S. S, que tiene ta,
Idrga historic en- el partido incondiciona
que desea, creo 20, conocerle personalmen-
te
De este a recordar con fnura Gull6n
que es un cunero, no media distancia min
guna
Los pdj~roy tiro,elo 4 las escopetas,
Los seiioritos de Ultima hora dirigiendo
advertencias los paladines fogueados en- l..
lucha.
y no pararan ahi las cosas: en- la pr6xi-
ma lid eleccionaria Gull6n derrotara 4
Balbas en Mayaguez.
Gull6n es de los puros y lestos.
Balbas lleva IN n4ancho del ptfta"o.
Conque, por amor a Espaha.
Va tendra La L,tegrtdad
1nuy buena oportunidad
de librar esa campana.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-27
La Quota

Sc dlJO con insistente afan no ha
muchos dfas que ell senor Becerra
ofrecfa a los senores Labra Y Moya
extender a uerto-Rico la Quota de
cinco duros, que rige para las cleo
clones en- Cuba.
Vinieron cartas de Madrid con
frmando la noticia, que nosotros
no aceptamos como s6ria ' formal
por parte del ministro. FL ilustre
leader y el prestigioso director de
FL Liberal, quedaran otra vez bur
lados.
7 nuestro partido persistira en-
una abstenci6n de que no quiere nj
debe salir mientras gravite sobre 81
la afrenta de una iniusticia con que
le hieren Y le maltratan los pol1ti-
cos e~panoles
Tai parece que nuestra actitud a
nadie preocupa Y que nuestros her
nanoS de Madrid no Sc fian EN- el
grave conficto que en- la colonia
crea ell predominio absolute de unrs
pocos monopolizaaores del censo
electoral
En- este punto fijara desde luego
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-27

que esas circulares son en- absolute arbi-
trarias
va conocemos la peroraci6n del sefior
Balbas; va podemos aplaudirla, celebrando
que alguna yez Sc sienta tocado por Ia JUS
ticia IN conservador de hdpetus tan furi-
bundos
Hubiera dirigido al senor Becerra unas
preguntas energicas el leader, nos pare
eeria Ia cosa mas natural V mas l6gica.
Pero Balbas, aquel one llev6 la intransi-
gencia hasta el escarnio en 1887; aquel que
despert6 terribles cnconos en- propia tie
ira ....-..-.
Diriase que los taquigrafos reproducen
NAL las palabras del orador.
iIttttta nt,ttioaztt ea a04 eia.'
Los aires lie Madrid infiuyen mucho Ell
el joven politico, que cabe Ell los moldes
yiejos Y quiere dar campo a la ley, para
que Ia ley liable no el capricho; para
que triunfe el dereeho Y no la tiranfa.
Tn dia de otro detras,
alnque Balbas no hace gracia,
eSta al fin La DEMocRAcIA
dando bombos Balbas.
Pesa al senior Balbas V a nosotros, las
hornadas de sargentos, cabos, sol1ados,
Y voluntarios hasta paisanos siguen apa-
recienio en- la Gdceta.
FL General Sc propuso dejar sin autono-
mia ninguna Il los ayuntamientos, Y les
quito atribuciones para nombrar emplea-
dos
ESQ es absurdo; pero como aqui Il qur
nad1tdo mGnda, no hay quien chiste nj Sc
queje
Quiza los borreguitos del incondiciona-
lismo-que fun jen de duenos absolutos en-
los consistorios-dicen para sus lanas que,
por NAL que 10 haga, el gobernador no Ia
nara nunca tan mat como ellos
\ 81 asf discurren, discurren con cierta
discretion
Porque ray en-esos trigos de Dos cada
cernfcalo que nj siquiera sabe dar el 81 en-
las yotacioncs nominales.
Antes de verlo V palparlo, nos parecia
incredible que un gobernante, al morir ell
Sfglo diez Y nueve, realizara una absorc6n
tan completa de prerrogativas facultades
La absorcl0n realiza, el pals apenas
Sc apercibe de que le estan gobernando nj
mas nj menos que 81 fuese una fact0ria de
Cebl . de Mindanao.
El General 10 hizo?
PueS bien hecho.
\ la paz reina Ell Narsovia.
Deit1r h3nen' he ahf Ia f0rn;sIe -dc nl,eS-
ira era en- Puerto-Rico.
Mas ampIia, mas dulce, mas c6moda.
mcnos expuesta percances no puede exis
tir.
Las iniciatiyas desaparecen, los earactc-
res degeneran, los entusiasmos se extin-
guen, por encima de todo tienden la indi-
ferencia el esccpticismo sus sabanas dc
nielo, que enfrlaran para ,iempre el fuego
lie la vida regional
Requiescat IL pure.
Bajo ell azu de su cieo
celebran estos leales
colonos sus funerales
Balba> despide el duelo 49,.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-27
PoIITICA
LA DELEGATION

Debe reunirse ell sabado en- session
ordinaria con el fin de tratar diver,
sos asuntos de importancia Y aun-
que hoy por hoy no luchan los dos
partidos militantes en- el pals, es
precise preparar las fuerzas para el
dia del combate
En- ell primer semestre de su 60
bierno el Directorio esta demos
trando que no le pos6e Ell desaliento,
que el pesimismo no le embaraza
y que, 81 los autonomistas todos le
secundasen, la reorganization seria
una hermosa realidad,
Ahora la Delegation, estudiando
y resolviendo los problemas del
porvenir, probara sin duda que CO.
noce sus deberes. que tiene hom-
bres de experiencia Y hombres de
entusiasmo Y que puede hacer con
gloria su camino.
Nos inspiran gran confanza los
patriotas que dirigen nuestra mar
cha, y estamos convencidos de que
han de dirigirla con pureza, con al
tivez, con energ1a, sin pararse en-
los sacrifcios que imponga Y exija
ell ideal
En- anejas edad4s los ap6stoles dc
una doctrina afrontaban persecu-
clones y peligros Y persistfan en- sus
propagandas: en- las edades presen-
tes la obra es mas faciI, porque so
10 pide entereza, habilidad, perse-
verancia.
Veinte amos de indtil tarea, des-
dc ell goIpe de Estado de Pavia has
ia hoy, deben ensenarnos que, 81
bien ell rumbo de nuestra nave es
salvador, no adelantaremos began
do obstinadamente contra todos los
yientos.
Els a saber: que ST el dogma libe-
raj que sustentamos es la 1nica es-
peranza de nuestra isla, los proce-
-r1.ss {: - N Gne seguimos nos lleEa4-
ran eIIarnos contra enormes
escollos, que no podremos nunca
destruir nj evitar
81 el partido meditase q fondo
en- 81 historic, comprenderia muy
en- breve que arc en- el mar y que
malogro en- el vacfo sus mas juve
niles, sus mas ardorosas actividades.
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compelled to listen to the words of
wisdom which she desires to utter to
him. Old Mary has had a youth,
young womanhood, a honeymoon, a
married life, commercial life, and be-
meath her tattered garments she un-
doubtedly has host of bitter, burning
wrongs within her hearts hot cells
shut up which would make volume
of pathos, dramatic interest and tragic
carnestness, if they could be reduced
to writing or portrayed upon the mimic
stage. Not all the wealth of the Van
derbilts, Draytons and Goulds can
bring to their sensitive natures kcener
anguish or q more incisive sense of
wrongs than Old Irish Mary has suf-
fered. There has been q skeleton in
her closet all these years; the gaunt
and grewsome skeleton which only
deserted wife can harbor. 1t has at
last been dragged forth before the pub
lie gaze, and there is universal con-
demnation of Nicholson-Smith.
OF course, we have not and will
probably never have the other side of
the story. The lost husband has sur
rendered the field to his loving spouse,
and will never come back any mere.
That he must have experienced some
sensation of the brain, which seemed
to him to be n reason for his action, is
to be presumed. Maybe he could not
endure the enforcement of Marys logic
with rolling pin. Maybe he was not
agile enough always to get out OF the
way of flying flat-iron. Maybe he
found his Uranium to be softer than the
poker. 1t is idle to speculate upon the
subject. The facts alone remain that
he disappeared, was lost to sight and
memory dear for thirteen years, and
then was driven off of the earth again.
1t is very pathetic story, full OF
tears. Everybody says: Poor Old
Mary" Not soul even thinks of say.
ing: Poor Old Nicholson" 1t Is
human nature to assume that the man
in the case is wrong; and that is q
fair presumption. Nevertheless, can.
not help wondering just what oc.
curred what last straw broke the
Nicholson; what drove him to drink, or
| drove him, panic-striclSen, from the
matrimonial camp. Maybe old Mary
was all right, and kind, and gentle.
There may have been some other
woman in the case who lured old
Nicholson from the straight and
narrow path. We shall never know
his side of the story. Meantime, Old
Irish Mary will continue to stand out
there on the sidewalk, beside the tele-
graph pole, and sell her papers. Poor
Old Mary" SMITH ID. FRY.
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out of reach, began at once to work
down into the sand with hands, legs
and head.
My attention was attracted by the
shouts of the men: Scratch, John,
scratch! She's going Off" and looking
in the direction where had last seen
him, witnessed an amusing spectacle.
Never was man more dead in earnest.
The sand all around him was in COM
motion, and in the few seconds that
the fixing fuse gave him he burrowed
like gopher till nothing but the top
of his hump could be seen as the loose
sand settled around it.
held my breath, expecting the next
second to see the poor fellow blown to
atoms. Then came the explosion with
a jar that shook the ground and sent q
hundred pieces of iron singing through
the air
We kept our eyes fixed upon the spot
as the smoke and dust slowly lifted,
and the first thing that came to view
was the head of Ford, still on his
shoulders. AS he realized that he was
all right, he looked back at US and
sang out: "Whoo-ee!" as cheerily is if
he had treed coon, and not at all as
if he had been face to face with death
only second before. An answering
cheer and laugh went up from the
boys in the line, and in another mo-
ment the incident was forgotten
Youths Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-03
WORSE THAN USELESS.
Admiral Farragut'a Disposal of Covers
ment War Plans.

Admiral Farragut'a Disposal of GoverR-
ment War Plans.
The following anecdote of Admiral
Farragut, which it is believed appears
now for the first time in print, was
told by one who was a party to the
transaction to which it relates. 1t
we'll illustrates the heroic admiral's
character; Tor it is one of the chief
attributes OF hero not to be deferred
by the impossible. While prepara-
tions were being made for the attack
on New Orleans, the navy department
came into possession of complete set
of plans of the defenses of the city.
Not only were the positions of the
forts laid down. but the number,
weight and position OF every gun was
given, together with the distractions
stretched across the river to prevent
the passage of n hostile fleet.
There were shown, also, the subma-
rine mines placed so as to destroy
ships passing up the channel, as well
as the system of torpedoes, and the
reserve of war vessels which were to
cooperate with the land batteries in
opposing the advance by water OF an
enemy's forces.
The information was considered of
such value that no time was lost in
sending it by the hands of special
messenger all the way from Washing
ton to Admiral Farragut, in the belief
that such detailed description of the
defenses which he would have to en-
counter in passing up to the city must
prove of the utmost use to him.
-
course, that the admiral would not
only acknowledge the receipt of
| communication conveying matter of
such Importance, but would, in some
! way, express his sense of the obliga-
tion he was under. But no such ac-
acknowledgement ever reached the navy
department
Meanwhile, the passage of the forts
| was effected, New Orleans was cap
tured, the active naval operations in
southern waters were brought to
| close, and Admiral Farragut in due
time, having accomplished his great
mission, went north. Proceeding to
Washington, he at once called at the
navy department, where he received
the hearty congratulations of the seq
retary of the navy upon his brilliant
successes.
While he was in the department
prominent official during a conversa-
tion on the subject of the naval opera
tions in the gulf, referred to the plans
OF the defenses of New Orleans and
asked the admiral if he had ever re-
ceived them.
Yes" he replied, ~ received the
plans, but on examination ! found
that, according to them, New Orleans
could never be taken; so l tore them
up and threw them into the waste
basket. ."-Youth's COMPANION.
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tending to business; partially for the
purpose of providing means with which
to prosecute or browbeat him if she
could everget her eagle eyes upon him.
One morning recently when a train
of cable cars was rushing down Fif-
teenth street past the treasury, Old
Mary observed the gripman and recog-
nized something familiar in his hcav-
lily bearded countenance. She rushed
out into the street to get better view
of the stranger, and recognized her
long-lost husband. With yell of
rage, and howl of anger which would
have been creditable to the vocal ener-
gies of u painted and feathered Sioux
Indian on the war path. she rushed
after the train with the manifest inten-
ton of dragging from his post of duty,
on the grip car, her long-lost lord and
master, the recreant husband, the
heartless father who had left his chill
dren SO cruelty in the years so long
gone by.
Old Irish Mary, even when nerved to
her best efforts by an almost insane
rage, was unable to overtake the swift
flying train, 80 she changed her course
and went to the office of the superin-
tendent Of the cable car limo to ascer-
tain the name and address of the grip
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-03

man Of car No. 211 She learned that
he was known by tho name Of Smith,
that he has q wife and two children
living In this city, and that he has been
here for some time. She then sought
lawyer and directed him to capture
the alleged Smith and bring him to the
bar of Justice. She informed the law
yer that money was no object to her II
she could capture Nicholson-Smith and
compel him to answer to the ugly
charge of bigamy.
In the meantime, however, the grip
man, who knew Old Irish Mary of old,
and probably knew her quito well, car
ried his train to the end of the line at
the navy yard, ana tncre deserted h's
post. Who're he went, what route ne
took, or by what means he escaped
from the District of Columbia, nobody
yet knows. But he has disappeared as
though the earth had swallowed him
up. 1t Is said that he went across the
Anacostia bridge towards Uniontown.
headed due east and, for all we know
in Washington, he may be out in the
Atlantic ocean to-day swimming for
the other side in order to get as far as
possible from the Nemesis whom he
must imagine in his sleeping, rs well
as waking hours, as pursuing him.
Old Irish Mary Is standing on the
corner of Fifteenth and + streets every
day selling her evening papers as usual,
but there is nervous agitation in all
of her movements which is regarded
as unusual by the many people who
have known her so long, When she is
not busily engaged in disposing of her
papers, she Is talking to herself q great
deal; and it is probable that she is pre-
pairing q series of lectures which she
desires to deliver to Mr.. Nicholson
Smith if she can ever capture or corner
him behind the bars where he will be
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-03
"se sTRoNG."

be strong TO benr, o heart OF minei
Faint not when sorrows como
Tho submits OF these hills OF earth
Touch the blue skies ofhomo.
So many burdcned ones there are,
Close jurnoying by thy side;
Assist. encourage comfort thom,
Thine own deep sorrow hide.
What though thy trials may seem great
1hy strength Is known to God
And pathways steep and rugged lead
To pastures green and broad.
Be strong to love, o heart OF minei
Live not for self alone,
But find in blessing other lives,
Completeness for thine own
Seek every hungoring heart to feed;
Each saddcncd heart to cheer;
And where stern justice stands aloof,
In pity draw thou near.
Kind loving words and helping hands.
Have won moro souls for Heaven
Than all tho dogmus and the creeds
by priests and suges given
Be strong to hope, o heart OF minel
Look not on lifcs dark side;
For just beyond these gloomy hours,
Rich. radiant days abide,
Let hope, like summers rainbow bright
Scatter thy fnlling tears;
And lot Gods precious promises
Dispel thy anxious fears,
For every grief Lethe comes;
For every toll rest.
So hope. so love, SO patient bear.
God doeth all things best.
Alice ID. Jones, in Womankind.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-03
THE SUNKEN ROAD.
Tho Death Pit at AntIetam of One o
Americas Famous Battlefields.

Tho Death Pit at AntIetam of Ono of
Americas Famous Battlehelds.
The conspicuous points on the field
of Waterloo were Hogomount, La Haye
Sainte and the sunken road of 0haine.
The latter, however, is somewhat hid
den in the mists of the past, and its ex-
istence even largely dependent upon
the tradition due to Victor Hugo's ref
erence to it.
The two similarly conspicuous points
on the field of Antietam arc the sunken
road and the bridge now known as the
Burnside bridge. The former was
sort of blind road or lane, sometimes
called Bloody lane. The confederate
troops occupied this roadw ", and
used the low but steep banks through
which it was cut as 4 sort of breast
work, piling rails upon them to make
them higher. Many times during the
progress of the battle these men would
have been glad to be safely out OF it,
and sometimes they were so cut off as
to be willing to surrender. But it was
impossible to get out.
Occasionally a man, more hardy
than wise, would make the attempt,