The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-02-13
WILL STREETTO NEWGATE
Austin BidWell's Thrilling Tale
of Life via the prim-
rose Way.
The Tweed Ring of New York
His First Educator in
Crime.

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copyrighted by Charles Austin Bates.)
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All day long the blizzard blew. It
was novel situation, and how should
have enjoyed it had I only possessed
that greatest of all blessings-a good
conscience! AS it was, was in misery
and could find no peace, not even in my
wifes smiles and evident content to be
anywhere with me.
At o'clock I had all hands up and
breakfast under way. I ordered the
drivers and hangers on to have the
teams hitched up and ready at day
break. They all ate breakfast heartily
enough, but were not jealous about
starting out. They made all sorts Of
pretexts and excuses to avoid leaving
their comfortable quarters. Certainly
the road was not an inviting prospect,
there being quite IS inches Of snow, but
was determined to start one way or
the other, either south with the party
or north alone. After long argument
they, thinking they had me at their
mercy, refused to hitch up the cattle to
make the attempt. delivered speech
to my ucky-unlucky 13, telling them
in the best way could that I was 60
ing in order to deliver them all over to
the vengeance Of the military chief of
the district; that should accuse them
as robbers and thieves and that they
might look for anguish that would
wiring their hearts and souls.
They were greatly moved, and, pull
ing out my watch, informed them by
pantomime and bad Spanish that if they
got the teams in harness and the lug
gage all packed on the carts in 20 min
utes I would take them into my favor
and resume our journey southwark.
Spaniards are proverbially slow. But
these Spaniards were not slow this time,
and very few minutes saw us all once
more mounted on our cart, with the two
baggage carts following, and on our
rocky way southwark.
We passed during the day military
post and several squads Of armed men.
Poor fellows, they were wretchedly
equipped, so far as garments went
They all examined us curiously, but did
NC affer TO stop or question Us, while
marched on ahead Of the cavalcade like
q drum major, giving the military sa-
lutte to each party we passed. I ought
to have been fatigued, but was not.
After about miles of uphill work we
began to descend. The road was mas
terpiece Of engineering, and well it
might be-, for it was one Of five mill
tary roads the great Napoleon ordered
to be constructed across the Pyrenees,
and it was done in thoroughly work
manlike manner. It wound in and out
and along defiles of stern beauty.
We halted for rest and refreshment at
noon and again at O'Clock for an hour.
At the last place we found some Carlist
officers, one young Englishman, who
was good fellow and most attentive.
He was an aid-de-camp on Don Car
los staff. He told me there was no
chance Of his side winning, but he was
in it for the fun of the thing and in
hope to see some fighting. He had taken
part in a number of skirmishes and was
by no means satisfied yet. He volun-
teered to escort us through the lines
and was evidently more than pleased to
meet an English lady in the person OF
my wife.
It was beautiful to see him order
about my muleteers and bully them up.
hill and down dale, not hesitating tc
use his whip on them. About O'Clock
we started off in great shape, having
some 20 miles to go to the .tle town
| on the railway south Of the i'yrenees
| We had two lanterns and a number OF
torches. It was picturesque caravan
in the darkness. The young officer rode
beside the first cart, conversing with my
| wife, while I walked in the rear. We
had reason to congratulate ourselves
over, our escort, he being brave anc
brilliant fellow and evidently a person
| of Importance. He little thought whom
he was escorting. I was pleased on my
wife's account, as he was company fol
her, and altogether she thoroughly en-
joyed the novelty of the whole situa
tion.
Another mile and our escort had tt
leave us, but the town, standing darl
against the snow, was in plain view
By his advice I went ahead on foot will
two men in case any of "the enemy
were prowling around, but found none
until we arrived in the town. Then ;
scene Of great excitement to the towns
people arose.
We were examined and cross exam
ined and our statements taken down IL
writing and sworn to by all hands. Il
the meantime I had made beds for ou1
sick man and the ladies in the waiting
room Of the station, and about 2 o'clocl
went to sleep. The station was forti
fed and full of soldiers, but I did no
care, being told the Madrid train woult
start at daylight; if SO, ! would be il
time for Ell Rey Felipe, and would b
sailing out Of Cadiz harbor on Monda.
over the blue water, westward hol
! After two hours nap I was up
paid OFF my lucky 13, giving them
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