The Lamar register., 1898-02-26

vain, mad no FitFloi ano Htlitus "
take its place We were sitting in the
sand and the guards were talking to
us like old friends All at once l start
ed up. i had an idea that looked feas-
ible. What's the matter with E-ndf IL
we could manage TO get a handful of
sand in each guards eyes we might
escape. II WIS an Inspiration. The
more l thought OF II the more feasible
Il became, and got SO nervous think
Ing over II that l couldn't sit still.
sat down and got up walked as far
rs dared and sat down again. We
prisoners were oil together and /
thought OF some plan by which might
communicate with the others The
guard surrounded us and Il looked TO
be impossible. I made sly motions to
the other sergeant. but he was 80 much
taken up with his own affairs that he
couldn't understand. and gave up the
idea OF attracting his attention Right
next TO me was lit;le York county
Dutchman. I'd try him. | Whispered
that II We could only cast a handful
the others would get in as soon as
they saw the point
We AAhA N--EL NAANaAAA 80 AA@1
hour and the guards were becoming
restless They stood about and talked
of sand into each guards eyes we
might escape He was cunning little
duck and instantly grasped the idea
and signaled that Il Was all right.
saw him look for sand right away.
Then I whispered 70 another man and
he signaied that he understood and he
looked Tor sand. In this way I man
aged to communicates the idea to the
others and In a little while had ak
men in the secros. had no doubt that
to each othe- and 10 us Then ! On
tered Into conversation with them
about the war and saw the York com
" man gather a handful OF
sand; then some Of the Others did the
same and one would have thought that
US Yanks were mnd-pie makers with
out doubt had they seen the industry
Of these men ] bad not got my sand
yet. but determined TO be in & and
soon len the guard and collected my
sand The other men were sitting
about thinking OF their trip 70 rebel
dom, whom l suddenly arose as n to
depart. which caused M guard TO look
about. The next instant had dashed
a handful OF sand directly into hts
eyes and he was swearing as oaly
trooper can. I looked aSOct and saw
that the other guards had been taken
care Of by our fellows and were scam
periaE about rubbing their eyes like
madmen. We sere not long In dis
arusSng them and making them pris-
oneas: IL was all over In less than two
minutes. When We had shared their
sabers. pistols and carhines among Us
and were masters OF the situation we
walled them down 20 the river and as
sisted them to get the sand out OF their
eyes Then we took their lariAss and
tied them.
Thus far there hadn't been a loud
word spoken. except when we dashed
the aAnd into their eyes. They sat for
a tiue in stoicAl silence; then, as u
the comlcal side OF the affair had just
occurred to them, they SEX up a laugh,
In which We all Joined.
You all got us this time. Yanks.'
said one OF them
"'rye often heard that the Yanks
were cunnln'. but sw'a- II this wasn't
the cunnin'est thing l ever heard Of
said another. How in - did you
ever think Of such ihingT
That gave me the idea,' said !.
and ! showed them the piece OF paper
had fshed out OF the river.
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