Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24

recognized right.
was nightly depressed at this time.
Seasoned though was, shrank from life
as | saw it, and sickened of those into whose
company my policy forced me. In fact,
might have made shift to get myself from
this sink of heartless depravity, only my
gold still swung at the end of cable within
pistol shot of the shore, and none knew it.
Many night had lain awake Matching
schemes to get aboard and recover it, but
they were worse than foolhardy, as knew
after second thinking, so took it out in
watching and biding my time.
As the days sped, had little or no fear
for myself. Lounsbury was probably well
ing of him, and if the negro was a pris-
oner in hulk he might as well have been
in tomb.
OF what was taking place in the world out.
side knew nothing save from rumor, and
report seemingly sure was that Washington
had sat himself down on the Hudson just
north of the Harlem (the very spot from
which he had been driven two years be.
fore), and was there awaiting the arrival of
the French feet in order to strike blow
And there he remained inactive, for the
French did arrive early in July, and, find.
ing Howe's fleet drawn up to receive them,
but peered into the bay, and then turned
tail and sped away to Newport on the fruit
less mission of blockading that port
In the seemingly open yet wholly secret
life led made many friends-mostly pot
house companions-to whom l listened but
spoke little, fearing to be recognized as an
impostor. l kept both ears and eyes on
the alert the while, fighting shy of broils,
yet holding the respect of the toughest of
the camp offscouring, owing to my size and
apparent strength. I even dared make q
map of the lower defenses of the city; but it
was SO disguised, so crossed, and recrossed
in manner clear only to myself that
would have trusted it to the eye of any of
them without fear of their coming by its
true nature.
This did not to be idle, for nothing hap
pened in the way of military movement, or
even threatened to, for some weeks after
my arrival. By then I was practically pris-
oner, for without a pass and clear state
ment of business could not have gotten
beyond the lines which now extended across
the island from the heights of Corlears Hook
to the Hudson Ton about the general line of
the present Grand street,.
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as the officer drew in stake ana de 81 THO .So