Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-28

and on returning my daughter greeted
me with:
Mamma. bought a stamp and post
ed your letter just III time. Another
minute and it would have been too
late"
What letter, darling, was that?"
"The one you put on the mantel-
piece" she answered, laughingly; "and
you owe me penny for the stamp,
remember"
sank into a seat, overcome by the
thought that the letter was gone for
good or evil, and at lie hands of my
child.
1 had restless night, and on going
to my duty next morning found my
charge cheerful.
81 know you have helped me.
know it. l have been dreaming of my
boy, and he said he was better, and
would soon see me-"
Silence" l replied. 81 cannot bear
any more of this. l shall get into
trouble
"No, no you will not; and l shall
bless you all my life. But l will say
no more" at which | left her.
Next morning, before going on duty,
l received by post small wooden box.
On opening it l found a bundle of
banknotes and letter, the notes be-
ing in sos to the value of one thousand
pounds, at sight of which my knees
shook under me, the perspiration
rolled from my forehead, and l near
ly tainted. Here was predicament;
but | soon revived, and proceeded to
read the letter.
Dear Madam-My wife informs me
that you have consented to help her,
and have received letter from her
which you have doubtless posted, for
which aid, at her desire, inclose you
what you need, with many thanks.
Burn this and do not use the notes
for some time, for fear of suspicion;
at any rate not until you hear from me
again. Tell my wife one word, Yes.
ask this as favor"
l dropped the letter in the fire, and
then. like guilty thing l hid the
notes under a loose board in the attic
floor When l commenced duty and
saw the anxious mother, she looked
at me with eager eyes, and, as my lips
framed the word Yes" the tears
rolled down her cheeks. "My dear
boy, then, is better; will trouble no
more" l left her, thinking she might
as her boy was better, now give up
her thought of escape and settle down
quietly. Consequently, my mind be-
came easier.
Another day passed, and | left her
once more. All that night it was fog
gy, and next morning l was, to my
CONSERVATION informed that No IS
had escaped during the night, having
loosened the bars of her window, and,
being slender woman, had squeezed
on to the sloping roof of a
building. down which she had crept,
thence down a ladder which had been
left by the painters; and being then
in the open yard of the prison, she
had taken the ladder to the wall on
gaining the top of which some help
had been afforded from the outside,
possibly by a rope ladder. There all
trace was lost
OF course | was examined, with 9TH
ers, before the governor, but nothing
could be elected at which | was much
relieved and thankful, and l never en-
joyed getting home more than l did
that night.
Matters went on as usual, and had
not touched my notes, in fact, /
seemed to care nothing for them
when one morning about six weeks
later, received bulky package, ad
dressed in lady's hand, bearing the
Canadian postmark. l broke the seals
quickly and found, to my intense sur
prise, bank notes again equal to the
value of one thousand pounds. The
letter inclosed explained everything:
my Dear Friend-You will no
doubt have wondered many things,
with others, what had become of No.
Is. l am now in Canada with my hus-
thanks to your aid and Gods bless
ing, quite well.
You no doubt know how | escaped.
My husband was to wait for me on the
outside, which l knew would be on the
same night on the day you gave me
his message, Yes expect you
thought | had given up my idea
descended by rope ladder which my
husband had thrown to the top of the
wall, and behind fast urotter was
soon in a trusted friends house clasped
ir my child's arms. May you never
be separated from your children. l
must tell you in confidence that my
husband is the third son of a noble
man, and was unfortunately led into
difficulties, and got into the tolls of
a lot of sharpers and forgers and they
used him as tool for passing forged
notes. | unknowingly got one of
these notes, and rendering it was ar
rested and suffered Imprisonment for
it, as you know, and thus did not in
volve my husband. l was aware that
when my time in prison was over,
that we should leave the country as