The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-24

CORVALLIS for a cent, because he was an
enemy to his country, he give the best room
In the prison to him, because Lord Corn.
wallis complained that he had been raised
Lord, and 0ughtn't to be made to asso-
clate with common, sOur-cr0ut Dutch, such
as them Hessians was"
N.Y." exclaimed the boys with in
creased emphasis.
"And that there's the room he intended
for Benedict Arnold if he ever ketched him,
as he was mighty near doing several
times, continued the Orderly Sergeant,
with rising fervor, as he pointed to
one of the iron-barred cells. He
didn't get him-Arnold was too con-
damentally foxy to get ketched. But Gen.
Washington ketched his partner, Maj. An
drews, and clapped him into that cell, and
right out there is where they hung him.
Come here to the winder, and you can see
the gallows. There, they hung him right
OH that gallows."
MY! Hung Maj. Andre on that gal
l thought',,- Then he thought again,
and it was to the effect that he had better
keep quiet. and let the stream of historical
misinformation go on, to be discussed by
themselves later.
Eyes, they hung Maj. Andrews there,
and they hung hundreds and thousands of
other men. They just about wore out the
get new ropes every week. They hung
Capt. Kidd there. Capt. Kidd was a
strumbiferous pirate, that used to rob the
market boats and passenger steamers on the
Chesapeake before the war, making the men
jump overheard, and he keeping the women
for himself. But young fellow over in
Accomac County, where they'd lost lots of
their .purtiest girls. and several boatloads
of tobacco, said that il they'd elect him
Sheriff he'd stop the pirate, and they did,
and he went aboard with a posse, all dis
gulsed as oyster-tongers, and when Capt.
Kidd came rampaging among 'em, the Sher-
i'll stuck revolver under his nose, and
hung him all the hills out there were black
with people to see it, and as much as S.
was paid for some of them winders there
that give good look"
'My" exclaimed the boys.
And they hung Old John Brown, o.
sawattome Brown, whose soul goes march
ing on, on that gallows," continued the
Sergeant. with undiminished warmth. ;.
MY Why 1 thought''- said Monty
Scruggs. Then again he thought better of
it, and did not finish his sentence.
Hell have Hannah hung there next
whispered ALT Russell.
"And there's where they used to shoot
walking to another window, and pointing
to bullet-scarred wall used to stand
EN- right up against that wall and shoot
them. Shot every Yankee General they
could ketch, until President Lincoln stopped
it by threatening to shoot two rebels for
one"
"Say. Monty. let's get, out Of here" whis-
pered Harry Josiyn. Between the gloom
of this awful old den and that fellows big
words, and bigger misinformation. I'm
about to faint. I'm blue all over, but so
bursting to laugh that !! can't stand it."
Eyes. let's get out into the fresh air.
There's lot of other things-the Capitol
for instance--that we ought to see," add
ed ALT Russell.
Monty thanked the orderly-sergeant for
his kindness. but said they had to 60, as
they wanted to visit the State House and
many other places of interest that after
noon.
The Orderly Sergeant was disappointed.
He was getting thoroughly warmed up to
his story. and here they were leaving in the
midst Of it. II wanted to show YOU the
dungeons" he said. "I've got lot to tell
you about them"
"Weli, if the regiment stays over until
tomorrow We'll come back and hear it."
We're all anxious to see the rest of the
place, and hear your very interesting ex-
plantations. We are very much obliged to
you"
'My! If he had ever got MS down to the
dungeons he would have had everybody in
there from the Prisoner of Chillon and
Baron Trenck down to Sir Walter Ra-
Leigh" said Monty Scrugss, after they
reached the street Gracious, how good If
They walked swiftly up the street, eager
to get away from the gloomy environment
OF prisons, staryatiOns and executions
ITO be cOntinued)