The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-12-17
A NtRR0W ESCAPE.
,-..,e. Of Mind n the Face OF
Terrible Danger.

Terrible OdnSe''
~. N The stangest incidents =
s,o, rebellion is told by VII
y, -e. Mitchell in his Rem
,ee. ~ of lie Great Mutiny."
~ tI icN. Who was sergeant of a
mcnt, had the misfor-
a battle to lose the
which every soldier car
u whlt was known as
roll" and strapped to
lJers in such a manner that
te-.-el the breast:
v.or man owed his life to the
h fat bullets became spent IN
.in nugh these rolls. 1t hap
Trrei rha in the heat Of the fight
mrr,l ua cut right through where
NJ .ro ends were fastened togeth-
!, N thc stroke Of keen edged
trlr.- which was intended to cut
-re dav was warm, was rath-
egl 10 ret rid Of it, but by 10
o',o night there was a differ
er.e temperature, and when |
-. RI from patrol duty and
vrrts5 ic down to sleep | felt
ns rs wet grass anything but
crf e for a kilt is not the
ra.t 3 article of dress on a
n3 November night in upper In
d.
Vr company was encamped in
rl bartt tie tomb of the lirst king
Of 0rdh 4 large inclosure sur
r-rlc the building of the tomb
rs AMI on the inside Of this
ve- ns.l rooms built for the ac-
eornoiaton Of pilgrims When ]
entered tho inclosure | noticed
thee apartments and asked permis-
sion 10 sleep in one Of them, but
ga. refused. | had to make the
test q MS position. but was too un-
comfortable 70 sleep.
i struck me that some of the Sc
por. might have dropped their
Blankets IN their hurried departure
Will this hcae ! went into one OF
the rooms where 4 lamp was burn
ing. took it oil the shelf and walked
70 the door Of the great domed
MOSQUE or tomb.
pe rol into the dark, but could
sse nothing. so | advanced slowly
holding the lamp over my head
boxing cautiously around until
vas in tho center Of the great vault
where mr progress was obstructet
BY o biz black hesD about four oil
Eve feet high. which felt to my feet
Ike loose sand.
lowered my lamp and discover
.i ! was standing ankle deep il
loose gunpowler. About forty hun
dfeiEeight of it Law under my nose
and hastv glance around showed
re twenty or thirty barrels of thu
sane substance, over a hundred
eght-ineh shells, all loaded anC
With fuses fixed, and a profusion o
sNre fuses and slow matches lying
Ebout.
took in my danger at a glance
There | was. up to my knees nearl.
z gunpowder. with a naked ligh
nmv land Ny hair literally stoo'
Of end. and my knees knocked to
seiher- Cold perspiration brok
olt ali over me. | had neithe
cloth nor handkerchief in my pock
e with which to extinguish m
lsht and tie next moment nigh
be mv lest. for the overhanginI
Vns already threatened to send TIL
mo.dering red top to my feet, wit
Consequences too dreadful to con
template.
Duck as thought | put my lef
tml under the down droppin
lane and, clasping it firmly, slowl
NIned TO the door.
Pear SO overcame all other sen
.a'on that / felt no pain of tn
pum lutil | was outside. Then j
sa' sharp enough. l poured the o
rom The lamp into my burne
iand. Then | knelt down an
thanked God.
Next | s argered to Captain Dav
hn and told him. lie did not be
leVe me and told me | had wake
up from dream. | showed him tn
pOEder still sticking on my We
ieet tie instantly reused the sleeT
llg men and quenched every spar
u IRE on the premises.