The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1890-1908, November 18, 1898, Page 7, Image 7

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We were compelled to hide In the wood* and thicket*, and to keep away a* far aa poaalble from every known path. While being thu* driven my companion* dwindled In number, unlll at l*»t 1 *«* quU * alone. I a*« for »»">e day. without food except what 1 could gather In th* *hape of wild bcrrle* In the wood*. not daring to venture tn (he vicinity of road* or house*. All that remaim'd to me wa* tnv ride and a few round* of ammunition. One day. after wandering until weary. 1 *at down on the ground to rent amt lean my back again*! a tree. In order that my rifle might not tie gtnlen while I wa* a*leep. It wa. my cu.cm to place It Itetween my bach and the tree. J dropped Into a Hound aleip. Haw long I »'ept I dou t know, hut I wii aaddrfily awnkrnrn by my rifle being removed from the Place, and on opening my eye* I *a« aeveial .nldlet* forming a elide •round me. and I wa* ordered to get up. in not the .oollte.t language. Ala*, they had found me out. and 1 had nothing to look forward to now but brutal treatment, an Ignomlnlou Imprisonment of short duration and then death. I wa* immeuiatdy hand cuffed and taken to the fortress prison of Morro . Castle. 1 was not permitted to walk In t ordinal y way. but my hands were tiA UP close to the tail of a restive horse, from which 1 had several kicks during this Journey of some miles. On arriving at the fortress my feet were chained together and locked. I was led to an Inner room which had the appearance of a dungeon and was made to sit on a wooden bench that was placed against the wall. Another chain, which was fastened to a staple I the wall, w-as passed around my chest and locked to a staple on the other side. Thus my hands, feet and bodv were all securely chained. I was Itept In this position, without relaxa tion night or day. As soon as my capture was lenown at headquarters, a day was promptly named for me to be taken out and shot. I was informed that my execution was to take place In a few days. There seemed to be no hope. A few more miserable days of existence awaited me, and then death. What could I do? No one that knew me had beard of my capture, and it might re sult in the Imprisonment or death of anyone who was known to make an es- lixpcrtx llafflcd/ * »*j fotitatß vt •• satta* for am 9**99*99 mm foa I'aj.W iWiJlurt lA« 9Hf* t*» MNfo VI fofo so •** *» ***** #**»•<■ w wwjjßtJPWi'l '»# MkiHMkMk *# ** *«**-»' **«£ »*•• * *«*» tSBMM •*§ *.: *• ® i lauja f * RIN6, PIN. STUD CARRMCS SS •KfoNrM K- »M NtliHll m i Earrings Art 12 P»r Pair. 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I wrote a note jto an Enffllahman that might Via in , Havana, and asked her to do me th*- kind neap to deliver It. After two day* j she aald ahe could not And the |K*raon ftt the addresß given, or by inquiry. I II hen asked her t*» give It to any Eng lishman she might he able to find, and |in case of not finding on*, tu *lv* lit to anyoar who *pok* English. By t good fortune th* letter *»• received j l*y one of my panlMm.- He took It !to the right parties, and a* Boon aa tt 1 Is'came t,n*»wn to aotne Influential per son. that 1 Ml taken prUuner and to be executed In a few day*, a fund wa* raised whereby to make *n effort tn some way to raseure me. The sum of |14.000 was promised to a man who wa* selected a* being the most suit able to undertake the matter. I was informed at first that my case had excited much Interest, and that all that wa. po»slb!e would be done to save me. But no active steps could l,e taken until the evening of the day | preceding that of the Intended exeeu |tlon. But' who can tell the agony of the j suspense of those days? What was in tended to be done, I knew not. I had ! nr, choice but to wait day ?*y day In dread and fear, which was mingled with only one ray of hope. I was cer- I tain that every sunset brought me twenty-four bouts nearer to the time set for my being taken out to be shot. Chained as I was hand and foot, while a third chain secured me to the wall, under the constant guard of soldiers, confined In the Innermost precincts of my enemy's stronghold—of an enemy, moreover, that had completely van quished the cause which I had es poused-why did I cherish a hope of escape? Was It not better for me to make up mind to accept my sad fate quietly and meet death as calmly as I could? One thing I should gain thereby, which was that my mind would be rid of the terrible alterna tives or hope and despair. The sus pense that the uncertainty kept me In was worse than the certainty of my impending fate. While being thus kept in the balance between life and death, I received a letter which unfolded to me the plan which had 1 “cn formed for an attempt to rescure me. It told me that on the evening of the day before that on which I was to be shot, the messenger would bring me two cakes in no way differing in ap- P'a ranee from those which could be purchased at a pastry cooil's shop. In one of these I should find a small dag ger. and In th® ether a silk cord whith w-as strong enough to bear mjr weight Accompany the cakes ther# would be also two bottles of wine, one of Which would be heavily drugged, while the other woutd contain only pure wine. X should recognize the dr tigged thb .attotthtw hbkald «*«mf«»rt TV »>MMr ttuif Im4 ' Tftt* Hi, *t , list * ~ e,4 a* h. rat* . itH fV>.«>le nit milk thr lr, tmmi.” I ytnnwM la rstettll. my |i*rt> frtrawia *« lira t**t of my pot.**, trafaltng them with take ami alt** with Itb* utmost unmniein one of them f part etk freely of trttlt cake anti ttlt*.' s Ihil Ik* other Would not tt*u* b the I wine. This wa* lb* one that hod th* key*. 1 therefore watch* d my op. lommitr tn a*e hotr I could •lt*i*-»e lof him with the dagger. f suddenly is. ued him with my left hand. and ! dragged him tow aid* me. while at th* which 1 had bet a witting, wlilt my right hand, and a* I draw hi* head down. I thrust th* dagger Into th* 14)i kof hi* neck. It went la wiik nil the fore* I mu bt muster, right t*e twwen the Ismrg of the vertebral 'column. I can hear that dagger grate ; now between those bunco, a* I drove It tn with all my might. Th* other •oldter wii already under the Influ ence of the drugged wine. f'p to thl* moment I had accomplish •■d perhap* the most difficult part of my programme. I immediately got hold of the key*, and unlocked mv fetter* and threw them off, I then. In the quickest time poanlbls, draaasd my self tn the uniform of on* of the .old lera. and went out nf my dungeon to ward the lieat of the first sentry I had :to pass. I shouldered the musket of the man t had killed, and then wore ! the hi pi-aranee of a sentinel. 1 had ■ barely got Inside the first door, when 'an officer came along. 1 challenged him mice: "Who pm there?" Tie |anawered by giving me the pass-word, ill* then passed on without suspecting i that anything was wrong. I now reconnoitred as well as I could. In the darkness of the night, and after a short time made out the three cannons, at which point 1 was j Instructed to let myself down to boat. But what was my dismav wher j I discovered that there were two or three soldiers sitting near by the j spot, apparently having a chat. I de- . elded that I had better make my way | to the opposite corner of the battery. I passed the next gentry without tro uble. on giving the pass-word. But I had now n terrible alternative. One was to Ivt myself down Into the water, anil be probably devout ed by the sharks, and th" either was to give my self up to be shot on the morrow ac cording to mv sentence. I decided that I would take tny chance with the sharks. 1 began to lower myself by the silk cord, but before I had even reached the water, oh. horror! I felt a shark laying hold or my leg. So I thought, but In a moment I was un decelved. It was the boat-hook of my rescurers. They had sr*en mv white trousers against the wail as I lowered myself, and had made for the spot so noiselessly that I had not heard them. They caught hold of me and received me Into the boat, and off we went as quietly as possible. But what a revulsion In my feelings— instead of going Into the mouth of the shark, to be received Into the friendly boat! They rannot he described, and hardly imagined. My rescurers placed me on board a schooner in the harbor. An agree ment had been made with the captain to pay him *2OOO for rescuring me. The next morning th-re was a great, hue and cry at the battery when theV found that their prisoner had escaped. Orders were given that n" ship was to leave the harbor until she had been searched. do a» to prevent their finding rfie X ■**•* put Ih a barrel two third* full ot molasses. The ship was boarded ih the lhoming, in common with all the rest In the harbor . The thud of the butt-end of the musket of ~n e of the soldiers sounded In my '-ar «ts the barrel in which I was conpeaied^ FREE is, FREE fHI* oi rttlt AUH»f M4H*A.M*a Ot * IfcJ*. 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