Show COULD NOT RESIST CHANCE convict with one more day to serve seized opportunity for attempt at escape the craving for freedom Is so BO among prisoners that they will ev oven en throw away their chances ot of pardon for the sake of its ita temporary gratification the author ot of tho the american siberia a book describing convict life in tho the south saya that one prisoner had served out a long sentence up to its last day lie he bud worked faithfully and never violated a prison rulo rule all of tho th had tho the utmost conal dence irl in him llo wa was to bo be released themert the next diry day and meantime s was waa ono one otia squad of men working out of doors 1 tho the captain of tile tho camp had slon sion to use a barrel loft on tho the top of a neighboring hill and said jocosely to the prisoner do you think you could como come back it if 1 I sent you over the hill for that barrel why of 0 courno I 1 could captain he rep replied liedL tsoo ive had a hundred chances to escape and besides I 1 shall be a free fra man mail tomorrow go cb ahead said bald the captain ile he started over the hill and was waa presently seen returning when tile tha capt captain aTit lolled up again ha was gone eone and th the pursuit proved that he had run about a in allo ile and i then sat down to hammer oil his irons when he ha was captured ho he seemed half dazed ai and d could oner offer no explanation except tint lio be just help bell it another prisoner know knew himself bet ter llo lie was to be released in a few d days ays and the captain said to hlin im ln r reference efe retice to some soine errand do sou ou think it would be safe for me to send you over thero there A singular expression overs overspread prend bib hl face and then in ono one burst of candor came its explanation 41 i captain said ho he better not tile ino it if I 1 gt that far away I 1 come back it I 1 wanted abi |