| Show FRON A DUNGEON CELL HOW I 1 TRIBUNE MAN FARED AMONG THE confederates the die stoby v albert 1 II 11 a told F nis ir rillie daw Irle lol imn pun still cantli ity na biml a marii ils race rr for fittere fitt I ert copyright by american vrem association I 1 m cl acil rist alices of 0 f ca ill liy tile the I 1 derat es mere ere harac t e r I 1 a t tic I 1 C alien grant fir n ills fk army n r m y was at n I 1 grand gulfon the missi old biow Vils Viets burKi burg it aich tell art arioni ari ison J jn it it i it us s itan ri browne 14 of IT i also ot or abc T kiib ili HIM and I 1 11 T cili calli M it liuni u r it 0 of T tin if e world joined in ill expedition littna to full out past enst Y it rill nd got lie oil toll vol un t it harge baled i lilt ha bales after terrible e experience t lie expedit expel it antl passed ii cl five miles or of bat gerlei kiil it mis it it it ill 11 ten tell ini of nf ii fety when it suddenly callic to grief in the confusion caused ly by our evolutions in the eddies sas hiim richardson ichardson li 1 I had bud quite finite lost the points point azof of tle the compas tt an and 1 ahkee in nanh direction is iff N ick hur g there ribero ri iero 1 rei plied janns illas pointing painting to tile alio lurid lurhl smoke q 1 I it finist ile buthe oil tic no naion isit a nud you 11 see sec tile fisli of the guns just then I 1 lid did see sec tile lie flash of more gittis that than 1 coveted nud find four or live five allots came shrieking to bardus ward us Colbur dropped to in hind hand tile the nearest hey hay bitley A A moment lifter after we ire were unused amused to observe that we had shelter on oil tle file wrong eide of fifty bales the itlo ido facing facin t the fie con coll gu s s as 1 I suppose sni iose we can surrender cried a poor scalded fellow I Surrender Surre niler the devil replied colburg Col buru burra Ir 1 I suppose we will rill fight them it was very to the determann deter minn tion lion of out oui companion but to put it illila mildly our catir fighting far tittles s 1 list then than we were somewhat limite 1 11 ily aly comrades comra iles assisted isted nearly nil all tit the 0 wounded abild scolded men down the sides of the barge to the waters edge find placed them carefully upon bay bales lles 11 1 L I naming thero there we load nothing to lose anti and nothing to gain K ain and I 1 urged arged 11 iet I et us take tae to the iria t oil vei my friends replied we will ar after ter n W while hilal repealed the tile llie aubier it was no ng time little to stand upon forms I 1 jumped into the river ten or fifteen feet below our barge they rolled over a liny bile bi b i ie for me I 1 cl climbed i upon it aud and found it a very comfortable means of navigation at last free from the instinctive dread of mutilation by sta linten which h and ill boust coust constantly antly haunted haur bcd me I 1 now felt that if wounded at ill all it must at least be b by 1 a cleaus hot tile the it ilasa was a grett great relief with dim suspicion not the taa and perfect knowle 10 1 0 afterward oata ill i ed that wis scarce CO iu ill tile tic southern liou thern confederacy I 1 removed ray iny boots tied tam th eni together with my watch guard and fastened d them bliem to one of boo hoops ps of tile bale taking ob iry coat I 1 secured it in the sanio same settling himself securely ou on ilia his floating bele 11 determined to down the river but Ih cuemy casl ci sl alrin Jl ri and sent out 11 yawl and captured the whole party the three gave t alio fie parole and went to Ilich richmond mond tor for exchange ge but the llie atu conalis commis lioner rea rei hisel ual to release the tribune act and they lay in fit lilay lililan prison and castle Th theder linder several months after employ in ink co csinsi insI laid tring tr ain every honorable meina means to cure justice the unfortunate men began to 1 0 plot for cicale once they iid at planned to bribe tile g gnirss but an accident revealed tin the scheme licino se find 1111 they wera pit pat in a dun geon for and shortly after afterward warl sent to Silis 91 lisbury bary N C about abou t this tiiu i correspondent carri of the cincinnati gazette IV V T divis unita his fortune torl unc with v ali tin the triba tribune tic nieu Arviet A timidly idly guard nard bargained to pa p rsm a the trio over ill his bint beat on a bertan faight Rica richardson ardson antl browne wem on oa hind but nn ii cc ident deloyed daan itil llie flip guara wt relieved find and the others refused to priced without islas aslin again and again hoess of if cc ip tp were v eru frust frustrated ratel by bonio trifle now and then de desperation besperat toil lel to some ticora dart darin 39 c off ITO oits ita hub but t acsa too loo failed one daya day a body of prisoners prisoner i raghed riu ind upon a guard biard relief rc liaf beizem their mu aein land attacked the ls 01 iligir posts in their hubbe all lianda hands rushed to one point and attempted to pass tile the fence ance but it a couple of field pieces mall the of the reserve guns auard 4 turid upon tint thit one point quelled the insurrection iu ili three minutes A of 0 tunneling was pushed tar far toward suc succors ceN lut but the prison coin commandant III tool took alarin staid and posted it second line of guards IW feet outside tile stockade adill that rendered egress by tunnel out of to e iu elion or tit i it I 1 le p 4 ja it IT or OF arii 1 M 11 T n after full iiii itan i in tile salis bury prasun find ills two companions tu to lica licay y risks to get out anal ni iku ake I 1 heir way to tit mount hiie the outlook according to tile llie of during their experiences in that pr prison ivion WM ii not dot it at nil all promising out ofte of seventy venty prisoners that had passed tile the gt tit tirl rd but five atad reached re the north the others lail hall been retaken or lind had been ashot shoten in the mount ains ily by e ex 1 good luck the trio passed the abo guards on oil llie night of DT D 17 IWI lal at lie hie time lime all three ave were on oil fluty in WC the hospital md davis uti is and brownia held posses permitting them to go tilt filist lino line if lei laa a fp sary f U r issal a this privilege lid had been d iio 80 laus bladt I 1 hey arre ere at lowyd to go on oil ight tile ali nahl of it abu capaiu loaned colli big II 11 IM igus to uail willi ith va 14 ll 11 i n P 1 9 NI mno exit is ill described in hii bli tall e ni aa follows A few minutes later taking a 1 box filled with bottles in which the medicines it ere cro Il llly and kiil giving it to to albl a 11 so me in my illy hospital ho pital little duties I 1 started to full follina v theria As it i in kreal great linsto nn io rapidly toward the fence when we ive reached f hie lie kte gate I 1 took I 1 if lie box froin t alio lie liny boy and id it to III linn of course fur tile of if 1 tn ant goin willade onlin le to to 9 tt t t alese flottle liott kf 4 filled Ishall boback be tuck in C bixl 1111 arnil ailt aou ou it tn right here to tiko take abrill land 61 final among abe iw hos ioa Iii lota do mil go awny now tile the fit anil tile mo perfectly replied at yit sir nir and I 1 sit attempted to ti bonss UK the sEnt senthia hiI liy by iceie meie assurance soi sniped ped rall HID with wil if ills his in musket lime MID loll apai apa a pi i sir mr 1 have I 1 nil all tl hi oo 00 I 1 could llave 1 5 on oll not been it often to know it liy hy alli this til ic apparently a 1 little led here lie re I 1 have but they tit ly sirs are strict wit wiil th ills fault balai 1 im not quite sure alic sentinel amel tile document which va i nil fill right in ili Il lin finnila nilA but ih wrong in ili i bat lie lindeid till not flat know knon the difference and told lold richard on to past pi adli once ou title rici e r Acol livial n lio to kuon ini 1113 that li if was vis vi s out of ills biale but flat alic hout and eulue K like lie look of that ineth eluo box throw tiles olt off their guard Inte instead of cute 1 ll 11 c t disteli ory oi lit biml fit liis bo binl 1 billi ped under it 1 l shelter at a lark ili his 1 tl I jewl joined bailit li nii anil 1111 1 t aliu lie ill ITO pas the oilier guard nard Hith wit holit rint dial culty pat lor the tribune nine met men I 1 this ans was tile lulof twenty nio nth oc at captivity tile birst flight art day di ay iy were 1 jimell in the barn of it 11 friendly cities cili ii one mile of tilt iri oi thi ill ecung fecund a couff confederate blon gilig to ilia soni of america lu erica tit aider ot of southern men who secretly aided the lilt union in enss alieni and gave full liow tole to foreich reich friends friend at oil their journey rhon they set a out it a on a their lung long winter tramp poorly clad and weak front the inabin iii ain gulde of the lie refugees st wa waa a railroad ail track running wet west alicy were ivere after obliged to bave the aine I 1 file however lio wever to avoid crowded settlements helak ind and in milking making detours were frequently lo 10 1 st in th theae eat emergencies they relied upon chan chance ce friends adiong tin tilt to direct them aright one night they berc wk ro rested iud refreshed in u slave cabin the lip first ali ht dw ell ing sus richardson that I 1 hall had enter ml etl tor for twenty month it wn vis I kinli all almost lost to squalor but it eliof I 1 moro palatial pala than ilia I 1 lie most elegant and nd saloon 1 the leil led them to lir flat froan roni which they had tra vl find and it a ions iong walk took thern lum near to a illas in avoiding this they lost their way iud walled walked divele a 1 I 1 aoi 1 J 1 E 1 P so r ii ir t THE sentral TL mile s to gain half a 1 mile anothy clr e friend hill them tor for a day isi in his hia diatel iii ni atel 8 barn bani remarking Afa master liter I is 11 terrible war w ir man mail a confederate officer bild lild would kill me it if lie was to lind it oue oat regaining tin tile right road ro d the bic tr ovIerS walked on until daylight while they tit dai covered that were being followed by a homo guard Ano another therlon ow 1 1 detour wils WAS necessary nece to throw hill 01 oil tile the scent cent they next net antl entered red a where slaves slave S were few being almot linot i starved one of tit 1 he party who had secured sec urcil a 11 fair confederate u uniform ni form for a disguise entered it a i avIde tavern lavern to yet get food lit in the in barroom a lounger aavo liim hini chef the iii of ff the lie suits sons of america Ain crici this eliis brought bron glit t llumi ajl a friend indeed who loaned the file parly mules to III I 1 ride lie and glided them tile uku live mile to tile hie home some of a it strong union wan on oil tilt morning of the seventh day they found that they lidd hold made lifto lifty miles or of their direct journey jui irney their next chance friend will was 1 a I WO woman whose acquaintance richardson made by tapping at thedoor alip dour of a los fe after a slit ly colloquy she betrayed her sympathy with tile the union calise richardson toll told ili liis erra arrond ild receiving ca the cheerful cherr tul salutation it if you are yankees nit all I 1 have to say ii N i i that you have coule como exa exactly atly to the right place to yo off i wele tin tilt lirt lir t yankee I 1 ever saw the moment it I 1 0 nerved your I 1 ithial knew w you oil insist he be one distal I 1 wanted to throw my arms about your neck and kiss youl on ULC dec 30 31 th they y craded crosse badkin yadkin river into inlo it a legion where union homes were plenty antl Ident ions had to bu be opened with women tse tila inc acl ea dyni out to avoid by the hated confederacy after allaying nil all su crib the refugees found the people of great bervick Il alliese liese men were ival walking king arsenals anch had at a trusty rifle one or two navy alvers 1 a I great bowie knife baver baA aud canteen oinie eri guided laid and fell fed by such suc u friends t alie lie r ratu fit keau gaeu real reached clied tennessee early in ili january janu uy yet et their perils peril wore not nat over lor jor tile mou moun DUnns Wins were wen patrolled by confederate guei guvi rillas once they hall had to puss pass within a 21 quartee tei alit ot mile of a notorious voils called little richmond an ali Ill valid arose aroe front froin fill tied ld iud guided them past the danger fit the of liin libi life ou off another occasion sion their guide the alio celebrated dun don klis EIJI tile the party from ale eft ith illi elm alic startling announcement we li if iu 0 va walked talked right into a nest of several hundred ire fare within afew a few mile eighty iK lily fire are in this thia immediate vicinity tile re fit gees scattered 1 I niong t lie mountains ili ins groat roii last each kroup group having a fit faithful ith fit I 1 guide richardson and others were led ay by iy a a young bollo who alio often arrest performed this demice and whose name malivina Me livina stevens was tool nol revealed until tile war closed oil the lithot lalli 0 Ji january nuary csc the tribune tribuna printed this his dispatch frona from its long lost ci c i re prudent tenn jan 13 out of tle tha bawa of li ficat of clemouth tLe mouth a of f LU 1 lie he had SO miles since belini le lini the prica twenty se en da das s beaure bt ure Geo luk L KWi hiot |
