I 2 ljc Stimcs, Xtvo Bloomftdii, $)a. Whfin T IiMrrar. Hmf. ft. xfar About ten 'o'clock, and after all roise around the building bad ceased, I carefully twisted at the bars until I bad opened thorn so that I could squeeze through. The two other prisonors seemed to bo asleep, and taking oft' most of my clothing, I pushed the gar ments through into the hall, and after a few minutes of hard squeezing, got out myself. I lost no timo in making my way to the window, and a sllnlit examination convinced me that I would have to saw off but one bar, raise the window, and slip through into the yard. The first rako of tne kniie against the bar awoke the two prisonors, who demanded to know what I was at. Xs I did not answer at first, they gboutod in louder tones, and I thought bost to go dowu tho hall and explain matters. I told them what I was doing, requested them to kcop still, and offered to give them tho knife when I was through. Both were in jail on serious charges, and readily agreed not to interfere with my escape I then returned, and for an hour did not cease sawing at tho bar. In half an hour more I had nsnily severed it, and was con gratulating myself on tho certainty of es cape, wiien one ot tuo prisoners began call ins: for the jailer at the ton of bis voice. I ran down to quiet him, but words bad no effect. Ho had mndo up his mind that by informing on me he micht licrhton bis ex pected punishment, and continued to shout ana roar lino a steam-engine. 1 cut and stabbed at him throuuh tho door, and threatened to murrtor him, but ho only yelled the louder. Knowing that tho jailor must soon bear him and come down, I ran back and wronched away at the bar with all my strength. Heaving, twisting and pulling, I llnally broke it at the cut, and was just raising tho window, when the jailer and boy entered, having a big dog witn tuem. T ucy saw what I was up to, and in a minuto tho dog had thrown nio down and given me a score of bad wounds. I was kicked over and cuffed about, as any prisoner would probably have been in the excitement, and then bundled back into my cell. Stiff, sore and disappointed,! took to the bed, and during tho balanco of the night the boy sat on a chair just outsido the door, revolver in band, and instructed to shoot me if I even approachod the bars. There was just one more hope of escape. When I was being taken up to camp, or af ter arriving there. I micht find an nrtnr.rt.ii nity of getting off, and this faint prospec tive cuance was my only consolation. Soon after I had finished my morning meal, 1 heard the clank of sabres in tho hall, and In a moment after was led out and deliver ed over to tho captain, who had a dozon men outside to act as my body guard to camp. Telling him of my attempted es cape, the jailer handcuffed me before I was mounted, and warned the men that I was a regular "Yankeo devil." The captain made a good deal of show In taking me through the streets and up to camp, and I suppose I ought to have felt flattered. This wag the morning of the twentieth. If there was now no other cause to make me remember it, I should not forgot the words of the captain, that a court-martial would have me ready for a limb by another morning. We passed up through the mountain, turned to the right, and went half way to the clearing before halting. I ' was then lifted down, taken into a tent, a guard placed at the door where he conld see me, and the captain regarded me as a doomed man. About ten o'clock ho came in, removed the handcuffs, and conducted me to a large tout, where I found a court martial assembled one of those drumhead affairs which try, convict and hang a sus pected person in brief order. I was ordered to stand np, a paper was read charging me with being a spy in the Confederate camp, and then I was pointed to a seat. The soldier whom I had " pumped'' was called as a witness, as well as the cooks who had given me breakfast ; the man from whom I stole the haversack gave his testimony.and at noon things went to show that I might be under ground before sundown. At this juncture, when the testimony wag nearly all in.the "court" adjourned fordin ner, and I was led back to the tent and guarded as before, although not handcuffed again. It was about three o'clock in the afternoon when I was called out next. I thought they would now give me a chance to explain, ' but thoy first swore the jailer, the boy, and lastly, the sneak whose Bhout ing had prevented my escape from the jail. This man testified that I had acknowledged to him my business as a spy, and he per jured himself in various other matters, rat tling ofif a conversation which never had the least existence. " Well, sir," said the presldont of the court-martial,at about five o'clock, aftor the testimony was all in, "what defence do you make, and what do you say to the charge 1" Rising up with a smile, I informed him that I could have saved the body much val uable time if Uie questions bad only been propounded to me in the morning. I plead ed not guilty to the charge of being a spy. In fact, it was matter of amazement that any one should bring snch charge against me. My name was Richard Hall. If. the body would take the trouble to despatch ft messenger to Fointof Rocks, or on the Vir ginia shore opposite, he would find about ft mile below the bridge the hotel of Mr. George Lucas, in whose cmp'.oy I had been for over two years. There was a general nodding and winking whon I first rose up, succeeded by looks of surprise and amazement when I finished my statement. Some of my judges knew that George Lucas kept that hotel, and there wns a chanco that the balance of my statemont was truo. I had stopped at tho hotel two or throe times in 1800, while traveling, and therefore know what I was talking about. I know that somo reader may condemn me for what ho may justly term downright lying, and I have no cx cuse further than a strong belief that there are hundreds beside mo who would not submit to a noose if a broad untruth would save a life. The captain was again called upon, and this timo he was not so sure that I was tho man he took me for. In fact, ho hesitated so much about it that the body were almost convinced that I was Richard Hall, and no one olso. I got up a second time, seeing my advantngo, and explained that I was trying to make a little money by selling station ery, but would quit tho business and enlist in tho army. This was a good hit, and I might perhaps havo cleared myself but for the captain." He requested a short stay of proceedings, went out, and in fifteen min utes returned witli half a dozen soldiers, who testified ono after another that I had never worked at tho hotel. In fact, ono of them bad been a boarder at tho bouso for a year before tho war, and of courso was a bard witness against nle. " I shall not ask you to relate your story again," said the prosidont, turning to mo. " Tho evidenco seems to bo all in, and tho sentinel will take you back to your tent." I was convinced that thoy would find a verdict agaiiiKt me, and half an hour after had it read to mo, ' the docutnent ending with tho words, " to be hung between tho hours of eight and nine o'clock to-morrow morning." This settled my caso. I had no hopo whatever of escape, and stretched my self out on tho ground with a bad hcart Bche. I could not sleep, and gave little heed to tho flight of time. About two o'clock I heard a quick tramping of feet around me, and as all else was still, dig? tiuctly heard a voice say : Call the colonel, Bill ! Thero's going to bo fight down on the Bluff 1" The sentry guarding me pricked up his ears at this, and called the speaker, who was a picket from the Bluff, and I heard the statement reiterated. He stated that the Yankees had got bold of some boats, and were then crossing from Harrison's Islnnd to the Bluff! The news excited me fully as much as it did the sentinel, but in a different way. Ho was jubilant, while I was distressed. I knew what a trap our men would bo led into. In a short time officers were arousod, camp fires added to, messengers flying around, and by daylight nearly all tho troops around had been sent iorward into the woods. The sentinel was relieved by another, but I was given no breakfast, and in fact not half so strictly guarded as I was the day before. ; The troops not yet gone were resting on thoir arms in lino, ready for a call, and everybody was full of excitement. Hour after hour passed, and then we got the sound of the first gun, quickly followed by rattling vol leys. In a few minutes more the troops wont forward with a cheer, and the disas trous battle had commenced. ; You may be sure I was watching a chance to escape. The sentinel, although anxious to keep me safe, could not help participa ting in the excitement, and at length stood with his back to me. I wag at the rear of the tent, and to raise the canvas and dodge under wag the work of an instant. Un fortunately, I rose up face to face with a Boldier, muskot in band, and he shouted at me and drew back to lunge me with bis bayonot. Before he could thrust, I leaped to one side, and headed for the shrubs, not over ten rods away, and was off like ft shot. It seemed to me that at least fifty soldiers fired at me. Their bulleU tore up the ground, barked the' shrubs, sung in my ears, and screeched above my bead, but not oue touched me. If any one pursued, be gave up the chase' in. disgust, for I did not cease running for half an hour. Firmly convinced that tho Union force would be driven off or captured, I avoided the battle ground, and made ray way along up the woods to near the spot where I bad entered them on the night of crossing. Here I re mained concealed in a tree top until the middle of the afternoon, without knowing which way the fight was going, t I knew then, by the yells of the Confederates, that they were driving the Unionists-back. About five o'olock I board some one coming towards me on the run, and looked out to see one of the Massachusetts Fifteenth, who had been wounded in the shoulder. Ho would not stop at my word, and I had to run after, overtake him, and threaten to shoot him, before be would listen to my explanations. He was not demoralized, but took me for a "Johnny," and hoped to escape. He stated that the Federals had beeu defeated, aud that the men had re ceived orders to take care of themselves. Before daik we were joined by seven more, and at nine . o'clock there was ft orowd of eleven. Not . one of the men exhibited fright or cowardice, but all wore simply seeking to obey an order to cross the river the bost way thoy could. Out of the ten be sides myself, there was not ft man without bullot holes in bis clothing, and six of the ten wore more or less severely wouudud. A short time after dark we went up the river half a mllo or so above the Bluff, all being able to walk, and then wo constructed a raft of rails.' Launching it, three men were easily buoyed up, the worst wounded ones, and the other throe found corners to hang to. The five unwounded got behind, shoved off, and swimming and drifting, wo at length landed safely at the head of tho island. Had it been in my power to havo returned the night before,- the battlo of Ball's Bluff would never have been fought, or else it would have bad a different end ing. The want of reliable information in regard to tho enemy's strength brought tho battlo on, and caused tho tcrriblo slaughter of Federal troops. ' A Fcllow-Feellnjr. LAST week a young German girl named Amelia Donnerschlag, having a trust ful confidence iu the laws of her country, especially as expounded by Banyon, went before that Justico and began a suit for $ 200 against August Bchrcns for breach of promise. She would have sued for moro, but $200 is the limit of the jurisdiction of a Justice, aud that is tho reason why she stopped at that figure, ' not but what she estoomed her lover to be worth a much higher Bum. A warrant was issued, and the case camo up yesterday. All tho partios wore in attendance. The complainant stated that sho had known the defendant in Germany, and had become eugaged to him there. He had cm lgraiuu u nils country in order earn a home, and sho bad followed him in tho course of a year. Soon after her arrival, finding unn iu good circumstances, sho prosscd him. to fulfill his promise, but ho refused to do so. Ilenco tho suit. Tho Justice asked tho young man if ho had anything to say in his behalf, and ho stated he had. ' -- , .... uir. uunrens as mis young lady says Your Honor, I was engaged to her in Ger many, whore she was living with her fath er. I came to Chicago and boardod at tho house of her sister and mother, who wore living on North Division street, and I lived with thorn for nine months. : During that nine months I had many 'opportunity to watch tho ways of this young lady's moth er, and I was not pleased with them at all At this point the brow of the Justico un bont. ' His manner, which bad been partic ularly gloomy, began to change, and lie looked with something of friendliness upon Mr. Behrens. , .. . ., " Excuso mo," said tho Judge, "I should like to ask you a fow questions : Did this woman say that she intended to live with you after you wore married ? Did sho in form you that sho was ready to take all the care of the household off your bands? ' Did she ask you to lot her save up your money? Did she say that she could take care of it a groat deal better than you could ?" "Yes," said Mr. Behrens. "Go on," said tho Judge. Mr. Behrens Whon this young lady came over here from Germany she did ask me to marry her, and I was ready to, and I told her I was. But sho said that her mother must live with us and ' keep bouso for us. I told her I bad watched the ways of her mother, and that I was not pleased with them ; that I loved her very deeply, and was roady to marry her, but did not wish to marry her mother also, who was a woman of lordly and unpleasant habits, and insisted upon feeding . me too much upon cabbage, a vegetable I have always bad a disluYe for. I am ready, Your Hon or, to marry her now, providing that she will leave her mother out in the cold ; but I will not marry the old woman. I have made up my mind to that, no matter what comes. , .., The Justice Now, let me osk you, my young friend, which would you rather do. Pay down $200, or marry the young ady and have her mother live with you ? . Mr. Behrens (firmly) I will pay tho 1200. The Justice Allow me to Bhake hands with you. I envy your firmness. There was a period in the life of thia Court, Mr. Behrens, when it was placed in circumstan ces somewhat similar to your own. If it had the moral courago which you possess, it would have saved about twenty-five years of misery and unbappinees. The al ternative was presented - to this Court whether it would marry a young lady and hor mother, or whether it would pay f 125 in gold. ' This Court was poor at that time. It was earning an unsatisfactory living at the restaurant business. It yielded. It took tho young woman and the mother-in-law, and kept the $125. For a quarter of a century this Court regretted its hasty action, . It is glad to meet a man who cheiitibes happiness more than he does money. The order of the Court ig that the defendant stand discharged, and that tho complainant, who has been trying to bring a man into slavory to a mother-in-law, be fined $10 and costs. ' tW There arc many fruiU which never turn sweet until the frost has touched thorn, ,-. There are many nuts that never full from the bough of the tree till the frost has opened and ripened tbein. And there are many elements of life that never grow sweet and beautiful till, sorrow touches them. An Incident In the Cars. "N tho wholo, pleasant traits and char. actors are not common in the ears. This opinion I expressed to my friend Summers the other day. In reply to my remarks no related a little adventure, which, as it is apropos, and, moreover, in volves a littlo love and sentiment, I give without apology, and in bis own words. It appears that in the most unlikely places love and sentiment may be discovered. " I was escorting home tho lovely Char lotte , to whom 1 was at tho time quite dovotod. Charlotte could scarcely find room to spread her crinoline and ar rango her voluminous flounces. I stood up near her, there being too vacant Beat. " Alter a tow minutes, came In a poor woman, who deposited a basket of clothes on tho front platform, and held in her arms a small child, whilo a little p'rl hung to her dress. She looked tired and weary, but thore was no vacant seat ; to bo sure, Char lotte might have contracted her flounces, but Bhe did not. Beside her, however, sat a vory lovely and elegant young woman, who seemed trying, by moving down closer to others, to make space enough for the stranger between herself and Miss D. At last she succeeded, and, with tho sweetest blush I ever saw, sho invited the poor fo- male to be seated. ' Charlotte D., drew her drapery around her, and blushed too, but it was not a pretty blush at all, and she looked annoyed at the proximity of the now-comer, who was, however, clean and decently though thinly clad. " The unknown lady drew tho littlo girl upon hor lap, and wrapped hor volvet man tle around the small, half-clad form, and put hor muffovor tho half-frozon littlo hands. " So great was tho crowd that I alone seemed to obsorvo. The child shivered mo Keen wina irom tno door blew upon her unprotected neck. I saw tho young lady quietly draw from under her mantle a little woolen shawl, which she softly put on tho shoulders of the littlo ono ; the mother looked on with confused wonder. After a short time sho arose to leave the car, and would have removed tho shawl, but tho unknown gently whispered, "No, keep it for hor." Tho woman did not an swer, the conductor hurried her out, but her eyes swam with tears. I noticed her as she descendod to a basomout, and I hastily' marked the bouse. 1 "Soon after, my unknown rose to de part. I was in despair, for I wanted to follow and discover her residence, but could not leavo Miss D. , " How glad, then, I was to , see her bow ing, as sho passed out, to a mutual ac quaintance who stood in tho door-way. b rom him, bofore many minutes, I learned hor name and address. . .. . " To shorten tho story as much as pos. Bible, that lady is now my wifo. .In the small incident which introduced her to me, she showed hor real character. A few days after our mamago I showed her tho bless ed crimson shawl, which I redeoraed from its owner, and shall keep it as a memento. Thero are sometimes pleasant things to be found iu unexpected places ; certainly I may be said to havo picked out my wifo in the cars." ' , ' Anecdotes of Horne Tooke. . ' A good joke is told of Horne Tooke. whom the Tones in the House of Commons thought to crush, by imposing upon him the humilitating task of begging the House's pardon on his knees. Tooke went on his knees, begged pardon for the offensive ex pression he . had used, but,, on risinor. he knocked the dust off his knees, and exclaim ed, Joud enough to be beard by the whole House, "It's a dirty house, after all! " Roars of laughter followed this exclama tion, and the Tories saw cloarly 'enough that they bad failed in the object which they Jiad hi view. On the evening of Tooke's arrival at Ox ford he joined a party of old school-fellows in a carouse at one of the taverns. ' Snndrv bowls of "bishop" and egg flip having been discussed, songs amatory and bacchanalian wore sung with full choruses, aud altogeth er the jocularity began to pass tho limits of becoming mirth, whon tho Proctor made bis appearance and, advancing to the table at which tho " Freshmen" fresh in every souse of the word was presiding, put the usual question, 'Pray, sir, are you a member of this university ?" 'No, Bir." replied Tooke, risinor and bowing renpectfully, " pray, are you ?" , A littlo disconcerted at the extreme trrav. ity of the other, the Proctor held out his ample sleeve and said, "Yon see this, sir?" "Ah," returned Tooke, havintr examined the fabric with great earnestness for a fow seconds, "yes, I perceive Manchester vel vet. And may I take tho liberty, sir, of in quiring how much you might havo paid a yard for the article ?" 1 The quiet imperturbability of manner with which this was uttered was more than the reverend gentleman could stand, aud, muttering something about supposing it was a mistake, he effeoted a retreat amidst shouts of laughter from Tooke's compan. ions.- C3F To euro dull times apply an adver tisement to the afflicted part. HEAL ESTATE At Private Sale. The nnrters gned will Ml at private dale Ills val liable farm situate In Juniata township, Perry en., 1 a., adjoining lauds t ueorge Tlzell, George Ick.es ami others, containing 91 -A. Q 2R, 33 S , pt Red Slate land, about 75 Aoi es are cleared, and wV?liEfwirnoeV?,.rtl,tl,,n- ,Tlw taten" 19 DWELLING HOUSE, LARGE BANK BARN. TENANT HOUSE, CARRIAGE HOUSE NEW HOGPEN and WOOD HOUSE. There is also a Well of good w iter near the house. There are also TWO GOOD AITI.E ORCH AltDS on this farm, with a variety of other fruit trees. This property Is near the village of Markle ville In a good neighborhood. Any person desiring to purchase a home, should see tills proiierty beforo making a final Invest ment. . l'rico i,000 payments, $2,000 on tho 1st of April, 1Si4, at which time a deed will be delivered, and possession given. The balance to be paid In threeemial annual payments, with interest, tube secured by judgment bonds. tall on or address , JACOIt KLINE, Marklevllle, Terry co., Pa., LEWIS POTTER. . New lilooniileld, Ferry co., Ta. 2tf Tho 15est is tho Cheapest! TILE SINGER SEWING MACHINE. SINGER MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE. ': MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE. jMACITTNW. SINGER SINGER SINGER , SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER i-'1 MACHINE. V If fllTIXTT rpiIE RINOEIt SEWING MACHINE Is so well L known that It la not necessary to mention ITS MANY GOOD QUALITIES! Every one who has any knowledge of Sewing Machines knows that It will do EVERY ' KIND OF WORK III a Superior Manner. The Machine Is easily kept In order: easily on erated, and is acknowledged by all, to be the The Best Machine in the World ! Persons wanting a Sewing Machine should ex amino the Singer, beforo purchasing. They can be bought on the Most I.I Jural Terms OF F. MOltTIMEIt, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA., . ; , , , General Agent for Perry County, -Or of the following Local Agents on the same terms : t A. F, KE1M, '- ... Newport, Pa. . J AS. P. LONG, . ; . Duncannon, Pa, Professional Cards. JE. JUNKIN. Attorney-at-Law. New Bloomlleld, Perry co.. Pa. - Ofllce Next door to the residence of Judge Jiiukin. . . i ... , 46H A' M. MARKET., Attorney-at-Law, ' New lilooniileld, Perry county. Pa. -OfIlco with Chas. A. Harnett, Esq., Ceutre Square, adjoining Mortimer's btore. jyswia pottjck, ATTORNEY AT L.AAV, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PERRY CO., PA. Claims promptly secured and collected. Writlngsand ed to. all legal business carefully attend- 32 yl JAMES II. FERGUSON, Attorney-at-Law, NEWPORT, PA. , -0Uoo Market 8treet, near the Square. 85 6 CHARLES II. SMILEY, Attorney at Law. New Bloomlleld, Perry Co. Pa. XuOlllee With f!. A. Hurildtt Van . nivf to Mortimer's store August 20, 1872 WM. A. BPONSLER, Attorney-at-Law, nniA n.iiii,i,, i.i. raur.ia..n n v Main street, New Bloomlleld, Perry co., fra. 8 2 iy fMlAS. A. BARNETT, Attorney-at-Law, S.Ofllce Adjoining Mortimer' Store. 8 Sly now jumimiieiu, I d ry CO.. r&. rBAILY, Attorney at Law, New Bloomtlold.PerryCo.. Pa. Refers to B. Melutlre, Esq. June 27,1871. JOHN G. SIIATTO, Surgeon Dentist. New Bloomlield, Perry co.. Pa. ah Kinds oi Mechanical and Surgical Dentistry done Iu the best manner, aud at reasonable prices. tt. lltlU. at lit. M.ul.ln..A- i Robinson House, and opposite Win. A. Sponsler's ... v WM. M. HUTCH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, New Bloomlleld, Perry co., Pa. JJ-OfflcP Tun .1 I v.' .... i ... I. ..... 8tove-3 71y " CIIA8. J. T, McINTIRE, Attornev-at-Law, .. . New -Bloomlleld, Perry co.. Pa. AaV All nrnff.si,,nul 1U,.U-. ,.. t.u fully attended to. 8 2 lv. WU, N. BE1BERT, Attorney-at-Law .i . . muuiiiueiu, reiryeo., ra. liloomtleld, 1381v. . I KWIS POTTER, notakt pubuo, New Bloom J field. Perry Co., Pa. Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages and Leases carefully prepared and acknowledgements taken. All fti. i i cimiuji mm nuuiiiy pawrs n awn hiki cei titled, will also take depositions to be read In any court lu the United States. 7 IU ly I7"M. A. MOItltfsOV, Y JUSTICE OK T1IK FEACE and GENERAL. COLLECTOR, Nkw (iuiiMAMTOWN, Perry co.. Pa. r Remittances will be made promptly for all Collections made. 7 44 tf ILLIAM M. BUTCH, JiiNllce or the l'cnoe, AND GENERAL COLLECTOR, New Bloomlleld, Perry County, Penn'a, Special attention paid fo Collections of all kinds. Deeds, Bonds, Mortgagos and Agreements eallyn executed. 7 liitf Auctioneer. The nndorslgned gives notice that ha will cry sales at any point In Perry or Daupln counties. Orders uie solicited and prompt attention will be given. . . K. D. WELLS. New Buffalo, Perry oo.,Pa. mm mm
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