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CHAPTER XIL
A WUX1NQ SERVANT.
Presstnfl her hand and-carrying it to hit
uvs. Mam passea out.
Sourl determined to attempt to get
service with the jailer's wife. She
hoped that she migbj be received with
less suspicion while-the prisoner was
away. Besides she n-. communicate
wilu ner nroiner as soun as uosmioib.
She went into the jail and found a
woman, whose hair was streaked with
gray, sweltering over a cooking stove.
"Y ain't got no washen ner niiffin fur
me, hab yT said Sonri, suddenly appear
ing before her.
"Nol git out o' hyar."
"Any cooken?"
"(Jooken? Can yer cook? 1 don't want
ho nigger to cook fo' me. but there's nig
gers in the 'black hole' 1 wish i had
some un ter cook fur."
"I'll cook fo' 'em."
"Who owns yT'
"I'ze a free nigger."
"Waal, 1 ain't got no money ter pay fo'
I cook, and 1 reckon I'll hut to sweat it
out. Git long."
'I don't want nuffin but sump'n ter
eat. I can Bleep at my aunt's, ober de
hill."
"Waal, take hold hyar fur a spell; I'm
boilen." And she drew away from the
stove and mopped her face.
Souri took hold and showed a pleas
ing aptitude at baking corn bread and
boiling some coarse meat which sim
mered in a pot on the stove.
Presently the jailer came in, and tak
ing some of the food lifted a trap door
fend lowered a meal to those below in
the black hole.
Hyar's a gal," said his wife, "ez
hankers ter do some cooken fo' me."
"Ain't got nothen ter pay with."
"Don't want no pay," said Souri. "I'ze
starven. Want Bump n ter eat.
"Waal, y' won't git much hyar," said
the jailer, "but I reckon it's good nuff
fo niggers."
So Souri was allowed to help, but
there was no understanding that her
services should extend beyond the pres
ent moment.
She was leaning over the stove when
Mark was brought back. He had just
been sentenced, and there was a hag
gard, hopeless look on his face as he
passed the girl without noticing her.
He was put in his room, and it was hard
for Souri to keep from following to tell
him of her coming. Jakey came in with
the party and went with Mark into his
room.
In the afternoon Sonri saw that she
must make work for herself or there
would be no excuse for her to stay about
the place. So, without saying a word,
she took a pail of water and a scrubbing
brush and began to scrub the floor.
Then she suggested to Mrs. inggs ma
i l,,... l,.i,l .y,ii Trio wntnBti
concluded that, as it had not been swept
for more than a month, Souri "(nought's
well" do it, especially as the girl seemed
to be willing to do all this work for a
little boiled meat and corn bread.
"Ye' don' look right Binart, Miss
Triggs," said Souri, after cooking the
supper and eating her share, " 'n I don'
know whar I gwine t' git any breakfast
less 1 come n cook fur y'."
Mrs. Triggs succeeded in getting her
husband's consent to Souri coining back
the morning, aud the man went out
to the gate with her and told her if the
giiard did not pass her intosendfor him.
bhe was at the jail brifht and early
nd got in on tolling the sentinel that
-he was Mrs. Triggs' servant. She
cooked the breakfast, and when she saw
Triggs about to carry Mark's meat and
corn bread into him she offered to do it,
but Triggs paid no attention to the offer
and carried it iu himself.
Then she asked Mrs. Triggs when she
did her washing, and a the old woman
1 B&Kinff
1 n, j
rowaer
ooaa
&3
had no regular time and not many
clothes Souri offered to do what there
was. When she went out to hang up
the clothes to dry Jakey was in the yard.
She called him to her and in a whisper
made herself known. Jakey, who was
wondering what had become of the mes
sage he had sent, was both overjoyed
and astonished. He turned two or three
sonienmulta ou the ground and other
wise demonstrated his childishneRS to
Mrs. Triggs, who at that moment ap
peared at a window, but not before
Souri had told Jakey to inform Mark of
her preseuce, and that she would try to
get into his room as booh as she could
be intrusted with a meal for mm.
Again at noon she offered to take in
his dinner, but without success. She
was at her wits' end for an excuse to
stay about till supper time, but think
ing that Mrs. Triggs' wardrobe might
need mending she offered to undertake
the task, and spent the afternoon over
the old woman's threadbare garments.
All this while Souri was thinking of a
plan for Mark'B escape. She learned
that he was to be hanged in a few days
and knew there was little time. The
most natural plan under the circum
stances occurred to her a plan by
which more prisoners have made their
escape than aiyr other one method
walking out before the guard in wonien'B
clothes. Souri determined, if she could
secure an entrance into Mark's room at
any time after dark, she would give him
her dress and sunbonnet and leave him
to make an attempt. Then she began to
think over a plan to gain an entrance at
a specified time.
In the evening her patience was re
warded. Mark's supper was standing on
the stove. Triggs was not in the jail,
aud Mrs. Triggs went down the stairs
outside to get something she wanted in
the yard.
Souri caught up the supper and walked
straight post the guard into Mark's room
with it. Mark, who had been informed
of her coming by Jnkoy, was expecting
her. When lie saw the mulatto girl he
grasped her hand,
"Souri! God bless you!" he said in a
low tone,
"I ain't got no time ter talk. I'm
watchin fur a chance ter giv y' my
clothes ter go out with."
"But what would you and Jakey do?"
he asked hurriedly.
"Th' ain't goen ter hang a boy or a gal,
Pertend ter be sick tormorrer 'n ask fur
some medicine. Mebbe they'll send me
ter git it."
With that she went out. When Mrs,
Triggs came in she was bending over the
stove.
"Whar's the Yank's supper?" she
asked.
"Ob, 'twar gitten cold, 'n I toted hit
in ter lam
Souri made herself so useful that she
was permitted to stay about the jail the
next day. She managed to keep an in
different mien to all about her, but with
in there was a tempest. The next morn
ing Mark was to swing, and prepara
tions were being made for the purpose.
"If there war only time," thought Souri,
"1 niought help him away, but tumor-
rer!" and no one being near to see her
she wrung her hands. There seemed
but little chance that, having only one
evening to effect her plans, she would
succeed. It could only be by good luck.
1 In the afternoon Mark began to moan.
Triggs went in to see him and asked
what was the matter. Mark told him
that he was ill. As the afternoon wore
away the prisoner groaned and moaned
till Triggs went back to him, and Mark
told him thut he thought he was going
to die. Mrs. Triggs carried in his sup
per, but he refused to eat.
"What y' got?' she asked.
"Cholera, I reckon,"
"Good Lord!"
"I want some medicine," Baid Mark,
jf ,u B(Jnd the black irl fl)I jt ru
' " . . ..
pay you and her well."
"Y' ain't got no money,
"Yes, I have, but y' don't know whar
it is."
Mrs. Triggs reported the matter to her
husband, who, fearing that the prisoner
would not be in condition for the hang
ing which was to occur the next morn
ing, consented. Mark was furnished
with a scrap of paper and a pen, and
wrote the name of a mixture he remem
bered for cholera morbus. Triggs told
Sonri to warn the druggist not to send
poison, for he feared Mark might be in
tending to make way with himself to es
cape the gallows. She was furnished
with money extracted from Jakey's boot
and hurried to town.
When she came back it was qnite
dark. Only a faint line of light was left
in the west. As she entered she met
Triggs going out of the gate. She quick
ly mounted the staircase with her heart
in her throat. As soon as she entered
the building she saw that Mrs. Triggs
was not there; she was in her. room.
Souri went on tiptoe to Mrs. Triggs'
door and looked in, The woman was
sitting on a chair by the window wait
ing her return. Souri went as quickly
as she could go without being heard to
the prisoner's room.
"Medicine, she said to the guard and
passed in without waiting permission,
leaving the door partly closed behind
her.
"Here, quick! A burnt cork. Rub 't
on yer face," she whispered.
Mark seized the cork and applied it.
Souri stood iu the corner with her back
to him, and taking off her dress throw it
to him. Mark took off his outer clothes
and threw them to her. Each put on
the other's garments, Mark inclosing his
head in the sunbonnet.
Looking the gratitude he did not dare
to speak; pressing her hand and carry
ing it to his lips, Mark passed out.
The guard wondered why Soim looked
so tall and strapping.
Going out of the door and down the
stairs, Mark went to the gate and walked
by the sentinel posted there, as Souri
had often done.
The guard also noticed how tall Bhe
looked and called to her; but by thi3
time Mark was well out of his reach
and pretended not to hear. The senti
nel, not thinking it worth while to fol
low and leave his post unprotected, let
him go and thought no more about the
matter.
CHAPTER XIII.
FLOATING FOR LIFE.
She took the candle and led the way to
the dinlmj rtmm above.
Mark had very little idea how long a
time would elapse before it would be
discovered that Souri was in his plnco
and he had escaped. It might be a few
minutes, it micht be half an hour, it
might possibly be not till morning,
though of this ho had littlo hope. He
believed that within half an hour he
would be pursued, and as he waB well
acquainted with the methods in vogue
in the south at the time he knew he
would be traced by bloodhounds.
He had been about the town enough
to know the direction of the river and
started toward it. During the day he
had thought over what he would do in
case Sonri's ruso should be successful,
and made up his mind that any delay iu
getting across the river would be fatal.
He was at home iu the water, and de
termined thut he would not attempt to
find a boat, but would plunge in and
swim for his life. Tlio width of the
river at Chattanooga was only about
three-quarters of a mile, and Mark did
not regard this a great distance for a
good swimmer. Once across the dogs
would have to pick up the scent on the
other side, and if lie should permit the
current to carry him far down the
stream the difficulty in doing so would
be greatly increased.
Though Mark hail been in prison but
a few days the transition from duress
to freedom was very grateful. It was a
soft summer evening, and the larger
stars had already begun to shine. Cast
ing a glance to the right he saw a streak
of light over Missionary ridge and
knew that before long be would be at a
disadvantage from the rising of a full
moon. He walked briskly whenever
any person Was in sight, and when he
thought that he was unobserved he ran.
When he first left the jailyard his heart
was in his throat. His agitation dimin
ished as lie proceeded, and in five min
utes he had come down like one in a
race to a concentration of all his facul
tiesa gathering of all his forces for the
struggle between life and death before
him. With these well in hand the
dreaded scame of the morrow acted as a
tremendous and effectivo stimulant.
No one of the few people who passed
the strapping negro girl, whose face
was hidden within the blue check sun
bonnet, dreamed that a Union soldier
was passing; that the scaffold was being
cheated; that a messenger with the se
cret of one of the most important moves
any Confederate general had made or
was destined to make during the war
was on his way north in the person of
the negro woman hurrying on toward
the river. And it was fortunate for the
flying soldier they did not, or he would
never even have got half a inilo from
the jail.
He sped onward, running and walking
briskly alternately, till ho came to a
place where a board fence was cupped
by a narrow strip. He mounted it and
walked as far as the fence extended,
perhaps a hundred yards, hoping by this
means to throw the dogs off the scent
for a few minutes, and thus gain a little
time. Then he jumped down and hur
ried forward. A man passed and called
to him, but he paid no attention to the
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him, doubtless suspecting that the girl
was a runaway slave.
At last the grateful sight of the river
met his gaze. It cheered him and
seemed to beckon him on to rest upon
its bosom, or, as an alternative with the
dreadful tragedy of the morning, to find
oblivion beneath its surface. Between
the river before him, and the jail, the
dogs and the gibbet, for a time his feel
ings of hope and fear neutralized each
other and left his faculties free to act
with perfect coolness.
He stood for a moment beneath a low
clump of tress on the bank listening
and looking up and down the river. A
boat was passing, and he felt it necessary
to wait for it to go by. He lost five
minutes, but it seemed half an hour.
Then taking off his dress and shoes und
bonnet he put the dress and the shoes in
the bonnet and tied the strings around
his neck, resting the bundle on his buck.
Going down to the margin, and again
listening a moment to make sure he was
not observed, he waded out as far as he
could touch bottom, and then began to
swim.
As it was midsummer he had expected
to find the wafer warm. His expecta
tions were realized to a reasonable de
gree, and be felt that he could remain
in it a long while without being chilled.
His plan was to drift down a consider
able distance. He might be expected to
swim across as rapidly us he could, and
the current in this case would land
him perhaps a mile below the town.
Those who would follow him with dogs
would doubtless truck him to the
river margin, then take the dogs across
and endeavor to pick up the scent some
distanco boUiw on the other side. Murk
hud weighed all these circumstances,
and determined to drift down as far as
possible, land at the mouth of a creek if
he could find one, enter it and swim or
walk up it in the water, thus rendering
it difficult for the dogs to track him.
He swam slowly till he reached the
middle of the river; then, floating with
scarcely any motion of his hands and
feet, he permitted himself to drift down
with the current. A favorite way with
him, wheu a boy, of resting in the
water, bad been to float on his back.
Unmindful of the wotting he would give
the clothes tied around his neck, ha
turned over aud drifted with bis arms
spread beside him, his eyes turned
directly to the sky.
It may seem singular that a man who
was being carried from so dreadful a
death should have thought of anything
else. But Mark did not want to think
of it. He had never been unnerved ex
cept after his sentenre, with an almost
certain execution before him, and felt it
best to let- his mind drift into other
channeisi Trren danger is not, aad was
not, especially with Murk, to be com
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soldier on the field of buttle is a differ,
ent man from one who awaits the bal
lots of a file of soldiers drawn up in line
to take his life deliberately. Murk was
a changed man from the moment ho got
into the river, for ho then felt that he
hud a chance for his life.
In the position on his buck he could
only look upward at the stars. There
wus the great dome nbove him spangled
with myriads of bright points and
spanned by the "milky way." He had
always been fond of the stars, and in
order to divert his mind picked out
some of his favorites and traced a few
constellations with which he was famil
iar. In this way he diverted his mind
until his nerves becumo quite steady.
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