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in mercy, removed me from this misery by 

 rendering me unconscious, and the rest of 

 that dreadful day remains a total blank as 

 far as my recollection is concerned. 



I did not recover conciousness till the 

 following morning, when I was awoke by 

 the cool air blowing in through the bars 

 of a prison. For a considerable time I 

 could not imagine where I was, or what 

 had become of me ; but soon enough the 

 sad reality slowly stood out frightfully, 

 and vividly, chilling my very soul with the 

 appalling picture. If I were to live a 

 hundred years I should never forget the 

 fierce anguish suffered at that time ; but 

 God's goodness finds a balm for every 

 wound, and a ray of hope dawned upon 

 me as the idea shot through my brain 

 " Why not escape ? " In a second I was 

 a different man and had all my intellects 



