Santa Rosa High School - Echo Yearbook (Santa Rosa, CA)

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THE ECHO. invited Williams to eat, but he declined and explained his situation. Then the farmer took the hammer, which the girl handed him and said that he would hide the spv in the attic. He bade one of his sons to look after the horse, which Williams had leit outside. Up in the attic there was an old fire-place, which had been walled up for sometime. Unnailing the boards, the farmer bade Wil- As soon as liams get inside, which he did. he was settled inside the farmer nailed up the boards again. By this time the British had come up to the house. They inquired if the people there had seen anything of a spy from the Colonists’ army. The farmer told the sol diers that they were at liberty to search the house, which they did. After searching for some time, without any success, they left and went on their way. Williams was then released from his dirty hiding-place, looking more like a negro thai a white man. After he had washed and eaten he started on his journey again. Be- tore starting he had thanked the family for saving his life, and had also promised the young lady that he would come again, when released from duty, to pay her a visit, fo1 he had at first sight taken a great liking to her. He proceeded on his way without any further adventures, and arrived safely at his camp with the information which had been so difficult to gain, and which proved to be very valuable. Edith Sanford ’12. MY FIRST BALLOON FLIGHT I had my first experience in riding in a balloon a few days after Santa Rosa saw the one go up, which was on Fifts street on Carnival day. There was a large crowd around the great balloon and the proprietor asked a number of us boys if we would hold the ropes while they were filling the balloon with gas. We were all glad to help and quickly ran to do as we were asked. It took a very short time until the balloon was full of air and gas. I thought it would take longer, for the first balloon I saw filled took nearly an hour until it was full. I was then busy talking with a friend about what a nice thing a balloon is, and explaining how the man would drop in his parachute. The last | remember was “Ready,” and I left the earth. Before [ had time to think i was flying above the buildings and Santa Rosa. I then could not let go, so I hung on for dear life. It seemed as though we were standing still and the earth was falling away from us. The man who was on the balloon above me, was busy showing the people down below what he could do so high in the air and he could not hear my cries for help. At last 1 began to get so tired that I could hardiv keep my hands on the rope any longer and I began to slide down the rope until I hit the knot on the end and then fell into the air. [ heard a great cry from the people below and then I got very dizzy. It seemed to me that I would never hit the ground, but I at last hit with a thump. I breathed a sivh of relief and crawled back to bed. Paul Rued.

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THE ECHO. hh he SPY Mhe two men in the tent had not quite finished their plans (but I had gained the mast important facts), when the relieved guard suddenly rushed back to the tent, where I lay. He went inside and began ex- citedly to tell the men of my imprisonment and escape. He had barely finished, when another man rushed into the tent and told them of having found the man, called Jacks, tied to a tree in the forest. From this man Jack, he had learned of what T had done in the forest. Then, by comparing the two stories just related, the men decided I must be a spy of the enemy, and orders were given to search for me. “By this time, I thought I had better act immediately. On looking around me I was surprised to see the great commotion al- ready in camp, and the near approach of drawn. I crept a short distance through the grass, from the tent to the forest, without anyone noticeing me. I then made a dash for the river. By dodging sentinels, I had gone quite a distance before anyone say me. Then the last sentinel, whom I had fooled the night before, saw me and fired several times. One of the bullets went through my ‘sleeve and erazed my arm. None of the others touched me. He im mediately gave the alarm in camp. “J ran as quickly as possible to the river, found my canee and rowed off. As I was turning a bend, I heard several horses gal loping, so T expect thev followed me clear to the river. They will be looking for me all over this part of the country, and, al- though I don’t think they will find us, it is best to be on the safe side and get away as SOON as possible. [ must sleep the rest of the day, and then, when it is quite dark, [ will set off to take my information to our own army. You men had better pack up this afternoon, and he ready to leave soon aitter 1 do.’ After William had retired to the tent, the other men ate their tunch and talked over the adventures of their companion Late in the evening Williams awoke and Me hal changed the British uniform for his own, repared to start on his journey. iearine the men in his own army might take 1m for an enemy. As he was leaving he said to his companions, who were also pre- paring to leave: “I'll go on ahead and take he shortest route to our army, and you foi- Ow as soon as possible. But be very can ‘ions, for T think the British are posted on all sides, at least for quite a distance, watch- ing and searching for us.” Then he galloped off through the forest, leaving the other men to come later. Me had travelled the greater part of the night without being seen by the enemy, a! though he had seen a few of them. Alone towards morning he rode unex ectedly upon a group, which had been partly concealed behind a thick clump of trees. Upon dis- covering them, he rode far out to one side, hoping to get by unnoticed, but when he thought he had succeeded, one of the men saw him and gave the alarm. As the men were unmounted he was able to get a con- siderable head-start. After going at a hard pace for some dis- tance, his horse began to falter, He knew he must stop soon or his horse would give out. Coming to the edge of the forest he saw a large farm-house a few yards off. He determined to seek shelter from the enemy there, as it seemed to be his only chance. He rode up to the back door and knockea hastilv. ‘The door was soon opened by a young lady, and he asked her if he could hide some place in the house, as some of the British soldiers were following close be- hind him, and it would mean death to him if he were cauglit. She looked perplexed for a moment, then, taking a hammer from a shelf, she told him to follow her. They passed through the dining-room, where a) man and some bovs, evidently the farmer and his sons, were eating breakfast. Thev

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