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LIFE OF JOHN MITCHEL
BY
WILLIAM DILLON
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOL. II.
LONDON
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH & CO., 1, PATERNOSTER SQUARE
1888
CONVICT LIFE (continued)—VAN DIEMEN'S LAND-ESCAPE-SAN FRANCISCO
-NEW YORK.
1853.
Lotus-eating-An unnatural state for him-Tennyson's "Ulysses
Letter from Devin Reilly-Envies Reilly "for being alive”—A
chance of escape offers-Arrival of Smyth-Meeting with Smyth-
O'Brien decides to leave this chance to Mitchel-Buying a horse
from the enemy-First attempt a failure-Illness of Smyth-Another
attempt resolved on-Ride to the police-office, Bothwell-Met by
news that the ship had sailed-No matter; attempt must be made-
Scene in the police-office-Surrendering ticket-of-leave-Mounting
in haste-Charge of breaking his parole-An unfounded charge-A
ride through the woods-A winter night in the mountains-Friendly
settlers-Miller-Baffled attempt to embark-Letter to his mother-
Disguises and adventures-Sails at last-The Emma-His family
on board-Sydney-Sails for Tahiti—Joined by his family there-
Under the Stars and Stripes-San Francisco-Banquet, his speech
-Leaves for New York-The Nicaragua route-Havana-Bermuda
on the starboard beam-Reflections-Arrival at New York-End of
"Jail Journal"
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CHAPTER II.
NEW YORK-TUCALEECHEE COVE.
1853-1856.
His reception at New York-Impressions-Banquet-Reminiscence by Dr. Thomas Hunter--Prospectus of the Citizen-The Know-Nothings -The slavery question-Mr. Haughton's letter-Controversy with Beecher-Rage of the abolitionists-Rapid success of the Citizen-