Life And Remarkable Adventures of Israel R Potter a Native of Cranston Rhode
Life And Remarkable Adventures of Israel R Potter a Native of Cranston Rhode
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31 obstructed by a ditch, of upwards of I* feet in breadth, and of what depth I could not determine^ as there was now no other alternative left me, but to leap this ditch, or to retrace my steps and pass through the town, after a moment's reflection I de- termined to attempt the former, although it would be attempting a fete of activity, that I supposed my- self incapable of performing ; yet, however incred- ible it may appear, I assure my readers that I did effect it, and reached the opposite ...side with dry feet!
1 had now arrived within about 16 miles of Lon- don, when night approaching, I again sought lodg- ings in a barn ; which containing a small quantity of hay, I succeeded in obtaining a tolerable com* fortable night's rest. By the dawn of day I arose somewhat refreshed, and reasumed my journey with the pleasing prospect of reaching London be- fore night but, while encouraged and cheered by these pleasing anticipations, an unexpected occur- rence blasted my fair prospects I had succeeded in reaching in safety a distance so great from the place where I had been last held a prisoner, and within so short a distance of London, the place of my destination, that J began to think myself so far out of danger, as to cause me to relax in a meas- ure, in the precautionary means which I had made use of to avoid detection ; as I was passing through the town ot Staincs, (within a few miles of London) about 1 1 o'clock in the forenoon, I was met by $' 5LIF2 AND ADVENTURES three or four British soHic rs, whose notice I at- tracted, and who unfortunately for me, discovered by the collar (which i had not taken the precaution to conceal) that I wore a shirt which exactly cor- responded with those uniformly worn by his Majes- ty's seamen not being able to give a satisfactory account of myself, I was made a prisoner of, on suspicion of being a deserter from hi* Majesty's service, and was immediately committed to the the Round House ; a prison so called, appropriated to the confinement of runaways, and those convic- ted of small offences 1 was committed in the even- ing: and to secure me the more effectually, I was handcuffed, and left supperless by my unfeeling jail- or, to pass the night in wretchedness.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
31 obstructed by a ditch, of upwards of I* feet in breadth, and of what depth I could not determine^ as there was now no other alternative left me, but to leap this ditch, or to retrace my steps and pass through the town, after a moment's reflection I de- termined to attempt the former, although it would be attempting a fete of activity, that I supposed my- self incapable of performing ; yet, however incred- ible it may appear, I assure my readers that I did effect it, and reached the opposite ...side with dry feet!
1 had now arrived within about 16 miles of Lon- don, when night approaching, I again sought lodg- ings in a barn ; which containing a small quantity of hay, I succeeded in obtaining a tolerable com* fortable night's rest. By the dawn of day I arose somewhat refreshed, and reasumed my journey with the pleasing prospect of reaching London be- fore night but, while encouraged and cheered by these pleasing anticipations, an unexpected occur- rence blasted my fair prospects I had succeeded in reaching in safety a distance so great from the place where I had been last held a prisoner, and within so short a distance of London, the place of my destination, that J began to think myself so far out of danger, as to cause me to relax in a meas- ure, in the precautionary means which I had made use of to avoid detection ; as I was passing through the town ot Staincs, (within a few miles of London) about 1 1 o'clock in the forenoon, I was met by $' 5LIF2 AND ADVENTURES three or four British soHic rs, whose notice I at- tracted, and who unfortunately for me, discovered by the collar (which i had not taken the precaution to conceal) that I wore a shirt which exactly cor- responded with those uniformly worn by his Majes- ty's seamen not being able to give a satisfactory account of myself, I was made a prisoner of, on suspicion of being a deserter from hi* Majesty's service, and was immediately committed to the the Round House ; a prison so called, appropriated to the confinement of runaways, and those convic- ted of small offences 1 was committed in the even- ing: and to secure me the more effectually, I was handcuffed, and left supperless by my unfeeling jail- or, to pass the night in wretchedness.
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