d at any risk to find out the fate of my would
be brother and poor dear mother, (whom I expected home on Monday
night). Crawling on my hands and knees to within one hundred yards of
the house (which was the last one at the west end of Seventeenth
street), I watched for about five minutes to see if the place was
under the surveillance of the mob. Discovering no indication of any
one on the outside, I crept along, reached the back door, and
cautiously tried to get a view into the interior, but could see
nothing, as the windows were covered with heavy curtains. I shuddered
at the gloomy appearance of everything about the house; I wondered if
any of the family were dead within. I then opened the back door, and
looking in discovered the children and a neighbor lady, Mrs. Keogh.
When I opened the door the children ran off frightened, as they did
not know who I was. I hastily asked Mrs. Keogh where the family was.
She replied "all gone." "Are they all alive?" She answered "yes."

Just then I heard a noise at the front door and beat a hasty retreat
out the back door. I dare not venture back where there were so many
children, so I went to another part of town, where I knew almost to a
certainty those who were thirsting for my blood. I ventured to look
into the house of two persons whom I did not know, I saw them through
the windows of their house, and knew that if they were not friends
they were not enemies. Going to the door, I rapped. The door was
opened, and standing in the dark I requested a drink of water, which
was handed to me. It was the first water I had tasted since leaving
the Half-Way House. I then stepped boldly into the room and said:

"I suppose you know who I am? I am Granice."

They remarked, "Yes."

"Well," said I, "give me something to eat; I am almost starved."

Something told me there was nothing to fear from these people. Telling
them to put down the curtains and lock the door, I sat down to the
table and commenced to partake of a lunch which they sat before me. I
feared to eat too heartily, as I had not tasted food for twenty-four
hours. After eating and drinking and resting for about a half hour, I
asked for a hat, as mine had been left at the Half-Way House the night
before. One was given me, and also a blanket, and some victuals which
I strapped up in the blanket; and throwing the whole over my shoulder,
I signified my intention of departing, and left them, with the
injunction to say nothing to any