The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-09-02

o. ths iDtroductiou VI the Boaghpus,
he was now accused II hayiAs been
N accomplice in he eenapirsey Which
brought a, The events w8sch lernipa-
ted e ths bettIs n Mlnf3sct M
red - deasA. Immured in ptiscn,
he sndeatorei 10 avert his Fate by q
writ Of s1ror, but this, along with .
petition for pspacR presented by Mad.
IAvellctte was refused. The day Of
bis execution, approached says the
writer Of bis memoirs the unfortun.
nte man had no hope left; the turns
keys themselves trembled. On the
eve Of the las. day, the Countess La
vellet,e, entered his prison. She had
put on a relisse Of ,uerino. richly u.
ned with fur, which she wss accus-
toured 70 wear when she left o ball
room ; in her rcticule she had black
silk gown Coming up to her hus.
band she assured him, with firm
voice, that all was lost, and lie had
nothing NOR. to horc but in 4 we'll
combined escape. She showed him
tho wcrran's attire, and proposed to
him TO disgnise himself. Every pre-.
csutien had been taken to secure biz
escape. a sedan-chair would re.
ceive him on lis coming out Of prison;
a Gabrielle. waited ior him on the
Qusy des Orferres +, n devoted friend
a safe tetre.t, world snswer a.. fur
ther objections. NJ. Lavelette listen.
cd to lrr withou: approving Of so hax
ardous a plan--he was resigned to his
fate, rad refused to- Ry from it. Il
know tcw to Get MY patt in TRACE.
dy,' he said, but spare me this bur-
lesquc farce. / shall be appreherded
in this ridiculous disguise, and they
viii perhaps expose me to he npcke
~ Of the mob Oh the other hand,
If l escspe, you Vim femMn . prey "a
tho insolence OF prison Wallets, and "a
the rsrsecu!ic,s 81 my srsujs,,' II
you die, I die. sSve y6Vp meto save
mine = The prisoner yielded to her
urgent entreaties. Now, pnt on the
disguise, she added /; 1t il time to ge
no farewell no tears-your hours
a1e countcd!!' And when the toile,
was finished, 'Adieu!' she cn:A.--
Do not forget 10 stoop when yoH pas
under the wickets for fear the fea,h
crs i.s your bonnet should stick fast.
She then pulled the bell, and rushed
behind q screen. The door opene,
he PASSED, followed by an old ser
want Of his wife, and leaning on bel
daughters arm. When they arrived
at the srdan- chair, the chairmel
were not there. The soldiers of th'
guard house had assembled to see Ma
ame Laveh,,e, and looked on wilhou
moving! This vas a fearful moment
The men arrived at last the chai
went of. A few minutes later,
cabriolet drawn by a swift horse, rol
led over the stones Of the Pout Mi
chel. This took place O., the 23d @
! December. M Mvelette ,emaine,
concealed until the 10Th of. January
A siugula favor Of fortune gave hi,
as a retreat the ycrv roof under whicl
lived one Of his Political enemies, e
aually powerful from bis name, hi
station, and Ms wealth. From til,
garret floor whaeh J.avelettc inbabita
ted, he heard persons crying in tn
streets the police ordinance whicI
prescribed search after his person. =
The barriers were shut, the deliver,
Of passports we're suspended expre,
ses bearing the di'criptien Of his PEI
son were flying about on every side
M the chambers. II the court circle
the utmost CONSERVATION prevail a
mong those who were convinced tina
all was loetif NJ. havelieses was not IA
ken. Paris however, rejoiced, Will
ths' police, falsely accused Of conniv
ance burned with impatience to dam
the public joy, aud answer,.by 4 fea
worthy Of its zeal, the complaints q
the gilded drawing rooms.. nhd the n
pNsches that Te"ecneed from the III
brne. In the midst Of all these dan
gers, Count Lavcleste lived protected
BY family to whom he was person
ally unknown. ba. whose eoursgeoul
friendship helPed to besr the sgonie,
Of his eoucealment. HIS days passes
between agreeable conversation
and diversified reading; a dou
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