The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-11-28
Orsini's Escape.

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Ies'ed and i'nP'~onsd "ooo'e'sh'esa mounts
aso-ws ta'nk iof the iouith hme since
lsi4-on account OF troubles engende'eu
by hrs known revolutionary 'endencies'-
Notwithstanding The cattle oil San G'orgio
was believed 10 be the saiest prison in Aus
tria, he resolved ~ ail-mpl an escape, and
having by studied conduct gained the con-
bleocs Of bis jailors, he succeeded in pro-
curing, from the iriends who visited him, 4
small saw. He says:
"Haying thus tar paved the way, COM
nenced saving through one OF tho bars
nearest The wall. The position In which
was obliged 10 stand-on tip.toe on the top
rail Of the eha'r-inereasod the difficulty Of
the oPera'D"' as was Obliged 70 MAKE mo
'amo movement with my iee' as with my
haods' !" o'ue' 10 AeeP my oa'an'e' NY
saw WIS e1ce'ien'' Out amer having useu I"
aeooP'e Oi 'our' OF So F" gre" o'un'-
1'uS oe'au'- was not usea 10 nahunng
'' rs ''''. a's' "o' '"e use " "''''' ""'."
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means "'''"'"''''e' =" eN'e''0"'
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!" '''e' ~ ''e"S' '"' vars ''e' '"'' "'',
CUT wv gu ! !" "'' 'e'n."' " WA anu
"u''' '''"u''' "'"'' '"0 'V''' " "O"'
'''s''"e''ss my WORN maae ou' $40"
progress ~ e'''y 'n'"e"' ""a W sup
and clean my saw ana rs often 10 listen 10
ans use wiihanL some days conId not
wo's ~ '' wv 'fai OF 'n'e"SP''on' ana OIL
en- was oo''d"" 10 "ess' o" account o. Tue
terrible 's'lsue "n' 'ne pam arising rom
the ''''e"','n 81 '"e muscles '''en my
'e'' "" ''I"' "a"" "e'o 'e"u'n0su,'
c"nld 'c''erY "r'e INV o"" NAME Ae-
co'd'ng '" the p"s''''n OF 'he oars uepeho-
Ell In d''hc'lp ofeo'lins through uhen-
while wosi"g a. the highest so wounoeo
my ''ho" by pressing It against the side'
Lat c'nid hardly lean on 1t alone
"Al times, despite the calmness and cour-
age with which ne'ved myself, my patience
was nearly exhausted: snpros'rated was my
physical strength that have sunk on the
bed utterly hopeless OF completing my de-
sign linen u was 'ht the 'housn' OF my
country OF my eh''uren' 'e'urheu 10 my
aid' mus behod my h'te ones again
must one more comha' Tor my iathe''anu
and, hfedw' h the ihoushi' sprung 10
my chair am aboied with redonoied Ieai,
saying To myself 'onwaru! onward cou'-
age '"r0"" Gra"" . '"'''9''7 ea0n '''hs
! 'e' NY energy niS
~ s'''e VI i've 'S'ancc oI MS AeePe'S'
Or'lhi h"'sheu his saving OF Tue outer Us
well as the inner grazing OF the winuow,
ana also removed some bricks 10 enlarge
the aperture The window was aoou'
hhn"reu iee' nom he g'ouhd' a co'u was
""us " '"Pr'@ he S"'e" ""u WIVES
""'ch We "'u '"'etY P0ssesseu' anu "''''
--',''' '"~' I've a'.e'hP''' nc ni'uo Tue per
I,"1' u'''e"' y" '"e "'s"' " 'u' -''A "
M"ieh'
""H'n h'd descended aoou' e'sny'
i"u' 'c''' 'eH my s"e"s"l s"'". way
tue 'en''"n O' 'ne "u'e''s VI '.'3 arms wa
too ia'n'u' lot endurance again 'e"
about WIN my 'ee'' ana soon ui'co'ered d
white marble eof'iee' when suttoundeu
The Sasir Nnt While s'Fo'e 10 rest my
night io'' up'n IT, ana tue e"rd shpPeu nom
0e'"s'" NY 'S' ".", "'''' "Is '''s'
attml's'o recover IT, "'oA'" oe'o"' any,
i"heli"s my -" "o' Hlo'e IMAM FIX 'se' "o'
~. S'ou"d, stretched out my arms anu let
ryseli d'of Ia sreh way that my iee'
should h's' 'oaeh the s'ounu' ou' tha, !
should iA'I on all fonrs. THIS calculation
was 'ne "O'Ao, a'ee0na ;-ou' "na' a ''"e
t'"iSeu " orc teaeueu Tue s'Ou"" snu'
There Was a quantity OF mud and broken
tircrs of bucs and cement al the bottom OF
hc Uceti dtid agdlHS' 'utS sAeSs A'S' ''y