The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-10-14
For the Perrysburg Journal,
The Escape of Lavalette from the French
Prison, de la Conciergere, in 1915.
BY X. 3. &. RoUSl

K.s.s. ROUSE.
The love and daring, shall neer forget
The artful stratager. aud entire success
or that true woman, Madame LavaIettej
Whose persevering energy and address,
Oercoming every obstacle sho met,
Procured her husbands hazardous egress,
Before his keepers eyes, and set him free
From that dread prison, the Ccnciergerie
She was the author of the daring plot;
On failure or success, hung death or life;
Bolts bars. and granite walls deferred her not;
1mpelled by dangers 20 redoubled strife,
No caution was omitted or forgot, ...
No sacrifice restrained the dauntless wife,
No consequence her faithful breast appuls,
Though self-iinmured in those dread prison walls.
For she was carried to the prison gate,
In large chair cher usual way of going0
A nicely ycovered paanquin of state,
r. exclude outsiders from the pains of knowing
Who rode erein;--shc had done so otlate;
IL was her peculiar mode OF showing
Her modest grief, that shun'd the public eye,
Because her husband was condemned to die.
Immured for treason, gainst the powers that were,
Though scarcely proven perhaps the charge was true
For he was liberal, and had little care
OF changing the old tyrlnt for the newt
Louis XVII, the country well could spare;
'rwould bo but giving the devil his just due;
So very likely, revolyed in Lavelctt's mind,
The thought OF doing favor to mankind.
SO he was doomed. as have said before;-
His wife obtained admission to his cell,
Leaving her porters At the outer door,
u - W T.; ~ IL. irnss ,.h;,I, ..moha1 tha a,o,
Raised with each hand, yet looked exceeding well;
For none preceived that 1t was raised Mt all,
Her hands being hidden pensath all ample shawi.
80 she went m her daughter, ana a irieha-
An ancient lady-makng three in all;
WAS WA meet shat some ner person sIouiu aItenu;
This was the their interview must end
Now, Lavalette. Being half head more TALL
Than Madame made her lengthy riding dress
To nt him well by trailing more or less.
When nights opscurinS curtain velled the place
Ana tnree pertentous ANXIOUS noorS were sPeu,
ohe, win her Rercnlet, nearly ma her race !
Hergay -pumed mt she fastened on his head;
He left the cell, in Madame Lavaletts stead.
She stnid within trusting to fortunes favor,
Uncertain it aught would exticate or save her.
Ie pSsseu the court, MS daughter, anu the dalne;
lie wicket keeper followed in the rear;
The larn's emitted but tckerinS flame,
Aud those who sa;S them as they passed them near
That entered there and let them disappear.
They closed the rate and Lavaette took the chair
The ladies' followed in 40 onics of despslr,
Or 80 they seemed, at parting from their friend.
Whom they in life. mi ght never cherish more;
For morrow's dawn should witness his sad end.
And thew his cruel fate must aye deplore.
on having witnessed similar scenes before.
Their cnse Seemed homeless of a present relief;
Overwhelmed in deep unutterablo grief.
Or so it seemed as sobbing they took their way,
From street to street. and divers angles made,
To balk pursuit if my thing should betray
His exit, of which they were much afraid.