St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-11-25

Mrs. Jane Lane at this period, already
aill*Eed 70, requires to lie moro minutely
RECORDED. Bentley Hall, where this young
! lady .'ec:3ee with her father, Mr.. Lane,
ares ::2c1 t11cstIler, Colonel John Lane, was
about f;>uc miles distant from Moscly,
the place Of King Charles conccaImcnt:
which, ewing to its owner, Mr.. Whit
greavc, ':oins a Roman Catholic, was con-
slucre1 an unsafe retreat. The friends of
CHARLES a*:co-t'ingly proposed lis removal
to Delsiyy, ia. Laue being "a person Of
cxso1Icn5 reputation 70: his fidelity to the
kinG; '* and who, i is said, had already
diligently sought to discover where the
z4';ti: +: l:;J, IN '>rder "lhat he might get him
tc LIS house, where he was su:e he could
co,lo@;:1 Ann till he might contriye his full
te-ive:ance.' This venerable gentleman
WIS The father Of nine children, of whom,
Loioael John Lane, the eldest, it was
ttlat s.ccs:2lestod e. the plan of employing his
young sister, Jane, in the scheme for
escape, devisol <irst Cor Lord Nilmct, but
afterwards changed for the king himself
Eh3 young lady, we are tod, was possess
ed q: every good wit and discretion" and
was livery liz to bear g part in such .
trust 1t happened that at this timo
zane Lane Was about to visit q friend,
alrs. Norton Of Abbotslciyh, in the ne;g],-
bo*nccl Of Bristol, who was shortly
expecting her confinement; and for tais
purpose, pass h&d been procured from
an officer Of the parliamentary array for
herself and her servant. It occurred to
Colonel Lane, t!,st5 Lord Nilmot, who
much desired to reach Bristol, from
whence he could take ship, might easily
! pe1sonate his sisters servant; and this
plan was entertained till, on the failure CT
scheme for Charles crossing the Severn
tor Wales, it Was thought advisable that
he should avail himself of this means Of
escape instead. All this being agreed on,
n the dusk Of the evening Charles bade
farewell tc his devoted servants at Nose
ley, and vas committed by them to the
care ct Colonel Lane, who, with the hor-
ses, leg IN concealmelt near, to conduct
hin to his house; where they arrived on
Monday night, the 9th Of September,
1851.
Ihe kings personal appearance on his
arrival as Bentley is described as follows
h:s hair had been cut short at the ears.
ana clipped away at the crown of the
head even as near as the scissors would
|go, though lo2g flowing cur]s were the
fashion Of the day. "}ie wore a very
greasy old gray steeplc-c5ouned hat, with
the kricas turned up, without lining or
maitland green jump coat, t::lreadbaro,
even 70 the threads being worn white ;
and 5ceeohes ote the same, With long knees
! down to the garter; with an old leathera
douolot, pair Of white flannel stockings,
next his legs, which the King said were
his boot stockings, the embroidered tops
being cat OF to prevent them being dis
covered, and upon them a pair Of old
green yarn stockings, all WORN and darned
at the knees, with their feet cut off; his
shoes were old, all slashed, for the ease Of
his feet, which had been sorely CALLED in
his long macches;" he wore no gloves,
and his hands had been carefully covered
with walnutjuice, as a completion OF his
disguise: Having conferred with Lord
"lImot and Colonel Lane, on next days
]!ourney, and supped, the king retired to
! ped, though his rest could be but short
for at break Of day his host called him up
providing him with suitable disguise fo1
the new character he was to assume. He
was now to personate the son of one Of
Colonel Lanes tenants, and to change his
name from Will Jones, which he had
hitherto borne, to William Jackson. Tc
bear out this change, Colonel Lane pro.
Vlded him with new suit and cloak, o1
country gray cloth, as near as could be
contrlved like the holiday suit Of a far.
mers son, disguise more convenient fo1
their present intentions than that of 9
servant would have been. His dress be:
Ing now cOmplete. C'olone| Lane took the