, 1860-06-22

lief Here d an account Of ho4 h1 cot InI1a
Partisan prison during the Reign q Terror. y
1898, and bow By . simple and lucky .ecidgnt
he was overlooked and escaped The gai|lo|lna;
"Alter some weeks Of retired and I|1I|oN % u
company with two EngIIshmen o. liberal Ilpub-
liran sentiments, and 10 the hight q ths E1I1n
Of Terror, iile Of armed men cane 70 arrest
Paine. This was in DeesmbcF, and by order az
Robespierfe. On his way 70 the Luxembo1l1
he stopped 1t Barlow and lell with him The ~
part II the "Age Of Rchson,r ilni1hsd fha ~
bcl6ra The Americans IN Paris applied . ~
Convention for paine's release, Offering hsnt
selves as security Cor bis good conduct during
b . stay In France. They rounded o1 ut.f pel-
ton with phrase o. the prisoners - A. cIit
aons, do not give The lsaGued dispotl q Europa
the pleasure Of aeeing Thomae Paine IN irons
The Convention, careless Of The opinion 81 The
.leagued despois,s replied that Paine uas "
Englishman. He was closely confined, 1ne ~
communication with the outer world cotoH Iho
news reached these uniortunaiea. penncd np ike
sheep waiting lor the butcher, only when The
doors opened 10 admit new Joufhet, Or batch
Of victims, as the French pleasantly called lhem
They knew then that the Revoluiinn bad made
anolher stride forward and had lFodden mlee
down - i moved on, Paine saw them alI-1o-
sin, Hebert, Momoro, Cbanmglle, Cloolz. uobtf
the crazy and the vie, mingled together. he
very men he had cured m lho garden q 81
Denis passed before him life W shadow. Ql
magic lantern entering Il one aide and gliding
out at the other--io death.
A few DAYS later c,me Dlntoh. Camille De-
moullns, and The few Who remained oi ne mod
snls party. He was standing near the r|cfe1
when they were brought IN. Danlon emhlaccd
him. nWhat you have done Cor The hIrpIn.4
And liberty Of your country. ! have IN vain 1I14
% do iof mine. have been les l1Ilumi. o1l
not mere culpablo. ! an sult % thq rr1Nold..
In July the carnage had reached iIa hight IA
man could count upon lie for trgnly.Iour tour-
The tan the vie, he re1ernd heads 80 1sln
taken oil. and nov ne haInbIsf ones plIt Ia1lt
cure upon their shoulders. Il seemed n Paine
that R0bespierrc and the COMMITTEES FeIo afraid
70 leave q man alive. lie daily cxp.cI1d h|l own
summons but Ne was oqeilo1frd BE n11I|1l1
bis escape to severe alliGk oI fever. which flpI
him out of sight ior time. and % clerical
error On The part q The distributing ia'|oT. H
wrote this account of 4 ailsr bic return 70 Amer
Il ica.
aFks door ii which I vas lods.a ~ b. Il6
ground fodr, and one d long rlngc q lo1us
under gallery, and NE door opened outward
and fat against The wall. % that when ~ wa
opened, the iuaide appeared outward and I1l
contrary when It was shut had I1ftI L'|1H
prisoners with Joseph Van Hni|o Of DI1.n.
Michel and Robin Bn1llni. q Lourn'n When
persons By acsru1 were 70 Be taken ont Of prison
Tor ths gulloiinr. L was always done IN ihe night.
and those Who performed that oIlee bed rF''
vats mark By which they knew what rooms q
90 70 and what number 70 take. We. as have
said, were four, and The door Of our room nal
marked. unobserred br uS with that number N
chalk bui 4 happened. II happened Is proper
word, that ihe mar ( was pul On 4hen I||l door
was open and lnl agl|1s| It1 Ta||. 'N1 0cItly
| came On lhe inside when n1 shut I| "a n|.II |0I
.hs destroying angel p'sssd y Il
John Ivorson vas tttsu.|y ,Ir,.|,d md is.
| prisoned al he South FOR arsI.I.|.I Io|y1.ut
| He bad thirteen wives ID. daughter oI BE
jaiIor. whose hospitality he I11111l|l I1|yr1u'.I
was enjoying while awaiting trial believed lin
| to Be- innocent piled him. |6fld I|n' opened
the prison doors, fed with him, and became bis
| fourteenth Wiic. ARR eight dag1 % domestic
| bliss, the husband disappeared and In neither
| trace nor money behind. A reward vas Offered
for ms capture. and description Of h. '1'0|||1r
person was circulated uo roa re- .0|.41 +.
village tavern bY nan WHO lhopEin QI Il1 b.
ward offered, and ~ ahool Preparing b. .0'4
for iho victim. IN order 70 lns|I| con||I11|. mo
his breast, be made his acqnalnl.nea' invited him
70 bis mansion, and lh1n vent Of % obtain '@I'|
assistance. when ho returned bis hou. NII
deserted alike BY bis intended nFeg and l|A 1un
wife, whom IveTlon bad Jed aall1y a rIt|chld
man y .., .n., W.. Y @ ..'.1 ~
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correspondent Of the Baton p1l. Writing
from Jeruaiiesn. thus humolously do.oIIb1. I.
Dead Sea bafh HThs Dead So has n1.I|.r
Of the fiorolnlion which L has been Iha l'0a.11I
Of travellers 10 describe. and 4 seemed % an'|I
| nt the secret dread with which Il inspires II|
/ pilgrim. I, Of course, took bath here 1nI 1|
4 swimmer Who has fancy 70 keep BIZ |I.. I
well as bis head out Of palef. I en- Iu1In1 4