Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-09-20

to the BastiIc, at Lhe instance Of MS oicH
mother, for the double purpose of keeping
him out Of harms way, and OF placing
him in position where he would gain cx
pericnce OF the villainics, the hypocrisles,
the deusions, and the trcaehcries of court
ly life before he began to mingle in it,and
would thus be prepared to combat the
Vaccinations he would be sure to meet
with, and escape becoming their victim.
But he had grown tired Of his college, and
with a couple of his friends similarly sit
uated, had consPired to effect his escape.
Having the " liberties Of tho Bastile,'
they had been able to communicate with
their friends without, and had fully ma
tured their plan; but at the moment of
execution the moon shonc out, and discov
cred them in the act of scaling the walls
The sentinel on duty gave the alarm by
firing hs muskct they were caught .fag-
raatc deiict2, AMI committed separately
to close confinement.
On the following day La Porte was
summoned from his dungeon by sergeant
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purport, but could obtain 10 reply. At
the foot Of the stairs he was surrounded
by soldiers, and led across the c urt thro'
crowd Of psi>oners in the enjoyment Of
- the liberties" who fockel to see him
pass They shrugged their shoulders,and
plainly re slrle1 hun as 4 doomed man
one Of them recognizing him as the attend
ant OF the Queen, placed his finger on his
lips-an aImontion which La Porte, as
the depository Of his royal mistress 5 Sc
ceet-, hardly needed.
Thty lei the prisoner to the governors
room, where he found the we'll known La
Potterie, creature Of Riehelicus, who
bagan to question him rs to the letter
found on his person, asking who was t.
have been the bearer Of it, La Porte lied
uub!ushinsiy, and said that he intea ied to
send it by post. la Pottere replied, that
it was plain, from expressions in the letter
that it was to be delivered by a messen-
ger, who would impart additional inform
alton: anl In Porte, alaerins to his
ta.,eheel, tn JUICE produced 4 number
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