Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28
WILMINGTON, DEL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1867


Those friends were Francis-afterward
Judgc-Hopkinson Benjamin Franklin, and
William White, afterward Bishop of Penn
sylvania. The particulars of Miss Shewell's
escape were communicated by the Bishop
himself TO q granddaughter of Mr.. Shewell,
a lady of acknowledge literary ability, and
distinguished in the society Of the town
where she resides. She was named after
her aunt, Mrs West
| 1t was not long before the friends had ma
turcd a plan, which they communicated to
Elizabeth Shewell. The approved it, and
promised her cooperation.
1t was past midnight, and vessel at the
dock was in readiness to set sail for Eng
land in less than an hour The preparations
had been completed before dusk, and pas
sages engaged for the elder West and lady
who was to be brought on board late that
night AT that period the custom of retir-
ing to rest early prevailed. The deep silence
that reigncd through the city was unbroken
by voice or footstep, and the lights had long
been eytingusled in Mr.. Shewell's mansion,
as four or five men wrapped in cloaks pass
ed cautiously along the street opposite, cros-
sed directly in front of the house, and stop
ped, looking up as if they expected signal
from one of the upper windows. All was
quite and dark the faint light of the street
lamps scarcely serving to disspate the
gloom in which 1t was scarcely possible to
recognize each others features.
They had waited but few minutes when
a window above was softly raised, and the
outline of a figure might be dimly discerned
bending from it, as if seeking to discover
who stood below. One of the party threw
up a rope, which was caught. A rope-lad-
der was drawn up, and after the lapse of a
short time was again lowered. Those below
pulled as it forcibly to ascertain that it was
securely fastened, and the one ascended to
the apartment into which the window open
ed, and gave his assistance in fastening tho
ladder more firmly.
1t was now the moment ior summoning
all her energies, and Elisabeth stepped upon
the ladder, aided by her companion, the ne
gress having been dismissed at the usual
hour for retiring, for her mistress was too
generous to involve her in difficulty by MAX
ing her party TO her elopement. The des-
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norted bv two os tho ,,or,v ,yo,,,od eor,rora
no ranidlv nc possih,e Uer stronotb r,;,ht
NOT have held ont for Iong wall weakened
MS she was Inv alarm and anx;etv. but a oar.
riape was in WAITING ot tbe corner of the
ncxt strcet Refore thev reochod ,b;s tho
noise of hurried footstons startled thom and
the party hastened with their nrize into tbe
shadow of n narrow allev Tho beat;np n,
the poor pirl's heart micbt have boen heard
os they stood tbus corceo1od and bor IN.
nrehens;ons almost dorkoned into dosnn;r
as tbo ;rrorrlor faots,ons orrrooohod +,
was only some late wandcrors return;nr
home, after perhaps long revel, unwonted
in that city of orderly habits. When the
sound of footsteps ceased the maiden was
borne rather than led along by her friends
to the carriage, and placed securely within
it. One by one they followed her, and the
carriage was driven fast to..the wharf where
the vessel lay in readiness to woigh anchor
Tho o,dor Was, tbo Gather oc Rep;om;,
roco;ved ,hon, on tho wharf ord ,volcorod
his futuro DAUGHTER The xveen;ro cir, wos
,o,.er IN hoorJ and oordro,od to 1ho oo,,;n
In s;,ent s,.n,no,,v Will, her fce,;nas-pot-
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,bo fr;ords stood ororrd bor Tho sb;n'S
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bour nj, wos rnadv IN cot s,i, Tho sicno,
vos for ,bo denortrro oe ,hoso who had os-
oor,ed ,ho f,;r rossorror thov tool, a LIND
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over INC WATERS pu' siic wcp' sun ior tears
weie ',ie ha'urai ven. vi 'iic coii''c.ihs emu,
.iohs Una. opprcsscu hcr' ohe i'lu qu.''cu
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uoheu MN VINO was nearest IN piooa' anu
the iricnus oi hcr YOUTH W enter oh un'ii-
Gu scehcs anu encoun'er uihno"n 'iiais' "
meet INC coiu gale Vi s'iaiseis' WIN in'sn'
Judge her cohuuct harshiy' perhaps 'he
scorn oi haru anu heai'icss Woriu' ihen
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