Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-10-22

UUAIs 4NA MU4A4 AAG AaAl - "a AAAa aAa-4-
IL inspectors burn till they had left
the door open for a few minutes.
Now, surely, the very bottom of des.
pair was reached, now the poor wretch
would lie down and die. No, he did
not He had that unconquerable will,
that courage never to submit or
yield, that masters iron bars ndpris-
on walls. Without the most wonder
fuI resolution he would never have
lived to write the thrilling story Of
his wrongs. First be Wrenched hand
through its iron band, though the
pressure forced the blood out too
Next he broke the rivet of the other
cuff with a brick then, being a giant
in strength es well as will, be twisted
the links of his ankle and body chains
till he stood at last unbound in his
cell. Joyfully he groped about door
and walls, feeling almost certain be
could cut his way out.
But the dreadful noon visitation
was at hand. With intolerable pain he
forced his bleeding, swollen hand into
its fetteT, and tied the links of his
chain with his hair. They did not eL-
anime very closely, for nobody dream
ed he could free himself BribinE a
sentinel 10 bring him a knife, he cut
around the hinges of three oak doors
In a single night. The sweat poured
from his body and his hands were
clotted with blood, but did be not
work for liberty Almost the task
was done-aLmOst but not quite-When
the knife snapped I Then horror seiz-
ed him, and he gashed an artery in a
frenzy Of despair.
Soon after a sentinel, who pitied the
captive more than be feared the king.
/ found him there Weltering in his blood
/ | think the compassionate Savior sent
| him just then TO breathe courage and
hope into the ears Of the sWoOniug
man. He persuaded him to bind up
his wounds and reserve himself for
new chances Of freedom.
What was the amazement Of his
jailors next day to see their fetteTed
prisoner standing free, his naked body
scanned and clotted with blood, brand-
ishiDg a brick in one hand and bis
4 broken knife in the other. He was
so desperate that nobody burst ap-
| proach, and it was only when they had
agreed not to treat him more harshly
that he surrendered, nearly dead from
! loss Of blood. Broth was given,
which seemed to him sweet as the ann
! brOsia Of the gods, and he slo WY came
back to life and new plans for rescue.
We can not describe all these, but
always, when at the very point of sue
cess, some mishap would undo all.
Most of his iailors pltied him, and
tried, when they dared, to soften his
misery. One governor, however, was
/ a monster, aud brought him to his
lowest depth of suffering. He added
/ to his fetters an immense collar round
bis neck with heavy chains attached.
These Le was forced to support day
and night with his hands. or the pres
sure On his spine drove him to mad
/ ness. His bed was removed, and there
be sat in the darkness and mold elk
fearful months Think Of nn hour
of such horror "a day--a month
At length his constitution, which
/ seemed suffering proof, gave way, and
be was seized with a burning fever.
But let him speak for himself "Thero
came a day, a day Of horror, when
these mortal pangs were beyond imag-
/ ination increased. sat scOrched
with this intolerRble fever, ia which
nature and death we're contendiuR,
and When attempting to quenCh my
burning entrails with cold water the
| jug dropped from my feeble hands and
/ broke. / had four and twenty hours
to remain without water. So inioleF-
able, so devOuriDg was my thirst
could have drunk human blood-ay,
in very madness, had it been the blood
Of my father. Ny visitors next day
supposed me gone at last. lay mo-
| 6onless, with my tongue out of my
mouth. They poured water down my
throat and found life. o God, @ God,
how pure, how delicious, how eZuuis-
ite was this water l'
That jug of water saved his life.
! he soon formed new plans Of escape.
So fertile was his brain that people
thought he had dealings with Satan,
who hel ed him to Giles, SAWS, and
money. In fact, the humane sentinela
passed them to him through his graf
ing.
Atlasta kind governor permitted
his doors to stand open, 80 that Gods
sun visited him once more. Then he
began to carve pictures and verses on
his pewter mug with a nail, and In
time became a fine artist. Kings we're
glad to buy his cups, and / dare say
there are some now In the museums Of
Europe. One engraving represented a
Turk holding a cage with a dutleriug
bird in it.
The baron had two friends, a mouse
and spider. The mouse would sit on
his shoulder and eat from his mouth
One night the friends were having
such jolly time that the guard heard
them, and tancied the prisoner was
cutting his way out Keys we're
brought, officers called, grating doors
opened, walls examined all seemed
right. Trenck Wbistled for bis mouse
which darted to his shoulder So they
solemnlY condemned the dear little pet
as cOnspiratoT aud carried it of. But
| In consequence Of It's being taken from
its master it soon pined and died
Ten years passed in suffering Of
which we can give but glimpse. The
gay, spirited youth had become q bow
ed, wasted skeleton, the naughty.
handsome head was Wrinkled and
gray, and he tottered like d feeble old
man. Then came freedOm-freedom
without trial or redress Of any kind,
after the fashion Of daspots-freedom
with poverty and banishment. His
great estates were cOntiscated, and be
was left TO wander about Europe and
tell the story of his wrongs.
When Frederic died the baron re
turned to Berlin and saw tie Princess
Amelia. But how changed The
beautiful girl was ahideous. distorted
old woman. Her limbs shook with
palsy, her voice was hoarse and sepul-
ehral, aud her diseased eyes hung half
out Of their sockets These all testi-
fed how deep q shock she, too, hud
sustained 10 the sufferinEs Of the mau
she loved but could not help.
Itpains me tc say that the barou's
wrongs were never righted in this
world. He married aud had O tran.
gull home but his estates which became
dear for his children 3 sakes, we're new
er restored. Finally, during che ter-
rible French Revolution, he was sent
with other mobiles 60 the EuillOtine.
@ al, H,sc, g,ff Ia g.fT 20 fhn am