The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-11-05

Bower begged that NO would come DOWN
and open the door, and he would then satisfy
him. He did 50. Bower then asked him if
he had heard anything Of a person who had
lately escaped from the inquisiticn. Ay !
heard Of him, wo have all heard Of hinI after
sending of 30 many expresses and 20 much
noisel Heaven grant that he may BE- safe,
and keep out Of their hands !" Bower said
that he was the very person.. The peasavit,
in a transport Of Joy, clasped him IN his arms
kissed him, and ran to call his wife, who came
with every expression Of delight in her face
and making one Of her best curtsies, kissed
his hand. Her husband spoke Italian, but
she could not and Bower not understanding
Swiss, she was obliged to mako her congratu-
lations in pantomime, or by her husband as
her interpreter. Both expressed much con-
Germ that they had no better accommodations
for him: If they had had bed for them
selves, he should have had It; but he should
have some clean straw and what covering they
possessed
The good man hastened to get off Bowers
wet clothing, and wrap something about him
till they were dry the wife busted herself In
getting ready what victuals they had, which
they regretted were no better than little
sour-kraut and some new-laid eggs. Three Of
these were served up with kraut, and'he made
IA comfortable meal; after which he enjoyed
what might properly be called repose, for he
was quiet and secure. asf
As soon as he rose in the morning, the hon.
est Swiss and his wife came to know how he
had rested. The good dame was dressed in
her holiday clothes. After breakfast, the
husband set out with him to direct him on the
road to Bern, which was at no great distance,
but first insisted on returning with him a little
way to show him the road he had taken on
the previous night. He now became aware
of another great danger which he had es-
capped. He saw that he and his horse had
passed a fearful precipice, where the breadth
of the path would scarcely-admit a horse, the
sight of which made him shudder His host
went with him for several miles along the road
to Bern, and then left him with q thousand
good wishes. a3t
At Bern, Bower inquired for the minister,
ed from him as hearty q welcome as from the
Swiss, with the addition of a more elegant en-
tertainment. He was advised to go forward
the next morning to Basel; for though pro-
tected from open violence, he was unsafe
from secret treachcry. From Basel o boat
sailed at stated times to Holland, and was
usually crowded with desperate characters,
fugitives from their respective countries for
all manner of crimes and offences. This con-
veyance seemed to afford the most expeditions
mode of getting to England. Bower was re-
ceived kindly by the minister Mt Basel, to
whom he was recommended by his friend at
Bern. During the two days preceding the
sailing of the boat for Holland, Bower kept
close quarters, and equipped himself in
manner suitable to the company with which
he was about to associate, putting his proper
clothes into his portmanteau. of which,
he made his seat by day, and his pillow by
night. Being obliged to leave his horse,
which was endeared to him by the hardships
it had shared with him, he was determined to
place it in the hands OF a kind master, who
promised that it should be ridden by no one
but himself; and that, when 1t became old or
infirm, it should DO comfortably maintained.
Disgusting as he found the company OH
board he was compelled to regret the neces-
sity Of leaving it, in consequence Of the vessel
having sprung a-leak, which obliged the mas
ter to put in at Strasbourg for repairs, which
might detain him a fortnight. To stay there
was impossible. Bower, therefore, took off
his shabby dress, in which he was disguised,
at the first inn he saw, and concealing it be-
meath the bed, stole out with his portmanteau
to tavern, from whence he sent out to en-
gagged place in the stage to Calais. For the
first two or three days of his journey he hard
nothing concerning himself, which induced
him to hope that the news Of his escape had
not reached France but he was soon unde-
ceived. For the last two or three stages
everybody was full Of it. When he came to
the inn at Calais, the first persons he saw
were two Jesuits, with the badge of the in
quisition--a red cross--upon them, in road
with several other officials, appointed to take
care of the highroads and to apprehend any
criminal who was making his escape. This
was an unpleasant prospect, and Bower inn
mediately fastened to the waterside to ask
when the next boat sailed for England. He
was told not till the Monday following !; it
was then Friday. He turned to waterman,
and asked him il he would carry him across In
an open boat, offering a liberal reward but
the man, and others to whom the same re-
quest was made, declined. He soon became
aware that he had made false step, as every
one about began to take notice of him, feeling
sure that he was person of great conse-
quence, bearing most important dispatches,
or else criminal eager to eludc justice.
When he reached the inn, finding the room
where the Jesuits had been unoccupied, he in
quired of the woman who kept the house
what had become Of the good company he
had left there.
"Oh, sir ~ said she, " ] am sorry TO tell
you, but they are up stairs searching your
portmanteau.
What course to pursue, he could not deter
mine. BY water, he knew he could not es-
cape and in order to get through the gates
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