The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-09-16

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he was quiet and secure
AS soon as he rose in the morning, the
honest Swiss and his wife came to know
how he had rested The good dame was
dressed in her holiday clothes. After
brcakfa the husband set out with him
to direc him on the road to Bern, which
was at no great distance, but first insisted
on returning with him little way,to show
him the road he had taken on the previ-
Gus night. He now became aware of an
other great danger which he had escaped.
He saw that he and his horse had passed
fearful precpice, where the breadth Of
the path would scarcely admit 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 thousand good wishes.
At Bern, Bower inquired for the min.
ister, to whom he made himself known,
and received from him as hearty well
come as from the Swiss, with the addition
of more elegant entertainment He
was advised to 90 forward the next morn.
ipg to Basel for though protected from
open violence. he was unsafe from secret
treachery. From Basel boat sailed at
stated times to Holland, and was usually
crowded with desperate characters, fug-
tives from their respective countries for
all manner of crimes and offences. This
conveyance seemed to afford the most ex.
peditious mode of getting to England.
Bower was received kindly by the minis
ter at Basel,to whom he was recommend
ed by his friend at Bern, During the
two days preceding the sailing of the
boat for Holland, Bower kept close quar-
ters, and equipped himself in manner
suitable to the company with which he
was about to associate, putting his prop
er clothes into his portmanteau, Of which
as he was instructed to be particularly
careful, 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 kind master, VIII, promised that it
should be ridden by no one but himself ;
and that, when it became old and infrm.
it should be comfortably maintained.
Disgusting he found the company on
board, he was compelled to regret TIE me-
cessity Of leaving it, in consequence Of
the vessel having sprung a.leak, which
obliged the master 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, aud conccaing it beneath
the bed, stole out with his por,manteau
to tavern, from whence he sent out to
engage place in the stage to Calais.
For the first two or three days Of his
journey he heard nothing concerning him
self, which induced him to hope that the
news Of his escape had not reached
France but he was soon undeceived.
For the last two or three stages. every
body was full of it, When he came to
the inn at Calais, the first persons he saw
were two Jesuites, with the badge Of the
inquisition-a red cross-upon them, in
a road with several other officials, ap.
pointed to take care OF the highroads. aud
to apprehend any criminal who was ma.
king his escape. This was an unpleasant
prospect, and Bower Immediately hasten
ed to the waterside to ask when the next
sailed for England. He was told not till
the Monday following; it was then Fri.
day. He turned 20 a waterman ,aud asked
him if he would carry him across in an
open boat, offering liberal reward but
the man, and others to whom the same
request was made, declined He soor
became aware that he had made a false
step, as every one about began to take no.
tice of him, feeling sure that he was 4
person Of great consequence, bearing mos
important dispatches, or else a crimina
eager to elude justice. When he reached
the inn, finding the room where the Jes
uites had been unoccupicd, he inquired
Of the woman who kept the house wha
had become OF the good company he hac
left there.
"Oh, sir !" said She 81 am sorry t.
tell you, but they are up stairs searching
your porimanteau.'
What course to pursue be could no
: determine BY water. he knew he ooult
not escape; and in order to get through
the gates he must pass the guards, who
most probably, were prepared to interccp
him If it were practicable to secrot
himself till it was dark, and attempt T.
scale the walls, he was unacquainted witt
their height; and if detected, he was ru
G ined. The dangers he had surmouute
5 now aggravated the terror Of his stua
d ton. After weathering the storm so long
G to perish within sight Of the desired ha
9 ven was distracting thought Whil'
d engaged in these sad reflections, he hear
u some company laughing and talking yer
i loudly. and listening at the doorhe foun
them to be speaking English lie rushe
o into the room, and recognizing Lord Ba
timore, whom he had seen at Rome, d.
sired the favor Of word with him i
private The surprise occasioned by hi
" sudden appearance, with one pistol cooke
in his hand and another in his sleeve, wa
d. increased by Mr.. Bowers request, accom-
n panied by his determined air, Lord Ba
t. timore desired him to lay down his pisto
ID which he did, begged pardon for not ha,
r ing done so before. On being informe
D. who he was, Lord Baltimore proposed
'e the company that they should rise up,an
so taking him in the midst of them, try
1t cover him till they could get to his lor,
te ships boat. The scheme succeeded Il
er boat was near they got to 1t unobserve
he and rowed about two miles to where II
ID yacht lay, in which they had come for
to excursion. The wind being lair, the
K. soon reached Dover, where be was safe
I'd landed on the llth Of July, 1882.
ed A long time afterwards, being vi
n, the same Lord Baltimore at Greenwic
r. a message came to him that some gentl