The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-07-11


after which he enjoyed what might pro
perly be called repose, for it was quiet ant
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
breakfast, the husband set out with him tc
direct him on the road to Bern, which was
at no great distance, but first insisted or
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 escaped. He
saw that he and his horse had passed a
fearful precipice, 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 a
thousand good wishes.
At Bern, Bower inquired for the minis
ter, to whom he made himself known, and
received from him as hearty a welcome as
from the Swiss, with the addition of more
elegant entertainment. He was advised to
go forward the next morning to Basel; for,
though protected from open violence he
was unsafe from secret treachery. From
Basel boat sailed at stated times to Hol-
land, and was usually crowded with des-
perate characters, fugitives from their re-
spective countries for all manner of crimes
and offenses. This conveyance seemed to
afford the most expeditions mode of get
| ting to England. Bower was received
| kindly by the minister at 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 man.
ner suitable to the company with which he
was about to associate, putting his proper
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 hard
ships it had shared with him, he was deter
mined to place it in the hands of kind
master, and presented it to the friendly
minister, who promised that it should be
ridden by no one but himself; and that,
when it became old and intirm, it should
be comfortably maintained.
Disgusting as he found the company on
board, he was compelled to regret the ne
cessity of leaving it, in consequence of the
vessel having sprung a leak, which obliged
the master to put in at Strasburg for re-
pairs, 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 beneath the bed,
stole out with his portmanteau to tavern,
from which 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 himself, which induced him to
hope that the news of his escape had not
reached France; but he was soon unde-
ccived For the last two or three stages,
everybody was full of it. When he came
to the inn at Calais, the first persons he
the inquisition-a red cross-upon them,
in room with several other officials, ap-
pointed to take care of the high-roads, and
to apprehend any criminal who was max
ing his escape. This was an unpleasant
prospect, and Bower Immediately FASTENED
to the water-side to ask when the next boat
sailed for England. He was told not till
the Monday following; it was then Friday.
He turned to a waterman and asked him if
he would carry him across in an open boat,
offering liberal reward; but the man, and
others to whom the request was made,
declined. He soon became aware that he
had made a false step, as every one about
began to take notice of him, feeling sure
that he was person of great consequence,
bearing most important dispatches, or else
criminal eager to elude justice. When
he reached the inn, finding the room where
the Jesuits had been, unoccupied, he inquir-
ed of the woman who kept the house what
had become of the good company he had
left there.
you, but they are upstairs searching your
portmanteau.'
What course to pursue he could not de-
termine. By water he knew he could not
escape; and in order to get Though the
gates he must pass the guards, who, most
probably, were prepared to intercept him.
If it were practicable to secrete himself till
it was dark, and attempt to scale the walls,
he was unacquainted with their hight; and
if detected he was ruined. The dangers he
had surmounted now aggravated the terror
of his situation. After weathering the storm
so long, to perish within sight of the desired
haven was distracting thought. Whilst
engaged in these sad reflections he heard
some company laughing and talking very
loudly, and listening at the door he found
them to be speaking English. He rushed
into the room, and recognizing Lord Bal
timore, whom he had seen at Rome, desired
the favor of word with him in private
The surprise occasioned by his sudden ap-
pearance, with one pistol cooked in his hand,
and another in his sleeve, was increased by
AIr. Bowers request, accompanied by his
determined air. Lord Baltimore desired
him to down his pistols, which he did, beg
ging pardon for not doing so before. On
being informed whom he was, Lord Balti-
more proposed to the company that they
should rise up, and taking him in the midst
of them, try to cover him till they could
get to his Lordship's boat. The scheme
succeeded; the boat was near; they got to
it unobserved, and rewed about two miles
to where the yacht lay, in which they had
come for an excursion. The wind being
fair they soon reached Dover, where he
was safely landed, on the 18th of July,
1872
A long time afterwards, being with the
same Lord Baltimore, at Greenwich, mes
sage came to him that some gentleman
wished to speak with him at house close
by the water side, where was a passage to
the river from 4 summer-house in the gar
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