Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-06-12
AliscellamY.
Carl schurz,

THE ROMANCE OF MS NouTH-his Univ
ALRous CAREER IN THE GERMAN REvo-
LurIoNARY DAYS.
A letter to the Cincinnati Commercial
gives the story of Carl Schurz's career
in 1S49 aud 1850, after the failure ofthe
brave revolutionary movement in Ger
many in 1S4S-of his hair-breadth es-
cape while fleeing from Prussia, and oil
his return disguised into the very heart
of the kingdom, to rescue one OF MS
companions imprisoned there-matches
the romantic tales of the middle-ages
and at the time the rumor of the chriv-
alric deeds of the young hero rang
through half of Europe.
Born near Cologne in 1927, he was
nineteen years old when the revolution
broke out. He was then student at
Bonn; young, enthusiastic and courage
Gus. He became editor of Liberal pa
per, and then Joined with his sword in
the defence on Rastadt. When the
town fell he was thrown into prison and
sentenced TO death. During the night
preceding the day on which he was to
be put to death he and his servant, who
had been imprisoned with him, excavat'
ed passage through the door of their
prison into the sewer of the town. There
they remained all night, up to their
waists in water. In the morning they
found their way to man-trap in one OF
the streets but there stood a sentinel,
armed and watchful, for it was then
known that two prisoners had escaped.
Their only way of exit from their liv-
ing tomb seemed to be cut off. There
they stood for hours weak and trembl-
ing, hoping that the sentinel would be
Withdrawn. They could not sit down,
for the water was too deep, and once one
of them became so weary that he let fall
a weapon he had with him, which,
splashing in the water attracted the
guards attention, who thrust his bayo-
net several times into the sewer, passing
it within few inches of their bodies.
At last there occurred fortunate dis
turbance short distance from the trap,
and the Waterman, for moment, for
sock his post. This was their one only
opportunity, and they profited by il
without delay. They had barely time
to leap from the sewer and to throw
themselves into ditch near by wher
the guard returned. They lay in the
ditch, motionless, the rest of the day
and at nightfall they crawled away ant
fled across the fields. Faint and hur
CRY, they ventured to approach tn
house of farmer, and to trust to hi
compassion to afford them food an
shelter He permitted them to hide il
the loft of his barn, but even there the
were forbidden the boon of sleep fol
no sooner we're they concealed, than
party of soldiers took possession of th
lower part of the barn, preparatory
spending the night in revelry. The
did not dare to sleep, lest they shout
move about or snore, and thus attra
the attention of those below. Fac
kept the other awake until it was near
morning, when-the jewellers havir
fallen into heavy slumber--they sto
forth and renewed their flight. Durir
the next day, and many succeeding day
they concealed themselves, travelir
only by night, and when they becar
hungry beyond endurance, trusting
the sympathy of the more humble
the peasants to give them food. In I'll
way they proceeded until they pass
the boundary of Prussia and enter
Switzerland.
Worn out by this fearful journey, \
Schurz fell i'll, and for several mout
he lay Frustrated with a fever. Up
his recovery he learn ed that one of
associates 10 the revolution, Gottfri
Kinkel, like himself condemned
death, had had his sentence commui
to twenty years imprisonment. I
young hero had saved his own life, at
the narrowest escapes, and he had
world before him. But he was posses
of too generous heart and too chiy
rous nature selfshly to enjoy his o
freedom without making an effort to
cue his friend from prison, and to
end he bent all his energies. He sp
several m onths at Zurich and Colog
arranging his plans, and at length
set out upon his knightly errand.
Spendan was fortified town, a
miles from Berlin, surrounded by |
wall, having eight guarded gates,
was the stronghold in which State |
oners we're confined. Upon his arr
there, disguised, he obtained, thro
his friends relatives, the entree of
fort, and made the acquaintance o.
officers in charge, passing himself Of
course, as friendly to the throne.
kel's friends we're wealthy, and SUPP
Schurz plentifully with funds. His
was to bride guard within the fort