The weekly Louisianian., 1874-09-19

t happened to DO absent, their pla
was supplied by: o notary-for F..
: trials must be in a full. court-wl
made known to them the Grim
without naming either the inform
or the criminal.
On all accused person being a,
pretended, he was confined SIEVE
or eight days without tie lea
glimpse Of light or any other su.
tenance than a little bread and ",
ter once a day: After that tim
was elapsed, the court was sun
moned for the trial. A notary al
tended to write down all tho accus
cd should say, and q surgeon to fec
his pulse, and tell how much tor
ture he could be made to bea,
The machines and engines for tor
turing being all fixed, the prisoner
was brought, and without ever hav'
ing been told either his offence o,
accuser, or having had the least lib.
erty to espostulate, he was exhorted
to confess his guilt.
Any account Of the tortures and
punishmeuts inflicted would be su-
perhuous, for they are well known.
we pass on to Bowers personal
narrative. While Professor of
Rhetoric in the college, be was, by
favor Of the inquisitor. appointed
to a vacant Office Of judge, which,
looking to emoluments, was consid-
cred a good preferment. Speedily,
the horrid scenes he was compelled
to witness shocked his feelings.
sense Of justice was outraged,
md he wished himself we'll out of
The position into which ho had I'M
fortunately fallen. For three years
ho was projecting his escape, and
revolving in his mind every posi-
Die method of enecting it. But
when he considered the. formidable
1Rculties with which each of them
vas attended, and the terrible con-
sequences if. he failed in the at
he was held in suspense. At
asst al accident happened which
his resolution, but at the
anne time gave the inquisitor an
opportunity of trying him to the
|tmost. A person who was his in
friend was accused to the
'quisition for saying something ir-
everent regarding the Carthusian
riars and, by orders of the inquis-
;or, Bower was directed to arrest
i'm. It was a dreadful trial Of
but he executed his commits
on. The inquisitor said the next
forming. when MI. Bower deliver
l the key OF the prison and told
i'm that the gentleman was there's:
This is done like one that is desir- :
Is at least to conquer the weak
ess OF nature." .
After this, no one will be sur
'ised chat Bower was determined y
effect his escape from an office =
) ill-auited to him. It was q most r
'aperato undertaking, but the t
amer OF it was all that now occu- i
ed his thoughts. He resolved to =
k leave to 60 to Loretto, and for r
at purpose waited upon the in T
several times Conscious, =
viewer, OF his own design, when n
or he attempted to speak, he Il
.red the words would falter on :,
J tongue, and his very confusion 8,
tray him, and he was some time h
fore he preferred his request. At r,
It one day, being in familiar oon- h
rse with the inquiaitor,: be came X
t with it at once. "My Lord,"T
d he, "it is long since I was at n
will your Lordship give a;
leave to 60 there for q week ?" y
With all my heart" was the reply. Il
wing all his matters in readiness, g,
his valuable papers =
nong which was the Directory, i,
ordered q horse to be at his door Al
:ly the next morning. When the n,
rse came, he carried his portman- Ia
a down himself, and fixed. it too,
saddle. He carried two loaded .,