, 1876-01-21

a "Reminiscences Ut His LIfo Abront.
=, - 90, AuutsuiEc Conrtsr-joHrna.
Soon nIter tho auccosa OF tho Grcek rorolu.
tlon. Dr.. Howo went 10 Paris on visit, ana was
thero when ono Of tho Polish iusurrec.ions wal
put down The d1sastcr il!lcd paria with csowd4
OF Polish refugees. A Committee tor tho rellat
Of thcac esiffcrora was formed Of uhich I.afay-
cite was Iresidont. d.. IIowo wAs one Of tLs
notieo aud won tba Affection Of Lain T.ayayet!. sAs
hy ILL.,. Groat services. During tho carly
proceedings Of tils Committee It wns found
lIcccseaty to send Il socrot agent to Drrliu.
From this c1'to1nsiHe thtso most roady TO uudas.
talto oslor poriiol.s deeds 'Rhrink, and, atnoug
thoso who vero In the secret. .Lafayettp did NOT
find single yoIuntcor. At length Or. Howe
volunteered 10 faco tho poril. but Lafayette re.
fused .aa oMer. because, Ae said. he could not
son could bo found Ior The trust, Lafayetie rc.
lnctant!y consented to iptruHt the business to
Lr. llowc Lafayette drew up a 1otscr OF In
for Herlls, under tho conviction the Hecret Of
tho mission waA unknoyTn to all sayo Lafayette
md himself: Boslu was reached IN safety.
When Dr. Howe reached tho hotol ho snw
kontlcnlan walking On the pavement. As eooa
as Dr. Howo's light baeyago waa taisposau Of
in nh uppsr toon. ho callo down stairs to tbs
pavement who're he was sa1ute1 by the eHtrsnger,
Under Tho f.npresson TINT Dr.: Howe was .
to walk, to which DR.. Howe agreod. After walk.
lug together toward the suburbs, they started
back Oh their roturn to tho hotel. For soma
tuason. hut not on account Of anything connect
nho,t tta,o in tho suburbs. As Lo turned 10.
wards tho hotel. ho saw his English friond walk
Ing tho pavement evidently IN gtsat portsrha-
tlon. Az to passed. DR.. Howo ho whispered,
without stopping, 1.-The gems aa,mes aro after
Bttuctious III lia pocket, and knowing that 1t
would compromise him ha at once determined
on lis course. Tho thrco soldiers ontered hts
ROOM with h!sa. ead they weec thrown from .lse,s
guard BY Or. HowoH apparent willingness to
go with them. As they descended tho narrow
sIairs ono OF tue soldiers was in advance and QUO
OIL zach ado OF DR.. Hove. At tho bond OF .
| long flight at nta!rs. DR.. Howe suddenly snlzcd
hiA right and loft companions aul hurled them
Of tho soldiers falling to tho bottom Of tho stnirs.
Or. Howe returnou to lis room, lockod tho door,
and prepared foE the destruction Of tho letter Of
instructions, Tue guard understood this a. per-
feetlY aB Dr. II. unIorHtood It. Two OF them
INT down ncar Ills door; tho otlior wert Into tho
yard. Whom Dr.. Ilowo openrd bis window 10
throw out tho !cttvr in sma!I fragments. tho
g'larl gathered tlle pieces. Dr. llowo sad hs
iottors OIL it. Altar tho completion ofthe mutlla-
tioli DR.. uown oponed hia door aud surrendcrol.
1io WAS marched on to tho prison. and ncxt
morntng taken bufole tho military police, wherc
to Ills h0rror, ho saw His letter a8 perfectly put
tusothor aH II mad been before he toro It into
pieces. lie wnH ordered to prusslan fortress near
tho frontier for confinement tn dungeon. lie
knew that at QUO part OF tho journey the volllc'e
approached within about \ mile Of tho frontier,
aid, On reaching that point, ho eprang from the
wagon and started for tho boundaty limo. UA.
fortunately no spsalnel llis ankle, which inter
fercd with hts Aoetuoss; but, notwithstanding
the accident Dr. Howe lad nearly rcachcd thd
lino Of safety. when bis guards caught hin.
Upon rcaching tho prison ho was thrown Into
dungeon, aud tto authorities not only rofuAoA 10
norn1tt thu prison doctor to do anything for him,
lc cuuId drink for fear that ho would uao tt to
mitigate tho Buiferlngs in his sprhuod nuAle.
lie oftcu hoped for death. The Hon. Edward
! Everett was uur allniuter to England, and, after
many vsxations delays, 10 finally secured the
| Shattered and he vas for 1nany yeat. q su1etcI