Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-13

Moreover, at each station she drew
some money from her pocket, and
gave It TO the guards, bidding them
drink whe Kings health aud the
Peers" But she was careful, ~
she says, to I've sparipg in what she
gavtj enough 10 pnt the guards in
good hunor, and not enough {"
mise their suspicious an though their
cOnnivance WIS desired.
All this time she bad never &C.
Quainted the Earl With her design.
This plainly appears from y letter
which Lord Tierries has published,
dated on this very day, the nd.
Ii is addressed by Lord Niih~lale
to his brOrhrr.in law, the Earl Of
Traquair, and bills M Af1ectiOnatr
farewell to him aud to bis sister,
s,x.aking of himself rs fully rxlnct-
ing and calmly resigned to death.
The next morning, the last h''
fore the intended execution, was
spent ny Lady NithsaiaIe in the
ne~,lfnl preparations, and, abONr all.
in srcuring the Rssistance If one
Mrs. Morgan, " friend Ut hrr faith
ful Evans. When slie wan ready
to %, sl,e sent for Mrs Mills, ut
Whose HOUSE she was lodging, and
said: "Fin,ling now there is no
tnrth room for hope ut thy Lrris
pardon, nor longer time than this
night, l nm resolved to rndearoI
his escape. 4 have provided all
that il requisite for it; and | hOp.
you will not refuse to come along
with me to tile end that he may
pass for you. Nay, more, ] must
beg sou will come Immediately ls.-
canse we are full hte.7 Lady Niths
dale had, with excellent Judgment,
DELAYED this appeal to the last pos
sible moment; 20 that her land'ady
might Ike put to an Immediate de.
cisiOn on the spur of pity, and have
. no leisure to think Of the danger
she waa herself mourning by ANY
share in the pscaIe Ut y man con
. viu,pd Of treason. Mrs. Mills hay
ing III this surprise assehttti, Lady
, Niths,lale babe Mrs. Morgan, who
was tall aud slender-her hight not
unlike Lord Niih@lafe's-tO put I'M
! der her own riding hood anorhc,
which Lady Nithsdale had provid
, ell, aud after this I'LL three stepWt
u into the coach, which WAS ready a
. the door. As they drove 10 tn
" Tower Lady Nithsalale has ROte'
), that she never ceasetl 10 talk will
y her two companions, so RS to lear'
!. no time to reflect.
l. On arriving mt their destinat iOl
T. the Countess found that, as usual
I" sl,- WIS allowed to take in but OIL
= ,erson at "a time. She first TOD
: Mrs. Morgan, aud while they wen
70 up stairs spoke, as to be overheard
F" Of the necessity that, besides lib
- Lords vote. she should present
! separate petition OF her own. Will
D. in the prisoners chamber she bad
:, Mrs. Morgan take out and leav
u the ridingtioosi that she had brOugl'
=, - beneath her clothes, and then col
'ee Quoted her ont again, saying IA all
I went, "Pray do me the kindness
j" send my maid to me that ] may b
dressed, else | shall be to late wit
~ my petition
n Having Thus dismissed Mrs. Mo
Ia. gan, the Countess next brought
~ Mrs. Mills. As they passed st
he bade Mrs. Mills hold her handke
d, chief to her face, as though in tear
til designing that the Earl should
IN. forth in the same manner, and tn
49, conceal, IN part NJ least, his IA
y, from the guards. When alone vii
N him in his chamber, they prWre'l'
'er 40 they ,est could to disgmise biz
he He had a long bearl, which the
IA Was no time to shave. but the Cou
tn tess dantMd il over with nOnlc viii
~. ,mint that she had provided.
he like manner she put son,r rpti pal
ah' on his cheeks and sOme yellow
Pre- bis eyebrows. which were black al
Wg thick, While Mrs. Mills were ba0r
to and alight; and shp had alsO I'm
as s,snp ringirts If the same cs'iOr
he hair. Next SHE mmlc Mrs NJ
Md take of the riding how'd In viii
III" she came and ,,ut on instead IL
INST which Mrs. Morgan had brOng
'gh Finally they proceeded to eq'
hr. Lon, Nlbatlale in female attire
ell the hid Of the ri,ling.hood VII
v~ai the guards had just before seen
"rti Mrs Nills-hy the aid also OF
nch Lady Nitbdaie's petiicoats bnt Q
ind. Matters being " far matpr
rsd Lady Nitbsdaie Opened the door
led out the real Mr.. Mills, sAy
mp. siou1. ip y tone q greet cone,
On '.Drar Mrs. Cathrriae, mast
was YOU to 60 in all haste and LOOK
dale INV woman, for she certainly 3
'It,a ma h,,ow wAut ct.lCa.k IL in. md