Morris tribune., 1880-12-09

Montellier, notary, and Baron de
Chaffoy, to whom the means of escape
were offered, refused to avail themselves
of them, the former from confidence of
a pardon, as be had been mistaken for
his brother; and the latter, though in the
flower of his age, declared all his ties in
the world were broken, and that life had
nothing now to offer which could make
him DESTROYS of prolonging it. They
were both guillotined the next morning.
The fate OF the fifteen who fled was
very dissimilar, and the escape oil the
rest was prevented by the imprudence of
one of them. The last of the fifteen, who,
in quitting the cave, was. according to
the plan arranged, privately to apprise
fifteen others, instead of doing SD, cried
aloud:
"The passage is open. Let every one
who can escaped
This excited q movement among the
prisoners. They arose in an instant,
doubling whether what they heard could
be true, or whether he who uttered these
words was not mad. The noise they
made alarmed the sentinel without; he
called the turnkey; they fastened to the
cave, perceived what had been done, and,
closing the door by which the prisoners
had escaped, placed strong guard be
fore it. Nasple, who had excited this
movement, was, with three others, taken
ard executed. Another of the fugitives
took refuge in the house of friend, in
an obscure street, but he was discovered,
brought back, and guilletined.
1t was not thus with Porral, the auth
or OF the plan. He was the first to come
forth from the cave. As he passed the
sentinel in the court he said:
"My friend, it rains and SHOWS very
hard; were in your place I would not
remain out of doors such weather, but
would 60 to the fire in the guard
The sentinel thanked him, and, follow.
ing his advice, the coast was left more
clear for the prisoners. Porral took ref.
uge in the house of one who was con.
sidered good patriot, and escaped the
observation OF a party of commissioners
who entered the house. AS soon as they
were gone, he began to think of making
his way out Of the city as fast as posi-
BILE. When he arrived at the Place Belle
Cour he found parties of the gendearmery
dispersed everywhere. Porral went int
a house, and, making known who he was
entreated an asylum.
| The inhabitants were women, timid t.
excess; but the desire of saving an limo
cent person rendered them courageous
They conducted HIM into garnet anC
concealed him behind some planks stand
ing in corner.
The gend' armes arrived; they searched
the house; they came into the garre
where Porral was concealed. Here the,
found large cask, the top of which wa
fastened down by paddock. They aske'
for the key; the women went down stair
for 1t. While they were gone one OF tn
gend'armes leaned against the planks
while second said:
""Twould be droll enough if We were
to find one of the fugitives in thi:
cask."
"MOre likely plate or money" says
third, "fOr 1t seems very heavy"
The key at length arrived; the cas-
was ulocked, and was found to be full {
salt. The gendarmes swore at the disaE
pointment, visited the roof of the house
and then retired. In the evening Perra
dressed in woman's clothes, with baske
on his head and another on his arm, passe
the bridge of La Guillotiere, and quite
the city.
Gabriel, another of the fugitives, col
cealed himself among the bushes in til
marshes of the Trevaux Perraehe, whe1
he was nearly frozen to death, but he g
away to a place of safety.
One young ConchouZ, who was of tn
five that had opened the way for escap
made choice of his father who was nearl
80 years of age, as one of the fifteen bl
) the poor cid mans legs were swollel
and he was scarcely able to walk.
ely, fly, my soa" said he, "if tho
! hast the opportunity, fly this instant,
! command it as an act of duty, but it
impossible that should fly with thee.
have lived long enough-my trouble
will soon be finished, and death will
! deprived of its sting if 1 can know TIL
thou art in safety"
His son assured him that he would nc
quit the prison without him, and thu
, his persisting in his refusal would on
end In the destruction of 5sn, TT
! father, overcome by MS dutiful affection
! Welded, and, supported by his son, mao
his way to the bottom of the staircas
but to ascend it was out of his power,
could just drag..his legs along the groun'
but to lift them up was impossible. Il
son, though low in statue and not stron;
took him up in his arms; the desire (
saving his father gave him renewe
strength, and he carried him to the top
the stairs. His filial piety was rewarded
and both father and son escaped.