Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-08

In less than week he had matUred
plan, daring and improbable, bpt the
only chance.
He received with his bowl OF soup
LARGE iron spoon, and this soon shaped
itself, in his Imagination, into the one
possible tool Of escape.
This harmless utensil, he contrIved TO
flatten and sharpen on the stone wall
into rude but powerful chisel.
With it he began to cut out section
of a beam overhead, which should be
large enough aud heavy enough to strike
out with repeated blows, the huge bolt
of his trap door in the roof. Slowly
and quietly he had to proceed, to aVoia
the suspicion of the officer on guard
but this vigilance and caution served TO
occupy the long weary hours OF his IN
terminable confinement.
With this second instrument, after ne
had cut it out, he cautiously began to
hexperiment upon the fastening OF the
door. He knew that the officers, well
aware of the penalty with which the
Swiss law visited their negligence, In
case of an escape from under their
charge, were constantly on the watch,
going often about the galleries; and
would Immediately discover his plan, II
they overheard any noise. go.
Nothing daunt9d, however, by this
: seeming inevitable check to his design,
; his ingenuity suggested a chance OF
avoiding it. -.) 80. rf .l.
The tower clock was just above him
and it struck every hour.
! . By proceeding carefully, he gradually
q acquired the knack of hitting the bolt,
/ with his wooden bar, just as the great
7 clock was tolling the hour, with such
a nicely of operation that the boom O
q the bell entirely overpowered the sount
o. Eof his stroke. j., i--.-, -.it..t a
e. \ In this way, practicing only when tA'
At bell was striking, he soon made hlmsel
III ,sster of his immediate cell, having
ca ascane + back the bolt, and could nov
Isl Isl :. But this he 1aa ts.o ftbe great tower
the flood of light2's 49, ~ ' ones ia
he Illuminated his cell the ins,",,'p :, il'
ore was opened would have betrayed II. !.
no, his keeper. taa " -...5. j..
I'd. Hard as it was to resist lushing out 0
md the roof and greeting the, glorious SUI
tile light once more he had the power I
Ia control himself, and determinea+o wal
ne, for the first very dark night, as 4 n
18th other time could he take the last !.
ted most dangerous step to complete
r freedom. .... s. id. .... ..
we Hours and days he waited, crouch
in one dark corner Of his horrl
,on- dungeon, apparently resigned 10
ing cruel fate, but inwardly rejoicing IN
orr thought of greeting again the hal
Inn face of her for whom he had incur
q. this living death.
SSHal Her bright eyes visited III" III
49, - a.,,s,sess and haunted his wac
,a slp u aaan',s aA&hat silvery voice FA *,
'o q es :,:l Seemed to fill IN III
ter With grateful ~si0s sS: ,~'S pm
pas But how often the he tread of
INTO man without or the dolefu, cry of
sentinel on the wall aboyY % recalled |
re harshly to the reality of hi IS solitude.
'he At last the dark night io,me which
4. did not fail to recognize' ,,v the n
nigh 'a..a,;,,a. g .1,o noia IN A ny Vno u
cast patterlhS OF 'he ram oi be roof,
paw Looking ABOUT HIN ne could disco
~" q horrid wall or parapet,I with a Sc
q = mel pacing upon it, still fencing in
+or; supposed liberty.
ana Thus sckening disappd Imminent all
the made HIM fall BACK ana take refug
. his dark corner again. ....
.ong The sentinel has reach&, Il the en-
hich his post and is turning t come to,
ons. him. Back he must 60 down into
oors, den, and thud, falls thebi beavvdoo
arge on him.
'ners Must he give up ana despaf Of
ance breathing another bre attn o The
evening air! He takeslee baarIagai1
most listens. The sentinelir co,ts ne
hese passes. and turns agaibIH ON bis tol
the furthest end Ofthone IN
the Once mora reachinsNto'm1 ,,n ! raise
) cell trap with the strength oIdespers
like, and lifts himself again ! Into the
night. Rd
wild Running to the side, ny fjslips I'M
1ten- bell tower and hiles II It'll the $
I one sentinel has passed over his head.
led Now he draws himselfS M into Il
,velv tie round bell tower, fslinpinc I
chinks in the wall and, racing G
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