The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06

ers on Blackwell's Island by con.
ealing themselves in dnDgboaps !;
no new one. More than one captive
inlfeudal times was jolted to liberty
buried under load 1of,lmanure
There was an old German wa rrior in
the time Of AIaximillian who il said
to have made bis escape from The
castle in which ho was confined hid.
den in the carcas Of a horse which
bad died in the stables, and from
which he had removed tho bowels to
make room for himself.
An Italian captive Is told Of who
in the fourteenth. century was taken
from his prison-house and buried in
q church vault in the ccffiu Of tae
castle priest, swhoso corpse he had
found an opportunity to remove aud
conceal under bis bed, where il was
not discovered until it began to de-
velop decidedly gamy flavor. The
Marquis de Monteforio, o State
prisoner Of Cadiz in the sixteenth
century, became State fugitive by
slowing himself away in On empty
wine cast.
Oissuisos have, from timo im-
memorial, been favorils aids to os.
cape. James V. freed himself from
the power Of the Douglascs in the
makeup Ola stable-boy, and Mary
Stuarts first attempt to get away
from Lochieven Castle was iu the
dress OF n laundry girl. Whom
Flora Macdonald assisted Charles
Edward, the Pre;ender, to escape
after tue battle Of CulloJcn, she
disguised him as a servant girl anI
christenel hin Betty Durke.
Count Lavuletto escaped from the
Conciergerie iu 1915 ON tho Sharkey
plan, in dress Of his wifo's. Oue
OF the most remarkable rescues on
record was that OF tho Earl OF Niths-
dale, who on tho night before the
day set for his execution was got out
OF the Tower of London by his wife.
Nithsda'e was under sentence for
completely in the Rebellion OF II.
10.
Lady Nithsdale had thrown her.
selfnt the feet of George H., inplor-
iog. mercy, but the King had refused
TO listen TO her. She obtained per.
mission to bill her husbani lisu
on the night before his execution,
md went to tao tosor with two W.
men, who were 10 her confidence.
Ono had oo two butts OF outer gar.
ments, aud after leaving snit in
tho lEarl's chamber she immediately
quilted tho prison. Tho second
gave the Earl her clothes AMI pat
on those which the first had inst
taken of. Wrapped in a long cloak,
and with handkerchief TO his eyes,
the prisooer then passed through
the sentinels, and took ship for
France. Lady Nithslale remained
behind in hor husbands steal, but
sho soon regsined her liberty.
The escape Of the Duke of Albany,
imprisoned in Edinburg Castle by
his brother, James Ill, ID ono OF
the most dramatic episodes of
Scottish history. Albany, aud his
brother, the Earl of Mr.. were as
great fayorites with the people as
James was lot. The King caused
Mar to be bled to death. Albany
was menaced by the same fate, when
his friends resolved to rescue him.
A little sloop sailed into Reith
Roads with cargo OF Gascony
wines, OF which two small casks
were sent as present to the cap
tive Prince. When the Daks came
to dip iuto them, he found in one q
ball OF wax containing letter urg.
ing him TO escape and make his way
to the water side, where he would
fud the little vessel waiting for
him. In the other cask there was
a coil of rope, which would enable
him to drop from the walls of his
prison to the rock on which the cas-
tie stands. His faithful Chamber
lain, who shared his captivity prom
ised to aid him in his enterprise.
The main point was to make sure OF
this Captain OF the guard. albany
invited the officer to sup with him
under the pretext Of wishing to have
his judgment on The wine and the
Captain, having posted his men
with due circumspection, led three
Of them into the Dukes room with
him, aud tb en- took bis place ct the