The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-22
ghe da1ieha Daily Eae1e Saturday gorino are e. 1890

The soldier dropped his sword and fled to the
governor, declaring that he could not kill
such a man. The people of MlnturnR the
place of imprisonment gathered en- masse
and declared that it was an interposition Of
the gods Marius, then 20 years old, was re-
leased, gathered another army, took fright
full revenge upon his enemies and became for
the seventh time consul at Rome.
1t is scarcely possible, even after the lapse
of AS years, to read without tears the affect
ing story of Prince Charles Edward, COM
monty called ''the Pretender, after the bat
tie of Culloden. For FIVE months he lived
life of daily and almost hourly peril among
the poor people of notwithstanding the
meanest of disguises and faint with hunger
for many days together, while the whole re-
gion was secured by soldiers, and ships of
war lined the whole coast. Proclamation was
made Of death to all who should assist him,
and a reward of $4,000 (s145, 600 to any
who should give him up, and this at time
when four pence day was princely wages in
that region and such sum seemed more to
those simple Higlllanders than all the millions
of Gould and Vanderbilt do to US; yet the poor
est peasants, simple serving maids and half
wild shepherds We'd in serving him and kissed
his hand under his mean DISCUSSES as rever-
entity as if be had been seated on the throne
Of his fathers
Nothing in history gives such ennobling
pictures of human nature. At one time he
was SO hard pressed that he had to crawl
through low brush and brambles to cave
occupied by seven robbers. In sheer despair
he told them who he was They fell upon
their knees. 1--WE are outlaws" said their
leader, land on occasion can kill, but we are
Scotcbmen and you are our king" After a
few weeks he spoke of making another effort
TO leave. ''Stay with US, they said, ''for the
reward might lead some gentleman to betray
you. He could go to another country, but
we know no land nor language but our own,
and if we should betray you our mountains
would fall upon and crush u.s."
Even his clothing was described in procla-
nations, and then devoted companion, Rob
ert Mackenzie, of the same size and figure as
Charles Edward, exchanged suits with him,
sailed from their hiding place and attacked
the soldiers He was shot down, and with
his last breath exclaimed: "Oh, wretches,
you have killed your princem There was
great rejoicing among the English. The
head of the devoted friend was sent to Lon
don and the search was abandoned, nor was
the ruse discovered till Charles Edward had
escaped to a more secure place. Flora Mac
Donald, maiden whose name is still one Of
honor in the highlands, had the prince dressed
as a servant, and Travelled far with him as
her servant. At last the fugitive reached
a French ship, and on the 29th of September
landed in France. Hundreds of people of all
ages, both sexes and various conditions in
life knew his secret, and with sharp punish
ment threatening on one side and unbounded
wealth alluring on the other, not one thought
of insuriug his own safety. or enriching him
self with the wages of ahSinformer There
is no power in rhetoric to embellish such
facts or add higher praise to the nobility of
the Scotch character.
The American civil war gave occasion for
many daring escapes and for exhibitions Of
fidelity as touching, so far as they went, as
those in Scotland. One on each side has be-
come historic, as much from ludicrous feat
ures connected with 1t as from its daring and
adroitnesS. When Gen. John Morgan and
his companions escaped from the Ohio peni-
Tertiary, the general, with one companion,
went direct to the depot, bought tickets for
Cincinnati, seated themselves in the car with
a Federal officer, and struck up very pleas
ant acquaintance with him by the time the
train started. The railroad runs by the peni-