Year: 1868

sister, and the other setting off across the
country with the fugitive, whom he conducted
to the house of a clergyman named Wolf,
whose dwelling they reached little past
midnight. 'a7a


On being called from his bed and informed
who his principal visitor was, Mr.. Wolf
became very much alarmed on his account.


There is no safety here" he said, I" for
two regiments are stationed in the village,
small bodies are out in every direction, every
boat on the Severn has been seized, guard
put on every bridge, and once already has
my poor dwelling been searched for you. If
my poor life and all possess could serve and
save my prince and king. my love and devo-
tion would give him ALL"


believe you" said the fugitive, Offering
his hand, which the clergyman respectfully
pressed to his lips. And now, nv friend.
since you can't recommend any place in your
house for my weary head, what do YOU saw to
your barn for, by my faith, 1 must sleep
somewhere soon. in spite of old Noll and his
rebel crew."


: Would to Heaven, my liege, l had a
better place to offer you in securityln replied
the clergyman.


9 The barn be it, then," said the other.
quickly there are many worse places, and
| am too much fatigued to be fastidious.o


Accompanied by his faithful guide, the
hunted fugitive passed the remainder of that
night and all the next day under some hay
in the clergyman barn, the after providing
the two with sufficiency of food. The next
night he advised them to depart for some
other locality, as he had reason to believe
that another search of his dwelling and out
buildings was about to be made. Not know
i'm haft rx1-ha 10 10 fha
same road they had quilted the night before.


The morning following, the fugitive being
left alone in the thickest part of the wood,
his friend and guide having gone to procure
some food, and ascertain if there was any
immediate danger, he began walking to and
fro, in a restless, impatient manner, when,
to his astonishmcnt and alarm, a voice ad-
dressed him from above. Looking up, he
saw the face of man among the thick,
clustering limbs of a giant oak.


" Who are you?' he quickly demanded,
fearing that all was lost


The man gave his name as q royalist cap.
tain, and slipping down to the ground, per
suaded the other to hide in the tree with
him.


1t was we'll he did so, for a short time
after shall body of soldiers came past that
very spot, and the officer commanding said
within his hearing:


believe he's in this wood vet ; and if
we can only find him, we'll be certain to
make our fortunes, and see the prettiest piece
of beheading that's been done in England
since his father made his bloody bow to the
people,"


The fugitive remained undiscovered through.
out that day, never leaving his place of con
cealment till dark. when he came down with
his comrade and repaired to the house of a
nobleman in the vicinity, where he stayed for
twenty four hours, and then set off in the
night for distant asylum, which he reached
in safety, and where he was so carefully
secreted that search of the house made by
rebel soldiers, while he was in it, failed to
discover his retreat.


After this his dress was changed to plain
gray, and be travelled for several days with
lady as her servant, across a thickly settled
portion of the country, and often came in
contact with the soldiers who were hunting
for his person. He subsequently, met with
number of hair r-breath escapes, and was
recognized by several individuals, in both
high and low life, not one of whom was base
enough to betray him for the large reward
for their perfdy


At last, after six weeks of constant anxiety
and fear-sometimes travelling hither and
thither openly and boldly, sometimes lying
concealed for days, and actually encountering
during this time hundreds of enemies who
were seeking him diligently and thirsting for
his 4lood-he got on board collier vessel
and sailed from England to France, where ne
was saved, to return to his native land with
monarch's power to punish his foes and
reward his friends.


Such wers some of the vicissitudes and
escapes of Charles the Second of England,
after the to him disastrous battle of Worces-