Tales for Road and Rail

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Excerpt from Tales for Road and Rail: From Chambers's MisscellanyThe whole of the buildings, including the prison, and the barracks for the soldiers who guarded us, waressiituated. On an eminence, and were certainly airy enough, Commanding a full and extensive view over the surrounding country, which ap peared well cultivated in some parts, but in front of the prison, to the south-east, the prospect terminated in fe'ns and marshes, in the centre of which was Whittlesea Mere, a large lake, of some miles in circumference. The high road' from London to Scot land ran close by the prison, and we could, at all hours of the day, see the stage-coaches and other carriages bounding along the beautiful roads of the country with a rapidity unknown else where, and the contrast afforded by contemplating these scenes of liberty continually before our eyes, only served to render the comparison more harrowing to our feelings.There was no apparent show about the place of military strength, formed by turreted castles, or by embrasured battle ments, in fact it was little better than an enclosed camp. The security of the prisoners was effected by the unceasing watch of ever-wakeful sentinels, constantly passing and repassing, who were continually changing, and I ave no doubt this model of security was more effectual than if surrounded by moated walls or by fortified towers. Very few, in comparison of the numbers who attempted it, succeeded in escaping the boundaries, though many ingenious devices were put in practice to accomplish it. However, if once clear of the place, 'final success was not so dif ficult.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.