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Making the Guy: Nithisdale

The Earl of Nithisdale's Escape from London Tower.

Mr. Fawkes it seems is to be dressed in style, for he has very conspicuous gloves on his hands, and the cap that he wears is to be suitably ornamented, for you see that one of the lads, with brush in hand, Among the Jacobites who joined in the is decorating Mr. Fawkes' top-piece. He first Stuart rising, in 1715, was the Earl will soon be carried in the procession, and of Nithisdale, and the sudden failure of his end will be like that of Sodom and the revolt consigned him to the Tower. Gomorrah.

Every effort to avert the doom of death had failed; but in his countess he had a friend whom no defeat could dishearten.