Litchfield enquirer., 1835-07-16

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 Charlotte cast on indescribable look It the adestioner. Indignation had roussd my hearl,' she replied and t showed me the way tO his.'5 ...sg .s,, #,..,., .s
 When the sentence of death was passed on her,a and all erpfoperty declared for- feited to the state, slte turned to her feOun- scl, M. Chauvcan Lagarde4--tl cannot, sir, sufficiently thank you, she said, sfor the noble and delicate manner in which you defended me; and will at once give you a proof of nly gratitude. have nov noth- ing ilrthe world, and I.bequeath to you the few debts I have contraesed in my prison. Pray discharge them for me- {. yssst as {, .s When the execationer .,canDe to make preparations for her execution. she eiireat- cd him not to cut eft her hair. it shall not be in your way sl,d' said and taking her stay lace she lied Tier tiSitiS and beanti. fal hair on the top pf her head, 50 as not to impede tho stroke of the axe. s. N. .
 As the cart in, which she vas seated pro- eeeded towards the place of execution, ,a crowd ofwre,ches in the street. ever ready to insult the iunfortnnate,e and glut their eyes with the sight of blood. called out { to the gaillotine with, her!s". ,lqsal.47is'a 7a1-
 T am. on my way thithsr,' sho mildly replied, turning towards them. ' Es,'s"e ', ~
 She was striking figure as she sat in the cart. The extraordinary beauty of her features, and the mildness of her look, strangely contras,ed awiah the murderer's red garment which she wore. She smiled at the spectators whenever she perceived marks of sympathy rather than of coriosi- ", and this smile gave a truly Raphaelic expression to her 'codntenance. 2 Adam Lux, deputy of Mayence, having met the cart shortly after i. !sssai-tihc Concierge. rie. gazsa-with wonder al this beautiful ats- parition---for he had never before seen Charlotte---and passion, as sing0lar. as h was deep, immediately took possession Of his mind. sssOhY lcricd hc,ps this woman is surely greater than Brutus!' ,, ss's. .'tsst
 Anxious onco more to behold her, he ran Ut full spoed towards the Palais Royal, which he reached before the cart arrived in front of it. Another look which sho cast upon Charlotte Corday cn.rp!e:e!y unset- tied his reason. The world to, him, had suddenly become a void, md he resolved to quit it. Rushing like inadu.an to his own house, he wrote a letter to the revU- lntionary tribunal, in which 'Le rnpsated the words he had already uttered 1t the sight of Charlotte Corday. and concluded by asking to be cond demned to death, in or-i der ibat he might join her in ' bessef world. His reqnesR was graAted, ,'aBd ise ~as exe-l cuted soon after. Before he died, he beg ged the execuioner to bind him with the very cords that had before encircled the delicate limbs nf Charlotte, upon the sarie scal1old, and his head fell as he was pro- nouncing ler. name. .,,s..aa ss ,,.o.,s,,i
 Charlotte Corday. wholly absorbed by the solemnity of her last moments, had net perceived tlIe effect she had produced up-l on Adam Lux, and died in igHorance oft. Having reached the foot of the guillotine, she ascended the platform with a firm step,. but with the greatest tssodesly of denieanor. | Her countenance,' says an eye witness, . evinced only the calRness of a soul at peace with itself' ,.r.. ,f, f,.,ye .,,se ,3t.g
 The executioner having removed the handkerchief which covered her shoulders and bosom, her face and neck became sul- fused with deep blush.i! Death had no terrors for her, but her innate feelings of sniodesty were deeply wounded at beihg thus exposed to the public ga ze. Her be- ing fastened to the fatal plank seemed a relief to her, and she eagerly rushed to death as l. s refuge against this violation oi female delicacy. ffBd y3sf;Ya a .a40srs.sm sl When her head foll the executioner took it up and bestowed byl1et upon one bf the cheeks. The eyes, which were al- ready closed, again opened and cast look of indignation upon the brute, as if con seriousness had survived the head froni the body. This fact, extraordinary as 1t may seem. has been ayerred by, thousands of eye witnesses It has been accounted for in various ways. and no one has ever ques- toned it's truth. sedi ,staii iHdf fs aavfas
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 Wky so0n't yos ask Pa tO bs stiN ackile I'm dying r-She was a lovely girl of i6ur- teen, the oldest and the favoFits of the 0nes happy family. Wien the school hours we're ere over, she woold hasten home, and sii with her needle work by Ter mother, oi lend her little brother, yet in the cradle or do whatever else was required of her. go kindly. 60 uncomplainingly .,ihat her pres ence in the family was like an ansels visit.
 When sine was about house in her pleasant