North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-02-05
Miscellaneous.
PRISON LEGISLATION ~ PARIS
IN l1as.

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and l5rif col'rsgues. two days hcl.te Their
condemnation. Tie daY oa which sen
trnce was prnnouncet, Na'agt, "n hls way
~ The court, strpped back aud gave me a
rasf If scissors. adding With ~h'''e anil
AGENT nF iony +" 'ilss dangerous weapon. y
AN he PASSED the door ct the court go his
return. he lell and xpfed without gfaan.
He had ; pgiahsfd concealed upon hls per-
sau. a single stroke directed villa ilfW and
steady hand penetrated the heart; the body
was carried ioi, the prison. The "i'frfs
ns.spJ the night n singing patriot songs.
Fatlv Ia Tie day thrY were convened Ia
the scafdj. Dor room was close to the
wauea's side oC The pfsar; our place tor
walk lcour) was separated from theirs by
nm ifon gate. We passed much ct TIE
day in Conversation. ~ nh them, 90 this gate,
ami from lgo of our windows, l.ai hooked
upnn their place Ter walking Oh the 1t
of November, Madam Roland was brought
in. She was tall. her shape beautiful, her
age about So. We gathered foand her
with admiration and respect, and listened
~ her with delight and establishment. As
she passed Us, IN her way "a tlIe irlbuna,
her features were calm aud firm; al her t.
tnrp after condemnation the trace ol tears
was visible. She had been nsuIicd hy GER
tain brutal questions from the public accu
ser. She had dressed he'se'i 10 Wine,
and her long black balr fell aver her shout
drrs dawn 10 her waist. The day before
thai as pned for his trial Ciavirre called
me aside. "You see" said be "the jury
and the WITNESSES are my personal enemies.
What Is such trial Tor me bot assassiua.
ton /? shall anticipate the eXPcuiionern
He opened his bosom and liked apon The
spot where The poignard might reach the
heart Without obstruclian. He Withdrew
to his own room; in quarter of an hour lie
was dead The night heinre Lamoureue
was executed we were all assembled round |
him the greater part ol the night.
Our bells were separated nv high pnrli-
tons we often passed The nights IN the
amusement OF initiating the proceedings Of
she tribunal before which some OF our mum
Der we're daily tried. We selected our
Jury, the number sat apart we placed the
accused ubon table, he was always fount
guilty we tied his hands, the side oi The
beasteaA setael for gdiIloine, the persons
who played the exccutnher aud prosecu-
tor took their turn next when II came
10 INV tuFn, after being beheadcd, went
90 my bed, took of the sheets aud wrap
ping myself in them came in as ghost,
and in a hollow voice cited Lapagne three
times 10 follow me. 10 old man was re-
ally so terrified that he followed me with
outa word. Il was thus we amused our
selves in the Jaws OF death. How often
did we congratulate ourselves that the a
lroci&y of lie time did not 90 the length Of
SEPARATE AND SOLITARY CON
We had among US a
good hn, simple Benedicline. This good
and pious man passed the enllre day IN en-
hartalinns and pnus discourSes To reform
us. the prepare Us for our turn; he was our
cheii amusement We dressed up Ducnr-
neau as dishIotin, Gan imp.) He stole the
good old mans breviary at one time, at
another his candle, s. interrupted his pious
lectares hy snalches of songs. Our popr
old man lectuTed, exhoried still, with one
hand on his hreviary and his eyes follow
ing Dncorneau, who was making an effort
10 steal his brcviary or his snuff box.
the tricks we PLAYED upon
Ibis good and pious, bu, simple EcccSias-
tic, we respected and loved him. TheI
most noisy OF Us shed tears the day of his
execution. How many days were passed.
cheated Of their wretchedness in THE So :
GETTY OF ONE ANOTHER : had we
Keen separately confined what would have
,een onr condition where our support "
The atrocities ofthe terrorists pere nerer
,ushed so far, and sill he escape of one !
i us srcuid hare cost OURjaiier his life. a
lie would have gone 80 the scaiiold within !
he iwcnty-four hours. Even as we were, !.
he arrival of new prisoner was an event =
Or us. We crowded about him. asked
thousand questions, and offered him such :,
comforts as oar prison afforded. We often =
pst the sense Of our situation in converse "
i'm, in the suggestions ot hope, in natural :,
Encouragement aud consolation. =
Thus we went on iili the 9th Thermi- :,
or, when the tyranny that hrcoded over y
rance was broken up aud the survivors "
Vefe set free. Thea came the trial of the !"
srroFists, Of Carrier, Lehon, the public "
rosreutor The Judge. When the borri- .
lie Carrier was asked 4" WHY did Won en- :,
clone the chilGren in the fate of their pa -
.nis? TAT the nnysdes and mitrailiahrsl i
When had destroyed the wolves, whY u
,nald | spare the Young ones (louvet- 'e
lx)i" was the reply. A congulsive groan 80
"a thrat The rfurf 81