Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-01-31
No. 2.

The gray dawn was just purphng the Heavens,
as Rosalie, with an assumed Joy and quick step,
ascended the marble steps oftle prison, and hand
ed to the keeper the paper which purTor,ed to be
an order from Robespierre for the release of her
husband. She trembied he alternately scruti-
niZed the paper and her. But well did sue dis
sembe, and SO well did he know the signature Of
Robespiere, that he bade her pass and gave her
the number of the cell in which Biondviile was
confined. Her blood cold as she surveyed the
gloomy vault, the iron doors and stone floor which
had been SO often wet with the tears of miserable
victims But no time to be lost, and She flew
to the of her husband: lie was in deep
| sleep, and in the moment OF awaking, imagined
that his hour come: and that she who had como
to hberate him, was h.s eXecunoner. Scarcely
could he believe his senses when he beneld the
beautiful Rosalie bending over hun, and urging
him TO escape for his life.
There is but one condition., said the unhappy
Blondville, upon which l can live and sooner
I than agree to that will suffer DEATH yea, thou
sand deaths on the rack
what mean you,' asked his lovely and
affectionate wife, attempting to raise him from lis
f1inty bed.
! Your dishonor alone can snatch me from the
guillotine. Robespierre was here IN my cell yes
terday, tauntng me with the hope oflile, and made
the hellish, insulting proposal OF your dlshonor-
My blood boiled with vengeance and my brain
reeled with sickening freazy, ionged for dag
ger"
Nay, nay, understand me- said Rosalie inter-
rupting MIN, you are at hberty-hy, for there
is lat a moment be lost. BY false older |
have procured your release and the doors open
to you. Rise and fly ere it IS TOO late. AT
iher time will explain
But,' said Blondvide, hesitating, should fail
l shall involve you In my ruin
Fear not for me, my dearast husband, but fly
while life is yours. 1t matters not, said the deTo-
ted woman, If my life should pay the penalty Tor
the preservation Of yoHrs''
She seized him by the arm and literally dragged
/ him from his cell With enquiring ewes the keep
er surveyed him as he passed from the prison
The open air and the sight of Heaven, seemed TO
< nfdse into him the love of life, aud with rapid
steps he pursued his way to the house of friend,
7 who readily agreed 10 furnish him a horse. After
j Disgusting himself, he pressed his heroic wife TO
z his bosom, in one long embrace then tore himself
: from her arms and fed Scarcely had tie sound
: OF the horses hoofs died away, ere the a.a.m
was gwen that prisoner had escaped, and hun
dred men were in pursuit. But soon had he es-
: capped from the city, and night closed in, found
himself IN the depths of the forest of Fontainbleau
thlrty-hve miles from Paris. In the midst OF
j storm, his noble steed bore him onward, over
streams and fallen trees, till he had far outsriped
his purSuers. fahgued and hungry, he knew not
: where to obtain food for himself or his horse till
gllmmerlng light on the confines of the forest at
. tracted his eye. Thither he rode, and obtained
lodgings tor the night. Scarcely had he departed
u IN the morning, ere his purSuers were scowering
, every road IN the forest, and at time gen d
drnge was within few yards, and enuurei if he
had seen the prisoner. He escaped by telling the
d gen arme that he was officer, on his way to
} the army, commanded by the celebrated genera!
: Pichegru Under this general he did serve by as
Stunning another name until some time in the year
q 1894, when he determined to visit Paris in dis.
guise, in search of his wife. It was late on one
beautiful afternoons, when he arrived in the CITY,
. 80 altered was heby hardship, that even his friends
did not know him. The prince Louis XVII who
d had long been confined in the Temple prison, had
just died hls aunt, the beautiful and ACCOMPLISHED
princess Elizabeth having perished beneath the re-
volutlonary axe. Scarcely had he arrived in the
! CITY ere he saw hundreds and thousands running
= towards the palace of the Tuieries with tie CRY
OF down with the tyrant.' BiondviIle hasIened
to the spot, and learned that Taien. Barras
Beurdon. Legendre, de Thionyille q other nien-
II bers OF the convention, fearful of their own fate
had lmpeached RobeSperre, ST. Just Conthon
HenrIot La Falette and others 1key were az
/ rested, and conducted to the prison of the Iuxen-
II burg but the administrator OF police being crea-
. ture OF Robespierre refused to admit them and
body OF JacobinS led them trinmphantly back to the
Hotel de VILE Robesplere pretended to form a
5 new convention, and to impeach the other netars
= but he found that toe mob had icrsaken birl am
Il finding his drawing to close, drew pistol
Il and shot himself in the mouth The ball tore a.
II way part of his jaw, but did not kill him Ie Pas
$ shot himself dead on the spot, and the younger
= Robespiere leaped from a window, and broke an
Il arm and leg. COuthon attempted 10 stab himself
but at length they were all taken and dragged, az
a ter condemnation, to the Place dc Louis XIV -
k where so many had perished. Amid the insults of
the poPulace, the trembling Robespierre was drag
n ged to the guillotine, and stained with his own
h blood the instrument of his vengeanr. Though.
: they had doomed SO many not one di;glayeT the
n fortitude of tire hundreds they he'd doomed. save
ST. Just. He alone died like hero. Blondvile,
though sick at the sight of blood, shouted with oy,
) when he helield the bleeding head Of the tyrant
n Robespierre. "The Reign of Terror is over, ha
/ cried, and wended his way to the dwelling OF rTa-
e dame de Bourg to bis surprise she and herdaugh-
Z ter were both in prison, and under sentence of
r, death, but they were soon liberated. For long
time he sought III vain for Rosalie but at length
i found her in convent; and joyful was the meet
S ing. Upon the accession of LOUIS the XVIII.