Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-01-14
From the Charleston Courier,
LOUISE DELAU.N:aI.

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moned 70 surrender, and his reply was laconic,
never without the command Of my King
In spacious and splendid furnished room,
within the castle, two persons might be seen
in earnest conversation-one a tall thin man,
very gray, apparently about fifty--it was
Achillis Delaney, Governor Of the Bastie !;
the other beautiful woman Of about twenty,
she was his daughter, and her name Louisa !;
when something like the following discourse
took place: $ Louise, it is in vain you plead,
and to defend this fortress with my life is a
drty which ] owe my King and must perform
r.. Father" she replied Tin a low but fine
veice,) "do yon not owe higher duty to your
God, and do yon think he would sanction your
obeying the voice Of tyrant, by whose COM
mand hundreds Of your fellow creatures are at
his moment groanng in chains" Thinking
So hssi gained a temporary advantage, she
proceeded, -" Does not the Almighty hear the
clanking ofthose chains; and do you not think
ne will reward those who assis: in severing
them! Yes, Heaven will reward you, poster
ity VIII fonor your name; make them virtue
OF necessity. (for we can offer bnt a feeble re-
slstance.) yield the castle, and all France will
thank you.' Delaunay paused--but it was
tor moment; the reasoning of the 'noralist
soon fell before the stern duty of the reteran.-
"My daughter" he replied, s'have l not sworn
never to yield this fortress but by order of the
King, and are not oaths heard in Heaven as
well as chains. "Louise, the Delaunay's
have served four Kings. and the epithet oftrai-
tor has never been coupled with the name. Is
It your father that you would have to sully that
talr name, to tarnish our spotless escutcheon,
which has been borne proudly aloft for three
centuries! What shall it be said that Achil-
lis Delaney basely betrayed the trust reposed
IN him by his King, and was frightened at the
shouts and threats of "a canaile! No, if every
man out there was an army, if all France was
laundering at the gates, would maintain this
post while had strength to WELD sword
But. s'y beloved child, what will become
(here his voice faltered, and the beautiful So
phlst finding that all her reasoning had been IN
vain, now caught the electic spark of enthusl-
asm from her father, she finished the sentence
ne had commenced) "Ofme, father, never fear
Louise Delaney will this day prove herself
not unworthy of the blood that flows through
her VEINS" At this moment they were inter-
rnpied by the entrance ola young officer in the
uniform of the National Guard; he made
graceful bow to the lady and military saluta-
ton to the Governor, telling him that he had
come on behalf of the people to offer the garri-
son their lives, if they would lay down their
arms. 1t is needless to say that the terms met
with naughty refusal from the old soldier
''Tell the people that received my sword
from Louis the sixteenth and only into their
hands will deliver it," The officer repre-
scented to him the awful consequences Of refu-
cal Il cd
the fury of the people when once reused. But
| the Governor was not tobe inundated, he had
been Graded in the camp, death had no terror
for him, dishonor had. The officer took his
leave, but the first object upon which his eyes
| rested when he entered ard the last when he
| withdrew, was Louise. Such was the Impa-
tience Of the populace. that long before the re.
turn Of the officer, the work Of destruction had
commenced. The garrison of the castle con-
sisted Of eight individuals and thirty OF the
Swiss Guards. But if every man had been a
Tell, what resistance could they have made
against the thousands who oppose them! In
every part of the castle was that heroic girl
seen animating and encouraging the troops !;
three times was the white flag hoisted or the
donjon tower, and as many times was 1t torn
down by a hand more snowy than the flag itself.
While preparing waddine in part OF the
| castle, where very few of the troops were sta
| toned, breach was made in the wall. and al
! though she was gallanty defended by four no.
| Bile Swiss. who fell bleeding at her feet, the
enemy succeeded in carrying her out Of the cas-
tie. At length, finding that they were unable
| to maintain their position, and fearing that the
! Governor might continue to defend himself
until troops should arrive from Versailles to his
assistance it was proposed that they should
burn the daughter in The presence OF the faith
er, unless the place was instanIIys urrendered'
and the heartless rabble prepared to execute
their internal purpose-she is laid upon mat
trass, the match is applied, (no martyr at the
stake ever appeared more calm and resigned.
her ficck is already in bright blaze, the OH
Ger who saw her in the castle. now observes
her; he springs from the esculade and altho
bayonets bristle on every side, and canister
| and grape fly around him, yet on he PUSHES
darling likeslightning thro' the crowd, and deal
ing death at every blow, but ere the herce el'
ement had reached her angelic form, ne bears
her trumphantly off, That man afterwards
wore the star of the legion of honor. s'Where
! is nv father % were the first words she utter
ed. 81 will save him" replied the officer
but it was too late. Well had the officers pre-
dicted that there would be no restraining the
fury Of the rabble. When the daughter looked
again towards the castle, she saw the headless
trunk of her father, hanging from the battle
ments, while his head, placed upon pike, wa
carried amidst the yells of triumph to the Cen
trail committee at the 'spIace de Greve."
What shout is that which now rends tn
air, tits the long stiaed shout Of liberty, til
the bowling Of democracy over the grave Q