The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-24

Did not tell you on no prelence to aP
proach the window?
BE easy, madame; it will be noihints
they are past At this moment he started
and exclaimed, 'Ah! one Of them looks
back; he looks angIy!'
Leave the wind0wp cried we, STRIVING
to drag him from it. But he seemed spell
bound he wrung his hands. +
They have turned; they are coming;
is over with US. All, madame, may Heaven
have mercy on u.s. The next minute thur
dering blows fell on the door OF the house
'Ouvres-ouyres!
Louis said his mistress with quiet dlg-
nifty, 'open the door
The pale. quaking coward answered.
No. no; no such Thing! TO the cellar!
and he disappeared.
The knocking end kicking continued
and my friend advanced to the window
What do you want, mes aniAsp
WANT Everything; meat, money, bread,
wine! Come, come, open the door, NAL
heureuse.'
At that moment one OF these madmen
presented his muskst at her and fired: but
fortunately being quite drunk, the ball went
on one side.
DO not beat down my door, said my
friend; wait and ! will open it, And
both OF us advancing, keeping the poor
child behind us, opened the door. The
multitude poured in; they were drunk, and
dirty, and filled the house with horrible
odor. They opened every closet, every
door, every drawer, and three shots were
fired in the drawIng-room; however, they
fortunately hit none Of us. Wine and
bread, and thirty francs. which were lying
on the mantelpiece, were taken; and one
ruffian seized pendule, but the leader cry
ing out at once, No robbery! he replaced
/ it.
Are they going to kill us. mammal
asked little Celestins.
My child, carrot tell; but if they do.
we shall go TO God, and in Heaven there
are no terrors.'
Il am saying my prayers, mamma.
She shed no tear--she uttered no cry
but amid all the uproar Of this fearful
scene, the beating of her little heart was
distinctly audible. We trembled, yet our
words were calm, and our looks firm. At
last there were signs Of departure; the
noise lulled; they bayonetled the bread,
drank the wine. putting the bottles to their
lips, and then breaking them afterwards;
they pushed US rudely about, under pre-
tence of shaking hands with us, saying
they would on their return settle matters
with the man who had only escaped a
towards death that fine by running away
to conceal himself. They then left US amid
oaths, shouts, and laughter; and when the
door was closed, and the fearful sounds had
!, died in the distance, we began TO feel q
terror that during the scene have Just
described we had net been conscious Of
All was put in order by our own hands in
silence, for we burst not speak; and we
felt that active exertion alone could pre-.
, serve us from fainting. On M. de Van.
MONS return to dinner, when his wife re-
lated to him the events of the morning, he
; appeared anxious about the effect such .
fright must have had upon Celestine. The
child assured him that she hardly remem-
bered the scene. She recollected at first
terror, and then feeling Of faintness. and
that her heart had beat very quickly; bu'
that she feared nothing now, that her ow
papa was beside her. Still, she did n {
regain her former cheerfulness, nor was she
calm and gentle as heretofore; she became
irritable with her companions, impatient
with her bonnie, and frequently left her
plays, complaining Of headache. The
unsatisfactory state OF her health ended in
an attack Of fever, from which in due time
she recovered, although her complexion
never regained the brilliant hue for which
il had been remarkable, but remained pale
as marble statue. Another s;ngulanty
was, that neither before nor during her i'll
ness. nor after her recovery, did she ever
name the visit Of the insurgents and she
showed so much uneasiness when any one
else alluded to it. that her parents requested
their friends to avoid the subject, and talk
OF other more cheerful matters before her.
She soon returned 10 her toys, plays, les
sons, and childish prattle, and seemed as
happy and thoughtless as usual; though
drum, shot. OF shout, always turned tier
paler. One evening. as there appeared to
be more than common disturbance in the.
street, and Celestine appeared uneasy, her
mother proposed that she should retire early
to rest, hoping TO get her to sleep before
the uProar increased. She obeyed at once.
and was soon ia her little bed.
Good night. my child said her mother,
kissing her. But stay, will go and get
you chocolate bonbon.' On her return
she held il out: Here, my love, here is
the bonbons' but Celestine's hand was not
raised. Are you asleep already? Are
you ill!-or are you playing me a trick?--
Come, take the bonbon, and give ME
another kiss. Speak, Celestine, to mamma
do not agitnre me, my dear child =
Little Celesrine was dead!
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