The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-05-19
From Chambers Eoliuburg JoUrnoLl
EFFECT OF TERROR.
AN INCIDENT or THE REVOLUTION
..-- OFIsIs.

The newspapers have sufficiently inform
cd rs ofthe public events which occurred
during the last week of February lur nnny
u sad tale connected With there duys Of hof-
ror tctuuiusssiukuoW thve to the few Who
acted IN llcm,--On one oi these occasions,
when lc uoiso of firing and drum beating
sounded al q sufficient distance to head me tu
eUnroso actual danger was equally fr OF, |
set out TO see friend Who resided about
three quarters ofR mile further from Paris
thnu The street lbcu lived in. II was fne
fresh Spring day; the lower branches of tho
lilac trees. legnn To burst their lru6 hud,:
the Hnow.drop, crocus, hcpaIica aud gny
yellow dnii"dll, culiycncd The gardens, aud
the wal. flower filled the nir with fragrance.
AMER the sleepless nights aud huNious dnSH
Ind miGly passed, was moro than con,-
monty susctrdJllr to these sweet perfumes
hnd siGhls, Which seemed tn speak of pence
md quiet 20 strongly, tlint they almost NJ
duced feeling of security for the momcRl:
and began To comfort myself with the hope
lhni the worst was over, Rud although it
might be- long ere commercial OF social con-
lidcnec was restored, ALL Iiic aud property
would he safe,nnd hy degrees those who
lived out of the gay world Hs did, would
return To the usual routine Of their former
quiet habits, and feel that to them nj rnstn
monarchy mr. u republic .u'adc lilllc dlgtr.
cucc, while political matters would ia duo
'lmo be settled aud arranged on new
plan.
Encouraging myself these pleasing an
ticIpHtiouS, Though Then more Than halt
feared they would iuru out dclui ions. 10
they assuredly hnve donc,,l walked hrisky
iorwnrd-when all nj once the peculiar tar,
tap, tap of the drum, aud heavy unmcusured
step Of largo body OF men, struck upon my
procllced ear, telling too plainly ii was men
not military who were approaching. While
which way to uru, looked up
md saw there was no rcircniing, without
showing the alarm which WIS always dang
rrous AZ tins riTuU, Making, therefore, Vit-'
tue of necessity, ! walked boldly forward,
ard addressing tall, fierce looking, rather
srllrn young man in n blouse, | said that,
sure of the poiCcucss Of trruchmcn, ven
lurcd TO request him to conduct me past the
advancing body Of ciioYens, who perhnps--0f
he wit cquallcd The ga!lnntry Of his brave
hc led to make quifzng
on n lady walking nioue amid 80
Uuuy UrU turing suct Sitting riinCs. -- AT
IRIS. he looked us If disposed 10 lie inSolont;
lnt as proceeded with my speech, his van
~ was no doubt satisfied for his countcn-
lnce- relaxed, aud -sinillaaL aSAurrd me
~ would with pleasure accompany me :; md
accordingly we walked mmolested, and nj
most unobscrvcd,,h through this martial crowd.
III were armed NnflnuSlN some huu SWOfuB
had their arms barred up TO
heir elbows, ready for bloody work, aud the
ed flag of the revolution waved here and
here white shouts, cries, songs and howls
ent the mir.
Al length we arrived Mt clearer gtound
md 5miliugly thanked my conductor.
'Saim ciioyenne,' s'Ni lie.
~jire Ia nation ice Ia rtpUbigucn rd-
pondcd !, and walked on somewhat rclicv-
! arrived m Madame de Vunnion's house
nd found her ~ work, with her daurhtrr
'elesliuc,--an only child ,ofabout nine year.
fagc--n itlIo giFl Of mech family consc-
uence, she was hciress to an immense
ortune on the death Of her gnndCtlcr We
liked ot,the TImcs, md Rented what had
1871 passed through. Air said she, 'mnny
nnds oinsurgen's hive goue hy this bousp.
Ut we do not approach the windows, nnd
one of them hHvU ever muiustrf us;but God
nows when nnr iurn may nrrvr, There
on may hear their hol1id revolutionary tan
ow, ut n disianccS,
Shortly after, 1t became more audible
corer mud nearer 1t approached, md wn
'oked.n each other with alarmed countrn-
lces.. ~ last the pixies aud flags became
sihlc.
Louis Louis cried Madame dc Vnnnion
the servant 'polt tho doors and az your
sril look not nut of the window -.
The-ndsel increased, aud Crcstue begun
cry Her mnlhcr tried 10 cotnfuft Acrnnd
g talked Of the unrensonnbeness of being
ighteued nj mere sound but ms there WINS
inc reason 10 nPprehend slight derange.