Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-14

alone. After resting sufficiently, tht
Queen rose, cut her hair and dressed her
self carefully. Az eleven the executione
came, bound her hands, and led her 10 the
cart. She submitted silently, needless o
all that passed around her, and of the rep
reservations Of the priest at her side.
1t is said, and on good authority-thO
the fact has not, we believe, been alluded
( to by any historian-that the men who haC
not thought the accusations of Hebert toe
infamous for the Queen, conceived the
project of degrading her death, by causing
her to be judged and TO perish between
two courtesans confined in the same pris-
on with her. They boasted of their plan
Until it came to the knowledge Of the wo.
men concerned in it; who, degraded as
they were, felt and resented the intended
nlamy; they both declared, with the
greatest energy, that, if the project were
carried into effect, they would, even on the
scaffold and in the face Of the people, fall
down at the feet of the Queen, and public
ly implore her forgiveness for being COM
PEELED 10 die with her. Alarmed at the
effect such 4 scene might produce, the
projectors Of this infamous plan abandon
ed it reluctantly.
1t was little more than eleven when the
cart which contained the Queen left the
Conciergerie, vet she did not reach the
Place de la Revolution until half past
twelve. During all that tine she was sub
iected to the continued hootings and in
suits Of the populace. Her frmness never
forsook her; but the crimson fushes and
deadly palencss which rapidly succeeded
each other on her cheeks, revealed the in
tense agony size endured. The cart was
compelled to stop opposite the church Of
St. Roch, in order that the dense crowd
assembled on the steps might obtain
better view of their victim. Overcome by
her feelings, the Queen bowed down her
head for moment II was observed that,
as she passed along the Rue St. Honore,
she looked at the republican inscriptions
and trcolor flags of the houses with eyi-
dent curiosity: another Interpretation pla
ced on this incident is, that the Queen was
watching for a signal to reveal to her the
house where non.j juring priest awaited
her passage, in order to give her absolu-
ton.
The countenance Of Marie Antoinetle
exhibited the greatest emotion when, on
entering the Place de la Revolution, she
beheld the palace and gardens of the Tu-
ileries 4; but she soon resumed her calm
ness, and, aided by the priest and eXecu-
toner, quickly ascended the scaflold. In
doing so she trod by chance on the foot OF
Samson; he uttered an exclamation of
pain. Forgive me" she gently said.--
Her bearing in that solemn moment was
an impressive union of calmncss and dig
nifty, as all the eve witnesses ofthis scene
lone of whom we know ptrsonally--
have testified She was atlircd in a mar
row dress Of white pique; close white
cap could not entirely conceal her hair,
long since blanched by grief. Scarcely
any traces now remained of her once daz-
zHnc loyeIncss but her features, though
Thin and pale, were still majestic; a deep
red circle surrounded her eyes, and be-
trayed the ceascless weeping of her latter
years. Thus changed, from the gay,
beautiful vision they had enthusiastically
welcomed lwenty-lhrce years before, the
widowed Queen of France now stood on
a scalTold before her people. She knelr
and prayed for few seconds in a low
tone, then rose and calmly delivered her
self over the eXccu:ioncr. When her
head had fallen beneath the knife Of the
guiIIo'ine, he held it up, and walked
round the scanold showing it to the peo-
pie, and shouting in loud tone, "Fiye
la RepucIique :" The crowd caught up
the cry which flied the whole place"
Thus perished, in her thirly-soyenth
near, the beautiful Marie-Antoinette.-
With her the female morality Of the
French Court vas restored, as FAR as a
Queen could restore it; and to that fact,
amongst many others, she owed the death
we have recorded.
PA1NE' : sIIYDRo-ELEcTFIc LIcHT.-Mr
Paine, Of Worcester, Mass, according to
the Boston Post, has succeeded in BRING
ing TO perfection his new gas, nanufaclu-