The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-01-09

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poor young creature burst into tears,
and fell sobbing upon her bosom. The
rude and pitilcss voice of the commissa.
ry continued the appel. The man
seemed to take pleasure in prolonging
suspense and suffering. lie pronounc-
ed the baptismal names in slow, af.
fcctcd, drawling manner, dropping out
syllable after syllable; then suddenly
closing with the family name. 1t was
like the fal! of the axe. He sworc rude
ly at the prisoners as they passed him,
a preface to the cries and Kisses outside.
He was heated with wine, and could
hardly keep his lcgs. While the nan
was reading, | observed close behind,
and crouching down almost under his
arm, women's white cap, and above
this white cap, with its large tri.colourcd
cockade, the long thin face of man,
who was tall enough to read the list
over the commissary's shoulders. 1t
was Rose and my artillery man Blaircau
Rose appeared gay and curious, like
her friends Of the Hullc, by whom she
was surrounded. l felt that / ictcst-
ed her. AS for Blaircan, he had his
usual hairslccpy, indifferent air; but his
uniform, l saw, gave him much consid-
Grafton amoag the Jonnetsrougcs and
sans-e"lottcs, with their pixies, who sur
rounded him. The list which the com.
missary was reading was scrawled up
on several different sheets ofpaper, and
the worthy commissary seemed to have
some difficulty in dcciphering them.
Blaircau advanced his head oiiiciously,
as tito help him; taking off, at the same
time, his hat, which seemed to be in his
way. At that moment | saw, as l
thought, Rose stcop suddenly down, and
pick up folded paEcr from the ground;
but tho part of the rcfectory in which,
she stood was so dark, that could not
feel sure Of that fact.
There is also another work on the
same subject, by Mr.. St. John, enti-
tied the sAristocrat.' The tale is
founded upon the tcrrors of the French
Revolution, at the time when Louis
AVI. and his Queen were confined in
the prison Of the temple. During the
Republican days Of Robcspicrrc, st.
Just, and the other celebrities of that
momcntous era, there lived in Paris a
young and gay Frcnchman, named, or
rather he had assumed the name Of
Seneca Taitbout; for there was nothing Q
ar'stocratic in its sound. Although he
confined to live in the same apartments,
and kept up the same style as during
the Monarchy, and had obtained the
nickname Of The Aristocrat,' still, no
one dared suspect the patriotism Of one
who had fought at the Bastillc, at pres
cnt commanded a section Of Sans.culot-
tcs, and was moreover an intimate
friend Of Robcspicrrc. 4 rumour was
abroad that Royalist conspiracy was
to break out, aud forthwith decree
was issued that at certain hour every
one was 70 be within doors, their papers
OF clvlsm were to be examined, and
suspected arlStocrats were to be sent to
prison. Opposite to Scncca's house
resided a beautiful young girl, whom he
knew to be a Royalist by the crucifix
hung upon her wall; and Immediately
after the publication of the decree he
witnessed an agonizing scene Of e1ief
between the girl and an elderly lady
whom he supposed to be her mother.
In moment he understood their posi-.
tlons-concealcd Royalists without pa.
pcrs he determined to save them, and
rushed across to their abode. His con.
lectures were correct, for the disguised
ladies were the Countess Nlcltancauy
and her daughter; they had fled from
their splendid mansion. and hid them
selves in humble lodging. Seneca
saves them in the following courageous
manner
TIE SEARCH FOR ROYALISTS.
An hour passed in conversation.
They all noticed the dead stiffness of the
streets. Not soul was out. save scat
tered scntrics guarding the houses
Aad still the lugubrious drums beat
Never was such scene before in the
capital of a great country. The harri-
ers of the town had been closed ut | ?
o'clock, and guarded by tho agents Of
the terrible Santcrre. Presently a
movement was heard in tho street,
Seneca looked out, A dozen sans.cu.
lottes were going by, guarding half as
many prisoners. four mon md two v.o