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

de st. Afghan held out her hand. The
poor young creature burst into tears,
and fell sobbing upon her bosom. The
rude and pitilcss voice Of the colnmissa-
ry continued the appel. The man
seemed to take pleasure i'll prolonging
suspense and suffering. lie pronounc-
ed the baptismal names in a slow, aE:
fcctcd, drawling manner, dropping out
syllable after syllable; then suddenly
closing with the family name. 1t was
like the fall Of tho axe. Hc sworc rude
ly at the prisoners as they passed him,
preface to the cries and hisses outside.
lie was heated with wine, and could
hardly keep his legs. While the nan
was reading, l observed close behind,
and crouching down almost under his
arm. womcn's white cap, and ahoye
this white cap, with its large tri.colourcd
cockadc, the long thin face Of man,
who was tall enough to read the list
over the commissary's shoulders. 1t
was Rose aud my artillery man Blaircau
Rose appeared gay and curious, like
her friends Of the Halle, by whom she
was surrounded. I felt that I dctcst.
ed her. AS for Blaircau, he had his
usua! hair.slccpy, indifferent air; but his
uniform, l saw, gave him much consid-
Grafton amoag the bonncts.rougcs and
sans-culottcs, with their pixies. who
rounded him. The list which the com.
missary was reading was scrawled up
on several different sheets of paper, and
the worthy commissary seemed to have
some difficulty in dcciphering them.
Blaircau advanced his head officiouslv,
as ifto help him; taking off, at the same
time, his hat, which seemed to be in his
way. At that moment I saw, as
thought, Rose stcop suddenly down, and
pick up folded paper from the ground;
but the part Of the refcctory 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 'Aristocrat.' The tale is
founded upon the tcrrors Of the French,
Revolution, Mt 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 nothin Q
aristocratic 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 section Of Sans. .culot
tcs, and was moreover an intimate
friend Of Robcspicrrc A rumour was
abroad that a Royalist conspiracy was
to break out, and forthwith decree
was issued that at certain hour every
one was to be within doors, their papers
OF clvlsm were to be examined, and
suspected aristocrats were to be sent t.
prison. Opposite to Scncca's house
resided beautiful young girl, whom he
knew to be a Royalist by the crucif,
hung upon her wall; and immcdiatcl,
after the publication of the decree ht
witnessed an agonizing scene Of glic
between the girl and an elderly lad,
whom he supposed to be her mother
In moment he understood their posi-
tlons-concealca Royalists without pa
pcrs he determined to save them. ant
rushed across to their abode. His con
lectures were correct, for The disguised
ladies were the Countess Mcltarcau,
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
And still the lugubrious drums beat
Never was such a scene before in the
capital of y great country, The barri.
ers of the town had been closed ut | 3
O'Clock, and guarded by the agents OF
the terrible Santerre. Presently a
movement was heard in the street.
Seneca looked out, A dozen sanscn.
tottes were going by, guarding half as
many prisoners, four men and two wo.