Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-09-17

Il pulsed as they went from street to street for
employment which none eOald give them,
e they cursed in their hearts the sPlendor Of
those who wasted their substance IN riotous
living" or looked ferccly upon the beautiful
: women Who througed the shops IN all the
, pride Of fashionable ease and elegance, when
q they though, Of their own wives and little
ones, 10 whom they rust return with no
words OF consolation.
And 50 the lcmpcs, gathered that soon was
to sweep in wrath the artificial barriers aud
distinctions which wealth has raised between
man and man. Already IT. Tar oil mutter-
inrs had been heard, while
&c SIo~ly c'ne hrnsp psopie, as "a Ion, creeping
Nghor
GLrg, at Ops ,hs, no,l, AID ~'aAs hrhiad 'lo~l,
d,ins 6ry"
The DAYS wen, on, and Pierre Gamicr Vas
still wasting his Young lIfc in tina, miserable
garrett by the side Of his souowial wife. lie
had been skillfl workman, aud many =
gem which sparkled \, the court Of the cI,i-
lrn king, owed It's chaslc setting to his busy
hands. Bu, nov the delicate tools which he
had used 80 skillfully were one by one sold
for their Scanw subsistence, and the slothcs
Of the dead babe furnished their last meal
The lunsl, mother buried her face IN her
folded arms. and at ior hours without speak
4. 4 a.. a.
narrow room. in deep and moody thought,
lhlt sometime, found ven, In muttered I'm.
prcca,ion a, he struck hi, forehead with hrs
clcnch.d hands.
WHY do YOU weep. Mare" b. aid.
suddenly, a. he pausrd before her
The eray ,wiligh, had filled the roou. 80
tha, he could no, .cc the heavy eve, that she
lifted 10 meet his own.
"Ah. hra,sa, why ,hould AZ know
,ha, you thinI of the little grave from which
YOU come.
", alone Pierre though he vas our
fr,,,born. hu, STAYED To rcs, upon the stairs
for ava weaker now-and thc door opcn-
cI whore the Beautiful Young girl We have 50
often met disappears, lIwas - warm and
bu,h, rn ,hr .aloou. There were crimson
h1uct1,>. and rich carpets, and minors and
shc US there Ba, ,h, 0, Wil', Pierre,
and m,,hcr: for dear hule child va,
Graded IN her arms, lni knew II was her
own by the ,Wcc, mothrr.look N her eyes
A.. ucll-she sung 20 IL, Will, stood weep
.ns ,o sce her 80 happy and the baby smiled
ri, nav oNu had dome Then ] thought God
VA, nu, iu,,-.ht here beneath thus very
-.f she could aur,- her infant, surrounded
. by nm comforts. where ", hIi --cn orr own
rsr,h with the cold, AMI hanger pains. Bot
. / I1eo u aw.cseI Thought and ! Traycd
,o hr forgiven. God knows whl, | d,scrNr
and be- ls Just
"My poor Marie and she fcl, herself
pressed strongly to his heart ere he rlshed
forth iuto the darkness.
Tha, ~as a fearful nigh, for Marie. Shs
watched through II alone, ior her husband
did uo, return, and with her fcar' came
,b,s,hts of her little one, warning wlsh,
Wild longing to clasp 1t once mere TO her
heart. Then the remembrance Of the haPP'-
pc,, she had witnessed returned. and the
temptation to murmur that her lot hal been
80 bitter. Al, liulc do the fortunate know
the p,ercing envy that assa.l' the soul Of one
.,viny beneath power and sorrow, when
such contrasts bitterly arisr 80 the dreary
nigh, nor. on, and dayhgh, came, bot her
husband did uo, return Then , strange tu-
,al, arose from the street, a hurried tramp
Of men. shouts and cries, that would have
struck terror to 4 les lonely heart. The
crea, church bells struck With low, boom
ipy sound. A. II TO Touse those who It'll
.lunbcred while now and then a quick,
,harp report broke over all, like the dischlrge
OF musGe,ry in the hands Of skilliul marks
men.
II wa, the FIR, momen, Of the threatened
downfall Of the king. il was the voice OF
he pecple demanding relief from he oPPre''
sion Of their want and when a nation rises,
the '.y voice OF the people is, indeed, the voice
Of God"
!. Marie GARNER forgo, rha, she va. child
les. forro, tha, she had not tasted food; she
though, only of her husband as the day pass
ed lnd the tumuli became louder. She ven
,urcd forth once TO seek him; bu, she saw on-
, ly the wounded born, past 90 rude ll'ters,
aud heard. mingled with their moans, shouts
Of rage and defiance. Her feet slipped IN
pools Of blood as she neared the dreadful
+ "barrier - and the crowd pressed upon her
+ 80 she va. borue down 10 the earth. Her
! very soul sickened as she thought her hus-
hand might have been among the victims and
/ she hurried from the jostliug ,hrong TO claim
Al least. the shelter Of her own wre'ched
I home.
The dark February day was closing IFound
her as she crouehed by the window which
, overlooked tho stree, below, when Pierre 5
+ hurried. heavy tread sounded upon the stairs
E His hce vas stained and dlshgured, his
E clothes crushed and torn; bu, he stayed for
{ no explanations He scarcely needed the
q ery Of ,oy with which she sPrang towards
q him. lie had come to bring her food and to
= tell her tha, the people had risen. lie warn
n ed her not to leave the house sgsin, and TO
have no fears about him. More blood would
Z be shed, but France would be free , and even
while he spoke, the thrilling Marseillais
-,, .,,,,,,,, an ,hrc.,yS che air from a hum