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

AN"iu"'f "N uaN NHA Waibtu Ht uoNuiai
Of monarchy in France, when the king s
hand affixed the seal of his own hanishmcnt,
aud the poPulace reigned instead.
A neighbor a, poor and solitary as herself,
had passed the nigh, With Marie, but the
woman had none Of her geutler spirit. She
burned to mingle with the wild m,le, s. ii
the time when the heads Of the mobiles, bleed
ing aud still convulsed, borne upon a dull.
spike, became the cnsign Of an
infUriaied mob At daybreak she went ou,
to search for food, she said. but once,
when savage yclls rent the air, Marie looked
from the casemen, to see her late companion
s,riding on with the mass that were ,hrong-
ing towards the palace, with erios and gcs-
lures tina, threatened death to its iumsies.
Then some hidden influence imPelled her
10 steal soilly down tn the corridor where she
had seen the beautiful child with It's young
mother; and while she stood there crcIching
IN dark corner. tie door of the saloon was
iung back, and Young man rushed forth, his
face pale and haresrd, and hrs citizens dress
scarcely concealing the rich uniform iha, gilt.
tered beneath IL. Ills wife had fallen upon
The floor in an agony of tears, and the poor
little child -obbcd when II found no one heed.
~ It's loneliness.
The door was closed, and Marie listened a
long time to the Sobs from within. Then,
,ncc more she crcpt back to her garrct and
her cherries solitude. She kncli down by
he window with clasPcd hands, and straining
eyes but N all the thousand pasS"rs by, she
,oud not see the form she watched Tor. Snc
roulj hear them shouting ,ha, the king had
fed she saw the ride mob that pressed from
The palsc, gates. Her heart sank within her
when men with gaping wounds w,rc borne
past, and she feared he even nov might have
1crishcd.
How shc would lave been oomtoricd by the
presence Of her htilc child IN this trying
lour. And, a, she though, Of this, she could
,ImoS, fancy that Size heard hrs mumuunc
.olcc uny-could She BE- dcccncl--it va
aa,llug a, the very -door and though shc
anew how mad and impossible the fantasy.
,hs 'prang To opcu II.
There VAS baske, upuu the threshold, and
chlds face had escaped from the linen
10th ,hruvn over H. II, eyes were filled
, ith tear. and there was a strange wonder.
ng glance that appealed 10 her heart more
,adly than words could have done. A paPer
iroppcd from the field. OF It. rubc a, She took
he iutau, ,eudcrly IA her arms aud she read
" the fam, hight Yet lingering IN the gray
Nv. the burden of mothers hopes aud
ears.
MY husband flcS with hs king. and |
ullov hlm. canuu, take NV liulc child
have soco yuu U.leh ,nc. lkbV~ that yOu
rc krnd and curd, thar your own habc is bur.
81. Love n,uc ior mc ! give her To your
are. God Willing, shall snou relieve you
4 the charge.
Cl,Er rr IA RucHr"
Never did mother fold her arms more fond.
y about her child, than Mare, whcu press
NJ the little stranger to her heart. She
oo,hed ns low cries, aud when u slept, sat
,aring on IT. features a. the moonlight ltlul-
Y revealed them 30 long since shc had
icsrd the sof brc,,hlug OF an infants sleep,
he almost felt a. Il her own had been rc.
iorcd In her. How she piled the poor
Mother. forced To the sudden separation, and
,ov carucstl, IL, thanked hc9;en tor the
:tn thus Unexpectedly ,er: for her eonsols.
iou.
Pierre camO at midnight bu, now he
rcmbled With fatigue and excitement. lie
hrew himself upon the bed. and brushed
,ack the ma,,rd hair iron hi. forehead. lils
we, were bloodshol, and his arm, torn and
,cera,cd. hung helPlSssly by his side. AZ
most ins,inc,l,cly, Marie hid her little charge
rom hi. sight, a. she came to kneel beside
HIM and pour out her thank, for his safe rc-
turn, her horror a, the INJURY he had sus-
aimed.
I'VE are rad Of the curse OF ROYALTY" he
aid. IN answer to her hurried questions
' The pcoplc are the rulers now. We will
show them what il is to trife with starving
men. | have wiinessod-oh such scenes.
nv comrades fell around me IN the iron show
r. which they poured upon US, as',he coward
king aud his frighted rninlons fed. We
rushed in,o IN, very heau OF the palace We
irarhpled iis silken hangIngs beneath orr feet.
myself have uodden on the throne to which
We have bowed down 50 long. The young
prince. Marie, and his beautiful mO,her-they
had left her to brave our rage"
"Oh heaven, you did not shed ,h', inno-
cent blood :"
1--WE were madmen we burned 10 avengc
the fallen; we cried away to the Chamber
Of Deputies where they have hidden-we will
not let them e,capc.' ] rushed headlong
down the palace stairs. The crowd thick
ened-meu, women, childrcG-slnging, and
The National Guard gave way
before US. We penetrated to the very centre
Of the Chamber. The people were already
there, and drawn swords menaced the depu-
ties. But when ! saw them crowd around
that brave woman, 50 fair, 50 pate, 30 still
IN the midst Of the torrent, ! could no, lift
nv hand. The young count elaPPed his lii-
de hands, and shouted TO those who would
have murdered him. struck aside a mus
ke, ,ha, was leyellcd a, his heart. All, Ma
,;s ,houcht OF you-how you would have