The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12
FRENcH TRIAL ny Juny.

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b., We are afraid, merely an instance among
thousands d class Of grey0us incidents
which occur irom, time ~ time in all agcsrnnd
in ail Countrtg,
Ifserquch was q country gentleman, iu ca-
10y circumstance, who had rrs0riod 10 Paris
in thoyear 200 f0r tho purpose at obtaining
set',-r ''''t'rti7pr' srvru'uT-v- TfH ririsrir-u
which metropolis alone can supply But
little time had elapsed since The arrival OF
hc hmily az their now domicilc, when the
following incident took places
~ an early hour Ia the morning of sth
lIorcal G. month which consisted I'm thu then
7 frrHrh- -rUtrur1f, dr U1tr NpTII aHd HaTT NAV J
'hc guard AZ lhc barrier dc ChareHton obsory-
cd ionr horcmcn pass through the gate and
take The road 90 Mclun, II was not difficult
IA perceive that the animals they rode ,flouali
hhndsomg and ia good condition, we're on
hire whilst from the lively icsts that seemed
10 bo circulating among the cavaliers, they
were supposed 10 be leaving the city for q
days diversion ~ the country. 4 rlnsu oh
server might perhaps have discovered some
traces ot anSiety beneath their smilca and
laughter; and a slight metallic clanr that
was heard now and then when their impa-
tent stceds reared or plunged, would have
suggested the suspicion that they carried arms
beneath their long riding coats.
The little party reached Alongcrun, n viii
logc on the road 10 Mclun, between twelve
aud one o'clock one OF them having gallop-
/ cd forward for the purpose of ordering n lun-
chcon 10 be- prepared Ht the Hotel dc Ia postc.
/ They ate with excellent appetite and after
/ their rcpast two of them called for pines. and
smoked very dclibcratck ill towards three
o'clock when, having taken thoir coffee ~ a
ncighhoring casino, they mounted their hnr-
Hscs again and pursued their Journey. The
| road they selected was that which leads thrn'
/ tho forest of Scnart, aud ~ il was protected
/ from the sun on each side hv rows of elm
| trees III ui1uNnriant foliage, they allowed the
r'ins 10 drop on their horses nccks, aud nj.
,anccd n q Nots pace, as If 10 enjoy. the
/ pleasant shade,
! In this manner they reached Lieursaint, a
I beautiful village, surrounded az that period
/ by forest. and ttmuu, iu history n. the srcnc
/ Of Henry w. adventure with the miller .
and here they made n somcwhnt unusual sta,;
ono of their horses had lost a shoe, and Tie
chain which attached the spur Of one of the
riders to bis boot was broken This last. on
| entering the village stopped NJ the house oi
Ia woman callod Chatelaih liinanndrfrr
oiwhom hc requested cup of coffee. and ask
cd nl.o for some strong thread 90 repair his
/ chnin wiihal, which she gave him but OBJ
serving That lr was not very expert at the
job she summoned her maid 10 hs assistance.
during which operation they had both, of
course ample leisure "a notice his person md
tcntnrcs. ln Tho mc1n time, tho othcra had
ridden Through thc village as iar as an inu
kept by man hy the name of ChampcauN,
whore they alightcd aud called for wine
whilst the horse TINT had lost It's shoe wa.
sent 10 the blacksniith's, They all repaired
to tlic widow Chatclains, whore they PLAYED
several games AZ UIlharls; alter which, hiV-
ing once more refreshed themselves with n
draupht of wine at the inn, they mounted
their horses and started in the direction Of
Melnni NJ about hnfpast cight in lhe cycn-.
ing,
When Champeaux had returned into the
rom they had Just Quilted. he found a sabre
IN ITS sheath. that one of the-party had for
gotten, lie Immediately sent ailcr them, bat
they were already too Ear on their way Ia br
oycrtakeu 10y the messenger. In about an
hour, however, the owner returned in great
haste, TO reclaim IL il was he whose spur
was repaired at the lmonadcrc's and having
hastily tossed off a glass of brandy, and buc-
klcd on his sword he put his horse 10 It's
speed, and rode oil as rapidly as he had
come.
Precisely at the same moment. the courier
bearing the mail from Paris To LYONS, drove
into the village of Licursaint, for the purpose
of changing horses. 1t was exactly half past
nine o'clock, and already quite dark. He was
presently away again. with fresh horses and
po7tiilion, galloping at full speed towards the
forest of Senart. Tho carriage which in those
daAA.cnnreNed- tAa- -llEe+- -ii,rillt +e-t.til,e,
as an elegant light vehicle, with a strong box
behind for the letters and room within for
two persons, ono place being occupied bY a
courier IN charge of the bags and the other
being let to a traveller who was willing to
pay for IT. On tho present occasion this
place was occupied by n gentleman appa-
renty about thirty years of age who Ind
booked himself under the name of "Labordc
silk mercer at Lyons" At about two hnurs
journey from Licursaint, the road sinks into
a hollow, out of which it rises on the other
side, ny very steep asc ent, and up this the
posullion was slowly walking his horse when
there was rustic in the thickct, followed bv
the sudden appearance of four men, two of
whom seized the horses heads, whilst the 9th
or two attacked the postilion, and in ~ mo-
ment separated his head from his body, at the
same Instant the courier was stabbed to the
heart by his fellow traveller, both murders
being pe4tormod so doNterousy that not a
cry escaped from the victims The Golfer was
then forced open, and the assassins possessed
themselves of all the money the courier car
red with him, amounting to u sum of seven
ty-nvc thousand francs, in bills, bank notes
ana siiNcr. They then returned home imme-
hately to Paris, the fifth conspiratot being
mounted on one of thc-narriage horses, and
betwiNt the hours of four and FIVE in tho
morning they rc-cntcTcd the city by the Bar +
ricre dc Rslmbullet
a holder and more Reckless enterprise
than THIS has seldom undertaken; and G.
Nen at that period, when deeds of blood and |
violence were too common in France, it ava
kencd terror and amazcmcnt throughout the .
country. Tie assassIns were scarcely in Far :
IS before the intelligence of what had occur
fed had Reached the ttttoriti,--, rrrrr tirr, most
vigorous measures been instituted for their
tisUSory.
The first indication met with was the most
horse which the rider had turned loose on
.hc Bouleyards, aud which was found wan |,
icring about the Place Royalc. 1t was also
lscertained that four other horses hathod in 4
iwent. eyidcntb. much oycr-ridden, had been <
aHouahLIn Intn The yard of a staliie-k Keeper fet,t
ID Muirun, atllvu o'cleclS in the ni6Faingi- !,
Nniron admitted once. that tho, had Leen
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