The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-06-28

he proceeds directly 10 the pcanold--all
eyes are bept on him--all recognise him-I
all ahudder As they look on him, ior he is
MoEaIEuR DE HARIsi % 2
Monsieur dc Paris is the title given In
France % tiss -JAsk KslsL srhh nzneaieh the
lhst sentence og the law Monsieur dc Paris
Ascendl the seaiIoid. and eEAu,ines tho gnillo-
tine eArefhliy-vhs gives some instructions,
and then desoaAda with a meAAhfed step, and
places bimsslf At tho foot Of the instrumsnt--7
he stands alone bis Arlna l1lded. n
The moment approached the mob became
aglatod with eXeitemdht. SIKri 7 90 tD mr.
side Of the Aead or of tho bodsT dotemsiR-
ed 70 stay on the side ~ the body, The side qf
he head was too much for the hrst time. Tho
place, all the windows, posts and Eatea were
now filed with people. Monsieur" aid a
man who came up 10 me poliiely-he had
doubtless recognised me ~ a noviee--'if you
wish 10 see icSH, you have hut 70 walk up In
10 my house" politely declined'hs offer and
remained whore was, "See we'll ?" "Are
you wen placed there, Fifn6 ?" cried a wo-
man to young girl ofabout sixteen, who was
eating a. the window. ~ don't see the knife
but that's nothing"
What's that murmur, and that rumbllng Of
wheels; they have come al last A dead pi.
lence succeeds 10 The munmnr. Two earriA-
gcs, preceded by horse gen darmes, come uT
at round trot by the boulevard, on the right
Of the seAnold. In the first closed carriage
was the priest; in the second.a barred van
were a soldier, an exeeutioner's Aid-ho had
been 10 prepare tho fatal toilette ~ the pris-
oner--and tho condemned. Tho van stopped
turned its back towards the red staircase, ant
rnmited forth the criminal. The vast mol
was 80 still eonld hear the hinge Of .ll'e sAr
oreak As the door was opened,
LAfourchde, moro dead than alive, came
down the stops of the van. Monsieur de Par
is mounts the scaaold, bis Sssishpce bring
I.afourcAdc up--bc is already half dead, At
tended by tho priest lie stands eloee % th'
wide plSnk-his head is uncovered, his shoul
dcrs are barred. Ills neck has been frccd frou
10 he severed by the AXE, Is horrible to lool
upon, especially when s=cn as saw Il
from behind. No ,imo is LOST tho execution
r'S aSsiStaut thrown him upon thr wiie rlanl
the plank moves upon the pivot-his heA'
is now beneath the Axe---a cross piece de
scends, q second rises 70 meet Il, bis neck !
now fast in the mortal ring. Monsieur d
Paris raises his hand-my heart beats and
breathe with dfTiculty--the mob u As silcn
rs the Fravc--all cyeA are fixed on the ave
IL moves--it..s-s-s-BIoMR!
The eSecutioncr's assistant throws the stif
hodyl as if II were a piece Of wood in the oper
coffin, with wonderful agility-the hcR,
calls in the basket which is instantly covered
and the axe, red As the tigers tongue, close
the mouth Of the satisfied monster. Ever,
one tremblos, and d'swallows his heart, which
rises to his mouth, and looks at his neighbo
astonishcd to have seen that, and glad to hAv,
nm accomplice. Assistants with buckets Of
water and sponges wash from the axe an,
scahold all traces OF blood.
allow quickly all ia overland this is tru
for the emotion Of tho denouement Is much los
than that Of the long time spent in awaiting
1.-THE troops dispere, the dead body is bur
ried off TO the dissccting-room, the peopl
press around the guillotine, the woTkmen be-
gi~ to dismount it. ] rctnrned hpme BIZ cal
it was ten o'clock when / reached home, tire,
, exhausted, and hungry. After n bath an,
breakfast, I in vain tried to write my letter
the gloomy aPparatps-the pale hce of tn
;. condcmnsd- man, and the bloody axe wer
continually before me--they pre-occupiod al
my thoughts; ! could not write line.
SPIRIDION.