Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-16
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From Lamorine'z II story The Restoration.
a Terrible and DrnssaaiiC History.


demned to suffer the pain Of death. He had
twenty.iour hours 10 apply 10 court OF APP
peal This time was granted to the entreatics
ofhis family to enable them tosocit the Kings
pardon. rather than from any supposed bene-
fit to be derived from this proceeding for he
had confessed every thing. A young orator
of the Paris bar, then already celebrated as a
political advocate. still more celebrated since
in the Tribune, Mr.. Malignin defended this
desperate cause before the court Of appeal
He moved public opinion; he touched the jui.
pes hut he could not move them, A second
sentence Of death confirmed the first Labcd-
oycre, still uncertain if the influence ofh no.
bic family might not obtain from the court
perpetual imprisonment IN place OF tomb,
fortified his soul IN his cell with the resolution
ofa soldier, the resignation Of tho Christian,
pnd the prayers Of the dying ready for Eio or
for death the King should decide ut tins
moment on his fate. His mother and his
wife besegcd the portals Of the palace, but,
trembling lest reasons Of State should prevail
IN the councils of the King against the natural
disposition and mognanmily of the princes OF
the royal house, they collected 100000 francs
in gold 10 brbe The jailor Of the prison. for the
escape Of the condemned This offer, which
was sn. pected by the Government was rccei-
we'd by the keeper OF tie Abbaye. Nothing
more thena desperate supplication remained
for the mother aud wife OF the prisoner. The
most figd orders nicrllCted the guards OF the
palace from granting an entrance to theso sup
plants, IN spareth court from the embarrass-
mcnt Of implacable severity. These guards,
how ever, were less pilcsa lhan the conrcrs;
they relaxed their stern vigilance before these
TWO weeping ladies'.
Atthe moment when Louis XVIII, leaning
upon the arms of his attcrdants, was decendng
the grand staircase and crossing the ycstlbnlc,
where he was to get into his clrliagc Tor his
daily drive, the young wife Of the condemned,
only nineteen years age, her infant In her
arms, IN deep mourning, with hair dlsheveled
aud eyes streaming with tears of anguish, threw
herself between The Priuce aud the steps OF toe
carriage, and cxclaiming in n voice stihed with
sobs, "Pardon. pardonl" The King drew bnck,
at oace moved and 81 c2ac srlcd but the fear o Il
refusing satisfaction to his party, and OF incur
ing those reproaches Of weakness with which
he was bescged even in bis own palace, pre-
vailed over the spectacle Of this snpplant who
asked Inn for so many lvesin one. He fortified
himself with his lmplsslbllity Of co1ntenancc'
and, bowing with apparent good nature,
which contrastod with his rigor to the young
wife, "Madamc," said he, Il know Your sen
timents and those Of your family for my house;
It is painful for me to refuse pardon to such
faithful servants. If your husband had only
offended me. his pardon would be granted
beforehand but | owe satisfaction to Franco,
upon which he has drawn all the evils OF Sc
diion and Of war. My duty as King ties up
nv hands can do nothing more than pray
for the soul Of him whom justice has Con
demned, and to offer my protection to you and
to his child" After these words the hing
was borne into his carriage. and the windows
were cosd. The hapcss vile tainted upon
the track of the wheels.
II was six o'clock in the evening; at thesame
moment, carriage, escorted by gendnrmes'
was bearing Labedoyere to the place ot exc
curion. und Ter garden wall that same
plain of Grenele which few days before he
had contested with the enemy. lie was ac-
componiedby priest, who reced to him, IN
low voice, the prayers IN the pangs OF DEATH
On alighting from The coach, he perceived, a.
mid a title group OF curious persons, attract
ed 10 the spot by the rulnor oi the execution; n
faithful friend, Cesar de Nervaux, whose visits
had often consoled him in the solitude OF MS
prison. The presence OF this witness TREND
at an hour when all else upon earth are enemies
and the consolation of dying in the presence OF
one, at least, who would shed an hohesL tcdr
to his memory. 'hrewa CLEAN OF saddenlng
iov over the countenance OF Labedoyere. lie
advanced toward Nj. de NerVaux, ana the
two companions in arms embraced each other
sffyctlonarely, They exchanged some rapid
and Interrupted words in low voice HIsio'
rians assert that M. de Nervaux promised his
dying friend to avenge him, but vengeance a
sentiment altogether human, existed no longer
in the soul of Labedoyere, which was tull OF
religious hope and divine forgiveness. la
bedoy ere approaching the soldiers ordered lot
his execution, and walking from the wall to-
ward them, appeared slowly to measure the
number Of steps which ought to separate nm
from his execurioners. He stopped amoment
on NJ the spot which he seemed to have chosen
for his death. Then, if as sudden thought
had struck him, which called him back to lie
to repair lapse ofmemory, he returned hast''
ly toward the priest, whispered something IN
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