Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-09
NEW SERIES, VOL. ), No, Is.


afforded them so much amusement.
This re-aPPoaranco took place much sooner
than was expected. Less than half ar hour
had elapsed since the car entered the stable
ward, when the gates were thrown open, The
vehicle drove ou, and turned down a neigh
boring street, There was a considerable
change, however. in the manner in which IL
was occupied. The masked pos,illious were
upoa their horses, but M oac appeared upon
the car itself, which, instead OF being occupied
by the tribunal, desks, aud other apparatus OF
a cour, Of justice, was now covered over by
an ample green cloth, with the exception Of
one end, where a kind Of small canvass tent
or pavilion had been erected. The curiosity
OF the spectators was strongly stimulated by
l.s unusual change, and they eagerly follow
ed the vehicle as i, proceeded through ,le
various streets and finally entered the spa,
c.ous Rue 81 Mare.
Although Ouly IN the middle Of March,
sprag had fully Sc, IN q, Toulouse the trees
were bursting into Leaf, aud the ayr vas mild
and balmy. As the car passed by, people
leaned out OF windows aud Cazed a, the huge
machine that Numbered along and seemed TO
shake The very ground under It's wheels. On
arriving near the middle of,hc Rue st. Marr,
the posuilous pulled up their horses opposite
a house Of stately appearance, along the am
PIE h-ads OF which Tan long ranges Of dccP
tl'cosics, composed OF iron work hncilul.y
Designed and richly s.l', aud oycrslalovcd by
lrs,oon,t awnings of striped linen.
The ia'l windows Of The fret floor were
orcu, and from the opposite sijcoi the stree,
a glimpse nigh, be obtained of he interior of
dravnc.roon, the inmates Of fubichuo aP-
preached ,hc balcony. seemingly d.sPosed TO-
eratiy their curiosity hy a Wow OF the car at
,hc same umc that, to avoid lhc gaze Vt ,hc
,hronr, they hep, themselves in some mrl.
sure eonccalcd b1hi1i the costly eNo;lcs hat
p1uially fl'si The ln'cu0y.
\ minute ortwo cI7psed vi'hou,any change
taking place in the appearance of ,ho car
The crowd rcm1Iucj 10 mute expectation.
Suddenly howccrby some invisible hand or
machinery, the rrc,n covering was rolled
aside. and a sort urm,mrc stage arPsrrci, on
which was represented a river and Boz bank.
Tho water sllIfully initiated by painted paper
Jr linen. seemed 90 flow TRANQUILITY along,
while lbc bank itself was covered with arl-
d,.a, iarf auj flowers, and hackcj by a 'nu
hedge of shrub, and brnshNood. This hedge
which was composed orpls,sao7rd, arsrred
denly ou, orthc cart, 10 the manner that such
things are frequently managed upon a ihcatD
and al, ihc same time there appeared email
Stone chapel, -"r,aio.a' 90 image OF 'hr y.r-
ru MARY, AMI sgrmUgnlrl hy q cross. The
cTic, of,bc whole representation was mgny
na,.ral and TO 'ujrc from cN,lam1,iuas audi-
blc amuacst thc surrounding crowd, arF-r-
emily recalled to their recollection some hm.l-
.arsccac. I,was 10 hc, 4 miniature hut exc
act ca7y Of secluded ard remarkably lovely
s7o, ua ,hc tanks orthc Garonur, and At ,hr
distance ofa -hortha'flrarur from Toulouse.
This rlu Of ,hc riverside bad once been
rrsor, oflhe ,oNns.pcorlc, bot a fatal and
particular savage duel had been fought there
some wears previously, ard in memory of
which ,hc cru.s aud chapel had been placed
there. had attached unpleasant associations to
10, since lha, ,ina, and caused 3, 20 be rather
avoided shan otherwise
Scarcely had this scene been disclosed,
when, from small tea, a, oac end or,hc cart
two actors appeared upon IL. They were
both masked. and ono Of them woge a bluc
military cloak and cap, while the other, a
woman, was closely mullej in a dark silk
cardinal, which nevertheless allowed the ou,-
ltnc Of Young and graceful figure TO hc dis
uu-uishablc. a, the s'oucs, possible pace
they walked along the bank Of the stimulated
stream, apparently 10 earnest conversation thc
female hanging hmllarly on the arm OF her
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