The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-03-08

my head
She saw the troops of the jurat ad
vancing, and oxclaiming Let those who
love me follow plunged into the crowd
followed by few gentlemen. She strug-
gled on regardless of the drawn swords
that were everywhere flashing round her;
two men were killed close beside her the
body Of one falling across her path. Still,
she pressed onward, till she arrived at
the spot where the troops of the iurat,
and the mob, who had formed themselves
into some degree of order, were con-
fronting each other. Their musketS
were levellod and the order to FIRE was
within a moment of being given as she
rushed into the space between the COM
batants.
Hold-hold,' she shricked; do not
fire. Lay down your arms, l entreat-
| command you. ] am the Princess de
Conde,' she continued, observing hesita
tion in the faces of some 'and o, can
it be for my sake that the inhabitants of
SO noble and generous city are thus ar
raycd in deadly feud against each other {?
There arc enough Of common enemies
without the walls; the troops of Maza.
rim will be upon US direct your energies
into a noble defence of your city and
your rights, instead of wasting them in
these miserable discussions. Brave
Bordelais Undressing the mob |
! thank you from my heart for your zeal
in my sons and husbands behalf; but,
believe me- you can best serve us now by
returning to your homes the parliament
has granted me all | could ask Then
turning to the commander, she entreated
him to withdraw his men pointing to
the slowly retiring mob in proof of force
being no longer necessary.
Thus through the courage and pres
ence of mind of woman, till now un,
used to take prominent part of any
kind, was this dangerous insurrection
quelled with scarcely any blood shed /;
and she continued to be the soul of all
the movements that were made in her
husbands favor in the south of France.
At length Conde was set at liberty, prin-
cipally through the heroic exertions of
his dcspised and neglected wife.
Surely, SO proved, SO devoted love.
deserved to meet with some return for
the moment, even the hard heart of
Condo was moved, and for few months.
Clemence was treated with gentleness
and respect. The sequel will appear in
the following scene:
Any more business to be settled to.
day, LeTellicr?' said Louis XIV, at
the close of long session of the council,
l think we have had a long mornings
work of it,
Only one affair more, sire, replied
the ministers this letter, addressed to
me by Monsieur le Prince de Conde, de-
claring his determination never to set
foot in Paris SO long as his wife remains
there; he desires, | believe, letter de-
cachet to detain her prisoner for life
Pardicu p exclaimed the Grand Mon
argue after all she has done and suf-
iersd for him, that is too bad: and surely
he makes her suffer enough without this.
Why, | am told that when he had Joined
the Spaniards against us, after she eros
sed tho sea to 90 to him and her son in
Flanders, at the imminent peril of her
life, all the physicians telling her it
would kill her he actually refused to see
her and she remained the whole winter
by herself in a miserable bourgeois house
at Nalcncienues
Yes said the Teller and for the
sake ofjoining him, she refused the mos t
magnificent offers made to her by MAJ
arin, to induce her to remain in France
And sold her jewels and estates to
give him money to support the war; ad
ded Fouquex.
well, replied the King, Il am of
opinion that we should refuse the re-
quest of our worthy cousin I see no
ground for imprisonng the princess :;
and what will her son, D'Epghicn say to
it 2n
Your majesty need fear no opposition
on the part of Due d Enghein,' said lie
Teller, with a sarcastic smile. The
memory of his mothers love and services
is swallowed up in his admiration of the
estates of the Marechal de Breeze + Gle
mence's father]; he is most active in urg-
ing the princes request.
All, is it indeed so p said Louis much
shocked, for his conduct to his own
mother had been exemplary. Then
may Heaven help the poor woman, ifher
own son turns against her !"
Her life is almost that Of prisoner
already pursued lie Teller If your
majesty grants this, you will greatly O.
blige the Prince de Conde, whom it is
important to please; and the mere change
of place can but make little difference to
Madame la Princess
A few sophistres of this sort suficed
for Louis, who was seldom very eager
whore his own interests were not con-
cerned and the lettre.de cachet was
signed aud sealed, containing, in the
usual form, the greeting of the monarch
to his well beloved subject, Claire Gle
mence dc Maille, and stating that, in his
condescending care for her health, he con.
sideringa a residence at his castle of Chat
eauroux would bo more salutary than
her present abode, commanded her to
remain there until such time as his royal
pleasure should be further made known
to her on the subject.
The castle of Chateauroux stands
perched on the summit of gray, precip-
itous rock, with the town to which it Civ
cs its name clustered behind it, on the
more sloping side. From the summit Of
the gloomy donjon, the wanders over as
lovely scene as any that is to be found
in France. The Indre winds like band
of silver studded with emeralds-for
beautiful islands, covered with trecsrose
here from its bosom-through the plain;
and mingling in many sunny distances,
lie vineyards, orchards, lowly farm-build-