Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17

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"Oh, MeSsieurs, said she, 81 cannoi
leave my bed am SO weak as to be
unable 70 walk" and then she added ii
an almost inaudible voice, eff ii is &c
kill me, it can as well be done here as
elsewhere.
Whilst one watched the door, the 9th
er Guard, bending over her, whispered
in her ear, 4" Arise, Madame, and obey
we wish to save you"
"If such is the case, i" replied the pris-
oner, retire, and allow me to dress my
self"
The Guards retired, and Nine de Ma
varre aided, or rather dressed her.
When ready, and the Guards re-entered,
the Princess, taking and leaning upon
the arm of him who addressed her, de-
sce1ded the fatal staircase. Arriving at
the wicket she found herself suddenly
before the tribunal Of blood, over which
Herbert presided. At the sight of these
men, with tucked up sleeves-at the
sight of these men, with their ensanguin-
ed hands, who thus had constituted them
selves butchers, she tainted again.
Thrice interrogated, as often did she
swoon away, without response "But,
Madame, " whispered the Guard who had
already spoken, but when you are told
that we wish 10 save YOU"
This promise gave hera slight renew
al of strength. "What do you ask of
me, Messieurs 2" she demanded
Who are you ?" asked Herbert.
"Marrie Louise, Princess of Savoy"
/" Your quality 90
superintendent of the Queens house
hold"
Were you cognizant of the plots of
the Court on the 10th of August ~
"I do not know that there were any
plots OH the 10Th of August but if there
were, 1 was completely ignorant of
them"
Swear Liberty, Equality, hatred to
the King, the Queen, and to Royalty
Willingly will swear the two first,
but the last l cannot do, as it is against
my heart"
"Swear then, whispered the guard,
+" or you are dead %
The Princess stretched out her hands,
and staggering, made an instructive step
towards the fatal gate.
But swear then,' insisted her pro-
tector.
Then, as if fearful the terror of death
might cause her to pronounce shame
fUl oath, she placed her hands over her
mouth, as if to compress the words which
might escape from her agony. Some
groans were heard to escape between her
fingers "She has sworn, /" said the Ma
tional Guard, and then whispering to the
unfortunate, +" go through the gate which
is before you, and in passing, cry out,
long livethe nation, and youare saved!"
On escaping, she found herself in the
arms of massacrer, who was awaiting
her. This murderer was the giant Mich
olas, who had cut off the heads of the
two guards at Versailles; but on this oc.
caSion he had sworn to save the Prin-
cess. He dragged her towards shape
less, quivering, bleeding mass, whisper
ing, ..ery aloud, 'long live the nation =
Without doubt, she was about to comply,
when by misfortune, her eyes were
opened. She found herself facing a.
mountain of corpses, upon which man
Il hampled with his iron-shod shoes, caus-
ing the blood to spirit up beneath his
tread, as does the grape under the heels
of the wine maker She beheld the hid
erous sight, and turning convulsively
aside, could not repress cry of horror /!
Even that was stifled by her protector,
for 100, 900 frances had been paid by her
father-in law, the Duke de Penthievre.
to save her life.
Thence she was pushed into that mar
row passage which leads from the street
of ST. Antoine to the prison, where a
wretch, hair dresser named Chariot,
who was just enrolled as a drummer in
the volunteers, broke through the living
wall around her and struck off her cap
with his pike. ltwas unknown whether
he intended to remove her cap, or intend.
ed to strike her face. The blood flowed
Blood excites to blood.
A man thew billet of wood at the
Princes and struck the back of her head; |
staggering, she fell upon a knee. 1t was,
then, impossible to save her. On all
sides, the darted sabres and outstretched
pixies reached her. She did noteven moan:
she may, indeed, have been considered
dead since her last words in the prison. |
so mute had she become. She had hard.
ly expired, perhaps was still living, when
the rabble fell upon her, and in an in
stant, her clothing was torn of, and pal
pitating in the last quiverings of mortal
agony, was she stripped.
A most hideous thought presided at
death, and hastened this desecration; thel