The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-04-29

W SiNce inuCu oS ulfty CsOWns tOE Tue SAFE
delivery II her nephew at the gates Of the Ar
senal. Jacques promised, in his aunt's name,
that the sam should be forthcoming, and they
started ie,mediately.
They rot 10 the Arsenal without misadyen-
lures Of Nay sort. Arrived at the gate, jacques
said to be companion: T
await here; and will send you out your
nephew'as clothes, and the thirty crowns for ia
king carsSof me-"
While he WAS speaking, the gate was opened
10y some one coming ont, and Jacques dexter.
ously slipped in, before it was closed again. He
wandered about the place, looking for the build.
ing in which his aunt lived, and meeting no per.
sons but strangers, whom he was afraid to in
quire of. At last, who should he see but the
Page in his late fathers service-the lad who
had been saved by the Swiss guards!
The Page (who had taken refuge with Madame
de Brisembourg on the night of the murder) did
not recognise his young master at FIRST in the
ragged clothing of the Markers nephew. Jacques
made hinaself known, and was taken Instantly
to his aunt. aHz
Madame de Brisembourg, having heard that
her brother in law and both his children had
been killed, was in bed, overwhelmed by the
shock Of that dreadful intelligence. Her 10Y
and sstonishmeht can hardly be imagined, when
she found her youngest nephew standing alive
and we'll by her bedside. She Immediately or
dered proper clothing for him, and arranged
that his bed should be made in her own dress
ing-room- Jacques did not forget his friend the
Marker, in the happiness of finding an asylum.
de begged thirty crowns from his aunt, and
sent thera out, with the ragged clothes, to his
preserves, who was waiting at the gate.
Jacques enjoyed two days of rest and securi-
ty IN his aunts dressing room. At the end of
nat Il l. Al 90
] tilery Department. was told that the King had
refuge o. the Arsenal, and that His Majesty
ives determined to have them sought for with.
Out delay. This bad news the Marshal commu,
nicated 20 Madame de Brisembourg, who i'm.
mediatelf felt that her nephew was no longer
| In safety under her own roof.
The 3 ext morning, accordingly, she caused
him to ls dressed as Page in the service of
Marshal de Biron, and placed him, with many
tears M der the protection of the Sieur de Born,
liertet ant general of artillery, in whose good
sense an humanity she could put perfect trust.
| The Sieur de Born took Jacques out of the
Arsenal, and brought him to house in the
neighbo hood, belonging to person connected
with tbs artillery department, named Guillon.
Sc so good, says the Sieur de Born, !" as to
give this lad house-room for q few days. He
is the SCI of an old friend of mine, and he is
abous & enter the service of the Marshal de
Biron, the capacity of page" Gillon accept
ed the ,harge readily. He was sharp man,
and he trongly suspected that the story about
the MAJ hal de Biron's page was mere inven-
ton. lowever, fortunately for Jacques, he
was UNI er obligations to the Sieur de Born 80
he kept his suspicious to himself, and received
the yo9 e stranger very kindly.
Jacq! es remained unmolested in the house
of Gull IN for week. His host was accus-
toned t, go out every morning to his duties,
and to eturn to dinner, on which occasion the
lad ge orally ran to open the door for him.
On the eighth day the usual knock came at the
usual Il ne, and Jacques opened the door; but,
seeing , stranger standing on the threshold,
inmedt .tely clapped it to again in his face.
Upon s1is, the man called through the door,
Don'rbe afraid, my boy am . messenger
are" Jacques called back, that his health was
excellent, and that he was very much obliged
| to his sunt but he took good care not to open
the door again. The deadly peril through
| which ,,le had passed had taught him to be as
cautiop, as any grown man in Paris.
Whe4 the master of the house came back, O
little la ;er, Jacques told him what had happen.
ed. iillon, with a look of alarm, started up
from b dinner, and ran to the Arsenal, to
make Inquiries at the apartments of Madame
de Bris smbourg. The information he received
there ,stifed the worst suspicious. Madame
de Bril- embourg had sent no messenger to in.
quire e fter her nephew's health. The stranger
was sv IDENTITY Papist spy.
Thel e was no resource now for Jacques but
to resil sll hopes of finding an asylum in Paris
and to risk the danger of trying to escape into
the &C intry. If he had not possessed power.
ful frie ads at the Arsenal, he would never have
been a3le to make the attempt. Asit was, his
aunts influence with the Marshal de Biron
was lwerfnl enough to give him another
chane for his life. The Marshal had a ROYAL
passpAt, intended for the use of two persons
in his service-that is to say, of his steward
the ,ur de Fraisse, and one of the pages
who wes accustomed to carry his written or.
ders = the commanding officer of troop oil
soldiers then in garrison in the country. l,
was a,,fanged that the steward should make use
Of thespassport Immediately, and that he should
take Jacques with him in the character Of
page.
At he gate of the city by which they passed
out, tiey found the Sieur de Born waiting &c
lend -aem his assistance, in case of any diff
culties. He introduced Jacques to the of6cia
persol 9 who examined the passport, as a rela
ton c. his own, who had recently entered the
service of the Marshal de Bron. Thanks tc
this Recommendation, the passport proved effect
usl; .and the steward and the page rode
throut b the gate without hindrance and with
out qr estion.
AS oon as they passed the guard, Jacques
asked where they were going to. ave are
going into the country, if it pleases God" said
the 81 Dur de Fraisse. hope from my hear
it mas please Him." answered jacques. And
away shey went along the high road.
Alton two days riding, they put up at an inn
where, they met with q person of quality, who
had arrived before them, and who reioiced in 6
train Of seven mounted servants. The person
Of duslity was Jealous Papist, and talked il
high spirits of the successful slaughtering of the
scoun1relly Huguenots, as he called them. HI
also took great fancy to Jacques, and pro-
posed as they were travelling the same way, t.
offer aim the protection of his train of sever
were afraid to decline this offer. SO the mex
day they all travelled together.
Wien they put up again for the night, the
person of quality ordered his dressing gown, t.
make himself comfortable after the journey
Jacques recognised the pattern, the moment tn,
I'drsssing gown was produced. 1t had belonged
TO his father.
Once wrapped up comfortably, with his boot
off ard his legs on q chair, the person of quail
ityrsyumed his rejoicings over the massacre o
the Hugsenots. He said that only one mistak
of auy consequence had been committed in tn
ex scution of that righteous butchery, and tina
vi caused by allowing the Sieur de Cannon
g ,cduess uncle) to escape. This circumstance
tb ,person of quality exceedingly regretted bu
hi was consoled by calling to mind that N. d
ls Ferce and both his children had persisted, q
a tate; and he was not without hope that b
L I'll Cd Al IL of <ko sns1p "A
Cs9,aont's retreat, and have the satisfaction Q
|, killing that detachable Hnpnanot with hia oW]