Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-13

/ and other servants, and, with the pressure OF
other thoughts upon her and the cXhilaration OF
coming freedom, she did not feel the quick sense
of pain which, at any other time, would have
| distracted her.
Anything, Monsieur Dubois, if you viii only
| be speedy" said she "The coach is already at
| the door"
| Her impatienc5 stimulated him, aud he pro-
! ceedcd to the investigation, she following with
/ the keys, and hastily locking each trunk as he
| replaced the contents. There was but one more.
/ IHe cry which she uttered, as be drew from be-
meath the pile of linen all the missing articles,
might have melted heart less Teyengetul than
| that of the younger Dubois 1t elected only a
smile of triumph. AIariette tainted when she
saw that smile, and remained insensibie for an
hour When she awolle from that dismal trance
| thecarriage she had ordered had been sent away,
and a sergeant-dc-yille was waiting 70 convey
her to prison for the theft.
For weeks she lay in prison awaiting her trial.
Dreary weeks indeed they were, and only light
ened by the consciousness of innocence. How
could she pain Jean Aiallets affection She
could not; so she ioTebOre to ask for writing
materials, which probably would have been re-
fused if she had asked, and lett him to imagine
all sorts Of terror at her silence.
" No NATTER she exclaimed to herself "He
viii not hear OF it; aud when am free, shall
Oh, that had never left him Better to have
shared his deepest poverty than to have expo
rienced thisl'
The trial caine on AIaricttc was fiieudlrss
and unknown, and not q shadow Of defense was
made, save the simple asseveTat;on which she
made of her own innocence. She was found
guilty, and sentenced to suffer death by the
guillotiue
When the terrible hour came, the headsman
fell i'll, and stranguat0n was substituted for the
gWllotine. The haugmans Office had got into
disuse, and the person employed performed his
part in a most bunglmg and cruel way. The
body was removed for dissection. The surgeon
was a man of fine and delicate feelings. lie
gazed with mingled awe and reverence upon the
beautiful statue which his devotion to science
compelled him to mar and dctace. lie amoothed
the long, silky curls, and looked with admira-
ton upon the noble head, lovely even in death.
Every moment increased his uuwillingnesS to
enter upon his work Revcrently he drew the
sheet over the body, which be laid upon a
couch previous to arranging a table for its re-
ception. In smoothing the folds of the sheet,
his hand pressed lightly upon the region Of the
heart, and he started as if a serpent had stung
him. Then, gathering tortitude, he placed his
hand firmly on her heart ne felt the slow and
faint but regular beat, warm and living, be-
HclII las llLlStiS ne Oltutu tllt eyes anu tuC
light and lustre of life were there. He wrapped |
his warm carriage coai, about her, laid her upon
the warm hearth, and went to his closet for some
wine, which be warmed and poured into her |
mouth. After some time he was rewarded by !
an Increasing warmth of the limbs, though as |
yet sense and motion had not returned.
On the same floor with the young, man dwelt |
a venerable man, and to him the young man
eagerly called for assistance. He Obeyed the |
call, and now knelt beside the beautiful figure !
ON the hearth, his face beamng with benevo-
lence and sympathy. Near him. holding the |
cup from which he had been feeding the pale
bps, knelt the young surgeon, Gabriel Rossin,
his beautiful c0untenauee wearing an expression
Of angelic sympathy. Perhaps no two men
could be found whose faces wore so little of the
stains Of human passions as these. They had
lived pure lives amidst all the horror and wee
which surrounded them, and had within their
souls the element OF peacc-the peace which
Heaven bCstOws upon the GOOD, even while ON !
'arth On these two faces the girl opened her
yes. In her ewildernent-rccaing the last
erbie sccnr-what wonder that she believed
icrsclf among the blessed in another world
Have mercy, have mercy!" she exclaimed
am innocent Of the crmri Have mercy"
These words, pronounced with touching and
ender pathos revealed what was in her mind
A fti40iftNiG iiitlllg no lsttl btcu anu
whose noble and majestic figure she had believed
o be more than mortal, assured her they We're
My earthly friends; but, as such, they would
10 al. that mortals could do to restore and benefit
eg
They kept their word. A deep mourning rarb
ompletey altered her appearance, and she was
onyeyed by Gabriel himself to her home On
he way She related 10 him her touching story
nd, although at'nder attachment had ziroary
riSeH Ia l,fs hes't For a1n whom be had thus
av,d, he wa sufficiently noble T. -..;,.soe "a fe-
toriug her 10 the presence of her crippled lover.
( hen the great Napoleon had restored order ont
ftha chaos Of the revolution, the whole COM
nunity learned Manettcs history, and the au-
hor Of her misery was visited by the contempt
nd abhoucnce he deserved although from pity
0 the father and sister, there was no attempt to
Dunish him by the law MaIiette and her hus-
and found uniailing friends IN Gabriel Rossin
md the good priest, now restored to his sacred
iice, who established beyond the shadow of a
Ioubt her innocence Of the crime for which she
lad been perseeuted