Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-17

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sg her conasnaet,oa she Feaustsd the |
.r might b callad, whom during ber
iai, she remarked as studying her features
ie sat to him on condition that be promised |
70 send a copy Of her portrait to her family
In about an hour and halfthe executioner |
entered with the scissors and red chemise. -
Charlotte could not repress slight shudder,
and said invountarily "What alreadyY She |
soon, however, became calm, and taking the |
scissors, cut beantifultress Of blonde hair and
presenting it to the artist, said "Sir, have
this to offer you keep i in memory Of me. p"
She arrived at the place Of execution, her
face Illuminated, almost transhgured, in the
light Of the setting sun II is said that, at
first view of the knife, she turned slightly
pale, but her color came again, and she
mounted the scatfold With firm step. The
young maiden modestly prevented the execu-
toner from uncoveriug her neck, and advanc-
ed Of her own accord the preparations for
death. At the moment the head was severed,
a coarse carpenter seized it roughly, showing
it TO the populacef and with brutal ferocity,
struck the lovely face. A shudder Of horror
ran through the crowd, and It is stated that
the cheek Of the poor victim blushed at the
insult The man was imprisoned The in
trepidity Of this charming girl gave to death
almost an attraction More than one consid-
cred it happiness to follow her into the
great unknown,
In the only portrait which remains of Char
lS...c cais.ea = eA.g anis before death was
remarked the soitness of the expression The
face is that Of young Normande, madonna
countenance, culored with the delicate tnts of
the apple.blossom. She appears much young
er than her aye (twenty-hve.) In this tragic
picture she appears infinitely sensible serious,
reasonable, Ike her Norman country women
She is almost lilie painted child her lips
seem to move one fancies they utter the last
words she wrote TO her father: "Pardon me
papa The painter has left to mankind a
despair, aud eternal regret None can behold
this PORTRAIT without exclaiming "0h, why
was | born SO late how | should have loved
her RI
Her counsel, Chayeau Lagarde, says: "Her
pictures may he depicted her face reproduced,
but art is powerless to paint the soul breath
| ing from her face"
Her replies might have served as dialogues
for ICor1eIle
fWho iaspired you with so much hatred2"
II require none from others; my own was
sla6cieht
This act must have been suggested to
y9up
l"We execute badly that which we conceive
not ourselves"
'sWhat did you hate in him2"
"His crimes"
What mean you p
u "lhe ravages of France"
What did you hope for by killing him p
ITO bring back peace to my country"
| "Do you think you have killed all the Ma
rats q
| Him dead, the others, perhaps, may be
| frightened"
! sSince when did you form the design ?"
'Since the arrest Of the representative Of
our people"
Her accusation having been read, the
President asked if she would make reply;
| Nothing except that have succeeded
The scene of the murder is thus drawn:
Marat was in bath, covered with soiled
! eheet, and writing on board, his head shoul-
T. ders and right arm being alone visible The
slgreasy hair bound in towel the yellow
iskin, the wiry arms, the wide mouth scarcely
proclaimed the creature a man. He asked
the young girl the name of the deputies, refu-
gees at Caen. She named them. "Good," "
said he, "in eight days they shall suffer the
guillotine" These words lent to Charlotte
additional strength; she drew from her bosom
the knife, and plunged it up to the hilt in the
heart Of Marat>~ The perpendicular blow was
too sure; a river of blood flowed from the
wound. Ah moil ma etere ames, were all
the words he could utter, when he expired.