Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-04-21
&c IIarfYrr KING

tien'ths'AVILsuis is Interesting. notv;,b.
standing tue many times that fearful s.o,v
has been told:
Lhe vehicle hsd gone quite distance n
the l1ea5sitns, andzhad reached the boule-
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The streets were almost deserted. TIA
shops were bal'-ciorsd no one was In door.
ways or up at the windows. =
a decree OF the commune had forbidden
eitizeas taxing anE part 10 the armed as
coFt. or showing themselves at windows on
the line OF march.
Il lowering, misty shy, barely let one Sea
forest ql pInks, among which shons a few
tayoneis before :he vehicle rode trooners.
ana before them marched q uultituds OF
The prisoner would have converted x;th
ms o9f4essor but such was the din thea
they could not hear.
The able lent him his nraver.book. :.
read frsm it. -
At tho Port ST. Denis he lifted nj, b..5
ia3cying he heard some peculiar shout.
Indeed, d 7zen young men rp,had H..
the hue Beauregard, broke though the
press, sword in hand. shouting:
This way. all who would save III. Iss
OF the King y
Three thousand was The nunbar svo,n
to obey this appeal. made by the Baron A.
baiz, an adventurous canspirator.
ue,braveiy gave the signal; but snt A.
the three thousand, only a few resnondsS
The Baron de BATE and his forIoru hone
OF royalty. seeing there was no ehanos. tool
ndyahtaAe Of the confusion caused by thaip
attempt and saved themselves ia the a.
work OF the streets around the Port 81.
Denis. -
1t was ;bis incident which distracted liz
royal captive from his prayers; bat II rs
oil so little Importance that the cab did bot
even have to stop.
When it did stop, at the end Of I've
hours time. it had reached the end 9. -
tortuous journey.
When tho King felt the movement or ths
vehicle cease, he bent over to his pria.,,s
ear, and said:
We are arrived, sir, i'll an DO, great,
The other kent silent. 7---... 81
At This monsnt,ol Of the three byotks,n
Samson, ezecutioners Of Paris, came e epsS
:, Then Lopis, laying his hand on the sbksp
knee, said, IN a masters tone:
=. 'Sirs: recommend this gentleman 40
you. Take care, after my death, thai 40
BARN comes to him. - - F-T'.-
During this time the two other sxeso-
TONERS had approached. l- = -
Yes, yes, said one Of them, 'ws ,hsrI
take care Of him leave him 10 u.s.
Louis alighte6. ..r.
The executione-s' assistants surrounded
him. and we're going to remove hi, GOAT.
but ne seornfully repulsed them, and TOOK
of HE clothes himself. -
For an instant the prisoner was aIsns n,
q ring be had made, throwing down hie
hat, taking off his coat, and usfasten;no
his neckerchief; but then the execution.
ers approached him again. ~ . s.
8 One OF them held a rope in his hand.
" hat do you want 2 inquired Louis.
=, 10 pllpifo!nl you replied the one holding
Il will never c'nsent to thatP cried thr
Ming; give me the idea. Do Wha, Won
are commanded /; but yOa shall not bind
memo, never y
The ezecuticners raised their voices:
"A haud to hand struggle was about. In
every body, 3 eyes, to deprive the victim 81
the merit OF six weeks calmness, courage
aud res'gnatiOn, when one of the SansonJa
moved by compdssion, but still compelled
to perform his duty, stepped up, and said.
10 respectful voice
Sire, with this handkerchief.' -,
The prisoner glanced at bis eonfs4eor.
inquirIngly.
The latter made an effort to speak.
Sire sald hg, 'twill be but q trial thu
the mOrsS GtUsslsP 5sfsEB
The King looked Upward with a deep
expression Of pain.
Than
holding his hand, he said:
. ID what you will: win aran hs
chalice to the dregs.'
The STEPS of the scaff5ld was yerv hiob
and slippery ire mounted them, susanna
By the priest.
For an instant, the latter, feeling The
weight pressing upon his arms. feeyino
same weakness in the last moment: but
on reaching the top, the King auiekly
sprang from bis confessor's hends and
FASTENED to the other end of the platform.
ils wss very high in color and had never
appeared so animated.
The drums beat; but he imposed silence
on the drummers with look.
Then, in a strong voice, be spoke the
4 die innpcent Of all the crimes ;nur..d
q me iofgiEs the authors Of nv death.
nhH 4 pray e'Ygn that the blood Won are
about to shed will never fall upon Francop
Strike up drumsp exclaimed Q voice
which was long believed to have been San.
,terre's, but which was -thst Of De Beau.
tranchet. Cunt Of oyet natural con u
. Louis Ky and Morphise The courtezan-
the nataraI uncle of the condemned.
The drums beat - e
Luis XVI stamped his foot.
BE .ilent:' 'hpndcrcd he, Il have more
% say
Bat the drums. continued their r,n.
'Do you dItiesp roared the pikeuan
surrounding the scsfoId 70 The sxooutions
ers, IN stsntoFian tones. g. Er 49,
The latter sprang on their mar, Who was
slowly roiorhin ing toWards the khife. iineine
. q glance az the ebisel-sdged blade Of vbiek
year before be himself had furnished The
design. sr,-.. t--s
Then his eyes wandered bach On rs
priest, who vas praying on hiS kases a.
ct tie edge of the scsfold.
.tIhere was q confused movement sbs6jnA
the uPrights of the guillotins tbs prhe-
ner,s bead appeared 10 the opeaine. \
| lash descened. q duh chop Wss beard. ana
thepstbere gushei Outa let of bleed.
tOne ofthe headsmaD, picking "a khs
head showed It to the people, serinfline-
TIE sidcs OF, the ascafold gith he puysi
On seeing this, the pikeman shouted win
JOY. siand Tashe3 forward to, dip 10 the
blood, me their pixies, olhers swords, 9th.
| eIsnT To the cry off,. s.al ------.--r'-,ls
= The RepEblic fSFeyeFP a.. 49,
But, for the first time, the great crt-