The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-06
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- directly TIE Glands luesed The recital
sasas . fra s tRs 2sssy IN he continued
ae q aisease Morbid Aatteresh checked peasant of
gsssHi. L Is 'tbslsfefs who had trudged YEARLY
me sss Saessssg th0s and snow to come and throw
-,v.;... gpon my neck and upon the steps Of
F'''--' ponne-Fraucoise, whose skin was
as velvet and her eyes SO tender and
The Marquis took pinch Of sunff, but
saw the snuff fail upon the floor
They dragged her before the judges |
wished TO excuse myself but they forced rue
to preside The pretended ironically to re-
pose the highest degree Of confidence in my
natural impartiality. My enemies rejoiced,
and the populace threatened to stone me
when it was known that l had ordered"
Here NJ. de Page was silent You could
hear nothing but the cracking Of fire, and
the oscillations of the pendulum The pic
lures on the wall were nOisier than the com
pany at that moment.
Nj de Page continued:
" THAT | had ordered the rack For Fran
coise firmly denied everything, the theft, all
constantly reminding Inc of Montreau, Of
her mother, Of the days of our childhood,
and Of our relationship. / had ordered the
question: The rooe Of FRANCHISE was taken
off Oh the cry Of a young girl brought ma
ked before her judges God spare you from
ever hearing that cry. The torture was APP
piled. Her eyes grew weaker. But Fran
-coise turned her eyes upon me Gentlemen,
have had a sword thrust through my body
to the hilt That look stabbed more keenly
They put her knee in the laden boot Her
cries grew weaker
At this part of the recital Of the President
"a thrill Of horror ran through the guests
They put the fire to the pit Of her stomach.
FRANCHISE was silent; she had ceased to
shrek Gentlemen, FRANCHISE was innocent! !
/ lrror I rbp ho6 fl1o
diamond box in her bed, In order that she
might be tried, condemned and executed"
The ladies covered their faces If l had
had knife in my hand, / would have stuck
1T In the old Presidents heart. But the Presi-
dent closed his eyes, collected himself for a
moment, and then said:
"They crushed her right hand every fin
ger, every joint, like tina"
lie made a gesture My nerves jerked
systematically in imitation of it. A cloud
of blood passed before my eyes, and the ter
rible scene vanished.
FRANCHISE had tainted in confessing the
theft Yes, she had confessed it, but pro-
claimed that I was hor foster brother, that
she had come to Paris to see me; that to see
me she had braYed ice and snOw-braved
everYthing-to hang once upon her foster
brothers neck.
The President had hardly finished the ag-
Onizing sentence, when | saw rise behind
Madame de Hacqueville, ike phantom, a
woman, who, with difficulty and PAIN draw
ing off her glove, permitted to be seen hand
broken and crused, which she placed upon
the head Of NJ. de Page.
Like one crushed, the old man raised his
eyes in terror beneath that hand which
weighed him down. The old people were
pale / looked at myself in the glass l was
more than pale-I was green. Tears and
sobs from the eyes and mouths of these two
ruined by each, other, mingled together -and
NJ de Page took that hand and carrying it tC
his lips, kissed it as the dying man kisses the
Host and he was pardoned as the dying mar
ispardoned For Madame Casa Blanca passed
the arm which was free around the neck o.
NJ. de Page
"That evening" again continued the Presi
dent, " there was Il court ball / appeared
at it still clothed in my judicial robes, anC
bearing with me the death warrant Of Fran
cose. Bending my knee to the earth, [ sale
TO King Louis XVI:
Sire, to-day the bones of my foster sister
have been broken on the rack l was hel
accuser, sire, and she confessed all.
Weir said the King
Sire, invented the story Of that theft
The King. recoied with horror.
"And wherefore, Monsieur?
because ! wished to prove to France tina
with the torture the most frightful falsehooC
was believed-the hottest truth assassinated
Sire, to this proof l have sacrificed the thin;
dearest to me in the world. My opinion
therefore, cannot be doubted y
"Messieurs said the King, let the bal
continue" Then, turning to the Chancellor
Monsieur, from this night the torture j
abolished in Franco! Let be make know
throughout the kingdom
IsF Das;S T5ai-It is now de6nitel