The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-15

don't like 1t you can leave IL, as nobody asked
you to come I'M" and says eff I'd my way
I'D precious soon ave you out"
Just then Brown came up with us as 'ad
been to the top of the tower, as didn't seem
to see a-goin' up myself and as to Mrs. Arch
butt, she quite 'ollered out at the bare thought,
no doubt a-rememberin' of her bonnet.
Well Brown 'ad been up all the way along
with Archbutt, and when he ketched Miss
Tredwell a-jeerin' and a-larfn at the church,
and give her sech a-settin' down as made
FER take to the sulks, and walks 'erself
out of the church, as it wasn't the place
for 'er.
Of all the lovely things as ever you see it's
the clothes as the ministers wear, and the
plate as is gold, and was all stole and throwed
into the river by thieves in net for to 'ide it,
as marked the spot where they'd sunk it by a
cork as was tied to the net, so in course didn't
hoat down the stream, as is a tremendous cur
rent, and so caught the eye of some one as was
on the lookout and If they didn't fish up all
the lot, as was nice sell for them rascally
thieves, and glad l was to ear it, the waga-
bones, tho it's no wonder, as they'd like to
have them as is that valuable, not as they're
too good, for nothink can't be when you comes
to think what they're intended for, and VERY
solemn too; and they was a-beginnin' to sing
lovely with the origin, as l stopped and lis
tened to, and who should we meet in that
not this time as we'd been in Paris, and glad
to see i'm, a-knowin' as he'd show us every
think; for Brown, he'd walked off with Arch
butt, through not a-carin' for to see them
things.
When we got out there was Miss Tredwell
a-sayin' as she was ready for to die with
tiredness.
"Well, then, says, 'take a 'buss to where
we've agreed to meet" as was that English
place near the Magalin.
She says as she shouldn't think of going
about alone.
"Well, then," says, ''be civil and come
along with us as is a-goin' to look at one or
two things more as is near at 'and," and Mr..
Ditcher 'ad promised to take us to, as is lis
good -natured ways; so we went to see the
Pally de Justiss and the Saint Chapel, as one
OF them French kings brought from the 'Oly
Land, as is very ancient, and Pm sure the
place as he did used to say lis prayers in, as
he could look thro' into the chapel by little
'ole, was nice dungeon of place; and talkin'
of dungeons reminds me as Mr. Ditcher got us
in for to see the Consurgery, where the poor
dear French Queen were KEEP for two nights
and day afore they murdered 'er by a-drag-
GIN 'er on a cart to the scaffoldin', with ardly
a rag to 'er back
1t give me quite turn when see the awful
place, as it were, for to keep any one in, let
alone queen, as bore all that meek, for |
know very well as I'd have tore them willins
of soldiers eyes out, as never left 'er alone a
moment but set there a-watchin' 'er, the I'M
decent wagabOnes, as wasn't men, but devils,
do believe. l felt that sorry for 'er as l
could ave kissed the ground as she trod upon,
to think of what she must ave suffered, as
I've seen the picters of 'er with a 'ead of 'air
all piled up and powdered, a-settin' in state
like queen, and then another as showed 'er
in that dungeon a-waitin' for death, as must
ave been 'appy release indeed.
'ope as it wasn't wicked on me for to feel
glad when they showed us the dungeon next
to 'ern, where they shet up in lis turn one of
the 'ead willins as 'ad done it all in the name
of Robberspear, as died in hagony with lis
jaw-bone broke afore they cut lis good-for-
nOthink 'ead off; and l do say, if l was the
French wouldn't allow none of them picters
to be showed as represents them awful times,
as is downright disgrace to 'uman natur', as
is bad enough, goodness knows.
was glad to get out of that place, as is a
prison now, and l see them prisoners thro'
gratin' as was a-waitin' for their dinner or
somethink to eat; and it give me quite turn
to look at 'em, and took very good care not
to be out last, for fear as l might be left be-
hind, as well remembers a-earin' of tale
of party as went down somewheres under
ground for to see the Guilty combs, and what
ever he could want to see 'em for / can't
Luluh, dS ain showed no more nowadays,
and if he didn't get shet in thro' a-lingerin'
behind, and not keepin' up with the guide,
and wasn't found for months arter, crouchin'
behind door, as 'ad eat lis own shoulders
away with famishin' 'unger, as is a sharp
thorn and will drive parties to eat one an
other, the same as I've eard aboard ship, as
is their 'abits when lost at sea; tho for my
part I'd rather starve to death a thousand
times than eat a fellow w-creetur.
We'd jest come out of Notter Dam when
Mr.. Ditcher says to me, "Mrs. Brown, mum,
ave you see the Morg2''
! says, "Whoever's her"
"Oh" he says, "it's the French dead
'ouse, where they puts any one as comes to a
accidental end, and them, p'raps, as 'as met
with foul play.'
"Well," | says, "them amt things as 1
cares to see."
"oh," he says, "yOu're that near as you d
better step i'm
So l says, "Werry well," for Mr.. Ditcher
he knows Paris that well, and all the dodges.
thro' 'avin' lived there over twenty years and
married to French woman, and he'd knoW'd
Brown some years afore, and was that glad for
to see us in Paris; and if it 'adn't been for i'm
shouldn't never ave seen or knowd 'arf as
do know about Paris, as is one of the dod-
giest places as ever you 'eard tell on.
So, l says to i'm, "Mr. Ditcher, if YOU
takes me there, I'll go.' So Miss TredwelI
| said as she wouldn't for the world. no
more wouldn't Mrs. Archbutt. So me and
Mr.. Ditcher went in together, and it GER
| three mortal dead bodies laid there in a strong
case, a-lookin' that frightful as made me feel
sick at art, for / couldn't bear to see them
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