Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-10

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chduses on the water-side, where neither
carriages nor foot travellers were to be met
with at that time, on account Of the uncer-
tainty of things, though once it had been
much frequented. Suddenly / was seized
with general qualm, which, however, did
not prevent me from pursuing my course
but these vague symptoms of sudden indis-
position became more pronounced by agOn-
iZlng internal pains, nervous spasms, and
burning sensation In the intestines.
was ignorant of the cause or character of a
complaint, the preliminary symptoms OF
which caused such torture, and | sank
gasping at the foot of tree, , believed
myself to be lost and attributed it to an
attack of apoplexy. My sight left me, l
heard with difficulty, i felt an intolerable
heat pervade my whole body, accompanied
by frightful collie, which made me writhe,
screaming and weeping on the ground. l
caught a glimpse of people passing in the
distance, and of carriages. l shrieked for
help, but no one came near me. crept on
hands and knees through the mud towards
the river, as / was parched with thirst,
caused by the internal fire which was con-
suming me. The efforts which made led,
perhaps to favorable crisis. was relieved
after vomitings, which seemed to bring me
to deaths door, causing, as they did, such
intense internal tortures. At intervals
uttered piercing cries, and my means were
incessant. Thus passed an hour of anguish,
Finally, as | felt myself recovering, the
sound Of carriage approaching reached
my ears. . .. w..
II struggled forward on hands and knees,
and crawled into the middle of the road,
where | might be either run over or saved.
| trembled lest the carriage should change
its course, for if so should have to spend
the night on the ground, and on the NOR
row | should be found dead | endeavOred
to attract the attention of the people in the
carriage by my lamentations. This expe-
dient succeeded man looked out of the
window, and seeing something moving in
the dusk he supposed it to be a drunkard
who had fallen, and he ordered the driver
to draw up, so as to avoid an accident. At
the same time this man jumped out of the
vehicle, in which he had been alone, and
came to me asking whether / was wounded;
but | could not reply, fresh access of pain
having come on, which took away my
breath, and | tainted in the arms of my
preserver. This stranger made the driver
get down and bring the carriage lantern, to
examine me and ascertain what assistance
was needed. He fancied that | had been
and that had Just expired,
as spoke no longer: but he was treasured
by finding that my pulse still beat, Though
feebly. He turned the light upon me, and
to learn what my condition
really was.
The moment that he saw my face he
me as one whom he had seen at
Versailles, in the Kings workroom, when
was teaching the art of lockmaking to
l4ouis XVI. By chance, in my misfortune,
had met with man who was under GER
tain obligations to me, and who would, on
this account, take an interest in me in nay
then condition. He was an English medi-
cal man, of eccentric habits, but generous
and humane, as the event proves. In one
Of his tours in France, before the revolution
Of 'S9, he had addressed himself to me to OBJ
tain admission to the workshop of Louis
XVI, and to see peculiar lock, of inge-
nous mechanism, which my pupil had con-
| did him the required favor,
Ind, what is more, made, him present of
lock forged by the Kings own hands. |
This Englishman, as learned from his own |
mouth, had settled in Paris that he might |
nave the qualification, he said, of witness |
ng the birth of mighty revolution.
"Tne moment that | opened my eyes the |
Englishman told me who he was, and in
luired into the accident which had befallen |
ne. did not tell him how l had spent |
ny day at the Tuileries, but l pretended |
hat my sickness was the result of excessive
atigue on an empty stomach.
"The EngliShman reflected moment,
elt my pulse again, looked intently at my
ivid countenance, touched my burning
hest, and asked me bluntly whether had
lot been poisoned. This was to me gleam
# unexpected light by which saw what
orl ha fIn
hat one possessing a state secret should be
,ot rid OF. This idea no more quilted me, |
hough had the discretion to keep it to
nyself.
"The Englishman conveyed me into his
arriage, and ordered the driver to hurry
o the next chemists shop. l tried to OBJ
ect, and to get carried to Versailles at once
ut the Englishman, who saw that the dan
er was pressing paid no attention to my
was so weak, so exhausted by
ny sufferings, and especially by what had
Uttered, that l no more resisted the deter
lination of my guide, to whom, indeed,
we my life. >. narI I'D
"The vehicle stopped before chemists
hop in the Rue du Bac. The Englishman
eft mealone whilst he prepared for me an
lixir, the effects of which would be that it
hould counteract the poison that had
wallowed. After having drank this 1
brew up what remained of the poison. An
our later and nothing could have saved
le. ,'t' N'E I-H.
4" L recovered in part my hearing and my
Ight. The cold which circulated in my
ems was gradually dispelled, and the
ibglishman judged at last that l was in q
ondition to be removed to Versailles.
"We reached home at two o'clock in the
My wife was in fits. Her de-
pair was manifested by her sobs when she
lw me return half dead, wrapped up in a
loak like winding'sheet and to all ap-
earances corpse. The doctor, M. de
and the surgeon, M. Voisin,
'ere called In. They arrived at once, and
greed that the signswere unequiVoeally
lose Of poison. | was questioned, but L
'ould not answer. The Englishman left
le, with the assurance that L should notI
ie this time. He often returned duringl
ly convalesence. NM. de Lamairin and
Toisin spent the night by my side. At the
nd of three days of fever, delirium and
lconceivable pains, got the better of the
olson, but not without undergoing terrible
| havenever quite recover
/ from an almost complete paralysis. My
cad has been subject to neuralgia, and
~ digestive organs to general intiAmma-
Try condition, 10 which shall ever be
lbiect. 500 i.1ts9s t
mot only did persist in concealing the
ct of my visit to the Tuileries on che 22d
May, but l also besought the Englisl-
an not to spread abroad the account of
lr nocturnal meeting in the Champs Ely
es, and demanded of the doctor and the
lrgeon to exercise some discretion. / had
D news of Louis XVI; and, notwith-
anding the resentment which ranked in
y soul against the supposed authors of
lis deed of treachery, did not avow to
y wife that l had been poisoned. How
,er, the truth came out one day, in spite
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