Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-29

friends" whispered voice the moment they
were out of the horrible place and in the open
air. he then hrandished his sword, and said
aloudAs To the Loire to the Loire p His
companions rattled their sabres and repeated
the cry. They were soon upon the bank o.
the terrible river. A boat wss there, guarded
by a,rnan with musket. Cecile was lifted
into it, and the whole party followed, when ii
was pushed from the shore and began to move
across, the Loire. They crossed in silence
over the graves of hundreds.
"Ijwill no longer impose silence" said the
Leaders.
Friends, you are saved from the power Of
Jean Raptiste Carrier
"Who are you, that take such an interest
in US Ncried Garcinier.
slam Mother Nicholet. And these are
someof my friends and yours, who have as
sumed this disguise to. deceive the corps de
sards and gain access to the prison. We
have edsucceeded, There is no time to lose,
Let ps hasten across the country to secure
retreSs that have provided. These dreadful
days cannot last. We shall return to Nantes
and dwell there without fear. Yes, my
friends, we shall live TO see the execution of
Carrier" - $50
aSanter4ille and Carrier are equally guilty,
and as you predicted, Mother Therese, will
die at3fhe same moment" replied Cecile. She
related the scene in prison. Garcinier and
Fleurian were astonished. Such duplicity
seemed, to them, to be verging upon the i'm
possible
$50 we have entertained the butcher Of
Nantesl We conducted him to our secret
| hiding.place. We placed poor Fleurian in the
paw of this mad lion! He suspected Us of
concealing him, and betrayed us through the
action of the finest feelings of our nature.
Heappealed to us in the name of humanity,
which he abuses daily, in the persons of his
fellow creatures. My daughter, you did we'll
to scorn the proposals Of one in whose breast
love must be forever q stranger. Had you
bought my life at the price of your happiness
and! honor, existence would have been bur-
den too heavy to bear," said Garcinier.
The parties reached, before morning, the
placeiw which the forethought and friendship
of Mother Nicholet had provided. ItproVed
a safe and agreeable retreat.
IRsa few months Carrier was recalled to
PARIS HE appeared before the Tribunal and
wasssondemned to death as an agent and &C
comssiee Of the system of terror. The Gar
ciniEfs we're in Paris on the 25th of Decem-
Der, af54 They heard the rumbling of a
cartzand the cries Of on approaching crowd.
The vehicle contained three persons. Gar
cinisr stepped back to let it pass. Mademoi-
sellsclung tremblngly to her fathers arm,
looked compassionately toward the criminals.
Oue,of them suddenly turned his face toward
her his eyes met hers. For an instant he
gazed at her with intense surprise.
d ffssantercille ~ cried Cecile. Carrier heard
her. a faint and ghastly smile played upon
his aips;; he bowed, and the cart moved or.
At Elfat moment she saw Mother Nicholet
struggling to approach the terrible vehicle; j;
she s1eceeded--sho stood so near Carrier that
she could nearly touch him with her hand.
The guard did: drive her back till she had
shouted--
.iSfonster Il Look at me! l am Mother
Niehofet. Remember my prediction. am
got;ss 10 see:yonr Infamous head drop into the
basket On, on! to yoiir DEATH: Hasten to
join Robespierre. He'll is moved from be-
meath to meet at thy coming"
Garcinier and Mademoiselle hurried from
the spot deeply impressed with the awards CT
eternal Justice. This scene haunted the mem
ory and disturbed the dreams of Cecle long
after she became Madame Feurian.