Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-06-18
A Characteristic Incident OF the French
.-. Reign Of Terror.

1T was in the hottest OF that bloody
epoch which has been baptised under yhe
name of "The Reign of Terror" There
were but two classes fin the whole city of
Paris-the executloners and the victims.
Blood ran everywhere, and every one
trembled for himself, for his relatives, and
his friends r.... ..r-,-
Let us enter house and take view of
the scene that it presents. In large but
simply-furnished drawingroo sits
young girl upon a fdnteail near the win
dow, and by her side stands young man,
who speaks to her willing ears of love.
The young man is the Viscount Henri de
Rancey; the young lady is Julie c.
Are we in the house of one of those
families religiously devoted to the mon
archy, regretting the past, weeping over
the present, and hoping for the future
No, it is the home of Citizen c.,
fierce republican, an enthusiastic patriot,
a member of the revolutionary tribunal,
and the chief of a section. Z W ru
To explain the presence of Viscount de
Rancey in such house, it is necessary to
60 back little further. ,.-.-
y O., enjoying a very considerable for
tune, had placed his daughteriD in fashion
able boarding-school where che had be.
come intimately acquainted with Mile. de
Rancey. The latter had a brother who
often came to see her, and Julie naturally
accompanied her friend to the parlor when
he was received. AS Julie was charming,
and Henri de Rancey fine looking, it was
not at all unnatural that they should fall
IN love with each other.
Then the revolution came, and the rev.
olution shut up all the converts and scat
tered the mobiles. NJ. c. threw himself
into the republican ranks, but still the
young people continued to love each
other. Pure love is a sacred flower that
can thrive even in blood.
NJ. de Rancey's family fled, and their
property was oonfiscated; but the young
man was unable to tear himself away
from Julie, and he remained in Paris un-
der an assumed name, passing himself off
for an artist.
When c. first learned of this love,
he was furious. He swore that no daueh-
ter of his should ever be united to an I'M
pure race The amiable Julie made no
answer; she was content to suffer and
weep. But she grew pale, while deep red
spots found their way to her checks, and
she gave every sign of consumption.
c. loved his daughter tenderly, and he
could not see her fade away under his
very eyes. So he consented to sink his
principles and receive the late Viscount
dc Rancey, now simply Citizen Henri,
painter of portraits. This is why We find
the young people conyersing together by
the window.
JOY again took its place at jules heart,
and health reappeared on her face. The
day of their marriage was fixed, when
suddenly the girl grew sad again, and, in
answer to her lovers questioning in re-
gard to the change, she said;
weep because my msrriage with
Henri Is impossible"
But she obstinately refused to give fur
ther explanation.
You no longer love me, then - said
Henri to her, sadly.
Yes | love you, aud II would be the
greatest boon of my life to be united to
you before God and man. But, repeat,
the marriage is impossible"
Why? In the name Of God, tell me
whyp
Still the young girl would not answer
her lover. Finally, when further pressed
for an explanation, she said Come with
me TO my father, and will explain every.
thing"
They went together into the study
"ASAo thO nhuiuJ loPublAOoA NiN hlS WOhA
and, finding him, Julie commenced;
when you married my mother, 1t wal
not alone in the eyes of the law that she
belonged to you. The union was con
tracted by the church, and God permitted
that she should be yours Now, have
made up my mind that II it cannot be FOL
me just as II was for my mother, / shall
never be united TO any man, however deal
he may be TO me-"
Never" cried the republican father
earnestly "never shall priest have any
thing IN common with me or any member
Of my family 0 -Q1 I'M
Then you see" answered the young
glTl, sorroWfully, "that | was right, anc
thai the marriage can never take place.
II wssnot long before the old symptoms
Of falling reappesf1d on jules face, anC
Citizen c. agai8 felt his fstherly hear
soften toward Der Flaslly yADqaIshet
be said 10 her 81