, 1869-05-09
THE WIFE OF LAFAYETTE,

Ma1eehale de Soallles. the Duchess d'Ayen aud
sns s.sesasesse ds Sos,ses we5s executed On shs
Ca17chon, wns the coufessor d lie. Duchease
d'AJen md her daughter. One day, when he was
3 ss NJ yoa . . g. ias sss;
her" Tney TOOK lin At hls word. IND Gid eut
answered, Sand il order that yon may recognize
me, ! sh.n have on = e!ne eN oess a.. and a. =
IN %s mounted ID hs hss' s es M M Ass Is
9k eszs,a e' ssees
hs se He aa trouSe i &c 70
uaaxc himself recognized, IL spite q al his etosts
to put himself In view; but storm having broken
aoae e Seass ae e and
81 tasie Il: ssv ssd We ~. We leosei tes you
uAyeu revived All mJ resolution ceased teis
In myself an extraordinary coutage- Rathed In
sweat and rain, continued 10 walk near them.
more impetuous The ladies' In tue arst car were
yer! much troubled hy It, particularly the
ae Sos1 nE T.
nands ted bealnd her hack. We arrissd Il TIC
gtna / went before, examined It, and aala to
myaef This = The nest plass 70 give what they
Nuie- de Soal.les which sae understood perfectly.
'Msmma, N. CaHfchon u going to gtye Us the
abeolution:' Immediately they bowed their
OF emotion. Of hops and p.ety. raised my hand,
and with my head covered pronounced the Tor.
mola or sosolution an the wosas Mnlsn n, fonow
They Joined Is better than eyeE shall nerer for
get that charming picture From that moment the
10 hsve existed oniy fer the q thai which
was 30 much desired On both aides. / blessed
God! they did also"
What picturr, In fact! The good priest calls
it charming, md such q word IN such moment
Il sublime. The details Of tho execution are re
!.ted with he same eloquent simplicity. "Tnf ae
sAcI1nee- The top Of her dresa bad TO be folded
IN, that her neck might be uncovered. l was
s the cup 70 lie dlees, - M, 10 seep ny word,
sinre God gave me the strength 70 contain nyss1
In the midst oi 70 nauy emot,onA s!1 lad!es
pleased she seemed TO me to die before her
dau9hser. When she ssoende.i the ecknotd, the
chief .execnt1oner took % nsr CAP As i
~. assa SSt z IL h.. PIN "a. NR paea soep
which caused her some pain. which showed !tself
Wo,saT T and sender daazates TOOK Der p!see. Waaf
White, seeming much younger ths1 sae was, LIKE \
q L vas present u he slaughter oi one OF shose
younR vsrE,ns or hoiy women, such hA they are
representsd TO u. What happened 70 The mether
pln. the sa1nc sign Of pain And 1T once the sarue
| calm, the game death What An abundance Of
vermlluon blood noxed nom the head and the
neck. uow happy she s: cre1 e myself. when
her body waa thrown Into that fs1ghtfui cod1n-'
I Inc daughter, granddaughter, and sister OF these
three innocent victims, AdE!cune De SoslleA, Had-
| Ame lafayette. wxs born In l1pat Her daughter
te1ls us that hhe wus IN ner childhood very much
troubled By, doubts On religion. The agitation
| commenced At the AIt OF IL md lasted several
ye.sa A1noosh sne experienced great trouble
her tfEt communication until the moment thEJ
hsd ceased, which WIS aresay an assonisn-
She married when 1<x; u. de Lafayette
| waa himself only IL She Was s1mos: IN her 18Th
| year when her hrshs1d departed for America
She endured with courage }hts unexpected sepa-
ratlon; her ardent lore tot her nusGaun was e1-
I actJ what made her strength. The resolution OF
II De lafayette, which some very much spptagd-
| ed, WAS bfsned exceedingly By othe11; the Due
| dAyen In particular dd not dlssenble his anger.
TIE young vic did Without hesttating wha1 tae
I WIS to do Al heE Me-ahe took The part Of her
husband against her own family, and swan
| her tearL Lafayette returned With gratitude thlt
| passionate devotion; what might have divided
| shem+ united more closely,