, 1870-10-23
THE EIGHT MARTYRED VIRGINS
OF VERDUN.
Cnpitu1tsSlon NJ u EEcrcts Town TO
tftss IstuhAiuux-a Snl Epts0dc.

thr I'ru,>inn.-A sud Episode.
Jr.t "a vo,n ,co-t,,a. in. nh the Sd OF sep-
,.ni,er 151SNths tou n ~ vard,,n onauei il |
gates 10 the prussi.a army, allich had been
tnsr,f ~ ,ha 1snle nf nrmnsu;rk
1's A. Ganar,i En,Er,nt1. md ,he prussi,n
Princes Wrre riding baci from tLo town on \
their u.v In tha e.mn' AFTER ratIfyinr the
,r.ea1;,;onu of he torrsrarr m Of ssr Of their
srus ss the u ctu,t 1 ~ Tau:lo T;antansn. in
Em.,}s,:. h,sc.-s ~. s1,1,t ds,.1 IN the ,troei
~ snntls,ae fir;,o mt ~ i.,rhcrs siniioy.
U1,s.i,s. IL .,.,,-a- -. t1,a .a-rIt ~ N A..
.;sa,,t ~ 7 .n ,dis f.s.t nr ,,isa., of mis-
~ n.,,; .,;'n, i,ns nasar ttsn correctlv
rsr,sa 1n,t H.. ooc,,-rs,,oa ia ,1;ra.ti- Il
~ most me1ancho1v Irams of tl,e rero,n.
,;,.a4rr W., s,,,.i. uG;ct, n.i.iis I,m.rt;nn and
vn,. I,s. III ,,na no :. rr,son,
~ sI. n .;'t',.a ~ 1a,t,n,Ie e. - sN0
Taex s.1s s,:pht in nnn,ber. t),ess virgins |
.. v....nr. .sI Iii ,htir t.ls .s indeeJ a pi:ifal
s. u',a.s nsGe .o ~ ,nI ~ ..n m.,onss U s .nn.
sItsa" auonEn E,i ~ he11 - t'na a,. .e .n1 -,
eI',,,s., ,ho w. Mss .n,a., ~ 49, 70 .,ai.
~. H. <. II -cn,t, .na ss,i,s h;n ,b,t .rsrr
-" ~, ,st;,n ,;,eni.1 H. ~ acco1ds.1 II on,v the
I:rrssia,,s xonid like . mereifui riaE Of tIe
erred and furiour. susserel thsi tho r,,lss Of
ssr we're ,:cre,nptnfr' that ths rhot h,Il l5e,,
,,aa,'t for h;,1 ~ tn.. Vim, rnaE 49,
rI..t II Ind tn exnes}. One can c,n .o;ra H.,
tl;smsy of the Naynr md u,nic amnnv thc
ni,;zsns ~ vhn ~ mrs % msfs Ar snra ~ th.5 Tia
III, and Afterwards mt thc;r tos, to Tho
sact-no nni;te1r ron,jurer.cv ~ t;nnes
went In ma rnnist of the ronfnsion. Will,
.vfrsboly wns wTinr;nr Iis or har hands. ani
,.ter;pc iamentstio1s. lady stepnad Forward
nnJ snsrestc1 thai. ~ 4 masns II moilifrinr
Tho the KinE ienna.,on @ Of % tbo rret,iest IT riris IL
vtnlnu s,,onIi ha chosen tn oticr corhe;ile nf
,.,nInns IN IL. SIsiea,v' The ;dez oS nresent
iug basket ct sweetroeats 10 4 tourl. Crimy
iii .o1i]iar raa MT tho mnsY annrnY,r1ate fhst
coulj have beautayissl. bnt il Tas accepte.i bT
the yerounites with cntbu.i,sm. and EIGHT
] vnnnr l.tiies 1rere imme,Iiateir dc.ipnateG an
! feratesA Their na1nea Ters Suzsnna. Gabri.
I e1I.. and narhe Henry tanchters nj II. Henty.
| I,rsidcni du DaillACe de Veraun Anne, Hen.
ric,te. and ueIsue Watrin. danchtoTs Of a
G;,o1i.iere. daughter Of tho Keeper OF
lie Woods and Forests Of the prov
;,ce. and Cisire Tnboui11ot. dluehter
of a maci.fratc. They wero ali nof raliaut
BEAUTY eav tho Crown Pnuce's memoirs !;
ihc eldest 81 them was not moro than three.
s;.,e.n- / snbsrrip,ion wss raisei on tla
sInt 10 hny h.ndrnrno caskct. the H.roness
IL T,,innre .unt ~ tl,n sistav. Hrurv. nfyere1
Lefsalf ~ cL,perou. and TIC uii,e l.dicf
we1o roon On their wav 10 the caup IN the
l,sroue.s' cosch-a fact which, b. the war,
\ ttGAEH veil f0Y the EaEaE1fy OF Vehicles Ii
1 tIore lnys, Ono would scarcetr imagine TINT
IN xuch 4 simt,e p.occe{1;ne as this bonLon
emhas.y 10 the Knr Of Tr;lss;a 1urked all The
ele,asnis OF = future judgement fer treason,
and yet so it war aud ths unfortunate bo1 ci
swcettn VI. fatei ,o eo.t tl,ree-anfl. .tbirty
rersops their Aca5s, The K;ng fesusaa iAe
present. Lut there il yery little doubt that
il saved ycrdun from pillase; fos, althaust,
frederick william Ii, showed himself cold,
and even hassA, to the depatasiou, there II
} t,in eon's authority for believing that Le was
very much struck with tho Icauty ol the
yoticg sisls, and had not tie heart to consisr
them 10 the fHte which wonld iaevitahls haSe
lcen theirs had Terdtn been abandoned Il
his soldiery. The French, hcwevcr, were
. | tl,tn even fuller Of the Prussian spy susnls
tl'an they are now, Everybody Who was nat
: talseulotte Iii these blessed days Of free
: : SHtn "as accounted 20 70 tue zoe, an1 VI OF
tie evacuation Of ferdun by the pfn.slsn.
; attst fs!n!y ard JesnutepeA. the eiEht :" VIZ
,, / siIr II Nerdnr, their mother, Milne. d
! 1-a:ahte, ana t%ensF-one oM 5etNae
! nlen w!o had sibscrlocd for tho boz
NAs. were GsaIE,1ei petole t''e rev
o.httohas3 Eaouuat on Tue caAtEe
na'Le ee'ft1en tne to"u ~ Nslu"'
:, to 1he lfEss!ans, aaaed anu aoeIea LII
success " lHel1 afhs o' cfsnea !effno1s- a.!
cvhsp1fed WIN them 10 desifuy noeity. 70 d.
roif" 'e uatioaal representation a1lo 20 n
stote aetIolism. II may 10 neht'oaea ,nc
y ueniaiIS mat tue surrender OF fesdnn was Sn
i OF the prlae'pa1 cautes taat sent Louis ~
y 10 lie seaboia. !heu; as now, u WAS p1ett
y nM'ch t1e way WIZ tue ffeneh 70 beiIet
Mat whenever ney wefe beaton
- WIS 1ne.l AIH . iautt, u1l t1el5 u"a 70 WIZ