The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-13

everybody as in the better days, concealing her
secret troubles, and never giving up to despair
! had been with her to Saint Allouestre. ker-
droguen, and Bgnan. We interroGated every
body. Everywhere we met with the most live
! ly sympathies. but no testimony, no word, no
fact that could change the character of the
prosecution and authorize us to hope We
went u second time to Bignan after the appeal
was granted Int on this second journey we
felt that the opinion of the people was changed,
Il fortnight before they saw only our mstor-
tune and unanimously judged it to be irremedi-
able. Now that Il new trial must take place,
they We're no longer occupied with the con
demned alone; they felt the necessity of saw
ing the others. Had not Marion herself obey
ed Il similar sentiment, when she told her hus-
band in open court, "Rather die than turn in
former 7" They reminded her Of these noble
words while loading her with praises that We're
now SO many deadly blows. The great polit-
Clans (they are not rar" even among the lGno-
rant and smple) blamed our friends for having
rejected the responsibility of the assassination.
They firmly believed in their culpability and
made of it their title of honor; but as has hap
pened before with Jealous adhercnts of IL cause
who know themselves safe from pursuit, they
declared with vehemence which was not
without sort Of wild eloqucnce. that it was
cowardly to diso,Hn ones conduct and friends
and principles for the sake of escaping the
scattnld. Marion did not get angry when they
thus insulted the condemned. She did not en-
ter into discussions She cOutented herself
with saying that they had not done the deed
and that therefore they ought not to be allow
ed to die. If suffered my indignation to APP
pear, she looked at Inc with surprise and begged
me to calm myself.
We sometimes walked through the country
as many eight leagues in one day, for we
Visited froin preference the isolated farm houses
where we had most chances of meeting with
refractories. Marion walked always i'll adj
vance and silent, holding her shoes in her hand,
which she only put on when we visited cure
The refusals of aid became more and more stern
tn feet he AllOueStTe,
who had been one of the witnesses for the de-
fence bitterly complained that Marion was
more formidable to the refractories than a COM
pany of movable gendarnes: She burst into
tears without other reply. We were constant
ly received WITH Flow! You here again -
sometimes even with menaces. | advised her
to return to Vannes. you will go back, NJ.
Jules. if You wiS!.' said She in her soft voice.
but must keep on to the end
In general, the women displayed less ll-wii
One of them. who kept the habcrdaShrrs ahnI
AT Saint jean BE! lay. trcnhlingly disclosed
to us the existence "t three hiding places dug
III the moor ri the Mcuchoin-in the days oi the
old chOnal.ii"ry. and tnc s"crct'"f which WAS
revealed only the initiated. she told us We
should ran greet RISKS in going there. W"Eia-
tied them one after thc other. el"uchli'- IL tn"
thiru for h1t!ls tugc; nrr; 40 on. cani". An
other informed rs. after having IL
swear to keep tise secret. that jean Srieil, VIA
Il nuI.Ilcg OF rrtrart"Iiss. WIS hiHIhs III he
ruins OF Lo-n.nIia. This was "fsr last hop" f"t
there remained hardly a llou-.. in the country
that hrl NOT visited, The distance w"n
Ioum. We: 81. ION. all Though evidently worn ont
almost ran as she went. We arrived ah"uf
mdd"T. l'"wNia : ""''irr a nHr.' nor Il W.;
-tIgG. hut riIucd aal'oN, nrtr which l. annnH.-
~ held Il celebrated fair vas iHIn!!iAr WI
all ,hr NiuGiug~ OF thrse Iu.nS. with tHc sf"a"
>tairas,s, flrFr tcd M - u h',TE5Tr ~ t1V"
stories and Suddenly ended III tia" open an
with the cellars aud i,lu!c >nhtrir'ii"An pas
s;.rS. that wvG'c in SOM places taii'' III an"
"h>tructed. w" spent >rN"!ai h"ni III Wa'l"rF-
i'll through them. 1t was one Of those great
ahlrys VIII, rc formerly the daughters OF mobile
families 20 h;tr% the in>"'vcS rom tn"
world, which >r"ScInhlr' palaces rather than
m"ma~t,rir<. In IL kind % rGd erground c!oiS-
ter lnuud beds of fern still fresh, and traces
nf fire recently cNtiu@uish"d Tier" was u"
longer ANY Doubt that the persons we were IN
search If were in he habit of repairing iinih-
err it was one of thrir retreats. But there. as
in the ,nnors OF the M"nchom. would not our
presence sut1'c 10 keep them away
Marion lett tue rains. cam" A. Iar hS lInmr
leo. (only a half league distanD, and there told
me that she should return II l-"cmatih alone
in the nj glt. passing thrnuLli the fields toHv"id
being met. told her that should not let n"F
expose herself alone to the risks OF such an 'N-
pctition. There would orlv he danger, she -.
piled. in She were defended; and could
but recognize the soundncSS OF t he "hstrvati'n.
She went sh" proposed rs night was iallnE.
Being! well aware %! bow we wci" rrgaIG'd
through the country. dreaded hat hF%tt
never see her again and followed her at Il Dis
lance. taking all possible" precautions against
being seen or hcsti.l. The HtraHcc OF he ~lirr-
case was III the chapel hnh nd tn" altar On
the ir-t step al thr altar She remained >rAt',i'
from > - clock tai midnight. ~ the thlrN di'N
ness Towards midnight she heard sounds
Us of persons cnuti"H~iy pirEInG tn"ir Way
through the ruins: t" reach the sn"f"irHn"An
story they ml.t pass u".ir cr"u: IA - touch h"T.
suddenly there Y.i~ u Wh''H iii ad''"i', III =
few pace, distant, and prr-'utl g!r rapidly IL
treating steps OF Il uUmh"i at persons aplti=
cutly C3r'r!,-S enough Mn% "i ~" h"i~r ihcN
made. She instantly Io~,' mp.-I,ln@ VIII" SHE
.was. an! calling jean BrI"p. l." liid"u&. and
all th,se sn. knew. i% tier n"inv~; I"'A