New-York tribune., 1871-12-14
FOREIGN MAIL GLEAN1NGE
THE CONDEMNED COMMUNISTS.


THE CONDEMNED COMMUNISTS.
LAST DAYs"-HE GIVES AN AccouSr
or HIS INTERCOURSE WITH Hib rAhIN''
WHILE IN PRISON.
The London Daily TSlsgsepA ,pubhsnes
TRANSLATION Of part Of most interesting '~nu''"p'
from the pen Of Rossel. the Communist VINO ~"s o.~
cuted ct the Camp Of satory, near Paris On ID" .'a VT
The manuscript In the form OF journal uhaer 'o '0
" Ny Last Days; for my Pafeh'~ A"' 'o"'"''s NV
extracts from this document
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snd hsa without daring to spsst s to
them They dd not look IKE Psope IS,n~ whG nsye wiS
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said sas nav mother to me- Ny mother paets
asd 10 ss ss sa saTma ps% From Tine to time there
traction Of he, & but ss was II. not co S5y.
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ii ;as m; and and 0'sts.'s sssss
to having seavss sassa s9 ssnpos
my parents should be made to suffer 80 r g. am s heE
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thap AK myself At times whether Is not diseased
n;snspg tna Sv esynx Ga my take decision and
that decision when taken they should Proons the agony ;
Of OF %eE saSs s ns
country something has been ScsidsS ~ tSSv oo
%p5 az not Isen exnsperse the Commission o. pardcns
v sss Sss Yesterday my yns sss:
telling me Of he Steps she had taken the day before r
when suddenly she exclaimed csnnot 80 Oh bo Was
more composed took up the narrative to Which Sd
not ,rsS saw s Them for "lS the nss day
ia my mother who is calnl and my sister nvnao VINO
herself were better nfs ssi m1
to talks Of other hnssmodf Fort o; .ss st. das Mar
am going to make. Ny mother made me promise her her
two and just finishing the sseSnd TO- Sr bsr nsr
The The % little One "' Is mot crying but her heart is
g. n.a Ss Say to sfs ss.
sObs-her courage at an end My poor little godShiia
my poor little friend they are rendns her little heart
Ss Sf that nohod viii the c
brother but there s enough room lott N your heart
hey have such an old habit Of loving me that fear for
them when they will no longer have NC 70 oeVoe 'nen
The parlo ia little cage Of about one metre in SUI
face and three metres high At the back there door
double grating made WITH wire rs the meshss Of
.o s n sS9'SS SSt
without grating, the intervening paseage where the
Il TSsy sie s
JUDY the are there closely packed
scene where pnnes great drama Ead Is
sshsrsy Sd soldier snT Who nov has
b: @ HIT %ssS sS
"ss s1snss nsns on ssSn their .e apply
their faces tn IT, and send me kiss which return On
rSht 10 90 out last in order little longer
" the ". day .is aitsr sy ,%sr
Door dear faces we're downcHt and discouraged. "we
been s 80 df ssS
che but s wosd 'Ps iSS.
sH a'
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Record ofice-then only time, In order that
e ss s. pSsSn Se
The Director Of the prison faithful sdmini.tratcr
pounds Of live flesh have been intrusted to bis
care He must deliver up this live flesh either 10 the
to and tf s . tho 70
taste. To commit suicide, to destroy oneself would
ss ss re- 70
not do If you could" He confdes to me his anxiety he
tells how mnch confidence he has dn me- and yet be
sss sss needle Sends nsers ioci
OF the two old steel needles which had they have
taken the trouble t% s thread It % In the same way
tomorrow. have conforted your mother" say. the
director to me; that poor lady asks me questions which
give You my word Of honor. But conferred her You
IN sss your sOn sSd to her
sunday They are never carried out on that day. the
w - not 70 snss With s that hs
be difficult to please.
no. %
would find pockets full Of II for bad st quantity
@ ssaS a Sts" @ w.
another W nnderstsnd each othsr; it t true blessing
he soSla no. di;snse ne: Sss af.er ons Or two
ycnns rapid death Of
more useful than my life has beenmOre useful than
sShs
sisters r wnH II IL T. 10 cay to t % and is
bard the rusty sword Of your Justicei
Eleven o'clock 1t night. L. NATHANIEL ROsiEL.
FERRE's LAST MOMENTS.
Paris lIe u Correposdencs Of 7A< London Standard.
Most of those who witnessed the final
soenes of the tragedy were much imlresscd by the ex
traOrdinary courage and sefp0sseesOn displayed by
Fr6. He told the priest who wished to pray witt him
have objection to walk with you as frient, but
have been materalist all my life. and tOie sO"
The plain having retired, Ferr6 sat down AID wrUte
the following letter to his sister:
Nj sIsfxk; To de sw hst hcugbts
for Try and ny BODY hsnded aud will bs,e
buncd that few fneAds accompany 10 the grave die
faithful the nAtehsK opsons bave ente,ned pity 700
lth bshisd ny suSnp Will vty Be
Vi be pited. I sepf yoe ny last las tn. PRxEk
He then wrote "a follows " the Minister OF War;
Monsieur nistrv: dead reason vhy yss
should teep old father the ponoons tan eo
Lruth< IA lal ~