Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-01

| talk about AT this lime IL lflt VERY strong
! impression on me-stroncer. inded. than
MANY grands.r and more important on .. of
which was an eve witness.
w,ote an account of it home. soon after.
and in loo. ing over the papers OF the frienl
| To whom wrote. and who is now. | trust
! beyond the stars came across the letter.
| If Won will read it. yon will see why put
| The words LIE Cheval Noir' at the heal of
| this rambling talk.
| Yon may readily imagine that 1 was not
| little startled on the morning OF the ca,e..ra-
ted coup etat. NJ aud myself you
| know. occupy the same suit OF apartments -
| We had been talking only the evening before
of the singular quiet almost glo"n. which
prevailed lhe CITY Whether fancful or real
| II struck IA both and we talked and smoked
over the affairs of urope until late at night.
NJ was the first to grow sleepy. and with
one of these extraordinary yawns fhr which he
used to be famous al College. yawn which.
indeed is 80 contagious that professors and
all dreaded ito influence. he took mp his cam
die, aud dev,tng European p"litics. of all
colors, TO the blackness of the neither gloom
he went away Ia bed ha letter 10 write
and. with hat frightful yawn hanging over
me like presentlment of misfortune. only
heavier. sat down 10 my. desk. had
achieved sleepy sentence or ty6. WHEN some
one knocked at my door, and without " ait
ing for an invitation. opened it aud entered.
| looked up peeviShly. but my intention OF
being as dsagreeable a. possible. to whoever
il might be, was immediately changed The
;nir,,.er was the daughter of our landlady -
She is moi a beauty. This daughter; but she is
Young animated. aud honest. with a sweet
ch ldish face. and the most charming little
airs in the world She precisely the kind
or woman Won woul fancy incapable of
sentiment or heruisn oyst r, and
fond of Mr. Punch. Besides her name is
Marie and have Il great weakness for that
name. She sank into a chair, and commenced
snhhing n il her heart was breaking
Good heavenl Marie 7 exclaimed.
w kat j. the matter with you'll never SAW
You cry before.
% Monsieur Z she replied. soon IA she
could control hrr voice. | AN wicked ug
~ little iool
Decidedly said I to mys'.lf. there
something coming when woman calls her.
self ngly
Why. Marie. what have you been doing
wicked 2
% Monsieur? you cannot tell how wretch
ed am have borne IT as long as could.
and must tell some one. To-day. Eionard-'
All. all. Monsieur f iouard is ia the cas,?'
Yes, YES but only am 10 blame. Ed
Guard asked me To gn the spectacle i'll HIM
what-snma madness ] r, fused aud the poor
fellow went away N q, pair. But NJ Caurnt
ca e oh! how hate him. the dettst ihle
fellow, wit u red hair. AID long chin But
he is rich and when ht asked me go 10 the
sp ctarle with hi n, mtthrr looked at me
threat. ninrly that sau. Yes and | went
Eduuard was there h. looked at me He
was pale rs a-ghost. Tl,an he came over. and
wh.Ii hat mrrtchec. " Canc"t was hooking
L. Il Par
fi,linns Marie-it IN all oyei--you are about
To sell yourself mclcenary girl But you shall
not triumph in the pain yon infiict upon this
hear, | will not stay here To pine away be-
FIRE Won. | will 90 Ia Africa. ] will yolun-
tecr aud Won shall read Of my death: TOR |
will til,, there. far away from you on | he field
of battle Ny todd Monsieur he viii 10 il
He never lies Bs Tomorrow right he will
be upon his way. sir, you can save me.
Tell me. how, said /. and | will do it.
Go with me to his mothers. Ii j. great
WAYS. and very Iaie ! dare no. ~ alone
Bts,.ics he will believe yoa if son tell him
that Won know hate Canco,, and that II
is my mother only who makes refrain
from tearing out his horrd litllr EYES
WIS Pow wide awake. aud with all her
French exaggerationS. the poor girl was al
most crazy | tnk my hat aud cloak BY
the time / put them she had gone To her
room. and returned ready OfF we irudged.
We reached NJ. Edouard's. = He had not been
there His mother MAS alarmed tie always
kept good hours. Marie cnul> not rest. We
started off again to look for him at the Club
f,r Marie with all her nonsense, knew every
thing about hum. al Il wa, now determined
to follow hum. especially as she began tn tear
that her apparent infidelity might drive him
;nto some wild scheme Cur search was in
vain: however i, was almost mor.ing when
I %; To bed tired and cross Marie pretend
ed Il, 90 To bed TOO; bat do not be.ieve she
did NV morning nap. which must have
ran close to noon. was broken by the sharp
rattle Of musketrv / eaped ont of bed. and
thrust my head-fool that ] was-out of the
wiaaow A regiment OF infantry wer" wheel
;nr into the street, IN column of companies.
RIGHT before our door and AT the next corner
a barrcade had grown, like Jonahs gaurd,
in a night.
Go.ali' said |. we have a revolution This
promises to he novel aud amusing. and
hurried Oh my Clothes wondering, all the
/ while which was u top the nephew ct his
uucle Changarhier Cavaignac. Louis blanc
I the Count de Chambori. or which other OF
! the ten Thousand fine fellows wi" kept the
pot boiling for Us III this peaceful country.
Without waiting to see what NJ - was about
I ran down stairs into our little garden. The
! house by. for The t'eer wa> now completely
occuplcd by the troops Over the fences
/ therefore, | clambered. and made my way 10
/ ward the side street. occupied by the insui-
| gents, ami defended by hasty barrlcade In
common with all those constr Gctcd during
+ this last piece of French fraud and hatchery,
il was badly done. and not defenied with
Z ANYTHING like the usual daring and reriInac-
ity of the pariSian moi ] clamhciet over
the Last leuce and reached the street just rs
the harricaIe WAS carried by the troops. The
mob broke and fed. About two hundred oil
Them. however. stood their ground. aud
fought il Ia the last These appeared to be-
Ion. To the better class OF w"rkmen aud were
generally well armed Their leader was
mounted upon / powerful black horse. which
| he apppared to guide hy the word and win
/ his knees fur in one hand he SWING hrs sabre
and in the other was a pistol Animated ny
| the frantic daring OF this young man. the III
| ia, band he lei t,,rnipl behimi him with some
thing like military precision; and the head OF
he attacking column was broken aud rolled
back They Instantly returned To the charge.
however and the battle hecame a srghttnl
and sanpuinary hand -to-hand melee. saw
the brave leader of the people urging ms
horse upon the very points OF the ~hay"ne's-
His sword broken short he hal then thrown
away his pistols WIRE discharged. 3Rd he
had caught one Of them by the harreI ana
swinging il around his head. used the heavy
old fashioned weapon like an antique mace
At this instant heard a shrek. AMI turning,
snw Marie Gaming down the street. bare head-