Middletown transcript., 1873-10-18

offers himself as a victim to Heaven, what
more can he givc?"
Daylight began to stream in at ths win
aows LET Us 60 to bed" said pucos
life is so iraing thing, that il is no,
worth the hour Of sleep We lose in regret
ting IT," Let US watch" said Lasourcc
TO Sillery aud Fauchct; eternity is 80 GER
tain and SO TERRIBLE that u Thousand lives
would not suffice to prepare for it," They
rose from the table, and rc.entered their
chambers, where most Of them threw
themselves on their beds.
Thirteen remained in the larger dun
gcon. some ccnr.rscd in whispers, others
wep,. some slept. At cigh, o'clock they
were allowed to walk about in the cor
ridors. The Abbe Lambert. the pious
friend Of Brissot, who had passed the
night at the door Of their dungeon, was
still awaiting permission to communicate
with them. Brissot, pcrcciving him.
sprang forward and clusped him in his
arms. The prizes, offered him the assis.
tancc Of his ministry. to soften or sanc,i-
fy death; but Brissot gratefully, but
firmly refused.
''Do you know anything more holy
than the death of an homes, man. who
dies for having refused the blood Of his
fellow creatures to wrctchcs r said he
The abbe said nothing more.
Lasonrcc who had witnessed the in
te-,icw, approached Brissot. do you
believe" said he TO him. 'in the immor.
taliiy of your soul, aud the Providence
Of Godf' II do believe in them, re-
turned Brissot; "and i, is because |
believe in them ,hn, am abou, TO die :
We'll replied Lasaurcc, 'thcrc is bu,
step from thence 10 religion |. the
minister Of another faith, have never ~
much admired the ministers IL yours as
in these dungeons into which they
bring the pardon 4 hcayeu 10 the con.
dsmuel II !oar place | .houll con.
frss " Bris,ot made no reply, hut join.
ed Nrrgni.nl, Gensonnr, AMI the youn,
ger prisoners; most Of whom declined
the i Of the priest. Some sat on th'
.inre pirgrst others wulksl alant arm
in arm some knct at the priests fact
and received ahsolntinn after btief enn
fession Of all their faults All awaiting
calmly the signal for their departure
AMI resembling hy their at,ale a hail
previous 10 the battle
The Ahbc Emery, although non
, jaring priest, had obtained permission t.
see Fauchr' a, the grating that separa
ted the cour, from the corridor and Their
listened To aud absolved the Bishop q
Galyadns Fnuchei. nbsolsed and peni
tent. listened to the confession Of : Hoy
aud bestowed on his friend the divin
pardon h. had nst received.
At tei, . Il ,ck tho executipncrs came &
i prepare them for the scaiiold. Gensonnc
picking up n lock Of his black hair, CAV
il To Able Lambert aud begee him /
give il 10 his wife whose residence h
named. "rv.l her it is all can send he
nj nv remains, anl my last thoughts {
death were hers Ncrgnaul drew hi
watch FROM hs pocket, scratched with pc
,olms ini,al.. aud the date of the a0,h {
October. in the inside Of the gold ease
and gave il to one Of the assistants
TRANSMIT, i, to Young girl to whom h
was tcnlerly attached, and whom i,
laid he had inreuded 10 marry
y All had a name. regret. friendship
q all had somc seustnr of themselves
y send To those they had left on eai,l
u The hope Of rcmcn.b ance here is Il
+" las, tie that binds tho lying 10 life
- These mysterious legaees were all dul
y delivered.
When all was ready, aud the last 10,
Z" of hair had fallen on the stones Of Il
~ dungeon. the execulioncrs and gems
~ armes made the condemned march in
" column to tho cour, Of the palace, whe
'' Ave carts surrounded by an immcn
~ crowd awaited them, The momen, tn
y emerged from the Conciegetc ihs Giro
- di,,s hurt into the Marscillni-e. layir
70 stress on these verses, wach contained
y double meaning
~ '.touIrs nous De Ia tyrasns
~ l. srmiari sanqiiHt tsi isre."
" From this manen, they cal>ci 10 thi,
10 of themselves. in order To think ef t
=" example Of the death of republicans til
wished to leave the people Their voic
IN sank ut the end Of each verse. only