Middletown transcript., 1873-10-18
Iopular atliscrllanp.
Prison Scene and Death Of the Giron-
dists in Paris.

|, was eleven o'clock at night. After
moments pause, occasioned by the un-
rxpertodncss o. the scntcnce Of death and
the emotion Of the prisoners. the sitting
was closed amid cries Of l''re Ia R'pHbh-
que
The Gironlis,s as they quilted their
places, assembled around the corpse OF
vnl4ze. extended on bench touched il
respectfully, to assure themselves that
life was extinct. aud then, as though
seized by au electric inspiration by con.
,ac, with the republican who had perish.
cd by bis own hand. they exclaimed
simultaneously, 1--WE die innocent, Vie
Ia R.pujjV"'' '' Soue Of them threw
amongst the crowd hanlfuls Of dSsijauiS,
not ~ il hns been ,urrofcd, to excite tie
people to revolt aul disorder, but like the
/ Romans, 10 hegucath % thtm the wealth
no longer useful 10 themselves The
popuacc eagerly coll cied these lrgacic,
+ of the lyiug. and appeared touched with
+ pity. Herman ordered the g,ns darme,
to remove the prisoners; and their pres.
cnce Of mind, which had for a moment
f,rsakcn them now returned with III,
conviction OF ihct fate
In fulillment Of the promise they had
made to the other prisoners in the Con.
I cicrgeric to inform them Of their fate b,
tho echoes Of their voices, they burst. OF
quitting the tribunals. into the N,rseiiais,
Hymn:
Alous, cnfnns dc IA rairie
L. jour dc rloirc est nrrse,'
aud sang the chorus with sn energy thu
made the vaults ring again
At these rounds the prisoners aweke
and comprehended that the accused saui
their own dca'hsong; aud tears, accla
nations, aud sohs replied TO their strains
They were all conan,d for this their la-
night on earth ia the large dungeon. ,h
waiting room Of death The tribunal ha
jus, decreci that the yet warm corpse o
Nalazc sh0nia be- carried buck 10 prison
conreycd in The san,e cart mRa III. aeeom
J,iices IN the scraoid, anil inferred uit
them" The only sentence, perhaps tina
ever punished the dead
Four geas darDias followed the colum
Of the condemned, brarig on a litter th
bleeding corpse. aud laid it down in
corner OF the dungeon The Gironiisi
came one by one to kiss the hand Of thci
friend. aud then covered his ,isage wit
his mantle They were so soon TO 7,
iuin him that their adieus were ratli,
= respectful than sad. Tomorrow, sal
they; aud they recruited their s,rcng,
: for this morrow.
II was lear at hand. i, was alrend
: midnight, The deputy Bailleul, the
!. colleague at the Assembly, prescribe
like them, but who had escaped the pr
scrip,iou. aud was concealed in Paris, hu
promised 10 send them from without. u
n the day of their trial. last repa.t. II
umphaut or fauereal, according to Il
sentence; to rejoice at their freedom. {
d commemorate their death. Bailleu
). though invisible, KEEP, his promise 'hroue
the agency Of friend The funeral SUI
per VA. set ou, in the large dungeon Il
dainiiest meats. the choisest wines. Il
rarth flowers. and aambeaux, decked Il
ouken table of the prison. The last luz
ury Of au eternal 'arewell--prodigali'y
dying mon. who have no need to sa'
augh, for the following day. The Gno'
dis,s took their places in silence, to r
cruit their exhausted strength, and th,
e await the day.
Is A priest. then a yonng man, bat de
4 tined 10 survive them more than half
d century, the Able Lambert, the friend