Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
ITHs LAST HOURS 0t MARIE An.

H. X -
The dctaiis Of Marts Aistoincttc's
|iifs ARE too well k,.oxn TO require
reca piiulatloa. Il tills the tlarkest
pafe ii French history I'lle mal,ncr
Iii which her feelings - { mother aud
hcr delicary 40 = woman were sYstc-
|matlcally outraged, reflects indeiible
iisgrace on the people that could
tolerate It in their MOST excited
moods; aud huma,, uatnre had reach-
cd its lowest point 81 degradation
when they afse,nblcd{ lin crowds 10
hoot and insult her on ,er way TO the
scaffols. Lord HoiiaI states, ~ liis
"Forcign "Reminiscences, that she
WAS istscnsible. Thisis Is one OF the
lgroundlcss statement4 circulated to
dimiIlish our admiratisn Of her hero
ism snd onr horror xf her persccu.
tore. Her flrmness o1 mind on tile
morning Of tho fatsI day, October
ll6th, 17ss, is sufficiedtly attcsted by
her letter, dated half.past four a. NJ,
to Madame Elizabeth which, though
Eessiassl hEsas p ssfp gsA !es.
nination, breathes the genuine spirit
of faith, hope, aud charity in unison
with maternal and sisterly love.
After confiding it TO the turnkey,
who delivered it to Fouquier, she
called for food, lest faintness should
be mistaken for Fl ar. After eating
the wing of a chicken she changed her
linen, threw herself dressed upon q
bed, wrapped her feet in blanket
procured with difficulty, and fell
asleep. She was awaKened by u
priest named Girard, of whose min.
istry, from q suspicion of his quality,
she declined to avail herself. On his
asking If she wished him to accom-.
pany her, she quietly replied, "Com'
inc vous voudrez." Samson: the
cxecutioncry, arrived at seven. "You
arc carly, sir," remarked the Queen
"could you not come later 2" ono
madame, and l was ordered to come
The Queen had already cut her hair
aud no preparations were needed
She break tasted OIL cup of chocolate
brought from neighboring cafe, aDe
o very small roll. She was then Ia
ken TO the registry, where her hand'
were tied. She was helped into thu
cart by Samson, aud the priest tool
his place by her side. Tie progress
through the streets was rsiardet
that she might taste long Of death
"boire longtemps 10 mort" Nor
than once she indicated by gesture
TO the priest that the cords gave he
pain. Opposite the Paiais Egalite
the inscription over the gate caugh
her attention. Before St. ROch thcr
was q halt, and torrent Of abusiv
cpithets burst from the spectators OF
the steps. At the passage of tn
Jacobins, she leant towards Girard
and questioned him as TO the inscrip
tion, "Atelier d'armies rcpublicaine
posr foudroyer les tyrans." BY wa.
Of reply, he held up little ivor
Christ. At the same instant, tn
player Grammont, t,zsfwlsos.4Aad-ksp
: close to the cart on horseback, stoo
up iu his stirrups, waved his sword
and, turning towards the Queer
shouted to the mob, LA voil
rinfame Antoinette! Ellie est =
mes avis" 1t was midday when tn
cart reached its destination. o.
leaving it she turned her eyes wit
evident emotion in the direction Q
the Tuileries, then mounted the seal
fold, and met her fate with calmnes'
uer head was exhibited to the publ
gaze by Samson; whilst under tn
guillotiIe the gendarme, Mingouli
was dipping his handkerchief in he
blood. "Tlat same evening"" sal
NM. de Goncourt, go man who's
, days work was done made out thi
bill ofcharges, which history canno
. touch without shutder:"
i, "Accoant of money paid, and intcrments es
ecut-d by Joby, grave digger of the Madelali
. de /. Vills i'Evoqur, Tor the persons put
dean hy the jn'isni, MT Of the aloresoid tri1t
uul = Llvrt
'Th., Widow Capet. Fer the bier
For Tie grave aud the grave'iisgers. ..... p. >