Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-12-06

COUNT DE CHAMBORD

Count De Chambord. There is anoh-
er person, it is said, who claims to be
the Legitimate Count. Under these
circumstances the following historical
facts will probably be read with interest.
Louis XVIII had no son. The
crown consequently would pass. at his
death, to his brother Charles. He had
two sons. The eldest Duke dAngou-
leme, married the only daughter of
Louis XVI, the unfortunate princess
who suffered so dreadfully in her cap
tivity in the temple. They had no chill
dren. The second son, the Duke De |
Berri, married the princess Caroline, of
Naples. The FIRST two children died in
infancy. Their third child was q
daughter, afterwards Duchess of Parma
AS females could not reign iu France
the Bourbon line would become extinct
unless the Duchess de Berri should
give birth to SON. All the Legl.-
imists of France were exceedingly anx
ioas for this event.
In February, 1920, as tie Duke d .
Berri was leaving the theater, in COM
pany with the Duchess, sn assassin
plunged poniard to the hilt in his
side. In the darkness the assassin fled
but was speedily arrested. The Duke
felt only violent blow. Bringing bis
hand to his side, he found the dagger
sticking there, IL am assassinstedl"
he cried out. SO sudden had the action
been that the carriage, in which he had
placed the Duchess, was but just begin
ming to move. The Duchess heard the
dying cry of her husband, with q
shrek she called upon the driver to
8 stop. Lcaping from the carriage. she
T caught the Duke in her arms. He had
just drawn out the dagger, and tha
blood vas gushing from the wound.
j, Il am dcadp' said the Duke. 'Send
o for priest. Come, dearest, let me die
I in your arms"
He was taken 10 an adjoining room
and medical attendance soon arrived
Some one expressed to the Ducness the
hore at the wound might not prove
mortal. No." said the dying Duke,
al am not deceived. The dagger has
entered to the hilt. Caroline, are you
here?"
"Yes, my love-" she replied, "and will
not leave you"
:, The Bishop of Chartres, oonfessor Of
g Charles X arrived, and nd a few min
:. utes of private conversation with their
d dying man. The Duke then called
: for his infan. daughter. She was soor
d brought in asleep. He placed his hand
upon her head, and said: "Poor child
;, may you be less unfortunate than the
# rest of your family"
4 One of the physicians, M. Bonjon, en-
!, deavored to restore circulation Ly suck
ing the wound. "What are yon do
. ing?" exclaimed the Duke. "For God
D. sake stop; perhaps the dagger was pol
is soned" The chief physician, Dupuy
il tren, as last resource, endeavored t
enlarge the wound, that the blood nigh
!. flow externally. The Duke, his hant
:. already clammy with the damp of deatl
a clasped convulsively the hand Of tn
n duchess as he bore the painful opera
ton.
"Save me farther pain. said he.
Ak Then tenderly caress,ng his wife, h
D. added, "Caroline, take care of yourself
a. for sake of the infant you bear in you
ail BOSOM" His father then Count d'Ar
to tois; subsequently Charles x, and hi
e. elder brother, the Duke dAngoulem
:. soon arrived, with other members o
~ the royal family,
In faint and dying accents the Prime
inquired; "Who is the man who ha
rs, killed me? wish I could see him tc
or seek into his motives. Perhaps it was som
'ly ono whom / have unconsciously iniared
I'M Would tina. might live long enoug
he to ask the king to pardon him. Prom
., ise me my father, promise me my broth
We er, to ask of the king the life Of tina
Id man."
Increasing difficulty of respriatio